"Solidarity " has no face ...

Solidarity has no face ... but here are some of the faces of those who have contributed towards the Christmas campaign in favour of the children of Calheta. We have collected quite a few clothes, shoes, school bags and toys  (four huge cardboard boxes) ... which will soon be sent to Cape Verde by ship, though  my only concern now is whether they will reach Calheta, as expected  ... and without too many delays. I will only  be fully "relieved" when Sibylle calls me back from there saying that the things have arrived.

Paula (Above).
Maria João (Left). Two cardboard boxes filled up with clothes, school bags, shoes and babies' feeding bottles (Right).

Gabriela and Anabela (Left).
Isabel and Carla Carreira getting the boxes organized (Right).

There are things I can't obviously do nor ensure on my own ... and there is always a number of unpredictable issues that can eventually happen in any sequence of events, which may not exclusively depend on those directly involved.

Today, just before having filled up the fourth box, Anabela's sister (Nélia) came around with 31 brand new cotton T-shirts, which were not used in the annual run organized by the Airports and Air Navigation Club, which decided to join in. With them a few around the neck identification ribbons.

I am extremely happy with the response and would therefore (on behalf of the children of Calheta) like to thank everyone who so enthusiastically participated in the campaign.