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A14                  WILLEMSTAD/ORANJES-
                                        TAD - On January 5, 2015,
LOCALThursday 15 January 2015           the U.S. Forward Operat-
USFOL Staff and Dutch Parliamentarians  ing Location (USFOL) and
                                        U.S. Consulate General
                      Visit SEDA        hosted a delegation of
                                        11 members of the Dutch
                                        parliament for an introduc-
                                        tion to the USFOL Com-
                                        munity Relations program.
                                        The visit focused on the 14
                                        year history of community
                                        projects completed by the
                                        USFOL, highlighting the di-
                                        versity of projects ranging
                                        from painting to donating
                                        school supplies.
                                        The parliament members
                                        were also able to visit the
                                        site of a longtime USFOL
                                        partner organization, Fun-
                                        dashon Sentro di Dama
                                        (SEDA), which is a non-
                                        profit organization focused
                                        on supporting women,
                                        children, and teens in crisis.
                                        The parliamentary delega-
                                        tion asked many engaging
                                        questions throughout the
                                        event and applauded the
                                        tremendous efforts of or-
                                        ganizations such as SEDA
                                        and the continued com-
                                        munity involvement of the
                                        USFOL.q
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