Cuba: Our Nearest, Most Distant Neighbor
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When: February 20 at 7pm Where: Lido Isle Clubhouse, 701 Via Lido Soud, Newport Beach Admission: $5 or donation of a gently used book; FREE for OCC students with a valid ID |
Claudia Ackley, president of the Orange Coast College Friends of the Library (FOTL) and a retired OCC counselor, will present “Cuba: Our Nearest, Most Distant Neighbor”. The lecture is sponsored by OCC’s Friends of the Library and the Lido Isle Women’s Club. The public is invited to attend. Proceeds will benefit the OCC Library. Refreshments will be served. To reserve a seat, please call (714) 432-5087. Ackley will share her experiences during a recent visit to Cuba, with its historically rich culture and friendly people. “It is a land of contradictions,” Ackley observed. The average income is $25 a month, “but their free educational system boasts a 99% literacy rate.”
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