Las Galeras Camp: Día 5

We arrived at camp a little before nine and 25 campers were waiting for us!  It took all week but Hora Americana has finally sunk in. Big doings today with a lot of moving parts. Her goes:

* We brought a number of books with us to use at the camp. We wanted to give each camper a book and then the rest we would donate to the school. So, that’s what we did. Tanya had the idea to give each kid three books out of which they could choose one to keep. I was skeptical. I figured this plan
would lead to mayhem, with the campers fighting over books. But that didn’t happen. The campers
were wicked focused (Just threw that Framingham descriptor in for Jen!) on their books and took on the challenge of deciding which book to choose very seriously. Have I mentioned that I probably shouldn’t ever question my wife’s ideas?

* In the midst of the book exchange T, C, C, and S headed into town to deal with the softball equipment donation. We had tried to take care of this on Thursday but ... well, you know how things work here. So Tanya set up a meeting with Ana Reyes and the coach of the local girl’s softball team at the Mayor’s office in town. All worked out great. One of the campers actually plays on this team so she left camp early to be part of the ceremony. She came back beaming with her new softball and sports socks!  So, thanks to Sarah for leading this equipment drive and to all the families in Cheshire who contributed. Your generosity made a difference in these girls’ lives.

* We thought we’d finish off the camp with an ice cream treat for all the campers. While we were waiting for it to arrive I sent the kids off to the basketball court to play. Next thing I knew they had organized a baseball game on the court. We had been very hesitant all week to use the court because there was very little shade. Didn’t seem to bother the campers a bit. The baseball, by the way, was a ball of scotch tape wrapped around a sock. I took some great photos of these events. And when I uploaded them to this blog they all turned out upside down. I don't understand the interweb.

Preparing the Books!

Softball Equipment Donation

Luli handing over the extra books to Dani