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RIU Participates in the Donation of a Bus Designed
to Improve Mobility to Disabled Children in Aruba!
--The “Mi Por” Foundation
which helps 38 Aruban chil-
dren with physical disabili-
ties has raised funds to buy
an adapted bus that will
help their mobility around
the island.
ORANJESTAD - RIU Hotels & tives that RIU Hotels expect Balliere, helps Aruban chil- bus which is equipped with tion Plan which focuses on
Resorts continues its social to do on the island as a dren with physical disabili- six wheelchairs and four three main areas: environ-
work in Aruba participat- proof of its commitment to ties whose parents do not more seats. From now on ment, society and human
ing in the donation of an have the resources to offer these children with muscu- resources. Our plan outlines
adapted bus for people the locals on a social and them adequate therapy lar deficiencies can travel the commitments and ob-
with disabilities which has environmental level, not mainly due to the difficul- comfortably to school, to jectives that RIU has set in
been delivered to the “Mi only as a company but also ties in transportation. The therapy sessions and even each of these fields, as well
Por” Foundation, dedicat- as a personal gesture from foundation has now 38 kids to their swimming lessons. as its achievements.
ed to supporting children the RIU family and their em- who are in need of thera- RIU Hotels & Resorts works Photos feature representa-
with special needs. ployees.” py. They have found two on a daily basis to develop tives of the Foundation “Mi
Richard Velasco, General The “Mi Por” Foundation retired specialists from Hol- its business in a way that is Por”, Esmeralda Ophelia
Manager of the Riu Palace created in 2009 in Aruba land who are willing to do- progressively more respon- Schotma and Joasy van
by the restaurateur Peter nate their time to help these sible towards the environ- der Biest; Richard Velasco,
Antillas, on behalf of RIU Ho- children. However, due to ment and the community. General Manager at the
tels presented the check to the fact that these children For this purpose, the Cor- Riu Palace Antillas and Ga-
Joasy van der Biest a Board have special needs they porate Social Responsibility rage Cordia’s representa-
Member of the “Mi Por” cannot be transported by team has an ambitious Ac- tive, Vanesa Hollander.q
Foundation who was de- ordinary cars to the place
lighted by RIU’s generous where the therapy is given.
gesture. For his part, Rich- Therefore the foundation
ard Velasco added that had to raise money to buy
this is “one of many initia- a special bus (with wheel
chairs) so that these deserv-
ing members of the Aruban
society can be transported
once or twice a week to a
place where they can get
the necessary therapy.
Thanks to this donation
by various individuals and
companies in Aruba in-
cluding RIU Hotels, this NGO
has acquired the desired
