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                                                                                                                           Tuesday 10 March 2020











            ‘Aruba DOET’ does it again!



            ORANJESTAD  —  Receiv-       to become the largest vol-
            ing  over  1,000,000  tourists  unteer event on the island.
            annually,  Aruba  has  long  At  the  mothering  heart  of
            been the most popular hol-   the foundation, are numer-
            iday hub in the Caribbean.  ous  independent  organi-
            Famous for its long beach-   zations  and  participating
            es,  colonial-style  villages  companies: We have seen
            and  ever-shining  sun,  Aru-  banks paying their share by
            ba  remains  the  preferred  scheduling  flexible  hours
            destination for people from  for  their  employees,  while
            around the world. Although  hospitality  venues  service
            serving  the  island  well  fi-  the  community  by  provid-
            nancially,  the  tourist  flux  ing meals and drinks. Large
            has  a  great  environmental  stock  suppliers  make  sure
            impact  on  the  island  and  no  volunteer  is  left  on  the
            often  oversees  the  lesser  shelf by supplying free wa-
            conditions  of  people  liv-  ter  and  juice,  while  super-
            ing  away  from  the  beach  markets offer their products
            resorts.  Thus,  the  volunteer  at  discount,  keeping  the
            initiative  Aruba  DOET  was  cartwheels  rolling.  Waste   ages  and  cultural  back-  up a local church or even  nity as a whole.
            created to unite the people  containers  are  at  our  dis-  grounds   clasping   their  building an all-new educa-
            from around the island and  counted  disposal,  garden    hands together to make a  tion centre. Help a paw at  Thanks  to  the  high-spirited
            all  over  the  world  with  the  companies  have  dug  into   difference,  is  the  epitome  an  animal  shelter,  flip  the  volunteers  and  the  gen-
            community.  In  2020,  this  our  hearts  by  affordably   of  what  our  happy  island  meat  on  a  barbecue  for  erosity  of  all  participating
            wonderful  event  will  once  renting   out   excavators,   stands  for.  This  is  reflected  the  hearing-impaired  or  companies  and  organiza-
            again put the ONE back in  hardware  stores  give  a      by  the  thankful  Aruban  stimulate youngsters to ex-    tions,  every  active  year
            our  HAPPY  ISLAND  on  Fri-  huge  amount  of  discount   community  on  the  receiv-  press  themselves  through  has painted the island with
            day 13th and Saturday 14th  on  their  materials  and     ing end, but never as much  art. There is a job for every-  a  fresh  layer  of  triumph.  In
            of March.                    thanks to transport services,   as the joy that is shared by  one, but if you find it impos-  2020,  your  help  is  needed
                                         Aruba  DOET  have  enough    the generous participants.   sible to choose much help  to  keep  up  the  wonder-
            The ‘Aruba DOET’ family      busses  available  for  their                             is needed as a life-lining all-  ful work and be part of an
            Aruba  DOET  was  initiated  social projects.             Make a difference            rounder.                     undertaking that will set an
            by the Netherlands Oranje                                 As a volunteer, you will not                              example for the Caribbean
            Fonds in 2013, along with its  What   genuinely   makes   only contribute to the com-  Working  for  the  greater  and  the  rest  of  the  world.
            sibling islands in the Carib-  the  event  triumph  are  the   munity, but will also get the  good                  Being a part of Aruba DOET
            bean. In the following eight  thousands  of  volunteers   chance to participate in a  With the past years in mind,  will give a positive impulse
            years,  in  cooperation  with  that  join  the  family  each   project  that  brings  people  Aruba  has  proven  to  care  to the island and it gives a
            CEDE Aruba, it quickly grew  year. People from different   together.    Holidaymak-    about its community like no  deeper  insight  into  the  is-
                                                                      ers  and  environmentalists,  other island in the Caribbe-  land. On top of that, it will
                                                                      locals  and  entire  families  an Sea. Volunteers are the  surely  be  an  incredibly  in-
                                                                      come  together  to  make  heart  and  soul  of  commu-    spiring  and  fun  day!  Plus
                                                                      a  difference.  “This  is  my  nity organizations.        the participating organiza-
                                                                      fifth  year  of  participating  Through  CEDE  Aruba  and  tions can reach their goals
                                                                      in Aruba DOET, because it  the  Oranje  Fonds,  Aruba  on  that  day,  which  they
                                                                      creates  projects  that  puts  DOET  emphasize  how  im-  might not have been able
                                                                      a smile on the face of our  portant  actively  engaged  to  achieve  without  your
                                                                      children,”  says  an  Aruban  citizens are for the commu-  help.q
                                                                      contributor. A Dutch volun-
                                                                      teer  notes:  “With  Turtuga-
                                                                      ruba  we  cleaned  up  the
                                                                      beaches,  in  order  for  the
                                                                      sea  turtles  to  safely  enter
                                                                      land  and  lay  their  eggs.
                                                                      Thanks to the organization,
                                                                      sea  turtles  are  now  abun-
                                                                      dant on the beaches.”

                                                                      You also may join in on the
                                                                      fun!  Visit  www.arubadoet.
                                                                      com, choose from 194 proj-
                                                                      ects, to find a job that best
                                                                      suits  you  and  your  sched-
                                                                      ule.  The  activities  vary
                                                                      widely, from gardening for
                                                                      the  hospital  to  brushing
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