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WORLD NEWS Thursday 24 November 2022

Ban Uni Man pa Cria Nos Muchanan foundation organizing

fundraising Walk & Run

ORANJESTAD - Gilbert
Wernet, representative for
Gianni’s Group, during a
press conference this week
explained that they are or-
ganizing their first Walk &
Run to raise funds for the
Ban Uni Man pa Cria Nos
Muchanan foundation –
Let’s Join Hands to Feed
Our Children.

Wernet explained that all
proceeds of the sale of
tickets for the Walk & Run
will be donated 100% to
the foundation. The foun-
dation provides breakfast
to school children in need.
Wernet said that currently,
there are around 816 chil-
dren in Aruba that receive
their breakfast from them
every day.
“This is a pretty high amount, will begin at 5pm. Citgo Essoville, Superfood, came out publicly be- well. He also said that back
and this means that it is dif- The entire Aruban commu- Botica Aloe and Botica cause when the school when they began, they
ficult to find the funds to nity as well as our beloved Santa Cruz. year started, they began sent a letter to all workers
support this”, he said. visitors, family, friends and utilizing their reserves and of the hospital asking if they
colleagues are invited to Wernet said that they will realized that they will not wanted to help a child,
This is the reason why the participate in this noble also have some Door Prizes have enough funds to cov- with a donation od 25 flo-
Giannis Group sat together cause. where the participants in er the needs of the children rins per month. Back then
with John Fun, who is the the Walk & Run can win a this year. For this reason more than 100 workers ac-
president of the Ban Uni To participate, tickets can weekend stay, dinner for they sent a letter to schools cepted to give a hand to
Man pa Cria Nos Muchan- be obtained for adults or two, and other prizes. to request to reduce the help feed the children, and
an foundation, and pre- for children 6 to 12 years group of children who re- slowly, local companies
sented the idea of the Walk old. An adult ticket pays John Fun, president of the ceive free breakfasts. How- and clubs began also do-
& Run. This will take place for a child’s breakfast for foundation, indicated that ever, as soon as their plight nating funds.
on the 13th of December, two weeks, and a children his foundation provides became public, the com- Before the Covid-19 pan-
starting at the parking lot ticket covers one week’s breakfast daily to children munity came into action demic, the foundation
by Costa Linda hotel in Ea- breakfast. Tickets can in need, at their school, and approached them had 635 children regis-
gle Beach, going to the Divi be obtained at Gianni’s which currently they are with help, and among tered for help, but after
Phoenix, and then back to Group, Amore Mio, Gar- helping 816 children. them, Gianni’s Group orga- the pandemic the amount
the start. The Walk & Run den Fresh, Citgo Boulevard, A few months ago, they nized the Walk & Run with increased to 816, creating
all proceeds going to the financial problems for the
foundation. foundation. He said that
each child has an average
“Naturally we are very cost of 600 florins per year.
thankful, because this is “We are now feeling the
going to help the children crunch, but thankfully com-
directly. We want to stimu- panies like Gianni’s help us
late the community to join continue so we can reach
us, because aside from it the end of the school year
being something to help helping the children”, Fun
the community, it is also said.
an activity to do with your
family, walk 5k which is “I am glad that the foun-
good for your health, and dation can do something
afterwards there are going good for our community
to be different activities to and especially for our chil-
have fun”, Fun expressed. dren”, Fun said.
Aruba Bank will also have He also said that in their
a stand available for those own way they contribute to
who are interested in mak- the wellbeing of underprivi-
ing a donation. leged children, and that it
is true that a child who ate
Fun commented that the breakfast before school
foundation began in 2001, learns better.
which means that they For more information,
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