Mr. Speaker. the adult alumni of Pedro Pan. a 1960s foster care program for Cuban refugee children who arrived in America without their parents. is working to give back to the community. On December 12. 1991. the alumni of Pedro Pan met at Charade restaurant in Coral Gables. FL. to enjoy the holiday together and to raise money for a scholarship fund. The Miami Herald printed a story about the Pedro Pan event written by staff writer Karen Branch. That article follows: The grownups of Pedro Pana 1960s foster care program for Cuban refugee children arriving here without their parentsgathered Thursday night to lend a hand to Hispanic students in Dade. Th.. fundraiser at Coral Gables Charade restaurint established a $5.000 beginning for Pedro Pan scholarships at MiamiDade Community College. which will match the money. "The Pedro Pan program saved many children from communism." said MiamiDade Wolfson Campus President Eduardo Padron. "Now Pedro Pan has the opportunity to save many children from ignorance." Between 1960 and 1962. Operation Pedro Pan helped more than 14.000 children who fled Cuba for the United States without their parents after Fidel Castro took power.