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LOCALWednesday 26 October
Aqua48 Lends a Hand to the Donkey Sanctuary Aruba
BRINGAMOSA - On Thurs- taurants; decide on the
day, October 20, Aqua destination of the donation
for Aid (Aqua48) made by Aqua48. For the first do-
its FOURTH donation, re- nation, it was decided to
ceived from water sold at honor SABA’s request for
participating restaurants. recliner chairs. The second
The donation went to the donation went to a project
‘Donkey Sanctuary Aruba’. of sustainable planting for
Representatives of Aqua48, children of the ‘Kinderhuis
Manon Hekman together Imeldahof’ (a home for
with representatives of WEB children who cannot live at
and participating restau- home anymore). The third
rants gave the donation donation was for special
to Director, Desiree Elder- materials for the ‘Funda-
ing. Aqua48 is an initiative cion Siñami Paso pa Paso
where customers who or- Aruba’. Now it is the ‘Don-
der water in a restaurant, key Sanctuary Aruba’s turn,
can choose between free which has recently moved
water and Aqua48 for to a new location. They will
1guilder with free refills. The use the donation to final-
next donation will go to the ize work that needs to be
Cas Marie Foundation. done at the new location.
Every quarter, a committee The next donation for Cas
with representatives from Marie
WEB Aruba, CEDE Aruba The Aqua48 donation for
and the participating res- the next quarter is des-
tined for the ‘Older People’ by drinking Aqua for Aid
category. The Cas Marie (Aqua48) in every partici-
Foundation was chosen, a pating restaurant.
foundation entrusted with The Aqua48.com website
the care of patients with contains more information
dementia. Cas Marie offers with regard to the purpose
guidance, support and/or and the various projects by
an opportunity to go and Aqua48. Charitable organi-
spend the day during the zations can apply for a do-
entire process of demen- nation through the website.
tia. The goal of Cas Marie The donations by Aqua48
is to, in a positive and pro- are made possible thanks
fessional way, add to the to the support from various
quality of life of the per- organizations. WEB Aruba
son suffering from demen- supports the project finan-
tia and his/her family. The cially and through market-
Foundation will use the do- ing. CEDE Aruba helps with
nation for materials related the practical part of pro-
to their neighborhood proj- cessing the requests for a
ect, a service that will be donation. Speakers during
introduced in the future, the press conference:
to guide persons suffering Manon Hekman, Aqua48.
from dementia in their own Desiree Eldering, Donkey
surroundings and neighbor- Sanctuary Aruba.
hood. Karim El Attar, Bon Ap-
The general public is called petit Cafe (participating
upon to support this cause restaurant).q

