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Edition: Apr - Jun 2018
Aruba LionFish Initiative Foundation

Newsletter

King’s Day Flea Market

By: Anita Nijhuis ange and all over the Island them of the LionFish and our
there are festivities. This year foundation.
th
27 of April we celebrate the ALFI participated at the flea Finishing the new shirts was a
birthday of the Dutch King market at the Super Food
race against time. Literally
Willem-Alexander. Every year Plaza. It was a great day to
the night before the flea mar-
people would dress up in or- meet new people and inform
ket Abigail managed to get
them printed, so we could
sell them in our booth. It was
the first time we tried differ-
ent colors and slim fit shirts.
And they were a hit!
Many thanks to our volun-
teers who participated and
everyone who stopped by to
learn, volunteer and donate!

Open Dag Mariniers Kazerne 2018

By: Abigail Vrolijk thanks to all our volunteers Tara Beach Resort, Aru-
for helping us making this ba and E Sushi Shap. We
It was a great day to raise day a successful one! need your help to re-
awareness to thousands of move this invasive spe-
people of the LionFish threat Remember, lionfish are not cies because it is so deli-
to Aruba! Many thanks to a poisonous fish! They are a cious we can not meet
Marinierskazerne Savaneta delicious white fish excel- demand! And, if you
for having us again at Open lently prepared at Chicken spoke with us at OpenD-
Dag this year. And also many and Lobster, the Bucuti & ag, you know it is the
only 100% sustainable
seafood for Aruba.

We also had an early B-day
surprise for Ed Egan! President
and co-founder of ALFI Foun-
dation. It was a little bit early
but we couldn’t wait!! A well
deserved new BCD!! Many
thanks to Peter Van Drunen
(ALFI LionFish Hunter) for co-
ordinating this great gift!!