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TO ALL PEDRO PANS SENT TO THE KENDALL CAMP: Do you remember Madre Ana Maria? Today, Ana Maria is 98 and lives in a lovely convent in Fort Lauderdale, next to St. Jerome Catholic Church. The Pedro Pan Network, including Carmen Romanach, Sister Paulina and Sonia Mayea, who brought the group together, went to visit the sister to capture on videotape her emotional memories of the days she cared for the Pedro Pan children. Feeding the crying children who arrived late at night from the airport often fell to her - and she tried to make them feel better with motherly hugs, she said. We asked her: What message she wanted to send to Pedro Pans today: With her hand in her heart, she said: "Tell them I was glad to serve them and offer them a little human warmth and kindnes in their time of need. Tell them I hope they're happy. That would make ME very happy." The sister will turn 99 next month. To see a photo of her, go to Carmen Romanach's entry. To send her good wishes, write to her at the church at 2525 SW 9th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33315-2601 or contact Carmen at carmencita215@aol.com. She will pass on message to the sister.

Message by Pedro Pan Administrator | Jul 28th 2009

I would like to add my voice to those asking for a solution to the anonymous postings. I am on the side that anonymous postings should not be allowed. However, the way things are the non-Pedro Pan posters who in good will leave their name and e-mail address with their comments, also make that e-mail address available to anybody who clicks on their name. This is not the best thing either. Ideally only the registered Pedro Pans should be able to have their profile link, and then only those authorized could see all the info in our profiles. I trust this glitch will be resolved soon. After all, the thing Cubans are best at is RESOLVER. En arreglar problemas nos pintamos solos. ¿O a que sí? Yolanda

Message by Yolanda Cardenas Ganong | Jul 26th 2009

Sr. Pedro, Quisiera quitar mi foto de este Network y necesito saber como hacerlo. Por favor dejeme saber. Gracias, Jesus D. Perez Garcia

Message by Jesus D Perez Garcia | Jul 26th 2009

This message is for Daniel A. to tell me about Zoila Clark. Thank you for your note, all the girls are from Ladywood High School in Indiana. I know the names of the girls. I met Miguel de la Torre in a Pedro Pan reunion and he told me about Zoila. I am so sorry. I need to find the location of the rest. This is the only way I could reply. Thank you again

Message by Aurea Gisela Alma (Palacios) | Jul 24th 2009

Dear Pedro Pan Administrator: Unless I misread the information provided in the FAQ section of the website, unregistered users do not have access to such information as a registered user's telephone number, email address, and other personal information. I do have, however, a suggestion to make with respect to the issue raised by both Minico and Dorticos: non-Pedro Pan as well as all other unregistered users should be required to register as "guests" (that is, create a guest account) in order to post messages. Of course, I do not know whether this would be a feasible solution given the present configuration of the website. In addition, there will probably be an additional website maintenance cost associated with it. Nevertheless, such proposed solution is likely to discourage those who under the veil of anonimity abuse the website by posting offensive material. Whatever the solution adopted, I trust that a satisfactory way can be found that will not discourage Non-Pedro Pan users acting in good faith from participating now and in the future. Let us not punish the many for the wrongdoings of a few. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to commend you for the wonderful work you're doing. Thank you.

Message by Jose Antonio Amaro Reyes | Jul 23rd 2009