Monday and Tuesday, May 27/28-in ofc wking on FH fair, PA report, WC lotus, DGH

Monday and Tuesday were marathons on the computer, following up with the public affairs activities in each of our areas. The area office requested a report from all public affairs directors in the month of May. We have been busy trying to gather the information. I emailed all of them and asked for a report. We also have been working on the family history fair that takes place in Durban June 29th. Invitations are going out. Speakers have been asked and accepted and posters and flyers are being printed to be handed out by our volunteers. It should equal or surpass the one we had in Bloemfontein. We also firmed up the date with Lisa at LotusFM regarding the wheelchair giveaway. We decided on June 20th and then contacted Humanitarian Services people who want to speak at the event. I also contacted the wheelchair company to make sure the chairs will be done by next week. There is so much to coordinate and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Our Helping Hands area director wants a report on what each stake is doing for helping hands that will culminate on August 17th. Our PA director in Durban asked us to help him get these people to respond. We finally closed up shop and went out to dinner with three other Senior Couples to celebrate Elder Kyle and Sister Stark's birthdays. We went to a Thai place and had great food and then went to The Holt's apartment for cake and candles and Happy Birthday. It was fun and these couples are really fun to talk to. We will miss them when they go home...all of them before we go, but more will be coming, so we'll make new friends.

Tuesday we have been scrambling to find a different venue for the David Glen Hatch concert in August, since the Dolphin stadium did not work out. I had no idea how hard this was going to be. Every where we look it is either too expensive or booked. We would even settle for a high school auditorium, but can't find one of those to rent either. Our PA people have been looking for months. So, the area office challenged us today (Tuesday) to find a place by tomorrow and to verify the location of the Durban fireside. It's funny when you read the original letter that David Glen Hatch wrote. He said that he didn't want to put anyone out and wanted this concert to be a good thing for the members and not a burden. I'm sure he never dreamed that we wouldn't even be able to find a venue in Durban that is not booked...sometimes two years in advance. We had a conference call around 2PM with the area office and they put the pressure on to get this done.

I heard from Humanitarian Services about the seven sewing machines that we requested for Zanele's group in Umlazi. It sounds like she may get them. They want to meet with her on June 20th after the wheelchair giveaway. I let her know that she needed to be ready. Much celebration will be had if we pull this off.






We then went to the mall to mail something at the post office and buy some allergy medicine and Ibuprofen at the drugstore. We also tried to find white tortillas to eat with the homemade chili Elder Kyle made.We went to three stores in the mall and could only find wraps with coriander. We bought them, because we were desperate. They weren't too bad. After we ate dinner, we came back upstairs to the office to continue to try and find an auditorium, but no luck. It's now almost 9 pm and we are still looking. I had to iron a few shirts for Elder Kyle, so I think we'll call it a night. Goodnight all!