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Register for the AUA Airport Runway Run 2024

Join AAA Wings of Hope and give back to the community

Aruba Airport Authority N.V.’s (AAA)Wings of
Hope (WoH) team is organizing the 2nd AUA
Airport Runway Run 2024 on Sunday March 17,
2024, where a total of 125 runners will have the
opportunity to experience a unique event and
give back to the community.

AAA’s WoH focuses on executing socially re-
sponsible projects with United Nations’ Sustain-
able Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding
principle to contribute to the well-being, further
development, and sustainability of the Aruban
community. As part of WoH’s 2024 plan, like last
year, the 2nd AUA Airport Runway Run 2024
will focus on raising funds for 2 foundations in- cally disabled individuals into society. Their main the AUA Airport Runway Run, participants must
cluding Trampolin Pa Trabao and Funari, which goal is to take their clients out of their isolation be a runner (walking during the Runway Run
foundations were chosen by AAA employees and provide them with a sense of “normalcy” will not be possible due to airport restrictions),
who voted for these foundations through a to keep their minds and bodies active. must be 18+ years old, and must bring a valid
company poll. ID upon registration to enter Airport premises for
The 2nd AUA Airport Runway Run 2024 will have the Runway Run. All runners will receive brand-
Trampolin Pa Trabao’s essential goal is to find a total of 125 runner spots available that will be ed gadgets such as Safety Vests and hydration
employment for people with limitations from running a little over 5K starting from Runway 11 belt waist bags which will be used by the run-
the age of 17 and up. Within a structured job to Runway 29 and back towards Runway 11. ners during the actual runway run.
training and guidance program, the goal is to The AUA Airport Runway Run will start at 6:00AM
match their clients with local employers that and finish at 7:00AM. The tickets will be going live AAA Wings of Hope looks forward to welcom-
best complement their potential. on Saturday March 9, 2024, at 12PM exclusively ing this year’s 125 lucky runners for the 2nd AUA
on Pay.aw for AWG 25, -, and will be based on Airport Runway Run 2024, and together raise
Funari focuses on the social integration of physi- first come first serve. To be able to participate in funds for a good cause.q

Aruba to me Important notice from FNPA:

Quadiriki and Fontein Cave under

maintenance

The Aruba National Park
Foundation (FPNA) would
like to share that Fontein
Cave and Quadirikiri Cave
ORANJESTAD — You are back and we would like to will be undergoing neces-
portrait you! By inviting you to send us your favorite sary maintenance work in
vacation picture while enjoying our Happy Island. the upcoming weeks to en-
sure the safety and security
Complete the sentence: Aruba to me is ……. Send of the cave, our rangers,
your picture with that text (including your name and and visitors.
where you are from) to: news@arubatoday.com and
we will publish your vacation memory. Isn’t that a spe- Please find the following
cial way to keep your best moments alive? Please do operation hours for your
note: By submitting photos, text or any other materi- reference and planning
als, you give permission to The Aruba Today Newspa- purposes:
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pensation. Dates: 12, 13 & 14 March
Last but not least: check out our website, Instagram 2024
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er every day again.
For today we received a lovely message from our Fontein Cave
awesome visitors Susan and Dominick Tedesco from Dates: 19, 20 & 21 March
Ballston Lake, New York, USA. 2024
They wrote to us saying: “Aruba is to me is great friends Open: 14:00 pm – 16:00 pm
who share our love for Aruba and each other every Closed: 9:00 am – 14:00 pm
year.”
FNPA would like to thank
Thank you for sending us this wonderful message you for your collabora-
sharing what Aruba means to you with us and our tion and understanding
readers!q during this maintenance
process.q