Boulder-Cuba Sister City Organization

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The Boulder-Cuba Sister City Organization would like to thank everyone who attended and contributed to the success of our "Romance of Rum" rum-tasting benefit, February 9, 2009.
 
All proceeds will benefit sponsoring shipments of medical supplies and equipment to eastern Cuba through Project CURE (www.projectcure.org) and environmental education projects in eastern Cuba. 
 
Special thanks to Edward Hamilton (www.ministryofrum.com) for his rum expertise and advice, and our DJ Arturo Gómez (www.kuvo.org).
 
Thanks for the fabulous food go to Aji (www.ajirestaurant.com), Centro (www.centrolatinkitchen.com ), and Islands www.islandsrestaurants.com - all located in Boulder.
 
Eric Freeman provided salsa instruction (www.salsaville.com).
 
Many other thanks go to Eldorado water; our local liquor stores Liquor Mart, Bottles, and Superior Liquors; Ellie's for the recycled and eco friendly products used during the event ; and of course the rum distributors and companies: Southern Wine and Spirits, Flor de Caña, Gosling, Barbancourt, Tommy Bahama rum, El Dorado,  Vizcaya, Prichard's, Mount Gay, Neisson, La Favorite, Boca Loca cachaça and Leblon cachaça.   We will keep you updated on the 2010 rum tasting and other events and activities by email and through this website (www.bouldercuba.org). 

Shipping medical equipment and supplies to Eastern Cuba

Since 2006 the Boulder-Cuba Sister City Organization has been raising funds to sponsor the shipment of medical equipment and supplies to Guantánamo province in conjunction with Denver-based Project C.U.R.E. www.projectcure.org. We are pleased to announce that the first FIVE 40’ cargo containers have arrived at their destinations: a container of hurricane relief supplies following the devastion of Hurricane Ike; as well as containers to the main hospital in Guantánamo which serves the entire province including Yateras; the Guantánamo Pediatric Hospital; the main hospital in Baracoa, and the hospital in Palenque, Yateras.

We would like to thank all of the donors, sponsors and volunteers who have contributed to the success of this project. Thanks to everyone’s efforts and generosity, we have been able to provide one of the poorest provinces of Cuba with such supplies as X-ray machines, anesthesia machines, mamography units, operating tables, stethoscopes, microscopes, laboratory supplies, defibrillators, and much more.  Please visit our HEALTH committee page to learn more about health care in Yateras and our health related projects. THANK YOU!!

About the Boulder-Cuba Sister City Organization

The Boulder Cuba Sister City Organization (BOCUSCO), is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-political, all-volunteer citizen network which exists to create lasting partnerships to promote cultural sharing, understanding and exchange between citizens of Boulder, Colorado and the municipality of Yateras, Guantánamo, Cuba. Yateras, located in the mountainous easternmost Cuban province of Guantánamo, became Boulder’s sixth sister city in 2002. Although many of our exchanges and activities involve the community of Yateras, we are also involved in projects, such as health and environmental projects, in other areas of Guantánamo Province including Guantánamo City. Boulder has other sister cities in Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Tibet, Kenya and Tajikistan. BOCUSCO organizes activities, with support from the Boulder community, through its five committees: Arts and Education, Environment and Sustainability, Health, Music and Dance, Sports.

Current Projects

Since 2005 BOCUSCO has been working in collaboration with U.S. government-licensed organizations to ship mountain bikes, wheelchairs, medical equipment and supplies, school supplies, athletic equipment and footwear to Yateras.

In addition to those ongoing shipments, we have prioritized projects for 2009-10 for which we are currently raising funds. We will continue to sponsor the delivery of medical supplies and equipment to Guantánamo province in conjunction with Denver's Project C.U.R.E. www.projectcure.org; help Yateras to renovate their community library by providing donations of supplies and Spanish-language books, and work with environmental organizations on educational campaigns to protect endangered and endemic species in eastern Cuba. A new project for 2010 is providing water purification units to schools and clinics in Yateras.

BOCUSCO is also dedicated to bringing more awareness of Cuba to the Boulder community through speakers, music, film, food and dance.

(updated October 2009)

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