Page 9 - WEB 29 APRIL 2016

LOCAL A13
Friday 29 April 2016

Aqua 48 Continues To Support the Local Community

ORANJESTAD - Last Mon- planted in water, without Aqua48 for the upcoming other things, language and Hence a call to the general
day, April 25, Aqua 48 soil and with adequate nu- quarter has been desig- speech therapy, a program public to support this cause
(Aqua for Aid) handed trients and lighting. This proj- nated to the category of to help children who have by drinking Aqua48 in every
over its second donation ect will start with a talk for ‘People with limitations’. difficulty studying with their participating restaurant.
originating from water sold the children and the care- ‘Fundacion Siñami Paso homework and a program More information with
at various participating takers. Afterwards, the chil- pa Paso Aruba, was the through which to stimulate regard to the goal and
restaurants. The donation projects of Aqua48 can
went to ‘Stichting Kinder- dren themselves will plant one chosen. This is a foun- babies and children from be found on the website
huis Imeldahof Aruba’ (A the seeds and take care of dation that offers special- an early age. In July of this Aqua48.com. Here you
home for children who the plants to ultimately en- ized guidance for children year Aqua48 hopes to be can also find an explana-
cannot live at home any- joy the delicious greens. and adults with a limita- able to hand over a large tion on how charitable or-
more because of various The next donation by tion. They offer, among donation for this project. ganizations can apply for a
reasons). During a pleasant donation. The donations by
gathering at Imeldahof, Aqua48 are made possible
the Director of Aqua48, Ed- thanks to the support of
win Hekman, together with various organizations. WEB
representatives of WEB, Aruba supports this project
CEDE Aruba and represen- financially and through ad-
tatives of The Old Cunucu vertising. CEDE Aruba helps
House handed over the with the practical realiza-
cheque for an educational tion of the requests for a
project geared towards a donation. Aqua48 receives
sustainable plantation sys- support in the advertising
tem for children of Imelda- department from various
hof. Aqua 48 is an initiative businesses as well, among
whereby consumers who others, EasyFM, PowerFM
order a glass of water at and Arubadeal.com.q
a restaurant can choose
between free water and
Aqua 48, which costs Afls.
1.00 and has free refills.
Every quarter, a commit-
tee in charge of designat-
ing the respective funds,
together with represen-
tatives from WEB Aruba,
CEDE Aruba and the par-
ticipating restaurants de-
cide on the allocation of
the donation by Aqua48.
For the first donation it was
decided that they would
honor the request from
SABA for recliner chairs. This
time they collected funds
for the educational project
with regard to a sustain-
able plantation system for
the children of ‘Kinderhuis
Imeldahof.’
Hydroponics:
During this gathering, the
director of Imeldahof, Ms.
Natalia Hernandez, gave
an explanation of the edu-
cational project which will
surely contribute to the
sustainable education of
the children of Imeldahof.
The project entails the in-
stallation of a Hydropon-
ics system. This is a system
through which plants are