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Monday 21 May 2018

Aruba Symphony Festival Needs Your Help

ORANJESTAD — Unlike the Latin America. Darwin Cosme from Puerto
other musical festivals held Rico with them. Both fami-
in Aruba and financed by Hosting a student of the lies have enjoyed the ex-
enterprises with commer- Symphony Festival can be perience and have volun-
cial interests, the Aruba a rewarding experience teered again for this year.
Symphony Festival has a for your family, creating a
very small budget. And un- unique opportunity to ex- The students will need a
like the other festivals that perience another culture hosting family from July 19
charge sums for admis- and establish a lifelong to July 30, the festival will
sions, most of the Aruba friendship. Who knows, the take place from July 21 to
Symphony Festival con- international friend might July 29.
certs do not charge for someday be a celebrated
admission as its main goal musician. For most students, As a token of appreciation,
is to make contemporary attending the Aruba Sym- Aruba Symphony Festival
and classical music acces- phony Festival is a dream will offer each hosting fam-
sible to everyone. Symphony Festival is com- in the Festival? Lodging come true. As a culturally ily two tickets for the inau-
pelled to appeal to the en- means a clean bed and diverse island, we have a gural and closing concerts
In previous years we have tire Aruban community for bathroom. The guest is ex- lot of values to share with when admission will be
had financial help from help. pected to keep his/her young international musi- charged. The host families
businesses and institutions room orderly. If on occa- cians, including of course, will also be recognized in
that have recognized the How can you help? sion the family wants to in- our much lauded Aruban the official Festival program
cultural, educational and One of the largest expens- vite the guest to join them cordiality. An Aruba Sym- booklet. If you want to be a
social value that Aruba es on the Aruba Symphony for dinner, that would be phony Festival host fam- host family, please contact
Symphony Festival contrib- Festival is lodging for the appreciated, and we en- ily can be young, not-so- Johnny Croes at +297 592
utes to our island. UNOCA students and masters. If 30 courage the host families young, with children or no 3762 or johnnycroes62@
has contributed generously families volunteer to take to interact as much as pos- children. There is no “typi- gmail.com or Clyde Harms
to cover the use of Cas di in one or two musicians in sible with their guests. But cal” host family. at +297 738 8843 or clyde-
Cultura. The Perret-Gentil their homes for the duration the host family is not ob- harms@yahoo.com. July
brothers and Mr. Frans Sy- of the Festival it would help ligated to prepare meals Last year two families gave 20 – July 29.
dow gave free lodgings at enormously. for the guests. Most of our lodging to musicians: Mel-
their condos for many of participants will be from the vin Loefstok and Sandra Helping Aruba Symphony
the masters and coordina- What does it entail to give United States and several had Edith Peña from Spain Festival to cut its costs, you
tors. Because of the rising lodging to a participant of them are originally from as guest while Benjamin will also help to keep the
costs, this year the Aruba and Maya Romero had festival in Aruba.q
Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Renaissance Ocean Club

ORANJESTAD - Recently the Aruba Tour-
ism Authority honored Goodwill Ambas-
sadors and of Aruba as a token of ap-
preciation for visiting the island for more
than 10 and more consecutive years.

Honorees were: Dominic & Irene Cicio
resident of Groveland Florida. Ms. Dar-
line de Cuba representing the Aruba
Tourism Authority, and members of Re-
naissance Ocean Club Mr. David Go-
mez and Nathalie Arends bestowed
the certificate of the Ambassadors and
handed some presents to the honor-
ees and thanked them for choosing
Aruba as their vacation destination and
as their home away from home for so
many years on behalf of the Govern-
ment of Aruba.
Visitors love Aruba for the people are
very welcoming The Beauty of the Is-
land, beaches, very tasty food, and it’s
truly one home away from home.q