Packing Party for our 2009 Trip

Yesterday was the packing day for the supplies we will be taking to Belize with us in just 5 days! We have 40 (two for each traveler) suitcases filled with items, each suitcase has 50 pounds of supplies for a total of 2,000 pounds of supplies leaving St. Peters, Missouri and traveling all the way to the Mayan Villages in Belize. How exciting!!!

Here are some pictures showing our suitcases filled with supplies. WOW!!!!

We want to send a thank you to all of you have so generously donated items for our trip. I wish there was a way to list every single person that has contributed, but please know that your donation is GREATLY appreciated and will be put to very good use. We have had neighboring churches and parishes, school kids, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, women’s groups, neighbors, coworkers and many friends and family who have all kindly donated supplies, money and time for the supplies we will bring. It is amazing…it brings tears of heartfelt joy to witness so much generosity – especially during these tough economic times!! A big, huge thank you to all and we will be thinking of all of you as we drag these heavy suitcases through airports, customs, on and off buses and vans and then finally to the villages!!

A very special thanks to the following groups that helped support our trip by collecting a big majority of the supplies:

All Saints Parish

All Saints School Families, Faculty & Staff

Brownie Girl Scout Troop 631

Dunkman Family Reunion Collection
Save-A-Lot Food Stores

Friends & Family of our Mission Team

Marsh USA

Pheta Eta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

St. Katherine Drexel School

Check out the blog titled Supplies We Are Bringing for a list of items we are taking with us.

Also, if you were at 10:30 a.m. Mass at the gym at All Saints on December 28, you witnessed a special blessing from Father Chris for some members our group to have safe travels and a fulfilling trip to Belize. Thank you, Father Chris…and, please all remember to keep our team in your prayers as we make this journey to Belize and back…safe travels, good health and that we can make a difference.

I missed the Blessing and the Packing Party this year, I was in Chicago with Doug (my beloved….which sounds better than “boyfriend” when you are 32!!!) and we were celebrating a very lovely Christmas with his family. But I wanted to include a post about the Blessing and Packing Day…both special events for our team.

I promise a few more post before we leave.