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It starts in about 24 hours. This adventure to help the helpless. I know I'll find myself in the latter category as I struggle to comprehend all that I'll see. I'll want to help every hurt. Pay every bill. Fix anything and everything. And I won't be able to do it. I will feel helpless. I hope that by knowing that in my head now, it'll keep me focused on the things I CAN change, help, and fix. I look forward to those things.
I've got three suitcases soon to be packed to the brim with all kinds of supplies and goodies to help out the kids and grown ups we're going to see. Toothbrushes. Pencils. Pens. Diapers. Clothes. Flash Cards. Coloring books. Band aids. Candy (obviously). Even a laptop and a barrel of monkeys! My stuff goes in a carry on and a backpack. So FIVE bags total. Yikes!
The beauty of all of this is that I get to take you with me. We are doing this. I'm so grateful for your love, support, and friendship. This is an exciting journey. Thanks to you. To your twitter support, lending of equipment, random goods & services donations (bug spray, laptops & accessories, tech support, airport rides, etc), financial/emotional/spiritual support, and everything else way out there and in between. Thanks for living out your compassion. Now, let's do this thing.
Here's the skinny on how to come along:
Blog: http://brooke4uganda.blogspot.com/
Email: owens.brooke@gmail.com
Twitter: @d_brooke_owens
Facebook: Dawn Brooke Owens
In an ideal world, I'll have the ability to update and check my emails daily. So please drop me a line - I'd love to hear from you. Disclaimer: If you want to talk about rockets or any other work related topic, well, in that case, I won't *see* your email until the 28th :)
Feel free to pass the info on to whomever. It's possible, no likely, that I've missed a few addresses in the shuffle.
I'll put some pictures up on the blog later tonight so you can see all the luggage, my goofy spf 40 hat, and the fallen Red Bull cans that will have gotten me from now to there.
Ready or not,
:) Brooke
PS As ever, let me know if you don't want to be on this list :)
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