Thanks for all of the help

Thanks for your help everyone! Because of all the help and donations, I collected over 100 bags of clothing!

Check out all those shoes!

Wow, that's a lot of clothes!

Here we are at the loading dock.

My scout troop and I made a video to send to Zimbabwe. Their scouting program is just starting.

We unpacked two cars full of food into boxes.

Here is some of the clothes and food and supplies that was collected, not only by me, but tons of other people too.

I think that this was a very successful Eagle Project and I could't have done it without you. Thanks.

Help for Zimbabwe

Hi, my name is Christian Mayfield.  I am twelve years old and I am working on my Eagle Project for Boy Scouts and I need your help (see the bottom of this post to see how you can help!).  My Eagle project is to organize and lead my troop to gather clothing, reading glasses and other supplies to be donated to Eyes for Zimbabwe, a nonprofit organization that serves the poorest people living in Zimbabwe, Africa.  In addition to clothing and reading glasses, I also want to collect at least 50 white shirts for people to wear to church in Zimbabwe who can’t afford to buy them.   I will need to have all of the donated items ready to be loaded in a large shipping container by the first week of October. 


Eyes for Zimbabwe was created in 1997 with the goal of “giving sight” to those who were blinded by cataracts.  Since that time, they have not only continued with that goal, but have expanded into many different spheres including feeding, educating, clothing, and giving reading glasses. They also assist many prospective LDS missionaries with their required clothing, shoes, cases, and back-packs which they can’t afford.  I learned about Eyes for Zimbabwe when my grandparents came back from Zimbabwe after living there for two years as LDS missionaries. They saw first-hand the great help these people needed.  They told me that this would be a good Eagle project, knowing I was already looking for something to do.  I thought it would be cool to send things over to the people my grandparents had lived with and wanted to help. 

Here are some pictures of people who have been helped by Eyes For Zimbabwe.

These people all had surgery to restore their eyesight.

These are my Grandparents in Zimbabwe.

Here's what I need:
* Clothing, new or gently used of all kinds and sizes
* Men's white dress shirts, new or gently used
* ties
* small toys
* reading glasses
* shoes
* backpacks
* cash donations will be accepted to help us purchase more supplies


I need to collect all donations by Saturday, October 1st.  Supplies can be brought to my home and we'll also be collecting items that can be left on your doorstep.  Of course, you can also call me anytime and I'll come pick it up.

If you have any questions, call me, leave me a comment on this blog, or send an email to my mom (mistymayfield@comcast.net).

Thanks in advance for your support!  I know that the people in Zimbabwe will be blessed by our efforts.

Sincerely,

Christian Mayfield

Life Scout

Troop 665