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Thursday 17 March 2016
Celebrate Flag & Anthem Day with Aruba Aloe & Bon Jabon
HATO - Since 1890, Aruba tivation on Aruba, while the sinks. The store is located on building is located on Main Flag and Anthem Day fes-
Aloe has been continu- factory tour takes visitors the same premises as the Street across from Bon Bini tivities. Marketing man-
ing Aruba’s age-old tra- through the entire manu- Bon Jabon factory, where Bazaar and also houses ager Jessica Posner shares,
dition of Aloe cultivation. facturing process, from the all the products are made. Aruba Aloe’s Main Street “Aruba Aloe is proud to
Today, its state-of-the-art hand-cutting of the Aloe A glass wall in the store en- retail store. celebrate Flag and An-
factory turns out some leaves to the packaging of ables visitors to watch the Aruba Aloe welcomes the them Day, and we invite
of the world’s best Aloe- the final products. factory employees at work community to make the everyone to stop by, even
based health and beauty During the celebration, making the soap products. celebration at its factory if it’s just for a refreshing
products, but despite its special Aloe smoothies will The Bon Jabon factory and museum part of their Aloe smoothie!”
successful evolution, the be given out and Aruban
company stays faithful to music will entertain guests.
its traditional island roots, Also, guests who make a
still harvesting the 100% purchase of only AWG 20,-
pure Aloevera gel it uses or more will receive a free
for its products from the Fruity Soap from the new
125-year-old Aloe fields sur- Bon Jabon brand. This pro-
rounding its factory facility. motion will be honored at
This March 18, Aruba Aloe the factory’s flagship store
invites the entire communi- and all Aruba Aloe stores
ty to celebrate the island’s that are open March 18
rich Aloe tradition and cul- (all stores except the Main
ture at its Flag and Anthem Street store and the Bon
Day Celebration from 8 am Jabon store). Bon Jabon
to 3 pm. The celebration is Aruba Aloe’s new soap
will take place at Aruba Al- brand, offering a wide va-
oe’s factory and museum riety of handmade bar
facility in Hato. Free guid- soaps, liquid soaps, sugar
ed tours of the factory and scrubs, and bath salts. Vis-
museum will be conducted iting the Bon Jabon store
throughout the day. The is an experience—visitors
tour of the museum high- are invited to try any of the
lights the history of Aloe cul- products at the two in-store
