special friends we've made on this voyage...
Newtown Primary School, island of DOMINICA Nevis Special Education School, island of NEVIS
Building a dozen bookcases, DOMINICA Lion's Club book handover, DOMINICA
Building a playground, DOMINICA
    Newtown Primary School • Island of Dominica • Leeward Islands • Caribbean
Carnival costume at Newtown Primary
Is he a future Dominican businessman?
Enthralled by Carnival Day at Newtown Primary
The gold standard of costume creativity!
 
Sixth graders having fun
Carnival dance by fairy princess
Smiling faces at Newtown Primary
 
Principal Jerry Coipel and his son Jerniah
Ms. Hill serving chicken at Carnival Day
Sixth graders sharing a hug
Harriet gets a hug from Ekane, a 3rd grader
 
Teachers Ms. Etienne, Ms. Fregiste, Ms. Celaire and Mr. Mitchell serve food at Carnival Day at Newtown Primary
Solange Payne with her new French resources courtesy of the Congregational Church, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts
 
Newtown Primary students with their new books and bookcases from Hands
    Nevis Special Education School • Island of Nevis • Leeward Islands • Caribbean
The dedicated Nevis Special Education School teachers and administrators
 
Senior Teacher Ms. Jennifer Libure, Harriet, and TL with the Nevis Special Education School students
 
Congratulations to the Nevis Special Education School graduating class of 2009!
    building a dozen bookcases • Newtown Primary School • island of Dominica
TL with enthusiastic student helpers
TL and 16-year-old volunteer Jonel Lawrence
 
Principal Jerry Coipel sanding the primer coat on a Saturday
Katie of the yacht Tenaya painting some of the 36 shelves
When not manning the sander, Jim from Tenaya was painting
Done! Jerry and TL take the bookcases to the classrooms
 
The bookcase team (minus photographer Harriet) cleaning their paintbrushes:( from left)
Jerry Coipel, Jim & Katie from Tenaya, young volunteer Jonel Lawrence, and TL
    Lion's Club book handover • Island of Dominica
Solange Payne, the French teacher at Newtown Primary, accepting 10 boxes of books from Esther Shillingford, Dominica Lions Club President
From Hands book collectors and donors, the 10 boxes of books for school children arrived safely, thanks to Boaters for Books and Dominica Lions Club
 
Harriet thanking the Lions Club for clearing the book shipment quickly through Dominica customs and Boaters for Books for arranging shipping.
The Librarian from Portsmouth SDA School, Esther Shillingford, Harriet, TL, and Solange Payne of Newtown Primary at the Lions Club ceremony
    building a playground • Goodwill Primary School • island of Dominica
Goodwill Primary: 650 kids but no playground!
Ready to pour the foundation
 
Prison labor begin construction
The playhouse takes shape
Painting, Caribbean stye!
 
Prisoner/artist sketching out the mural
The panorama grows and grows...
 
Getting there! The slide comes next
The first satisfied customers!
 
TL with project leader Pastora Mills
Smiles, giggles, a chance to soar!
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