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A14 LOCAL
Monday 26 March 2018

Earth Hour with More than 300 Walking in Arikok National park

ST. CRUZ – The Ritz-Carlton Earth Hour Moonlight Hike
was a big hit last Saturday evening. More than 300 par-
ticipants gathered at the Visitors Center of Arikok Na-
tional Park to support the worldwide initiative, coordi-
nated by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), represented here
by the Earth Hour Aruba Community Group.

It is all about the power of individuals by switching off
the lights for 60 minutes for the future of our planet. Ritz-
Carlton, Aruba, decided to do this together and invite
the community to hike under the stars in Aruba’s Na-
tional Park. The Visitors Center was completely filled with
people in sportive outfits of all ages. The registration ta-
ble was ready and the organization provided all partici-
pants with neon lights. It was a nice walk in the nature
and when indeed one gets the change to hike the park
when it’s dark?
The group were mostly locals and the good thing was
that there were all ages represented. After a walk of
about one hour in the park under a beautiful star-lighted
sky and with amazing panoramas, all gathered around
the words 60+ Earth Hour RC Memories, formed by Led-
lights. There were prizes handed out by The Ritz-Carlton,
Aruba, and of coorse the necessary water after the ex-
ercise.
The resort thanks all participants who made this event a
successful one. Special thanks is given to National Park
of Aruba, the Engineering Department, The Community
Footprints and Take Care Board. q