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Thursday 8 March 2018

Biggest volunteer event on Aruba is on:

Do What Needs To Be Done

ORANJESTAD – The beauti- happiness on One Happy snacks and drinks during
ful white-sanded beaches, Island …. Just by doing. well-deserved breaks and
the amazing luxurious re- the fulfilling feeling that
sorts and the mouthwater- Renovating, building, you achieved something
ing choice of restaurant cleaning, organizing and in the end by supporting
dishes are a huge attrac- gardening are some of the the island’s people. One
tion of Aruba that make for key words that apply to the of the amazing initiatives
a fantastic vacation. If you jobs to be done. Schools, that takes place is a dance
would like to add a little lo- foundations, sport organi- workshop for deaf people
cal connection to that, this zations … they are the ones by professional dance in-
weekend is yours. The big- being helped by this initia- structor and owner of Night
gest volunteer event ARUBA tive and they really need it. Club Emotions, Reggie
DOET will take place Friday This is a weekend of social Bermudez on Saturday be-
and Saturday. You are most cohesion and a contribu- tween 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM.
welcome to join and roll up tion to the social commu- President of the Founda-
your sleeves together with nity of the island. Above tion for People with Limited
the locals to create some all it is fun too as there are Hearing (FEDAA), Stella B.

Montsanto: “Our goal is to together with the already
defend the rights of those harsh fact that you have
who have troubled hearing a limitation.” She is very
or cannot hear at all. We happy with the upcom-
will see what they need, ing event; “Deaf people
guide them, advise them, dance to vibrations and
inform them and educate feeling! Let your Deafness
them whenever they need no longer be a secret, even
it. Problems of commu- in art.”
nication, social isolation,
discrimination on the work- Heart & Soul
place, economic crisis and Friday the 9th and Saturday
other problems often come the 10th of March 2018,
CEDE Aruba in cooperation
with the OranjeFonds will
be organizing ARUBA DOET,
the biggest volunteer event
on Aruba. The Netherlands
and five Caribbean islands
highlight these volunteer
initiatives and they stimu-
late everyone to donate
their time to help out the
people who need it. This
helps everyone. Volunteers
are the heart and soul of
many community organiza-
tions. Through ARUBA DOET
the OranjeFonds and CEDE
Aruba emphasize how im-
portant actively engaged
citizens as well as visitors
are for the community and
for social organizations.
What’s also important,

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