24 hours.....

With just over a day left before we jet-set across the Atlantic, I wanted to take a minute and say a couple things and thank some amazing people. As some of you may or may not know, this has been in the works for well over 9 months now. With the better part of the past 5 months being "crunch time." However the past 2 weeks have been simply crazy. We have been able to raise more money than we could ever have hoped for and because of this we can accomplish more than we originally set out to do. We are grateful beyond words and hope only that our actions in Southern Africa will properly thank you for doing something so generous. For now we will keep the donors anonymous, but we thank you each dearly and I'm sure the kids in South Africa will be just as thankful. There are more people than just our donors which are making this trip possible; Gunther's in Anaheim donated an entire pallet of clothes for the missions. Mr. Brown at Primary Freight walked us through the international shipping and receiving process like we were children. Servite High School has continually supported our cause and donated a few hundred articles of clothing. Dr. Ahearn poked us with countless needles to safeguard our immune systems in the backwoods of Africa. Mario Sanchez class of '96 is helping us to achieve one of the most important goals and that is bringing the internet to a place where even a landline is often times hard to come by. And most importantly I would like to thank all of our parents and Coach Toner. Coach Toner has mentored us through this process and helped to make sure we stayed on track. Mr. and Mrs. Hamrock have been our stable rocks helping us with everything and anything you can imagine. Mr. Hamrock even let Scotty and myself work with him to help raise some extra money. I doubt it is easy having 25 year old 'boys' living with them and all four of us are extremely grateful to have such loving families that support us no matter how long it takes us. Without the support of our families and friends this would never happen and thanks again and we love you all!
Our next post will be coming from London where we are having a couple days of relaxation, plenty of fish and chips and maybe a pint or two before we start our project. Stay tuned..

-R