8 days and counting!

We are very excited about our final countdown to our team's departure for Jamaica. With 8 days remaining we are finalizing donations, collecting items that need to be taken with us to the infirmary for craft activities and tying up loose ends.

We've decided to take down some recreational items such as items for a bean bag toss and a ring toss that will help residents with movement while still having fun . We decided to make the bean bags instead of buying them, which wasn't best for our stress levels, but it was certainly better for the budget! A $2.99 outdoor tablecloth from Kmart, 3 bags of dry canelini beans and a sewing machine did the trick.

Other "loose ends" that are being tied up in Boston have taken a very colorful and fanciful shape. A few weeks ago, Ryan recalled that back in 2003 one of the team members decided to bring his "arsenal" of balloons along so that each of the residents could have a "balloon animal" made for them. Ryan had never seen such delight and wonder expressed by the residents, so he has decided to learn these tricks and techniques for our trip! The Lincoln apartment and Mary Frances' apartment have recently been home to some of the practice shapes:

rabbit
parrot

giraffe
poodle

We're really excited about our upcoming work and thank you again for your continued support with funding, encouragement, and fresh ideas.

JamaicaNow Team 2006
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