Letnica MEDCAP: Take 2 The good Captain had a bunch of people send us personal hygiene, toys, clothes and goodies to give to the people of Kosovo that we ended up giving out at the Letnica MEDCAP, as previously mentioned. If you want to get an office pool going, you can send us stuff too, we do MEDCAPS monthly, and you can send items to this address. Kami Erickson, SGT ATTN: MEDCAP Task Force Med Falcon Camp Bondsteel Kosovo APO AE 09340, USA (it should cost the same as sending it in states) The kids here are rather precocious little rascals, but generally good humored and don't take it personally when we tell them "no more!" They just keep coming back. We learned our lesson this time, we'll make sure they don't do anything to us the next time we're in town giving away free goodies. Like swarm us in great numbers as soon as our interpreter leaves for a quick bite to eat. We got really good at speaking the universal language (which is depicted through stern looking features and pointing at the door, usually accompanied by a heavy grunt), considering very few people spoke much english. We gave every kid a sack with a bar of soap, some toothpaste, and other things such as toothbrushes, mirrors, chapstick, lotion, shampoo, etc, depending on what we could get in what sack. We generally gave the younger ones a toy and we gave out clothes as we found kids who could fit into them. People also donated scarves, hats, and so on and so forth. Shoes were popular, but they also proved to be a pain in the butt. Every kid wanted a pair of shoes, and were resiliant on taking them even if they didn't fit their feet. It was a good thing when they were finally gone. When all the healthy things were given out, we also gave the kids candy that had been donated, which was a good way to make sure the dentists had something to do. The dentists were pulling teeth. Ouch. Maybe we should give out something like granola bars and fruit juice drinks next time? Well, at least something healthy to go with the toothpaste instead of pure unadultarated sugar. The Toothpaste was a popular item, by the way, we had gobs of it and people were frequently asking for it. -SGT E: # 8:50 AM - |