I just wanted to re-iterate the costing of the food situation because as a few people would know Cameron Forbes, Steve Quick and Jennie even, $50Aus for 1 week’s food would seem to be a little extravagant, and it is, but here is the piece of information I forgot to put in the last post.
To order all the food needed to feed 20 Australians would really cost $35Aus and we added a $5 buffer just in case we miss-calculated.
So why go from $40 to $50Aus per Australian per week?
Simple, the $40Aus calculation does not include the wage that would be needed for the 3 people involved, 2 will prepare the food and deliver it to site, and one person to clean everyday. And when you consider the fact that$10 a week currently calculates to $500Nprs, multiplied by 20 is $10,000Nprs per week, multiplied by 4 weeks in a month is $40,000 per month then double it for 2 months work, is $80,000 Nprs.
That seems like a lot of money over here and it is, but this is how Santo’s mother is breaking that money down. $20,000 for the dishwasher for 2 months work, and that over here is more than a mechanic or builder gets. $30,000 for Santo’s mum and $30,000 for whomever they get to help.
Now all this may seem very odd or weird to us and again extravagant, but here is the reason why we picked this lady.
At the end of 2009 when we are to come over and build this Respite Centre, Santo’s parents are going to mortgage their house so they can send their second eldest son to
So when you think about the $400Aus that you will fork out next year for 2 MONTHS food, think about how your money will be used, the employment situation that you will be generating and the fact that we can possible save a family from losing their house.
Very strong and encouraging words were given to the 2nd eldest son concerning this situation and it was heartbreaking watching the eldest son breakdown because of the pressure that the family was about to go through.
How humbling and amazing this place is.
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