49 days.....no turning back now!

So there are now 49 days until my 30th and just 32 days until I fly out to Ghana. I am now much more organised. I have had my injections, sorted out clothing and malaria tablets and just have my visa left to get in the next week or two. Feeling much better about it all now I'm organised.

I had another £60 of donations since my last email appeal and then the tins at work raised another £50. I also had a very large donation of brightly coloured wool which I will use to entertain the kids and teach them to make bracelets or crochet. Another appeal email sent today with a list of items needed so hoping that will bring in even more! :)

If you would like to help but are unable to donate money then there are things that other volunteers and the agency have suggested I bring so feel free to donate these items and post them to me at Corrie Buckland (Ghana), c/o Claybury International, The Pixmore Centre, Pixmore Ave, Letchworth, SG6 1JG.

Items needed are:

• Children’s underwear & clothes
• Nappies, wipes and baby supplies
• Vitamins/ Calcium tablets (ones like sweets are good as kids think it’s sweets)
• Antibiotics/Antiseptics / alcohol, wipes
• First Aid / medical supplies
• Plasters (band aids)
• Medical Family guides
• Any books on health care relevant to Africa
• Hankies
• Electric/battery Razor for cutting kids hair

Items for entertaining/teaching/ treating children

• Balloons
• Toys
• Books
• Bubble Solution
• Face paint
• Stickers/Stamps
• Games (bingo, snakes & ladders etc)
• Pens/Pencils/ Paper/ Crayons
• Chalk / pavement chalk
• Sweets

Anything you are able to help with is very much appreciated. I can’t wait to get out there now and meet the children. I’ve been watching videos and talking to previous volunteers and I am ready to get out there and do what I can to help.

Thanks for all your help and I look forward to sharing the experience with you.

Corrie :)