Traveling to La Romana

We are here and all of our travel details went very well! Our day started with learning that Jimmy Petras' dad was able to help us get our second bag fees waived by JetBlue. We were elated to learn that all the shoes and meds that the community donated would now be able to come with us at no extra cost. While we were prepared to spend the $50 per bag, it sure is heartwarming that now all of the funds we raised from all our generous donors can go directly to providing life changing necessities for the very poor of this region.

The second exciting moment came when we connected with one of our alumni travelers in the midst of JFK Airport. Lauren Freisinger '10, a junior at St. Olaf in Minnesota, left her campus at 4:30 a.m. and we reunited with her in the JetBlue terminal. Her dad, Ron, is also one of our team members and no one was more excited to see Lauren than Tio Ron!

Third on the list was connecting with another alum and an alumni parent, David Benfield '09 and his dad Richard, in the Santo Domingo Airport. Now 28 or our 29 travelers are in La Romana. Our last team member arrives at the end of our first workday (Monday).

Thanks for checking in on our travel day. More news from La Romana tomorrow!