Day 4 - Happy Bottoms

This is how our day started - part of our purchase from Scraps KC 



 Howard plays a pretty mean cardboard tube.

We didn't have to be at Happy Bottoms until 10am so there was time for some more - yes, you guessed it - foosball.  Howard and Kate vs Molly and Connor  - the rematch version 250,000.  Game one to Kate and Howard in a landslide.  Game two went to Molly and Connor.  Things were tense as Game three started.  It was very exciting.  Molly and Connor prevailed.  

As soon as that game was over, we were out the door.  Happy Bottoms started with one diaper drive.  The hope was to gather 7,000 diapers but 15,000 arrived at her garage.  An idea was formed and now Happy Bottoms distributes 2,100,000 diapers a year.  They are the largest program like this in the country.  We had a variety of tasks in the morning - we added tags to bags, cleaned tags, fulfilled orders, and inventoried donations.  We had to find a park with a shelter for lunch so we ended up at Franklin Park.  Although, we didn't get to pet him, we did see a dog.  When we returned for our afternoon shift, we cleaned some more tags, loaded a truck, and repackaged diapers and pull-up.   As you will see in the picture below, we packaged quite a few diapers in just under 2 hours. 

After a quick stop to pick up hamburgers for lunch tomorrow, we headed back to Hollis.  Before Howard left us for his vacation, there was, of course, some more foosball.  Kate and Howard were victorious - but Molly and Connor switched positions so that might have been the reason.  

Gene, Stacy, and Kate were on dinner duty - thank you for the Jackfruit BBQ, Anne Byrd.  After dinner was cleaned up, we were working on our care cards when the power went out.  It was out for about 30 minutes.  Once we had lights, we had devotions and are now completing the blog.  We are tired but feeling good about our week.  We accomplished lots of tasks in our community, had good discussions, and quite a bit of fun.  Thank you for your support - we appreciate every prayer that has been said for us during this week.  It has been a fulfilling and empowering week.

Barbara and Connor


Gene and Howard bundling diapers

Connor built an arch from the unpacked diaper boxes.

Yeah!  6,016 diapers packed!

Pulling orders

Lunch in the park

The other side of the lunch table.

Howard learning to band diapers



Comments

  1. Brian and SarahJuly 15, 2021 at 9:41 PM

    Go LUMC go! Great post! Love Howard’s wake up call and the “packing cam” Visio :)

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  2. UnknownJuly 16, 2021 at 5:16 AM

    really enjoyed following your trip!

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  3. Annie BJuly 16, 2021 at 10:35 AM

    Hmmm . . . second career for Howard on a tugboat? Looks like a fun day. Missed not seeing Caleb & Melanie. Have fun at Camp Smith!

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  4. UnknownJuly 16, 2021 at 4:06 PM

    What wonderful service you provided this week with such differing opportunities. Just think of the amazing number of people touched by your efforts! Bless each of you!

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