Now anyone who knows our team, knows that we never meet without having something to eat and Tuesday was no exception. We started our evening together with supper and enjoyed some delicious pizza, and salad.
Since ESL was holding classes down stairs in and around Fellowship Hall and our kitchen, we set up our supper in the foyer. We took time to get caught up with Kim, since her recent return from a reunion in Hawaii with her son Doug who just returned from Afghanistan. It was great having her back home with us.
Kim and Mindy got to work filling new 'Adopted' boxes. Since we have church members who can't or don't shop, they give me the money and I shop for them! This works very well!
Jay enjoyed checking shoe boxes and finding some of the cute little friends that will make some child very, very happy.
Laurie and Brian are quite a team. Laurie worked with Jay and me in checking boxes while Brian packed them into cases and numbered the boxes.
Charlie even got into the action. He's versatile and helped where ever needed.
It took a while but eventually we began to see the pile dwindle a bit while the cases of boxes began to stack up out in the hallway.
After an hour or so, I called for a dessert break. Our backs were hurting and our sweet tooth wanted some of Mindy's famous munchies.
Ahh! No Laurie isn't really sleeping but this project is far more physical then you might think and we all enjoyed a bit of a breather.
We did get back to work and before we knew it we were down to the last few boxes. Brian did a great job stacking the cases in the hall and taking our count.
Drum roll please! (We sure hope that our young friend Christian in PA is checking in here) We left Tuesday evening with 428 boxes packed and ready to go. That marks a NEW record for us!
Watch for our next posting and follow our Delivery and FINAL count!
It's incredible that Leominster was able to collect over 400 boxes!! Praise Jesus!! It's so exciting when others start to "catch the spirit" too!!
ReplyDeleteAll your boxes look so beautifully wrapped. I wish I could say that mine are that pretty. I hate wrapping lids. I'm just not so good at it, but I'm sure the children won't care!