Today David began the main phase of his Eagle Project. He is doing a small appliance drive for a charity that serves refugees starting over from nothing. 5 boys, 3 leaders and 5 siblings came to help pass out flyers. I was one of the drivers that to kids to the general area but mostly they ran, or rode scooters.
The boys were fast than we expected and we underestimated how many flyers we needed. However, David rolled with it. We made more copies and by 9:45 am we had entirely canvased the ward boundaries (plus a little more).
Not only did flyers go out but David also got his first two non-family donations. Brother Ruddell donated the iron and a man on Enid donated the tortilla maker. David went up to the man, who was holding a yard sale, when David explained his project the man turned around and picked up the appliance and said "small appliance, here you go". So overall day 1 of the project was a big success. Next week we go back and see who puts small appliances on the curb.
One person we missed this morning was Heidi. She had an all day scout leadership training. So to fill the time while we missed her we made a trip to the park. Sarah got to try out her kite that she got at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. Rebecca was pleased to help.
David tried out his boomerang (also from Air and Space). So far no luck at persuading it to come back.
After the park we hopped in the pool. Gram, Papa and Becca B even came and joined us. Doing Gram's exercises was a little trickier with all the kids in the pool but we made it work.
We have a donation, can we give it to you in October? Or should we mail it?
ReplyDeleteIf it's not too big we should be able to fit it in the van when we come. We'll need to save space for Gram's treasures from the storage unit. Thanks for thinking of us.
DeleteProud of David (and loving support team of Mom and Dad) for working on his Eagle Badge at 13!! So much better than Dad and Uncle Jon who finished at the last possible moment. Plus David has a very worth while project
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