Containers for Cuba

We need help shipping two 10’x20’ shipping containers fully packed with donations to Cuba.  These containers have already been filled with baseball and sporting equipment, household items, baby clothing and thousands of shoes from Soles4Souls.  We need to raise the funds by May 10th  in order to have the containers shipped by June 1st.

My dad, Rick, started by taking duffle bags full of donations on his trips to Cuba and quickly saw the need for more. After spending countless months working with government officials and various communities the doors were finally opened for aid to go into Cuba.

For the last ​8 years our family has been collecting and shipping sports equipment and household goods in 10’x20’ shipping containers across the ocean to Cuba.  The outpouring of donations across the country has been astounding! 

On October 31st, 2015 our Dad suffered a major aorta dissection and as a result suffered from a stroke.  After spending 7 days in the cardiac ICU and weeks in the hospital he was finally able to come home, but the effects of the stoke have taken a huge financial toll.  Here is where we need help. The 2 containers have already been purchased and they are completely full of donations, but the cost of shipping the containers is still outstanding.  Each container costs approximately $6,000 to ship from Canada to Cuba.  



Cuba is a vibrant country full of beautiful people and incredible culture. However; upon further examination it is easy to see that this communist country, although attending to its people’s need for shelter and health care, is deprived of so many basic needs.  Access to and participation in sport is a human right and organized sports is bascially undeard of in Cuba. Sports promote healthy habits for children in vulnerable communities, where drug and alcohol addiction is a common consequence of of those in poverty seeking relief from their high-stress lives.  

We have seen the impact that these donations make in the lives of the locals and would love to get the donations in the hands of those waiting! Thank you so much for all your help!

Kinsley