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local Saturday 18 November 2023

Meals on Wheels Program in Aruba with a Food Extravanganza & Auction!

The Meals on Wheels Pro- food cooked for the day that were supported by so
gram in Aruba has been of delivery. To this date, we many generous businesses
going on for 54 years. We serve 80 people and have in Aruba, we were able to
have served many people a wait list. We are in need of purchase a used mini van.
who are shut-ins, elderly more funds and more work- We feel blessed about this.
and families that are unable ers to donate their time As we continue to serve the
to financial provide food to so we can cover a larger Aruba people, please give
their families. Next week, area. Food is prepared in us your support in this Food
they are having their won- the John Wesley Auditori- Extravaganza & Auction!
derful Food Extravaganza um in San Nicholas which is
& Auction, and here’s how owned by the Aruba Meth- Our Account for Meals on
you can support. odist Circuit. We would like Wheels with the Chamber
to be able to help more of Commerce is The Aruba
Doctors and social workers people. Of course, more Methodist Church Founda-
provide the names to be money is needed to pro- tion (non profit), Meals on
sure the persons needing vide more service to need- Wheels S512 Address Ber-
help are not getting help ed individuals. nardstraat 245 San Nicolas.
from other organizations. Our bank account is with
2 hot meals are delivered This year, thanks to the 2 Si- the Aruba Bank - Aruba
weekly, Tuesdays and Fri- lent Auctions and Food Ex- Methodist Church- Meals
days. All freshly cooked travaganzas 2021 and 2022 on Wheels- 2019966.q

Exploring the Mainstreet of San Nicolas

SAN NICOLAS— At Just 11 miles three amazing museums, The Mu- artifacts and other objects of artis- yourself in discovering genuine
southeast from Oranjestad you seum of Industry, the Community tic, cultural, historical, or scientific and locally made arts and crafts
will enter the city San Nicolas, also Museum and the Carnival Eupho- importance can be found here for which reflect the diversification of
known as Sunrise City or Chocolate ria, all within walking distance from the purpose of education or enjoy- the Aruban craft heritage and the
City. A city that is rich in authen- one another. ment. artistic supply of artisans. Don’t miss
tic culture and island charm. San The Museum of Industry is situated Carnival Euphoria is showcasing out on trying the exquisite food of-
Nicolas is Aruba’s second largest in the Water Tower in San Nico- Aruba’s Carnival. See how are fered by the cafes and restaurants
city and was once a bustling com- las and narrates Aruba's industrial Carnival has developed over the or just enjoy a peaceful walk ad-
pany town dominated by the oil in- history which began in the 19th past 65 years. miring the murals, mosaic benches
dustry since the early 1930’s. century. Here you will learn about and all the history San Nicolas has
gold, aloe, phosphate, oil and the The new San Nicolas to offer.q
Over the course of four decades, tourism industries which made San In the shadow of the refinery, an
its demographics had changed Nicolas once a bustling business art capital is quietly beginning to
immensely due to a stream of Afro- center. Experience the touching grow. This is the new San Nicolas,
Caribbean and South American stories of those who were part of a place that is starting to become
workers who came to fill the jobs in this history. a magnet for all that is young,
the oil refinery between the 1920’s Nicolaas Store built in 1940 and cool and hip in Aruba. Indeed,
until the 1960’s. To this day traces renovated in 2014 is the home of San Nicolas has all of the ingredi-
of the multicultural influences in the Community Museum. The col- ents of an emerging cultural hub
culinary offerings and customs, lection is remarkable and spans — varied history, interesting archi-
housing and population are clear- millennia. Ancient fossils stand next tecture, and, perhaps most impor-
ly visible in San Nicolas - more than to tableaus of an authentically tantly, an urban layout that makes
anywhere else on the island. recreated colonial kitchen and it walkable. As you walk around,
bedroom and 19th-century bar- the streets are silent but the walls
Flow of history bershop, just to name a few of the are loud, filled with bright, color-
if you are looking for history San items of old-time Aruba that has ful murals painted by a collection
Nicolas has it. Here you will find been preserved. A collection of of artists from around the world.
Thanks to the efforts of various art
organizations in Aruba, such as Art
Rules Aruba and Aruba Art Fair,
San Nicolas has had quite the aes-
thetic makeover with regards to
vibrant street art. Each year more
and more stunning murals are re-
placing broken down buildings
with colorful art pieces that keep
brightening up SunriseCity.

Must See, Do, Buy & Eat
A little bit of everything can be
found in the main street. Stores
selling shoes, clothing, jewelry you
name it. Arts & crafts by Cosecha
store & Creative Center, a design
store in which you can immerse