Acting in accordance with the law and being aware of the context to respond to the call of the moment is a principle that animates the work of the Union Bureau of Non-State Tourism Workers in Las Tunas, the first structure of its kind founded in Cuba in a strategic sector for development.
Las Tunas, Cuba.– Ana Rosa Pérez Rodríguez, the secretary-general, has vehemently defended this philosophy of life, which continues to bear fruit and now takes shape in the shipment delivered to the CTC (Central Union of Cuban Workers) to help the compatriots in the eastern region, affected by the impact of Hurricane Melissa on October 29th.
Ana Rosa preferred anonymity, following Martí's postulate: "Good things should be done without calling the universe to see you pass by. One is good simply because one is. And because in there, it feels good to have done good or said something useful to others.”
But saying it is also like planting seeds so that their fruits may sprout in other souls and multiply the solidarity of the best sons and daughters of a nation that resists and triumphs, supported by unity and actions like these, which demonstrate the enduring nature of humanism, solidarity, love for one's neighbor, and other values instilled and cultivated by the Revolution in its more than six decades of existence.
“We made our contribution to the victims of Hurricane Melissa. We don’t see it as a heroic act; it’s a reflection of the principles of solidarity and humanism that we have cultivated in our union, and when the nation calls, we all answer,” Ana Rosa confirms, her cheeks flushed with satisfaction.
Good intentions and a desire to help their fellow citizens, after the hurricane robbed them of their peace and almost all their belongings, characterized the generous response of the 368 members, who collected more than a thousand pieces of clothing for babies, girls, boys, men, and women, as well as shoes and toiletries.
The donation will carry the warm greetings and affection of the members of 16 union sections, which include landlords of rooms and houses, members of the Non-Agricultural Lodging Cooperative (Miatur), and owners of restaurants, small and medium-sized businesses in the sector, all committed to their ventures and in solidarity with the most vulnerable.
Their action reflects a deep desire to help alleviate some of the material shortages into which the cyclone plunged many inhabitants in eastern Cuba, and it is also a message that they can count on the people of Las Tunas in the challenge of recovery.
