Today we had a wonderful rest day with a special jungle canopy excursion. Rick, Sammie, Kate, Leslie and three of our Lion’s Club hosts traveled by boat for 45 minutes to reach a trail into the jungle. There we walked … Continue reading →

Friday, March 30 was our last work day here in Puerto Maldonado and we finished early. We were all most impressed by Ranoldo, a two year old boy, and his wonderful, persistant parents. On Tuesday night they appeared at our … Continue reading →

Hola amigos! On Thursday in Puerto Maldonado, the Eleanore’s Project team was able to provide support to ten different individuals and their families. We wanted to share one story from today about an individual named Aldo. Aldo is a 17 … Continue reading →

Today we seemed to hit our stride in Puerto Maldonado, being more familiar with the space and set up. Our work space at the Don Carlo Hotel has a beautiful view of the Tambopata River, part of the headwaters of … Continue reading →

Yesterday was our last day of clinics at Yancana Huasy. We worked with seven children, and at the end of the day packed up our tools for the next leg of the trip. We left most of the extra materials … Continue reading →

Today there were 7 children scheduled for our wheelchair clinic from Aynimundo, a CBR program located in a different part of Lima. We have worked with them for several years, and Yancana Huasy is kind enough to open their doors … Continue reading →

Wednesday began with all in good order. We arrived at Yancana Huasy around 8:30 a.m. and four children were waiting, which gave some of us “free” time to work on two wheelchairs that were incomplete from the previous day, before … Continue reading →

Rufino arrived before 8 am this morning to transport us and we beat a lot of traffic to arrive for an earlier start in the clinic. After finding things that were mislaid in the move yesterday afternoon, we settled in … Continue reading →

Our morning began on an unexpected note. We were supposed to be picked up at 7:45 am but the time came and went with no appearance of Rufino. Chris and Edward from Yancana Huasy arrived and told us that Rufino … Continue reading →

As of yesterday, March 18 everyone arrived safely in Lima. We are waiting for two checked Eleanore’s Project bags that did not make it on to the plane with Rick, but are hopeful that they will be waiting for us … Continue reading →