From Falmouth Quarterly Meeting’s Puente de Amigos Committee

Dear Friends,

In November Cuba Yearly Meeting will celebrate 125 years of Quakers in Cuba.  We are delighted that New England Yearly Meeting General Secretary, Noah Merrill, and Jacqueline Stillwell of Monadnock Meeting have been led and found clear to travel to Cuba to represent New England Yearly Meeting at this week-long celebration. The events run from November 9 to the 16th.  

These plans were made quickly as the concept for this trip came together at NEYM Sessions in August. Due to the short time frame, there has been little time to raise funds to take to Cuba on this trip. The Puente Committee has committed $2,000 to purchase needed supplies and to send cash.  Noah and Jackie could carry an additional $3500 to donate to Cuba Yearly Meeting to use for their many acute needs, especially capital projects to repair churches.  

Please consider donating funds to the Puente de Amigos Committee so that Noah and Jackie can carry the maximum amount of cash allowed.  Whatever you can contribute will be a great help to our Cuban Friends. 

Time is short.  We need to have the funds in hand by Saturday, November 1, in order to convert it to cash in time for their departure.  There are two ways to contribute.  

You can send a check made out to New England Yearly Meeting with Puente in the menu line to our bookkeeper, Roland Stern at 86 Barrett Street, Needham, MA 02492.

Or you can go to this website:  https://www.tfaforms.com/5028973  to use a credit card.  

Thank you for considering this gift. En Fe,

Carolyn Stone and Richard Lindo, Co-clerks of the Puente de Amigos Committee