Thank You!

When my mom, aunt Gloria and Greg were in town last week they brought a bundle of donated goods and money to buy all of the kids shoes. On Sunday I handed out to the kids gift boxes filled with shoes they picked out, soccer socks which were donated, bubbles for the boys which were donated, hair gadgets for the girls which were donated, and also soccer jerseys which were donated. I would like to thank everyone that contributed to the gifts the kids received.

First I would like to thank my mom and aunt Gloria for taking all of the kids in La Ceiba and donating their time and money to buying each kid a new pair of shoes. Also, the Kopca's and Mark Peterson whom also donated funds for which we were able to buy the kids new shoes.

Also thank you to Deby Martin who donated a bag full of hair gadgets for the girls. They loved them and wear them daily!

Also to Oregon City Sports for donating soccer jerseys for each of the kids. They all put them on right away and ran around the Hogar with their soccer socks and new shoes. Even the girls, whom are really into style, loved wearing matching soccer jerseys.

Thank you to Dr. Karen Stark for donating a pair of soccer socks for each child. Joel, the 3 year old boy, wears his everyday! Even though they were filthy he wouldn't take them off! I had to promise to wash them with my laundry and return them to him the same day and I also had to give him another pair to wear in the meantime. The kids love the socks!

Attached are some pictures. The kids were running around like crazy in their new gear so this is the best we could do as far as a "team picture" goes.

Thank you again to everyone that was able to send a donation down. The running shoes have been wonderful for taking the kids running. We took a group yesterday and they all had on their new tennis shoes. Today we are taking another group and they are all excited about testing out their new kicks.