Lots of people have made a huge difference in Kopila Valley. Many of you have been there and given months of your lives. Many have contributed financially in amounts small and large or sent things from our wish list that made lives so much easier in Nepal. Now that I have made it back home to the land of the fast internet and have the ability to upload videos, I want to start by acknowledging someone who has made so many things possible. Renee Pie’ who works for Stanley Black & Decker back in Baltimore MD has been our Tool Maven for several years now. She got us our first 50 cycle charger when the 60 cycle one died in a puff of smoke one night. She got us three more chargers for this last trip Julia and I made and with power being scarce in Surkhet, we have to charge multiple batteries whenever we can. What you will see in this video is a gift from Baltimore that just keeps on giving, every time we change a blade or a bit. We are drilling and cutting one of the hardest woods Luke and I have ever seen and bits and blades wear out quickly.
Renee, we have never met, but Luke and I, Maggie, and all the Kids thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generous support of our efforts to build a better world and teach Kopila Kids not only the beauty of power tools, but the generosity of our American friends.
Love to all, especially everyone at Kopila as I get my sleep cycle and my life back together here in Seattle!
Uncle Ed
Being Big in Nepal 