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Fundacion Pro Cultura Arubano preparing for Cultural Parade 2022

Fundacion Pro Cultura Arubano adult’s category will ta place on
(Foundation Pro-Aruban Culture) the 27th of August. Both elections
and the Bernadina Foundation are will be at the Centro di Bario Brazil,
in preparations for the election of Aruba (Brazil Community Center).
Folklore Queen 2022, as well as for
the Cultural Parade 2022, which Regarding the Cultural Parade
will take place in connection with 2022, this will take place on the 4th
the Day of Brazil 2022, organized of September, Day of Brazil. Ac-
by the Chico Harms Foundation. cording to Besselink, this year Fun-
dacion Pro Cultura Arubano is go-
Mrs. Lilian Besselink, president of ing to pay tribute to Trio Las Campi-
the Fundacion Pro Cultura Aruba- ranas – Trio Las Campiranas was a
no, shared during a press confer- singing group formed by renowned
ence details of how the founda- Aruban singer, Bernadina Kock, to-
tion is preparing for the Queen of gether with her sister Mariana Kock
Folklore election and the Cultural and Lucrecia Stamper. There will
Parade 2022. be a dance group dancing during
Besselink commented that this the show, and afterwards there will
year will be the first time that Fun- be a group of elderly citizens cel-
dacion Pro Cultura Arubano is go- ebrating the cultural party.
ing to send two participants for the
Cultural Folklore Queen of Aruba, Besselink said, for those interest-
in the categories of Baby Folklore ed in participating in the Cultural
Cultural and Gran Dama Folklore Parade 2022 with the Fundacion
Cultural. Pro Cultura Arubano, there is still
chance to register for the group of
Baby Folklore Cultural, who is going adults. The children’s group, ages
to represent Fundacion Pro Cultura 4-11, is already full, although they
Arubano, is Liskenni Flanegin, only are considering if it’s possible to
six years old, while the Gran Dama take more children. Taking more
Folklore Cultural is Mrs. Antonia children becomes difficult how-
Hilaria, 49 years old. The Folklore ever because there needs to be
Cultural Queen of Aruba’s elec- more leaders to watch over the
tion, in the category for children kids. dacion Pro Cultura Arubano is go- called on people who have knowl-
and youth, will take place on the ing to be joined by the musical edge or artifacts from antiquity, so
20th of August. The election in the For the Cultural Parade 2022, Fun- group Los Amicales. “We are well- they can bring it forward as it is al-
organized, we are well-prepared, ways welcome. They can contact
and we expect everyone to help any of the foundations that are
make culture great. Join one of the dedicated to maintaining the Aru-
groups, there is more groups where ban culture alive.q
you can register; collaborate with
us to make this a great parade
that we can be proud of”, Bes-
selink commented, calling on the
local community.

Mr. Percy Jeandor, of Bernadina
Foundation, commented that this
festival is a beautiful event dedi-
cated to the culture of Aruba. “Us
from the Bernadina Foundation
and Fundacion Pro Cultura Aru-
bano are working
hard in order to
continue with
this festival, to
keep this pa-
rade alive”,
he said.

J e a n d o r
e m p h a -
sized also
that what is
very impor-
tant is that
they want to
attract more
people, more
Arubans, to sup-
port the culture
of Aruba. He