It was two weeks ago that we first visited the pronoei in
Tabacal. We had expected to deliver the donated items a week ago but the
carpenter who builds the chairs and tables told us he was having a problem
locating dry lumber. This morning everything was ready to go.
We chartered a motocar in Tucume to transport the items
four miles to the path leading to the village. Motocars are handy for hauling
small to medium size loads and they’re not very expensive. Motocar owners
usually do a brisk business.
It’s a 20 minute walk from the road to the village and the
only way to transport anything is to carry it. The kids carried the chairs
while the adults handled the tables, storage shelves and whiteboard.
The wood chairs are sort of heavy and the kids needed
several rest stops though I think some of those stops were to make a game out
of sitting in the field in their new chairs.
The cost of this project was:
3 tables - $109.89
8 chairs – 108.09
1 storage shelf – 38.16
1 whiteboard – 45.76
Markers & erasers – 6.11
Toys & candy – 19.82
Transport – 27.86
Total - $355.69
The final cost was $41 over our estimate. Most of that was for
toys, candy and erasers that I forgot to budget for. Also, we were told by our
supplier that the 3 shelf storage shelf is no longer available. We purchased a
5 shelf unit for $38.16 – a 56% increase over the previous model.
The toys and candy are something we recently decided to
include when we donate to pronoeis. The kids like their new furniture but they
get really excited over a simple toy and candy. Maribel and I are paying for
those items. I show them in the cost figures only for a complete record of
the project cost.
The pronoei in Tabacal was another worthwhile project. Chris
Raupe, Johany Glen-Webster University, and the Alice Cool Foundation made it
happen. Please accept our thanks and the thanks of the teacher and kids of the
pronoei Joyitas de Cristo.
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