The fund raising has been completed and the money forwarded to Father Leo Donnelly in Lima. The Sacred Heart Primary School community has done a fantastic job in raising such an amount; they have also been supported by other groups within the Sacred Heart Parish community. The final figure of $17,520.00 is just ahead of that shown by the Grade 6 children in the photo above. All that now needs to be done is to finalise the actual allocation of this money. That will be one of the first tasks when we arrive in Peru.
The final selection process has begun in earnest, what to take and what to leave behind? Obviously books are a priority and their selection is based on two criteria, educational content and actual weight! When the bags are finally packed we drive to Melbourne on Wednesday 8th December and fly to Lima via Auckland and Santiago on Thursday 9th December. About eighteen hours flying and another twelve hours sitting in airports! Once we have sorted out the internet connection the next blog entry should be from Lima.
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