Sam (And Family) Dream

Of The South Pacific

Would anybody in the Islands like an exchange holiday with this family in Windsor, Connecticut, USA?

Sam and Shirley Pasco and their daughters Mindy 6 (left), and Amy 5, are hopeful that somebody will make the swap, preferably during June, July, August or September, so they’ve written to PIM about it.

Writes Mr. Pasco: “Perhaps your readers would be interested in knowing that the lure and charm of Polynesia also has its effect on this part of the world, some 7,000 miles away.

Some time ago a Polynesian restaurant featuring ‘authentic South Sea Island foods' opened in West Hartford, Connecticut.

“During a visit there, sitting amidst the coconut palms, I couldn’t help but feel I was as close to Polynesia as I could ever get.

“I could afford the transportation costs to the South Pacific but the daily living expenses might prove too costly. Then a thought came to me. There must be families or individuals in Tahiti, Raro tonga and other islands who would like to see this part of the world, but who share my financial concern?”

Mr Pasco’s plan: He would like his family to be able to stay with a family in the South Pacific for two months. In return he offers the host family a holiday in his seven room, two-storey home in Windsor.

Sam Pasco says he is a 36-year-old advertising agent (with his own small agency ) and part-time musician, playing clarinet and saxophone with a local dance orchestra. He belongs to professional, advertising and music organisations, and is a past president of a Kiwanis Club (service club).

He says his family is “respectable, friendly, well-liked and well known”, and that any family staying with him will be certain to enjoy the holiday.

Sam and his family can be contacted direct at Sam Pasco Advertising, 742 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut.