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LOCAL Tuesday 20 May 2025

160 projects, 3,500 volunteers: Aruba Doet 2025 was a success!

and the Aruba Doet team for
making everything possible.

The project was officially
opened with the Acting Gov-
ernor and Doeti (the mascot)
Another successful weekend all volunteers, participating placing the first coats of paint
where volunteerism shined organizations, and the Oran- on the playground together
across our island, showcas- je Fonds for their continued with his colleagues, helping
ing the big heart of our com- dedication to the initiative, to beautify and renovate
munity, as 3,500 volunteers demonstrating that Aruba the playground for the chil-
came together to support Doet is here to stay. dren of Grupo Scout Sonrisa.
160 projects. The project at Grupo Scout
Acting Governor Mr. Agustin Sonrisa is one of the many
Early Friday morning marked Vrolijk emphasized the value beautiful projects that took
the start of another success- of Aruba Doet and the cru- place over the weekend. in the 13th edition and hopes have already started for next
ful edition of Aruba Doet, cial role of volunteer work for that the spirit of volunteer year, and they are count-
with the presence of Acting the well-being of our com- Aruba Doet sincerely thanks work continues throughout ing on your support once
Governor Mr. Agustin Vrolijk, munity. He noted that this is a everyone who participated the entire year. Preparations again!qq
the organizers of Aruba Doet, special day for all volunteers
the press, and volunteers who have the opportunity
from Grupo Scout Sonrisa—a to work for their community
scouting group for individu- and expressed his gratitude
als in Aruba with intellectual for being part of it. He once
and/or physical disabilities. again called on everyone to
register, stating that there is
The Director of CEDE ARUBA, work for everyone—and the
Daniel Tecklenborg, high- more volunteers there are,
lighted the 13th edition of the better the work that can
Aruba Doet, an initiative in be done, and the more com-
partnership with the Oranje plete Aruba’s community will
Fonds, which is also present be.
in Curaçao, Bonaire, Saba,
Statia, and Sint Maarten. Aruba Doet coordinator,
He emphasized the impor- Paulien ter Meulen, also took
tance of volunteers as the the opportunity to thank all
heart of our community volunteers, organizations,
and expressed gratitude to coordinators, companies,