Crocs For Orphan Tots: Thank you Glenda

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Thank you Glenda

Glenda (my Dad's cousin) in British Columbia, Canada has gotten involved in this project. She has been very generous and just sent 17 pairs of Crocs to my Dad so he can take them over in April. Here is a little about how she went about helping with our project:

"My mom and I take my house bound auntie, for lunch once a week. She loves to have something to look forward too and we enjoy spending some time with her. Last week, I told my mom and my auntie that I wanted to send some Crocs to Barry Wecker's ( my cousin) project for the children in Africa. They both quickly replied that they would like to help too. What fun it was to stop in at a local store and pick out some fun colours and sizes of the shoes. Both women love to help out with mission projects and, having been teachers in their working years, love to see children happy!"

Thanks again Esther, Beth and Glenda!

2 comments:

Rusty Parker said...: Sarah I think what you are doing is the greatest think. We go on mission trips too.May God bless you.; March 18, 2008 at 7:46 PM
LoopsDesigns - Sarah Dible said...: Thanks Rusty. This project is so dear to my heart and connects me to a part of the world that I feel very close to yet I live so far away from now.; March 18, 2008 at 9:42 PM

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About The Project

Purpose: To provide durable footwear/shoes in the form of used (or new) Crocs or Croc-like shoes for 200 orphans and school children in need in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. Orphans range in age from 3-18y/o, so we can use all sizes of Crocs.

2007: We took over 10 pairs of crocs last year and they are still holding up. The director of the orphanage contacted us and told us that they are the best shoes they have ever had and the orphans are so happy to have them.

Next Trip: Dec 2008 is the next planned trip to the orphanage. The plan is to spend New Years with the children of the orphanage.

The last trip in April 2008 was a great success despite the luggage and crocs not arriving until the team was already on their way home. 135 crocs were transported over to the children with this particular trip. Many projects were worked on and there was a lot of work done on assessing need and developing new project plans to meet those needs. See PROLASA's web site for details.

There was supposed to be a trip in Oct 2007, but war and unrest in the area was to blame for the cancellation of that trip.

How many pairs have been collected for the next shipment? 665 pairs and counting.

Total pairs collected to date? 756 pairs and counting.

Who are we working with? Two non profit organizations PROLASA Canada and International Childrens Care in the USA. Both organizations are working together to help provide medical care, housing, food, education and clothing to these orphans.