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Tela-Gram
TWELVE
June
20,
2007
The
H2H-Tela
Committee
is
active
every
week
planning
for
the
January/February
2008
trip.
Putting
all
of
this
together
is
much
like
a
giant
jigsaw
puzzle!
Update
on
some
recently
held
events:
Teddy
Bear
Fundraiser,
May
9,
2007
- 23
volunteers
did
an
amazing
job
of
dressing
teddy
bears
for
Mother’s
Day
gifts.
This
4
hour
shift
raised
$1,035.00!
Thank
you
to
the
teddy
bear
dressers
extra-ordinaire!
It
was
great
fun.
May
trip
to
Tela
- Sam
and
Al
spent
11
days,
and
Nicole
Gilbert
PT
and
Kim
Kelley
PT
spent
six
days
in
Tela.
Sam,
Nicole
and
Kim
worked
at
the
P.T.
Center
treating
children,
training
the
staff
and
performing
administrative
duties.
Al
visited
the
2007
projects
and
obtained
‘wish
lists’
from
various
organizations
and
schools.
Also
paid
outstanding
bills
and
obtained
minutas
on
potential
projects
for
2008.
Sam
and
Al
also
met
with
the
Minister
of
Health
in
Tela,
visited
with
the
physical
therapy
unit
in
the
hospital
in
San
Pedro
Sula;
met
with
Mayor
David
Zaccaro
and
the
Tela
Rotary.
Reunion
,
June
3,
2007:
- Over
60
volunteers
and
family
members
attended
the
reunion
event
for
a
potluck
dinner
to
review
photographs
of
the
trip,
enjoy
Mary’s
wonderful
slide
presentation
and
reminisce
amongst
friends.
Each
volunteer
received
a
certificate
thanking
them
for
their
participation
and
dedication
to
the
H2H-Tela
program.
(Certificates
are
ready
for
those
who
could
not
attend.)
Basically,
we
all
had
just
a
fun
evening
of
getting
together
–
thank
you
all
for
coming
and
bringing
super
food!
Proposed
Dates
for
2008
trip:
- Saturday,
January
26
-
Saturday,
February
2
- Saturday,
February
2
–
Saturday,
February
9
- Great
flight
on
Continental
Airlines…requires
you
leave
on
a
Saturday
and
return
on
a
Saturday.
Burlington
to
Newark
,
Newark
direct
to
San
Pedro
Sula
.
Leave
at
6:00am
and
arrive
SPS
11:00am.
Price
is
good
–
round
trip-
hovering
between
$425
to
$500.
Held
and
upcoming
P/R
presentations:
If
you
know
of
a
group/club
that
would
be
interested
in
learning
about
H2H-Tela,
we
will
happily
set
up
a
presentation
or
help
you
present
one.
- June
1,
Renaissance
School
at
Shelburne
Farms
(picture
presentation)
- This
school
of
5
preschool/regular
schools
has
adopted
the
H2H-Tela
program
for
the
upcoming
year.
- June
13,
Young
at
Heart,
Shelburne
Methodist
Church
- July
7,
Charlotte
Town
Party
(table
presentation)
- July
17,
Charlotte
Town
Library
(picture
presentation)
- September
(date
tbd),
Hinesburg
Carpenter
Library
(picture
presentation)
- October
(date
tbd),
Evening
at
Village
Wine
and
Coffee,
Shelburne
- Rotary
presentations
are
being
scheduled
Fund-raising:
If
you
have
ideas
for
fundraisers
–
please
let
us
know.
We’ll
be
happy
to
help
get
the
idea
moving.
- Mozart
at
Trapp
Family
(final
concert)
and
a
night
at
the
Trout
Club
–
Raffle
- John
is
working
on
this
fundraising
option
with
Eric
Hanley
- Saturday,
August
18,
Shelburne
Day
- This
will
be
held
on
the
town
green,
and
we
will
have
a
booth
to
sell
hot
dogs,
corn
on
the
cob,
root
beer
floats,
lemonade,
cookies/brownies.
We
can
use
some
help
with
donations
of
baked
goods
to
sell;
and
if
you
want
to
donate
an
hour
or
two
to
help
at
the
booth,
please
let
me
know.
- We
are
planning
to
do
a
50/50
raffle
(of
a
VT
Teddy
Bear
and
other
possibilities??)
- Summer
concert,
no
date
scheduled,
just
in
the
beginning
stage,
more
info
will
follow
as
the
idea
comes
to
fruition
- September,
Harvest
Festival
at
Shelburne
Farms
- Possibly
–
don’t
know
yet
–
if
we
can
get
a
table
to
sell
some
type
of
food
item(s)
at
this
popular
event.
- Early
Fall
- Thank
you
evening
for
our
2007
donors
and
request
for
2008
donation
- Late
November/early
December
Donations
of
materials/goods
and
wish
lists:
- Wish
lists
are
attached.
As
soon
as
the
wish
lists
are
completed
for
the
P.T.
Center
and
for
Sherwood’s
nursing
home,
I
will
forward
to
you.
If
you
have
or
collect
any
of
the
items,
please
let
us
know
immediately
(via
email
or
phone)
so
we
can
mark
it
on
the
list.
Container
update
from
Norm:
- Norm
has
been
working
diligently
on
getting
help
from
his
Chiquita
friends
to
ensure
a
prompt
delivery
of
our
beloved
container!
Thank
you
Norm!
- We
have
a
storage
room
that
is
filling
up
fast
in
Shelburne,
graciously
loaned
to
us
by
the
Renaissance
School
.
Last
week
we
collected
50
pairs
of
crutches,
6
walkers,
4
canes.
And
the
baby
joggers
are
rolling
in!
It
won’t
be
long
before
this
room
is
filled
and
we
will
be
hoping
for
a
second
storage
room
here.
- Jack
Barnes
and
Ted
Goulette
are
filling
up
their
warehouse
with
items
also.
P.T.
News
from
Sam:
- I
am
taking
this
opportunity
to
extend
our
thanks
and
appreciation
to
our
donors
and
volunteers.
Your gifts
and
work
effort
have
made
the
completion
of
the
building
possible
in
less
than
four
months.
Nicole
Gilbert,
Kim
Kelley
and
I
were
at
the
Center
again
in
May
to
initiate
the
use
of
the
building
for
the
children.
- Last
October
there
were
16
children,
and
now
we
have
over
70.
I
had
some
furniture
and
treatment
equipment
made
in
Tela
for
some
of
the
rooms.
The
finished
products
were
excellent.
- The
Center
is
now
on
the
Internet
and
we
can
communicate
daily.
We also
have
a
medical
record
system
for
each
admitted
child.
- This
week
Tug
and
Beth
Knorr
and
group
are
painting
the
outside
of
the
new
building
to
match
the
first
building.
In
August
and
January
we
will
complete
the
inside
for
which
funds
are
being
raised.
- Nicole,
Kim
and
Lorrie
have
been
collecting
Baby
Joggers
and
doing
very
well.
- Sports
and
Fitness
Edge
has
contributed
a
15
passenger
school
bus
in
good
condition
for
use
by
the
volunteers
and
the
Center.
- The
Center
is
well
kept
by
parents.
They
volunteer
to
keep
the
building
and
the
property
in
shape.
One
family
donated
an
air
conditioner
for
the
first
building,
and
we
are
sharing
the
cost
of
the
same
in
the
new
building.
- There
are
many
stories
that
we
can
tell
about
all
the
children.
The
best
is
the
open
appreciation
shown
by
the
parents
and
the
staff
for
our
collective
effort.
- Without
your
generosity
and
effort
we
could
not
have
gone forward.
The
children's
smiles
are
a
good
indicator
of
the
progress
they
are
making in
the therapeutic
environment
that
now
exists
as
an
outcome your
collective
energy.
We
will
be
returning
in
October
to
continue
work
with
the
children.
Volunteers:
- So
far,
35
have
officially
signed
up
for
the
2008
program
with
many
other
potentials.
- Over
the
next
few
weeks,
we
will
be
setting
informational
meeting
dates
for
volunteers
along
with
dates
for
fundraising/letter
writing
parties.
Potential
Projects
These
are
potential
projects
–
not
set
in
stone
–
and
will
be
approved
upon
confirmation
of
the
dollars
we
raise
with
our
fundraising
efforts.
Final
projects
will
be
determined
by
late
October.
- Antonia
Paz
School
- Replace
the
roof
on
classroom
- Container
- Sort,
label,
and
help
distribute
the
ítems
from
the
container.
- Esperanza
de
Castro
(rural
village)
- Construct
50
individual
latrines
at
rural
mountain
homes.
Sewage
from
these
homes
is
currently
going
into
the
river
that
is
the
water
supply
source
for
Tela.
(Matching
grant
option/Tela
Rotary
request
project.)
- Fire
department/Police
- We
have
already
received
many
donations
for
the
fire
department
and
police
departments
and
we
are
hoping
for
our
expert(s)
to
return
to
do
additional
training.
- Build
benches
- Build
benches
at
the
Hospital,
Clinics,
PT
Center
for
patients
and
patients’
families.
Build
benches
at
the
Mayor’s
Playground
and
at
the
IHNFA
playground.
- IHNFA
- Construction
additional
play
equipment
- Construct
cubbies
for
classrooms
- Replace
roof
on
existing
classroom
- Construct
a
water
filter
and
chlorinator
system
- Jazmin
School
- Build
a
classroom.
This
school
currently
holds
classes
under
a
grass-roofed
shelter
with
no
walls.
- JFK
School
- Construct
7
meter-square
latrines
against
an
existing
wall
- Jubilados
School
- construct
a
small
playground
with
swings,
walking
bridge,
teeter-totters,
etc.
- Mayor’s
Playground
- community-wide
playground
and
playing
field
proposed
by
Mayor
Zaccaro.
To
help
us
with
our
playground
development,
a
local
Williston
resident
who
has
constructed
playgrounds
in
Central
America
will
donate
all
the
equipment
and
travel
with
two
assistants
to
install
the
equipment.
- Mayor’s
projects
- We
are
waiting
for
Mayor
David
Zaccaro
to
identify
several
projects
that
will
benefit
children
and
involve
local
participation
with
our
volunteers.
Mayor
David
has
promised
that
we
will
have
several
of
his
assistants
to
help
us
with
whatever
we
need.
We
have
asked
Mayor
David
for
some
projects
that
are
not
heavy
work
for
the
volunteers
who
prefer
not
to
do
lifting.
- Medical
Team,
Dental
Team
- Many
from
the
medical
team
will
be
returning
and
other
community
medical
and
dental
professionals
have
expressed
interest
in
going.
- PT
Rehab
Center
- Construct
a
walkway
from
the
road
to
the
Center’s
ramp
- Construct
a
cyclone
fence
around
the
center
- Paint
and
lay
floor
covering
in
the
center
- Construct
a
cistern
and
pump
to
supply
water
to
the
center
- Phsycial
Therapy
Team
- Four
and
maybe
five
P.T.’s
are
on
board
to
do
training
staff
and
treat
the
children.
- Retiro
Daycare:
- Complete
construction
of
an
existing
‘daycare’
building
with
a
kitchen,
bathroom
and
other
finishing
requirements.
- Solar
panels
- Waiting
to
hear
from
Mayor
Zaccaro
on
his
request
Team
Leaders:
- Each
project
will
have
a
"Project
Leader"
to
manage
and
coordinate
the
project's
work.
- Would
you
like
to
lead
one
of
the
projects
–
please
let
me
know.
Watch
the
newspapers:
- There
are
many
articles
that
are
in
the
local
newspapers
about
our
H2H
project.
If
you
see
one,
please
forward
an
original
to
me
(Linda
Gilbert,
190
Red
Tail
Lane
,
Charlotte
,
VT
05445
).
I
am
trying
to
keep
a
historical
record.
If
you
know
of
a
newspaper/television
station
that
is
interested
for
a
future
article,
we
will
be
happy
to
offer
information.
Web
site
–
handstohonduras.org
Remember
our
web
site
address
is
www.handstohonduras.org
–
not
.com
Please
be
sure
if
you
tell
someone
our
web
site,
make
sure
you
tell
them
the
.org.
Thank
you.
The
web
site
is
and
will
be
in
renovation
over
the
next
month
or
so
-
please
watch
for
changes.
Louisa
Schibli
has
kindly
offered
to
help
revise
the
site!
THANK
YOU:
Thank
you
all
for
your
desire
to
be
‘TEAM
HANDS
TO
HONDURAS
–
TELA,
2008’
We
look
forward
to
a
great
couple
of
weeks.
Keep
in
mind
these
very
important
mindsets:
“go
with
the
flow”
“mañana
will
come”
“the
little
things
add
up
to
huge
successes”
As
always,
please
feel
comfortable
to
call
or
email
with
questions,
suggestions
and
concerns.
Linda
Gilbert
(425-3838)
Directing
Committee:
Al
Gilbert
and
John
Hammer,
Co-Chairs;
Sam
Feitelberg,
Linda
Gilbert,
Colleen
Haag,
Dorrice
Hammer,
Norm
Robinson.
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