Playground Opening
The culmination of our efforts have finally borne their fruit. Only four days ago, I walked towards the worksite on a rutted dirt road and saw a flat piece of land, desolate and disconnected from the community. Now, that land has turned into a focal point for all St. Heleneans. The playground's bright colors add vibrancy to the area, symbolic of the transformation that has occurred there.
Yesterday we had the opening ceremonies for the playground. Early in the morning delegates arrived. This completed an impressively sized panel of roughly 12 individuals who were responsible for the organization of the build, allowing the ceremonies to begin. Altogether it makes one realize the heumungis (Maggie's spelling for "humongous") effort required in order to coordinate the logistical side of playground-building adventures. Their efforts are deeply appreciated.
The ceremonies lasted roughly an hour and you could feel the anxiousness of the school children to play in the playground which they had previously been deprived of during construction
I can only hope that one day I will return to a globalized St Helens. I hope they have managed to create sufficient economic opportunity for its inhabitants but maintains its majestic forests and light-blue shallow waters - a change initiated by a simple community playground.
James (Honarary Student member of the GPCL Playground Rebuild Team)
Yesterday we had the opening ceremonies for the playground. Early in the morning delegates arrived. This completed an impressively sized panel of roughly 12 individuals who were responsible for the organization of the build, allowing the ceremonies to begin. Altogether it makes one realize the heumungis (Maggie's spelling for "humongous") effort required in order to coordinate the logistical side of playground-building adventures. Their efforts are deeply appreciated.
The ceremonies lasted roughly an hour and you could feel the anxiousness of the school children to play in the playground which they had previously been deprived of during construction
I can only hope that one day I will return to a globalized St Helens. I hope they have managed to create sufficient economic opportunity for its inhabitants but maintains its majestic forests and light-blue shallow waters - a change initiated by a simple community playground.
James (Honarary Student member of the GPCL Playground Rebuild Team)
Congratulations to all of you, your hard work has paid off, and you have made it a better place for the children and families of Roatan. GOD bless you all.
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