Sundresses & Flood Food Distributed

10 months ago the Prut River flooded several villages and destroyed their homes, gardens, and animals. The people lost everything-all possessions and all food. Many were moved into rundown dormatory building for emergency housing. Many organizations and countries have been assisting these villages by rebuilding the villages on higher ground and providing food and housing as they wait. We discovered last week that about 66 people are hungry because the food funding source has run out of money. So we decided that the funds we have available to help the flood victims can be used to help feed these people as they wait for their new homes to be completed.
Today we delivered food these very very grateful people. Three Peace Corp volunteers, Katie, Marlene, and Shannon, helped us get bulk vegetables, eggs, and frozen chickens from the Hincesti piata while we went to the Metro store (like our Sams Warehouse) and bought lots and lots of staples. Our car was so heavy that Tom was worried the wheels couldn't handle it. But we made it. We plan to go back every two weeks and deliver food. The numbers should decrease as they are able to move into their homes.
We also took the 12 little sundresses made by a Relief Society in Frankfurt Germany and gave them to the little girls. They put on the dresses while we waited for the piata vegetables to arrive. They were so darling as they twirled and twirled in their new little dresses.

Dora has taken on a leadership role in this project so we were glad her little girls got dresses

Darling girls in their new dresses

3 sisters

The folks began gathering as we were setting up in the dormatory lobby

140 Kilo onions, 140 kilo potatoes, 150 kilo rice, 32 bags buckwheat, salt, oil, pasta

Tomatoes and cucumbers a daily staple here

530 eggs, 212 oranges, 32 chickens, as well as cookies, mayonaise, tomatoe paste. Next delivery should have cabbages, carrots, butter, flour, sugar, etc.

We had extra eggs and onions that got scooped up immediately
A 15 year old girl was especially appreciative for the food
TThe children were precious-they really enjoyed the cookies we brought
A few came out to wave goodbye
Worn out but happy we went to lunch afterwards