If you think you heard the last from us about Fort McCoy you would be wrong. We both knew we wanted to make another trip to Fort McCoy, even more so when we heard from a friend that one of the three centers on the base was not able to open on a number of occasions because there were not enough volunteers. After a couple of calls and a few emails we worked it out that two of our four housemates from our first trip will be there during the same three days.
On this trip we will be bringing coats, toys, socks, gloves and scarfs. So many people were polite enough to listen to our stories and without any prompting provided us with items to distribute to the Afghan guests.
The Green Bay Diocese is no longer sending volunteers. They have instead decided to focus their resources on resettling those Afghans moving out of Fort McCoy. Because of this we won’t have the luxury of staying in the rental house and will instead be staying at the Wisconsin Military Academy on the base. The rooms are austere and have only one single bed per room so we’ll have separate rooms and share a bathroom as will our former housemates.
We’ll post again when we can.
Thank you for your generous spirits and hearts. Children need love and cuddling which you give them in addition to mittens and coats.
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ReplyDeleteSure hope the next few days are easier than last time! Good job!
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