MOBILITY

 This is Thomas Dominguez.  He lost his leg in an accident but that doesn't stop him from working everyday.  You would think with the loss of a limb, one would have a desk job....not Thomas.  He is on the beach each morning at 6 am.  He makes his way down a steep hill of sand with his crutches to rake and clean the beach shore line along with the city works team.  I see him every morning, and thought he deserved the wheelchair, that the Balm Beach gang donated, most of all.  So Thomas happily accepted the wheelchair and told me he was thrilled to be mobile, and would now be able to boot around the La Sirena shopping centre!

SUITCASE BED

Little did we know, that some of the suitcases that are being donated to transport our donated supplies, are also being used in the community.  Moms are splitting the hard cover suitcases in half and using both sides for baby beds.

CONANI CLINIC

We shared our medical donations with the clinic at the Conani School.  The Dr. and nurses were all very happy to receive supplies from our Canadian supporters.  They are in desperate need of medical supplies at the clinic and are always happy when we have enough to go around.

MANY THANKS

Below is a photo of all the supplies, school and other, that we received from all of our supporters that were recently here visiting.  Dominicanada now has enough supplies for the children, that we are able to start our craft program within the next few weeks.  Some clothes and knitted dolls were even hand made by our friends in Englehart.  See Heidi below in her new skirt!  A big shout out to, the Balm Beach gang, the Brittens, the Batemans, the Brandes's, the Whittakers, and everyone in Englehart.  Thank you all for your generosity.

AWARENESS VIDEO

We filmed a video today to bring some well deserved awareness to our residents of Playa Oeste.  Cathy is here with teacher Victoria as she explains what it means for one of our children to be a part of the Dominicanada Youth Development program.