For the Maine bus joining the Pastors for Peace Friendshipment Caravan in McAllen, Texas. From there trucks & buses filled with humanitarian supplies head for Cuba by way of Tampico, Mexico. They go in spite of U.S. rules on the Cuban embargo.

FEATURING PRIMO CUBANO: Maine’s own Cuban son and salsa band will be on hand for dancing. Enjoy Cuban food and refreshments. It’s all happening at the beautiful historical “Paris Hill Academy,?” Paris Hill, Maine.

Directions: Head north one fourth of a mile from Market Square, South Paris on Route 26. Turn right on Paris Hill Road. Proceed uphill two miles. Across from the golf club.

For more information, call Tom Whitney at (207) 743-2183 email atwhit [at] roadrunner [dot] com or Ken Jones at (207) 856 -1645 kjones2 [at] maine [dot] rr [dot] com

And something more. We need other help! Specifically, donations of humanitarian supplies!

We need to fill the bus.

These items would be ideal:

*Alternative transportation/energy equipment—Bikes, solar panels etc.

*Educational supplies—Pens, pencils, notebooks, classroom or lab equipment, school buses

*Sports or cultural equipment—balls, baseball equipment fabric for dance outfits, art supplies

*Food—infant formulae, dietary supplements

*Construction supplies—hammer, saws, rulers, markers, you name it

*Biomedical equipment/supplies—medicines expiring Feb 2009 or later, scopes, hospital and clinic supplies.

*Science equipment—research and medical literature (current), lab supplies.

Call Tom Whitney at (207) 743-2183 or Ken Jones at (207) 856-1645 so we can figure out where to pick up your donated materials.

Or, better yet, bring them to the party for the bus on June 8. We will package them before the bus leaves on June 14.