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| Laura Bush Speaking |
In case you missed it the Republican National Convention was in my new town this week. Before you click away, this isn't really about the RNC. Only partly. We did our part and let a sister-in-law of a friend spend the night with us - always glad to be gracious hosts! My penchant for politics made me want to be involved someone, but Christy said if I volunteered, she would go protest. Well I'm glad I didn't because she might have been a little anarchist (not really but did you see the news?).
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| Cindy McCain Speaking |
Ok, now for the
main point of this post:
World Vision and the
ONE Campaign wanted to do something productive with the thousands of people hanging out and taking part in democracy. Sp they took the opportunity to get delegates, friends of the Party, and regular people like us to spend a few hours one afternoon so that we could impact thousands of lives - thousands of miles away.
We joined a few hundred other people on Tuesday at the Minneapolis Convention Center to put together Caregiver Kits. We were standing next to a lot of delegates, somebody important from the State Department's Eurasia division, and I'm sure other "important" people I didn't know, like the crippled woman or students from Bethany House of Prayer. We heard from Senator Bill Frist, Laura Bush, Cindy McCain, and Princess Zulu of Zambia. I will say that of all the "celebrities" in attendance Janet Huckabee actually stayed until the end and did a lot of work putting together the kits.
Enough HypeWhat did we actually do? We put together
Caregiver Kits that included basic medical supplies that a trained Caregiver in a developing co
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Laura Bush hugging
Princess Zulu of Zambia |
untry can use to "bring dignity and comfort to those living with AIDS." Please
read more about the kits and what they can do. It was a lot of fun to be involved in something that would make a tangible difference in someone's life. Christy and I probably made at least 40 kits out of the 2,500 total from the event. Simple items such as latex gloves, antibacterial soap, antifungal cream, washcloths, and more can help a person live a better life.
I took a video putting together a kit:
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Laura Bush & Princess
Zulu making a Caregiver Kit |
A very simple project that has a lasting and powerful impact. The last item placed in each kit was a handwritten note to the caregiver - offering encouragement and thanks for their hard work. The ONE Campaign has a great
write-up and video's from the event. They did this same event in Denver at the Democratic National Convention, write-up
here.
Updated: ONE now has a
full video of the speaking part of the event and the "celebrities" creating caregiver kits.
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