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Friday 22 November 2019

Say thank you in Aruba Today

While Thanksgiving is one of the was established to honor God and
biggest events in the American thank Him for His blessings and His
calendar, for Europeans it's always grace.
been a little bit of a mystery. What Although the turkey is ‘the face’
is it actually about? The most of Thanksgiving nowadays, the first
exposure many of us get to the Thanksgiving did not even include
holiday is by watching American turkey, but rather a three-day feast
television series' Thanksgiving- of goose, lobster, cod and deer.
themed episodes - and even those Besides turkey people love stuffing
tend to leave us in the dark. and pies – pumpkin, pecan, apple
and sweet potato as the traditional
Many Americans think it of it as desserts.
just as important as Christmas.
In fact, more people in the US Why is American football relevant
celebrate Thanksgiving than to Thanksgiving? In 1934, the
ORANJESTAD — Aruba Today gives materials, as well as names, they do Christmas. Thanksgiving University of Detroit hosted the
you the opportunity to express your likeness, etc. for promotional Day is a secular holiday in a first Thanksgiving Day football
gratitude to your blessings. Send purposes without compensation. country that officially separates game between Detroit Lions and
us a small Thanksgiving message church and state so this probably the Chicago Bears. The game
(maximum 10 words) with/without What Is It About? makes sense. Thanksgiving can became the first-ever network
picture and we will publish it in Thanksgiving is on Thursday be traced back to 1621 where broadcast event in the US and was
our edition on Thanksgiving Day, November 28th, the day before refugees from England, known as so popular that a Thanksgiving Day
November 28th. Please email to: Black Friday. Thanksgiving Day Pilgrims, invited the local Native football game continues today –
news@arubatoday.com. Thank you traditionally kicks off the 'holiday Americans to a harvest feast after and Detroit has played every year
for supporting our free newspaper, season' in the United States. The they experienced a successful since.
we strive to make you a happy day was set in stone by President season of produce growth. But it
reader every day. Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and wasn’t just the economic drive that Today people from Canada,
approved by Congress in 1941. allowed the Pilgrims to prosper. It the United States, some of the
Please do note: By submitting FDR changed it from Abraham was their devotion to God and His Caribbean islands, and Liberia
photos, text or any other materials, Lincoln's designation as the last laws. And that’s what Thanksgiving continue the Thanksgiving
you give permission to The Aruba Thursday in November (because is really all about. The Pilgrims tradition in their homes – or when
Today Newspaper, Caribbean there are sometimes five Thursdays recognized that everything we on vacation in their holiday
Speed Printers and any of its in the month). have is a gift from God – even our destination. Aruba Today wishes
affiliated companies to use said sorrows. Their Thanksgiving tradition you a Happy Thanksgiving. q

Goodwill Ambassadors William and Karen Sampson

EAGLE BEACH — Recently, Jonathan Boek-
houdt of the Aruba Tourism Authority had the
great pleasure to honor Aruba’s loyal and
friendly visitors as Goodwill Ambassadors of
Aruba. The symbolic Goodwill Ambassador
certificate is presented to guests who visit
Aruba 20 years or more consecutively.

The honorees were the couple William and
Karen Sampson who have been visiting
the Island for 30 years consecutively. In five
more years, they will be entitled to receive
the Emerald Ambassador certificate. The Em-
erald Ambassador is the highest certificate
that we present, and is given to visitors who
have been visiting Aruba 35 years or more
consecutively.

This lovely couple stated that they love the
island very much, especially for its year-round
sunny weather, nice sandy beaches and pic-
turesque sunsets, delicious variety of foods,
and Aruba’s warm and friendly people whom
became more like family to them.

Boekhoudt together with the representatives
of the Casa Del Mar Beach Resort present-
ed the Goodwill Ambassador certificate to
the honorees, handed over some additional
presents, and also thanked them for choos-
ing Aruba as their favorite vacation destina-
tion and as their home-away-from-home.q