La Plaza

To all who donated....This is La Plaza where all the donations are stored in El Arca. Today I got to help when the kids came to get clothes that they needed and they were also there to see what they could buy. I think I mentioned earlier they earn up to 450 ($12) pesos every 3 months and can use it to buy extra things. Each child is accompanied by his/her house mother and first they check their account to see how much they have earned/saved. Then they browse the shelves looking for that extra special something. There was lots of happy chatter and excitment in the air....Sad to say, but when I take my kids shopping there's not this much happy chatter and excitment..quite the opposite sometimes...hmmm!
The teenage girls were especially excited about looking through the hotel toiletries many of which were brought by our group. The Plaza is well stocked now (thanks to your donations) with most types of clothing for children but the moms told us that underwear is scarce and bras for the teenagers and the moms are really scarce. So, (for all you Moms) in the coming months, as you discard your bras and gently used underwear, think of these girls and moms who could use them and drop them off at my house and I will make sure they get into the next shipment.