Jeri Fujimoto, governor-elect of District 5150, displays some of the gifts delivered by the team of Rotary members.
By Jon Kaufman, director of H2OpenDoors
Along with 40 friends and supporters of the H2OpenDoors project, I took part in an eight-day exploratory expedition to Cuba on 8 April.
Members of six Rotary clubs in District 5150 and their friends and family joined The Bay Area Cuba Community Alliance, starting on the far eastern side of the island for a visit and site survey at a small village in Granma province. Each person presented a suitcase of donations to the Town Delegate in an emotional ceremony.
Diana Henderson and Helena Marsh, members of the Rotary Club of San Rafael, hold up the Cuban flag.
Baseball equipment, animal husbandry tools, school supplies, and children’s clothing were among the gifts for over 550 residents. The town had been home to one of the best community baseball teams in Cuba, but they have been unable to play for over two years for lack of equipment. After a great ball game, the town elders hosted us for a lunch feast.
H2OpenDoors will return in December to install a SunSpring water purification plant to provide safe drinking water for the entire community, and …read more
Source:: Rotary International Blog
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