HS Service Project

Every now and then we are so blessed by people with whom we come in contact.  Our neighbors here in Hawaii are really amazing.  The Nimmo family across the street have been a prime example.  Laura and Caleb have been great helps and good friends and their kids Caden, Lily, and Chase are wonderful additions to our fun activities.  The Nimmo family are fellow homeschoolers so when Laura asked if we wanted to participate in a Samaritan's Purse service project we of course said, yes!

It was a great project.  These are supposed to be Christmas gifts for youth in 3rd world countries that this Christian based organization already visits.  You get these plastic buckets and fill them with some fun things like plastic jewelry and crayons or action figures and cars (depends on if it's for a boy or a girl).  School supplies are a great additions as well.  And we also included some H&B things like a toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, and a fun pair of socks.  The kids had a great time and Laura really went out of her way to provide supplies and a location for us to do this.  It was such a great experience.  Each of the kids participated in creating a "present" for their own gender and then they filled out a fun little fact sheet about themselves.  We even added pictures!  It was wonderful.

 writing their info sheets and coloring their pictures

 the finished "presents" ready to be sent!

PS. we got a note later that said our buckets went to Bolivia.  It was so cool!