2009 Kiwanis trip to Montego Bay and Westhaven Children's Home orphanage in Copse, Jamaica

1. Kiwanis in Montego Bay, Jamaica January 26 – February 3, 2009 Have you ever travelled to another country knowing when you boarded the airplane that you would not know a single person in that country?

2. On our way to WestHaven Children’s Home in Copse, Jamaica

3. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

4. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

5. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

6. Nine of the group of sixteen Kiwanians plus Thomas (far right), one of the eight Jamaicans who worked with us.

7. Building #5 – Needed to house approx. 18 older children who have some ability to care for themselves.

8. We placed seven trucks of cement

9. Setting up the chute from the cement truck

10. Cement coming down the chute

11. Bucket Brigade to move the cement

12. Dry, solid floor the next morning

13. Laying rebar for the next set of rooms

14. Seven trucks of cement placed using buckets and wheelbarrows

15. Everyone helped with the bucket brigade

16. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

17. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

18. Montego Bay, Jamaica

19. Rafts on the Great River Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

20. Frankie and Jason The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

21. Kevin The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

22. I enjoyed helping KerryAnne with her lunch every day The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

23. Colleen is such a sweet girl who enjoys purses and dressing nicely The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

24. Children waiting for the rain to pass The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

25. Tenise, a girl who smiles often and loves to dance. She had an epileptic seizure when I was walking with her one day. The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

26. As do most of the children at WestHaven, Debbi loves giving and receiving hugs. The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

27. A fellow Kiwanian, Kathy Gamboni, with Njaoki – who gave and received more hugs than any other child at WestHaven while I was there The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

28. Taking a break from the construction to walk with Tenise The wonderful children of Westhaven Children’s Home

29. Montego Bay, Jamaica

30. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

31. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

32. Making mud for the knockdown on the walls

33. Fellow Kiwanian, Barbara Fisher works at painting the front gate of WestHaven

34. Making more cement

35. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

36. Sights along the way to Westhaven Children’s Home

37. Montego Bay, Jamaica

38. On our way to Blossom Garden Orphanage

40. Blossom Garden Entrance

41. Sign in entranceway

42. Cheerfully painted rooms

43. The wonderful orphans of Blossom Garden who need families to adopt them

44. The wonderful orphans of Blossom Garden who need families to adopt them

45. The wonderful orphans of Blossom Garden who need families to adopt them

46. O We The wonderful orphans of Blossom Garden who need families to adopt them

47. Montego Bay, Jamaica

48. Montego Bay, Jamaica Kiwanis Club of Hatboro Horsham Kiwanis International Mission Jamaica Days Inn Horsham All worked together to help orphans in Jamaica