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              Wednesday 23 august 2017

                    Starbucks Hosted First-Ever Coffee Tasting With Book Signing



            PALM  BEACH  –  Recently,  berry.      Caramel-dipped  local  author  to  the  social
            a  special  coffee  tasting  shortbread  and  refreshing  setting of a coffee tasting.
            event  took  place  at  Star-  citrus cake complemented  I am very satisfied how this
            bucks, located in the hotel  the  samplings.  Meanwhile  first edition turned out, and
            lobby of the Aruba Marriott  a  meet  and  greet  with  I am sure more will follow in
            Resort. For the very first time  author  Rona  Coster  took  the near future.“
            in  Aruba,  Starbucks  part-  place,  attracting  a  mix  of  The  book  Island  Life,  Aru-
            nered  with  a  local  writer  long-time loyal readers and  ba’s  Best-Kept  Diary,  is  for
            during  their  regular  coffee  tourists.                 sale  at  local  bookstores
            tasting events.              The book, unveiling various  of  De  Wit  &  Van  Dorp,  in-
            Media    personality   and  fun facts and background  cluding  their  two  stores  at
            author  Rona  Coster  was  information,  gives  insight  the  airport,  at  Plaza  Book
            invited  to  sign  copies  of  in  Aruba’s  history,  culture,  Shop  and  at  Bruna.  In  the
            her  new  book  Island  Life,  movers & shakers and col-  Palm Beach area the book
            Aruba’s  Best-Kept  Diary.  orful personalities.          is for sale at various resorts
            The book, a 200-page hard  “This was the very first time  and gift stores: T.H. Palm &
            cover  diary,  marks  Rona  we  hosted  a  book  signing  Company  at  Playa  Linda,
            Coster’s  25th  anniversary  at Starbucks in our lobby”,  The  Bazaar  at  the  Aruba
            as a columnist in Aruba.     states   Stacey   Banfield,  Marriott  Resort,  The  Mar-
            Visitors  of  Marriott’s  Star-  Marketing   Communica-   ketPlace  at  Marriott’s  Surf
            bucks  location  were  treat-  tions  Manager  at  Aruba  Club,  Shoco  Market  at
            ed  to  samplings  of  Kitamu  Marriott  Resort  &Stellaris  Hyatt  Regency,  Coconuts
            coffee,  a  special  blend  Casino.  “We  thought  it  is  seaside  at  Barcelo  Resort,
            from  Africa  and  three  fla-  a  great  idea  to  mix  cof-  Tradewinds at Costa Linda
            vored  green  iced  teas,  fee  with  books  and  add  Beach  Resort,  at  RIU  An-
            peach, mango and straw-      a  meet  and  greet  with  a  tillas,  Hilton  Aruba  Carib-

















































                                                                                                   bean Resort & Casino and  line  column.  In  2004  Rona
                                                                                                   Marriott’s   Ocean   Club,  Coster received a Journal-
                                                                                                   Pure Indulgence Spa at Divi  ism  CTC  Award  from  the
                                                                                                   Phoenix, Indulgence by the  Caribbean Tourism Organi-
                                                                                                   Sea  Spa  at  Divi  Mega  Re-  zation for her contributions
                                                                                                   sorts, and at Taste of Aruba  and  respectable  achieve-
                                                                                                   in South Beach Center.       ments  in  journalism.  She  is
                                                                                                   Rona  Coster  started  her  the creator of 8 AM Buzz /
                                                                                                   career in Aruba as a mar-    BatiBleki, a daily column on
                                                                                                   keting  executive  and  pro-  Facebook  and  available
                                                                                                   duced  a  weekly  column  as an App on both iPhone
                                                                                                   from  1992  –  2015,  which  and  Android  platforms,
                                                                                                   then  became  a  daily  on-  App Name: BatiBleki.q
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