The Dangriga Crew arrives in Dangriga

The Emmanuel Foundation Installer, Randy Atchison, fresh off a very successful installation in Placencia, joined Wendy Andrews and Marcie Fofonoff from the Edmonton Glenora Rotary Club and boarded a 6:15 A.M. bus in the pouring rain and started the journey from Placencia to Dangriga.   The second adventure had begun! We arrived to a bit of sunshine and an opportunity to see and layout the playground prior to the arrival of the rest of the crew from Edmonton.  The Playground Equipment which had been shipped from Placencia to Dangriga a few days prior by the local Rotarian Grocer, Harald Wallen, was safe and sound just across the street in the front yard of a former Rotarian, Wilfred Pascasio.  We were starting to feel pretty good about this installation.
Our Hosts, Marie Tzul, President of the Dangriga Club and Godfrey Young, Treasurer were to prove amazing guides and friends as the week progressed.
We learned that Scotia Bank was a partner in this build and were partnered with the Dangriga Rotary Club to have the  Playground installed within the larger Scotia People's Park, which was located next to the small library and would also include baseball and soccer fields.   Scotia Bank employees were busy building a cinder block fence around the area for the new playground and were also going to supply and install the sand.

                                  Picture of President Marie and Wendy Andrews........getting started.

                                       Marcie and kids on Day one with Equipment in background
Now, we are feeling even better about the installation.   We met the rest of our group at the Tropic Air Terminal and they were really pumped!!!  Jasper Rotarians Libby Weir and Rose Bauer, Edmonton Glenora Rotarians, Marilyn Phelan, Andrew Phelan and Micah Dueck were all smiles as they emerged into the tropical temperatures on what turned out to be a very pleasant day.  We settled in at our homes at the Sea Clift Bed and Breakfast and Pal's Place which was right next door and took our first walk with President Marie down the streets of Dangriga to the River Cafe.