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LOCAL Friday 29 November 2024

Aruba to me

ORANJESTAD — You are its affiliated companies to where I walk the three
back and we would like to use said materials, as well miles every day it doesn’t
portrait you! By inviting you as names, likeness, etc. for rain. Surfside Beach, where
to send us your favorite va- promotional purposes with- I watch the planes arrive
cation picture while enjoy- out compensation. right overhead.
ing our Happy Island. Last but not least: check
out our website, Instagram My son Austin is an accom-
Complete the sentence: and Facebook page! plished chef. We live at
Aruba to me is ……. Send Thank you for supporting Super Foods, C Mart and
your picture with that text our free newspaper, we SaveMore. We cook like lo-
(including your name and strive to make you a happy cals.
where you are from) to: reader every day again.
news@arubatoday.com For today we received a This is a month away from
and we will publish your lovely message from Beth the craziness of our Ameri-
vacation memory. Isn’t Ellyn Rosenthal. can lives. We give thanks
that a special way to keep this American Thanksgiving
your best moments alive? She wrote to us saying: for Aruba.
Please do note: By submit- “What Aruba means to 1989. I have come every come back to MY happy
ting photos, text or any oth- me is azure blue tranquility year except for pandemic island. I love the sparking Thank you for sending us this
er materials, you give per- away from a crazy world. 2020. But I came twice in blue-green waters where wonderful message sharing
mission to The Aruba Today 2021! That’s 35 years. I exercise daily. The soft what Aruba means to you
Newspaper, Caribbean I bought my timeshare at white sand, where I read a with us and our readers!
Speed Printers and any of Caribbean Palm Village in I count the days until I can book. Malmok Boardwalk,
Anniversary lunch celebrates Playa Linda’s tremendously talented

associates

PALM BEACH - All year rience at Playa Linda are celebrated twenty-five- nary and makes it easy to
round, Playa Linda Beach Jeff Gario, July Catachun- year veterans Maria Matos understand how Playa Lin-
Resort receives rave re- ga, Aida Keyter and Ingrid and Santo Rodriguez, and da Beach Resort creates a
views for the high level of Camacho. marking an incredible 35- truly personalized stay for
guest care offered by its A decade in, valued em- year anniversary are Maira its members and guests.
tremendously talented and ployees marking 10 years Ridderstaat and Jolanda A feeling of family among
dedicated associates. It is are Mario Tromp, Reidson Roza. employees, and shared
for this reason thatthe Re- Costa, Aldrick Krozendijk The years of experience with visitors, grows expo-
sort’s annual “thanksgiv- and Laura Wever Sanchez. represented among all nentially with each passing
ing” celebration provides At thethree-year mark, Pla- At twelve years, special employees, among the full year and each individual
well-deserved apprecia- ya Linda honored relatively appreciation goes to Al- range of departments and work anniversary.
tion for its hospitality pro- new, but no less important demarNuñez and Sulaika career levels, is extraordi-
fessionals marking a work employees Misnelly Mad- Kelly.
anniversary, not only on ev- uro Rojas, Celia Douglas, As a true testament to how
ery five-year mark, but also Jaidivy Estrada Lozano and a quality vacation experi-
by each three-year period Sherlise Giel. ence grows out of a quality
from three to twelve years. The largest category this work environment, the Pla-
Expanding the anniversary year are those employees ya Linda honored several
categories was only appro- marking five years with employees that fall within
priate in recognition of the the Playa Linda, including the upper range of the five-
level at which individual Adriano Sanao, Mitchel year increments of work
contributions have result- van Gool, Junior Lawrence, anniversaries. At 15 years
edin Playa Linda’s unique Gina Adonis, Rafael Lacle, is Jomar Abian, and at 20
family feel and itsability to Etleen Peterson and Rosan- years are Nigaima Ascenc-
deliver an overall, excellent na Luperon. ion and Pedro Partidas. Im-
vacation experience. With seven years of expe- pressively, Playa Linda also