Welcome Loudoun Valley!

Today our 5th team arrived! We have 39 people here from Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia (a school in the suburbs of Washington, DC). This is a different group, simply because they are not a church or a youth group, but a group of students from a public high school! This is Loudoun Valley's 5th year to Jamaica and the majority of their team has been to Harmons before. Loudoun Valley is known for their hard work. (For example, out of the 39 people here, 9 are getting up in the morning to go running!) Every year they come with serving attitudes, ready to get a ton of work done for the community of Harmons. Loudoun Valley has contributed in a couple of neat ways: One, their cross country team sponsors 3 runners from Harmons. They provide running shoes and other equipment, etc. And two, they came up with the idea to start raising money for a computer lab at the Harmons All Age School, in which Won By One To Jamaica built this past year. We are very excited to work with them and serve with them this week!

Also arriving today was the Medical Coordinator for Won By One To Jamaica, Leslie Drover. Leslie (see picture below) is a nurse in Los Angelas and has been on staff here for a little over a year. Leslie organizes several medical trips throughout the year. Please click here for more information. Leslie is a graduate from the University of Missouri, which is how she first experienced Harmons. She has been coming to Harmons frequently since her first trip in the Spring of 2002. Last year, Leslie was able to pursue two of her greatest passions - nursing and the Jamaican people - by joining the staff of Won By One To Jamaica. We are extremely glad to have her here this week!

That's all for tonight!

One Love,

Lacy