Fund Raising Charity Event

Recently we colaborated with the Hasmonean Girl's High School in North West London for a fund raising charity event. The school held a fair to raise funds for a school for children with special needs. There were different activities and along with members from other Family International Centres, we contributed face painting, balloon twisting and a children's magic show. Some of the special needs children were there also. I was priviliged to paint the face  of one girl who wanted to be a tiger. She couldn't talk or point, but her carer kept pointing to the pictures and asking her if she wanted that one until she noticed a slight nod of her head. Afterwards, she had such a big grin on her face--it was very rewarding. Later on, while I was painting a boy, another special needs girl who was so interested in the paints, jumped into my lap, in order to get a closer look. She wasn't small and her carer had quite a time trying to get her off! Ha! It was a rewarding day and we were happy to help a good cause.

Helping the Needy in Mexico

You might remember that last June our son Ian was preparing to move to Mexico. (See archived post for June, 2009).  He has been there about 8 months now. Here are some of his recent activities and photos:

Passing out donated children's books and posters at a school duirng a Chirstmas show in Monterrey.

The city of Laredo, Texas, USA, donated an ambulance which they repaired and repainted. They then donated it to the city of Santiago, Mexico.

Here is Ian along with some of the other volunteers during a 2 day medical camp in a mountain village. Four doctors volunteered their help.