Hey guys, I figured that I'd post this in the Miami section since we have a lot of Cuban natives down here.
I'm planning on studying abroad starting in January with my school and will be going to Cuba for a semester. A few kids a couple years ago went on the same trip with my school and started a program that bring skateboarding supplies to the country since they are lacking most basic equipment to be able to enjoy the sport (wheels, bearings, trucks, etc.).
While there I was planning to dive and talked to a few members on this site and on other places on the internet about what I should expect over in Cuba. The majority of people I talked to gave me the same advice: to make sure to bring extra bands, shafts, blades, etc. because anything that breaks over there will NOT be replaceable since they do not manufacture many of the products needed to spearfish.
After thinking about it a bit tonight while driving I realized it would be cool to maybe do something similar to the skateboarding program and bring supplies into the country when I visit to help out the locals. I'm thinking about bringing anything from rubber, line, bungees, shafts, or anything small in size over there.
Is anyone here interested in maybe starting a little donation package to put together for the spearos in the country? Most of them have it pretty rough over there and resort to using some crazy setups to spear. I think it would be pretty cool to help make some type of impact on the spearing community over there.
At this point I really haven't thought anything fully out yet, but I figured fishing for ideas on this site would be a good start.
If anyone is interested in helping but doesn't have gear to donate I could set up a PayPal account for donations and that money can be put towards buying items like rubber in bulk online (like on eBay).
Let me know if you have any interest, ideas, or input.
Thanks!!
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