From: Jo McIntire <jomcintire@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Nov 24, 2008 6:32 PM
To: soledad <solesole@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Humanitarian Aid Shipment report!
 
Dear friends,
 
Thanks to your support of our campaign to send relief to the victims of the three major hurricanes that recently devastated vast parts of Cuba, four members of the St. Augustine-Baracoa Friendship Association went to Halifax, Nova Scotia last week to prepare and load a 40 ft. container for Cuba.
 
They worked together with members of the Nova Scotia-Cuba Association and the Parker St. Food and Furniture Bank to fill the container with much needed supplies of mattresses, clothing, shoes, linens, kitchen supplies and food.  The ship is on its way to Moa where the donations will be off loaded and trucked directly to Baracoa.  
 
This is an ongoing campaign.  The devastation of homes and crops was extensive and food shortages will be chronic for several seasons. We will keep you posted about future shipments.
 
 
Sincere thanks,
 
Len, Kristy, Jo and Sole
 
Len Weeks, Director
Jo Mcintire, Treasurer
Sole McIntire, Secretary
Kristy Weeks, Humanitarian Aid Committee Coordinator