House of Children Orphanage (8/4)
Bob and I spent 2 days volunteering at House of Children in USA River.
Usa River (pronounced Ooo-sa) is a village about 30 minutes from Arusha, Tanzania.
Bob & I brought shoes and school supplies for the children here.
Many thanks to friends from Team Vitesse & from our community who donated these items.
The excitement and happiness when these kids tried on shoes & found a pair just for them was priceless.
A good pair of tennis shoes is so needed since these children walk a lot everyday.
Big smiles!
New baseball caps, drawing, coloring, painting nails...
...and reading Penelope.
We had a good time there!
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We also had a good time here...
Cleanup day with Kapanya & The Unstoppable Team.
We met Kapanya last year and he lives in USA River.
Each Saturday he & his kids fill bags of trash picked up along the highway.
Very proud of them all!
It's making a difference!
Great to see you again, Kapanya!
Keep up the fantastic work for Tanzania!
Love the smiles on the children's faces when they try on their new shoes...all the little things children in the US take for granted!
ReplyDeleteA pair of shoes are a BIG thing here and it was really great to be able to bring many with us. I wish we could bring more. Such BIG smiles and genuine happiness.
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