By Marlene Augustine Monday, August 17 2015 - Trinidad Newsday
THE Success Laventille Secondary School (SLSS) Steel Orchestra, Success Stars Pan Sounds, is seeking assistance from the public and private sector to raise $200,000 for a trip to Cuba.
The group has been invited by the Cuban Institute of Music on behalf of the Government of Cuba. It is hoped that the outcome of this journey will be the production of a documentary which will capture the experience during the planning and preparation which would include conversational Spanish classes, fund-raising efforts, rehearsals, the events in Cuba as well as the daily life and socio- economic developments in Cuba.
Speaking with Newsday yesterday, project co-ordinator Nicholas Cumberbatch said the entire trip is estimated to cost $600,000.
“We have already raised $400,000 towards the trip and we are in need of an additional $200,000. I don’t know if the timing is right to get the government’s attention as it is almost election.
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