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Continued from Page 13 do their work and the love
The apps are also perfect that they spread towards
to help Isla develop her these children isadmirable.
speech. Inger and Esther Leaving your country and
are not only giving the right your family behind in order
therapy to the children to provide help to children
but they also provide the in need on an island where
parents with as much infor- things are limited is worthy
mation as possible on how of admiration and respect.
to continue helping and
practicing with their kids af- In order to provide continu-
ter they leave. Seeing that ity of the program, Micky’s
they have to visit over 20- Foundation will be starting
25 children each week it’s project # 11 on October 15,
impossible to spend much 2018 with 2 experienced
time with each of them; therapist (pre-verbal
so the involvement of the speech therapist & pediat-
parents during therapy is ric therapist). For 2019 they
very important. The system have plans for 4 projects. If
we have here in which everything goes according
the children are able to to plan they will be receiv-
receive therapy at their ing a considerable dona-
home is according to Inger tion by the end of this year
and Esther more beneficial of 10-15 orthopedic tools
compared to their work that will be loaned to the
place in Holland which is a children in order to help
school where the parents in their development at
bring their children to every home. These are tools that
morning and the therapists are not available on the is-
only see their parents may- land.
be once a month. Here the
children are being treated For more information on the
in their own environment developments of Isla and
surrounded by their family all other children visit their
and in their comfort zone Facebook page Micky's
which is great for their de- Foundation Aruba. q
velopment. The way they

Aruba, I Do

Palm Beach — More than last year November. This
200 couples chose Aruba way couples could plan
as the place they wanted their vacation around this
to renew their vows and ceremony. Last year, there
promise love, loyalty and were 160 couples.
companionship to each
other, on the worldwide Their expectations were sur-
famous Eagle Beach. Not passed this year, and some
only tourists but also local record, somewhere_ for
couples were part of this the most couples renew-
event. The newest couple ing their vows on a beauti-
was celebrating their first ful beach and azure blue
day of being marriage, Caribbean sea_ has been
while the longest was cel- broken for sure.
ebrating 60 years of wed- A feat of such magnitude
ded bliss. is not easy pull off. There
are over 400 people, ac-
Lissy Lampe, wedding plan- companied by their fami-
ner and coordinator for her lies and friends _ imagine a
own company Ceremonies mini-concert on the beach.
& Celebrations in Aruba,
was the person in charge This happening brought
of this grand event. The tremendous promotion for
wedding registration pro- Aruba. Headline News has
cess was quite easy. Any- been covering it as well.
one, local or tourist, who Aruba has been present-
wanted to be part of this ed on TV so viewers from
event were able to register around the world were able
on the Aruba Tourism Au- to witness this event. There
thority website. There were were also several bridal
couples from the U.S., Italy magazines present to cov-
and a few more countries. er for this event. Plans for a
This event had been adver- 3rd edition of “Aruba, I Do”
tised on social media since are already in the works.q