The entire shipment of wood was unloaded by hand, sorted by size and stored in 2 facilities…an old shipping container and a new storage building on site next to the wood shop. You may wonder at the unique shape of the building…but when the existing container is rusted out and no longer of use…the 2nd half of the building will be constructed on its site. The wood is used to build doors, windows and the roofs of all the homes that are constructed.
On June 26th the 2nd container was released and also brought to villa Paraiso. Well over half of the container was filled with the dried soup mix from the Ontario Christian Gleaners…too many barrels and pails to count. Ermis had a great time using the bobcat to unload this container.
It is a good thing because those 2 dental chairs are very heavy especially when Ramon and Juan hitched a ride. Lots of refurbished sewing machines, bolts of fabric & sewing supplies will be put to good use in the sewing school.
Blankets and quilts made with love by the Busy Hand team from Wyoming, Ontario, shoes, children’s school packs, and even artificial limbs which will be donated to the Rehabilitation Centre in Puerto Plata will be a huge blessing to many.
Thank you to the many generous donors of these gifts and also to Cam Rothwell of Rotary for organizing the shipment of the food and other articles. Thank you also to Juan Ovalle who worked many hours with the custom officials in Puerto Plata to release the containers from the port as quickly as possible.
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