The Cuban Symposium that Ernest Zlotolow has kept us informed of, has gotten a report from his son Dr. Dan that the symposium has been successful beyond expectations with 100 orthopedic surgeons from Cuba, Central America and the Caribbean. One of the surgeries had a special patient. Cuba's president personally requested that the CORS/Manus/Frank Pais Hospital Team operate on the ailing hand of Cuba's most acclaimed Olympic gymnast, Manrique Larduet, pictured here. In other news, Ernest reports that there is a better than

50/50 chance that The Powell Family Foundation will make an additional donation. Great news all around, Ernest!