More Pictures

Here are pictures from the very poor mountain villages. Clothing and many other donated items are being distributed in these villages and at the clinics in these areas.

The Recipients of Your Donations!

Here are some wonderful pictures of children in Lesotho. All of these children, and so many more, are benefiting from your amazing donations of clothing and money. Thank you so much!

All Boxes Have Been Sent!

It has been a couple of weeks since I last updated this blog. We have finally sent all of the clothing and boxes to Lesotho. There were 18 boxes total, which is amazing!! When this project started I was hoping to send 7 or 8 boxes, and with everyone's help we were able to do so much more. Traig and Laura have taken some wonderful pictures of donations being handed out and used, and I will get them posted very soon. It is so great to know that our clothing and other items are getting exactly where they are most needed. Traig has been able to take more clothing into the very poor rural villages, and he has also given donations to the clinics which serve the mountain people. They are able to distribute the items as needed.

Of the 18 boxes we have shipped, 9 have made it there safely so far. We are hoping that every box will get to Lesotho and to the children who need clothing and other items. Iwill update the blog again soon with pictures and reports of boxes making it to Africa.

Latest Updates

May 21, 2008 Updates

We continue to receive clothing donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated. I have been sending a box every few days, and so far 4 of 8 sent boxes have arrived in Lesotho. There are 5 more boxes packed and ready, as well as many piles of clothing waiting to be boxed. Traig and Laura have been distributing clothing in the orphanages as well as the mountain villages. It is a wonderful feeling to know that our work is paying off, and that clothing and other items are getting where they are most needed.

I have decided to stop posting the contents of each box, and I think you can get a good idea of what we are sending by looking at other box contents. Here is the latest information on sent boxes.

Box #7 - Shipped on 5/14/2008

Cost to Ship - $49.95

Box #8 - Shipped on 5/20/2008

Cost to Ship - $49.95

Great Things Happening!

May 13, 2008

Things have been going well with this project. I sent another box (#6) yesterday, and last night we had a "packing party" with Jami and my mom, Lynn. We got 7 more boxes packed and labeled. I will be sending those boxes over the next few weeks.

Box #6 Shipped May 12, 2008

Cost to Ship - $49.95

Contents:

65 pairs of baby socks

8 winter hats

5 pairs of shoes

5 onesies

4 pairs of training underwear

2 pairs of tights

2 blankets

A mom from our local MOMS Club donated a large box of cloth diapers, which are so useful in Lesotho. We have been dividing them up and adding a pile of them to each box. I have been told that the orphanages and also people in the mountain villages use mostly cloth diapers, so I know that they are very needed. Thank you!

We also received a large clothing donation from Jami Brandenburger, and most of those items are packed and ready to ship. Overall we have 7 more boxes to ship, bringing our total to 13!

Box #2 Arrives and Clothes Get Distributed

The second box has arrived in Lesotho, and Box #5 has been sent. Traig and his daughter Hannah took some clothing to a rural mountain village where Hannah got to hand out some infant clothing. Thursdays are "baby day" at the medical clinic there, so a box of items was left at the clinic for babies arriving on Thursday. It is great to know that the clothing is really getting to the people who need it most.

Lesotho is entering its winter season now, and it does get quite cold. We have decided to purchase gloves and socks to distribute in Lesotho as well. Thanks to very generous monetary donations we were able to allocate $100 for these items. Laura is going to purchase them in South Africa, and they already have plans to distribute them among children who have to walk to school in the cold without gloves or socks. These items will also go to the mountain villages where it is even colder.

Box #5 - Shipped on May 9, 2008

Cost to Ship - $49.95

Contents:

13 Onesies

7 Sleepers

4 Pairs of pants

3 Jackets

3 pairs of shorts

2 One piece outfits

2 T-shirts

1 pair of socks

TWO MORE BOXES SENT TO LESOTHO

April 29, 2008 - Two More Boxes Shipped!

I shipped two more boxes today! So far four boxes have been sent to Lesotho, and I have a very large pile of clothing still waiting to be boxed and shipped. I am planning on sending two boxes each week until we run out of clothing.

Box #3 - Shipped April 29, 2008

Cost to Ship = $49.95

Contents:

8 cloth diaper covers

5 pairs of pants

5 cloth diapers

4 sleepers

2 pairs of shoes

2 dresses

2 two-piece outfits

2 jackets

2 pairs of shorts

1 t-shirt

1 hat

1 small blanket

Box #4 - Shipped April 29, 2008

Cost to Ship: $49.95

Contents:

10 pairs of pants

7 sleepers

6 onesies

5 jackets

4 pairs of socks

4 t-shirts

2 pairs of shoes

2 pairs of shorts

1 one-piece outfit

1 blanket