Beginning in May, my daughter Lucy and I came up with an idea to collect Flip Flops for the children on the bateys in the Dominican Republic. This idea came from Lucy after looking through my pictures from my last trip, where she noticed that the children in all of the pictures, did not have any shoes, and the ground was filled with trash, debris, waste, and so much more. She could not understand how the children could live like this and wanted to do something to help them. She brought the idea to the her Girl Scout Troop and her Elementary School and I brought the idea to the Providence Rotary and the Rotary Club in La Romana - and everyone loved the thought and idea! And so it began... Over the last 6 months we have collected over 1200 pair of flip flops for the children and families on the Bateys (sugar cane communities) of La Romana!
A huge shout out to the following groups for their participating in the Flip Flops for Friends Campaign!!! Providence Rotary Club, Coastway Community Bank, St. Elizabeth's Home, Scott Elementary School, Park Elementary School, Girl Scout Troop 186, The Highlands Assisted Living Community, Providence Picture Frame, The Regency, Robert Anthony Salon, Salon Extreme, Natural Essence Salon, USI Insurance, DeLeonardo Properties, Pocho Express, the Flip Flop Queen at Women and Infants Hospital and all of our amazing family and friends! We could not do any of this with out all of these important people!!! Thank you!!
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| Jenny and the Flip Flop Queen |
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| Coastway Community Bank |
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| Robert Anthony Salon |
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| 14 Boxes of Flip Flops Packed and ready to go! |
We leave in less than a week to deliver the flip flop along with 60 donated soccer jerseys from our friends and teammates!!! Thank you to all and hope that you follow the blog for this exciting adventure to distribute the flip flops and soccer jerseys! Stay Tuned and Thank You Again!!!
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