The Dubois Foundation
The Dubois Foundation is arranging their next container for shipment to Cuba to assist in the rebuilding after Hurricane Gustav and Ike. They have been assisting for many years now, I urge you visit their website and contact John ASAP to offer what you can to help those in need.
Monetary donations are also accepted, which is used to purchase bulk items at reduced cost from local businesses.
Dubois Foundation
Here is a note from John received just today:
The next can will be for the hurricane victims in PINAR DEL RIO Province, which suffered the double barrel effects of Gustaf as a category 5 hurricane, and then were buffeted and practically drowned by hurricane Ike.
The situation in that province is very grave, with whole villages almost completely destroyed, and the area’s hospital seriously damaged.
The situation on the ground in Cuba is so critical that we are considering loading another container next weekend, if we can get the needed support from our wonderful and generous volunteers, as well as me being able to logistically organize the necessary bits and pieces required to make it happen.
Marion and i were greatly inspired by the marvellous show of support and hard work at the container loading yesterday. 39 persons participated in this task, and everyone that had commited to attend, (and more), showed up, from near and far, ( in spite of the most recent price of gasoline).
Incredible commitment!. From that Oshawa man who could barely get around, but brought a full cube van and his wonderful family, the couple from Perth who rented a van to bring their great donations, the folks from Cobourg who had to get up earlier than i go to bed , in order to pick up donations from someone who had made her apartment available as a collection center, and still get here in good time. To June who fed all of us,after the packing, to the lady from Newmarket who worked incessantly to get us all those sheets and towels, to all the others who so unselfisfly gave up their Saturday to help make a difference in some people’s lives; people that they have never met and likely never will.
