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Ajudo na Aruba becomes official foundation

ORANJESTAD — Fundacion Ajudo na Aruba
(FANA) meaning ‘Help Aruba’ started out as a
grassroots organization during the COVID-19
crisis. After helping families in need for months
already they finally became an official foun-
dation recently. Board members are: president
Annelot Muijres, secretary Lizzy Jansen and
treasurer Xander Muijres.

Muijres lives on Aruba and got the idea to start
Ajudo na Aruba after many stories surfaced
of people not having any food to eat, includ-
ing families with newborn babies. This is the
story behind the volunteer organization Ajudo
na Aruba in a nutshell. The foundation’s name
means Help Aruba and that is exactly what
they are doing on our island that has been and
is affected enormously by the COVID-19 crisis.
The founder of Ajudo na Aruba started prepar-
ing home-cooked meals from her home, but
she soon realized this was not enough. There-
fore she started this project to be able to help
more families in need, not only providing meals
or groceries, but also basic necessities like dia-
pers, baby formula, soap etc.
“We are doing this all with love and the help of
our fantastic volunteers. We thank you all from
the bottom of our hearts. The project depends
on the tremendous effort of their volunteers as
they make this project a success. They work
long days and take precious time away from
their families to help Ajudo na Aruba reach out.
If you would like to join their fantastic team,
please contact the organization through the
contact page on their website https://www.
ajudonaaruba.com/contact and they will
reach out to you.

Donate
Ajudo na Aruba is run completely by donations,
whether it’s food or money (to buy food), dia-
pers, formula or even toys and clothing, every
single item donated is valuable to them. If you
would like to join this good cause and support
Aruba, feel free to donate or contact the orga-
nization if you require more information. ALL of
the donations are used to help families in need.
You are also welcome to stop by at Cumana
78L. They are there every Saturday and Sunday
from 9 am till noon. More information: https://
www.ajudonaaruba.com/ or Facebook Ajudo
na Aruba #covid19.q

Aruba Today launches survey to serve better

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