Melissa's pickup-load of donated supplies, bound for Nuevo Laredo. This past weekend was supposed to include a trip to Laredo, and possibly continuing on to Nuevo Laredo, for some churchmates and me. The plan was to leave Thursday morning, stay in Laredo, deliver supplies, via Catholic Charities, to a refugee center in Nuevo, provide any other needed assistance, and return Monday (today). They needed mostly clothing, toiletries, and snacks: e.g., spray deodorant rather than sticks or roll-on because the refugees would be sharing it.
About a week before scheduled takeoff, we received word from the office at First UU Church's Thoreau Campus (in Richmond TX) that the folks at Catholic Charities would not be able to host us or put us to work. So the mission was officially scrubbed a few days later.
However, the supplies were still needed. At least one of the folks who signed up for a spot on the bus loaded the supplies in her truck and went on her own. I was not able to provide much of the load, but I did drive downtown during lunch hour to hand over to Melissa Sanchez a few bags of sanitary supplies that a friend had procured.
About a week before scheduled takeoff, we received word from the office at First UU Church's Thoreau Campus (in Richmond TX) that the folks at Catholic Charities would not be able to host us or put us to work. So the mission was officially scrubbed a few days later.
However, the supplies were still needed. At least one of the folks who signed up for a spot on the bus loaded the supplies in her truck and went on her own. I was not able to provide much of the load, but I did drive downtown during lunch hour to hand over to Melissa Sanchez a few bags of sanitary supplies that a friend had procured.
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