Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta

On July 3rd, Jim Bouman of Waukesha Wisconsin, and Tom Cherveny of Winnipeg Canada arrived in Edmonton
and were welcomed into the home of a friendly family. It was here that our Route F caravan began

Blyth and Corrine, our hosts, prepared and shared their meals and their home with us. We spent an enjoyable evening getting acquainted and learning about the culture and hospitality of Edmonton.

Not just for Tourists - Edmonton have been great supporters of the Pastors for Peace Caravan and
again this year, they collected an large supply of humanitarian aid for us. Loading was a joyful chore
that was accomplished quickly and effeciently with the help of volunteers Eva and Elsie (above)

Loading - Edmonton

A time to rest after loading all manner of medical supplies and equipment and books into Tom's van.

The Edmonton Pastors for Peace event was held at the Ukrainian Centre, where we met and were
fed and entertained by a community of people interested in helping to bring about the end of a
50 year long immoral economic blockade of Cuba.

T-shirts and videos were avialable for purchase. Our emcee Sara presented the program and introduced speakers

Jim enjoys the excellent food lovingly prepared in the kitchen. Participants watched the video "Who's afraid of the little yellow school bus.

Cuban Heros: Camillio, Che, and Jose Marti Songs were performed by the Notre Dame des Bananes choir.

Ramone asked folks to be generous in their support. Roger shared his story of his Cuban flag

"The People's Poets" entertained with a series of rap songs.

As you can imagine, with an anticipated 100 tons of humanitarian aid to be transported overland through the
United States and Mexico, and then by ship to Cuba, our costs for this project are enourmous.

Pastors for Peace wishes to thank the participants and supporters for their generous financial donations which will help
to make this year's caravan a success. A huge thanks to Not Just for Tourists - Edmonton for their work in gathering
and packing a substantial amount of humanitarian aid that will accompany the caravan to Cuba.

If you would like to know more about Not Just for Tourists, check out their website by clicking on the link in the paragraph
above.

...Who's afraid of a little yellow school bus?