People will amaze you. The Carellis bought 150 blankets and then spent the sales tax refund on baby food and cooking oil. Their house was brimming with donations. Another office group drove seven hours to a military base and stuffed a van with baby food and other essentials. They transferred the van's cargo into the truck bucket-brigade style.
Donations continue to pour in.
One eighth-grade Boy Scout is conducting a food drive for the next shipment to Banja Luka. Patricia Lacina, the general services officer, came through when we had a sudden truck crisis. Graphic artist Christine Dixon, a member of the embassy family and mother of three, designed a professional logo for us and sent it as an email attachment. At ready access on my desktop, the letterhead makes our correspondence look very official. While these examples of extraordinary kindness come quickly to mind, there are many others.