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LOCAL A13
Saturday 16 January 2016

Paseo Herencia Host Giant’s Organization as they start
their new PONY League Season

ORANJESTAD - The more (ages 7-9), Kool Aid (ages enthusiastic supporters of
than 100 youngsters and 7-8) , Milka ages 9-10), healthy, character-build-
coaches that comprise the Oreo (ages 9-10), Chips ing pastimes, especially
Giants’ Baseball Organiza- Ahoy (ages 11-12), and baseball. They also sup-
tion were guests of Paseo Snack Pack (ages 13-14). port and encourage island
Herencia Shopping Mall in Benjamin Security Compa- youth in education with a
Palm Beach on Thursday ny donated the uniforms scholarship program for
evening, January 14. It was for the eldest team in the advanced schooling on
the eve of the first game organization, ages 15-16. Aruba. General Manager
of the PONY (Protect Our Baseball is a beloved sport Valerie Pietersz-Camacho
Nation’s Youth) baseball on Aruba, which has pro- explained “Aruba’s youth
league, which was estab- duced some exceptional are our future, and insuring
lished on Aruba last year by players that have made they have healthy minds in
Giants Organization Presi- names for themselves in healthy bodies has always
dent Benjamin Francees. the U.S. Major League, been a major concern of

The evening was also a various teams, named for applause of enthusiastic of recent note, Xander Paseo Hernecia. We are
celebration of the entire a number of Compra N.V. baseball moms and dads. Bogaerts with the Bos- very proud to showcase
organization, from young- products, modeled their From youngest to oldest, ton Red Sox. Paseo Her- our youngsters in these
est to oldest participants, dapper new uniforms to the the teams are Frisian Flag encia Management are pursuits.”q
receiving brand new uni-
forms, of which 80% of the
125 uniforms were donated
by Compra N.V. Compra is
an exclusive distributor of
several popular supermar-
ket products on the island,
and all the teams and their
managers expressed their
gratitude for Compra’s
generosity. This is the third
year the company is pro-
viding them with uniforms,
which get quite a work-
out as Giants compete in
both the PONY and Little
League tournaments.
Spirits were high as the