Another Service Night?

A large portion of David's mission while here at US Pacific Fleet has been planning Pacific Partnership 2010. (PP '10)

The U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership is the dedicated humanitarian and civic assistance mission conducted with and through partner nations, non-governmental organizations and other U.S. and international government agencies to execute a variety of humanitarian civic action missions in the Pacific Fleet area of responsibility.

Pacific Partnership is designed to strengthen alliances, improve U.S. and partner capacity to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and improve security cooperation among partner nations.

A project that is near and dear to our hearts.

We've been very aware of the mission of Pacific Partnership in years past due to the experiences we had while living in Guam. Not only were we in close proximity to the mission (neighboring islands out in the middle of nowhere!) - but many years we had multiple friends deploy for this specific cruise.

So why am I bringing this up?

David's Pacific Partnership meetings lately have taken on a different tone. A lot of the NGO's (non-governmental organizations) have depleted many of their resources due to the extreme need in Haiti.
Of all the organizations that routinely participate, only the LDS Church has been able to confirm they will be able to fulfill their original commitment to PP '10. Specifically mentioned - Humanitarian Kits.

I thought that was worth bringing to your attention.
All those boring service project nights whether it be through Relief Society, YW, Scouts or Activity Days - loading those Ziploc bags while yawning the night away . . . . it really does make a difference.

Here's a link to last years Pacific Partnership