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                                                                                                                           Wednesday 16 January 2019












            Rotaract Club of Aruba giving back to the community



            Oranjestad—  The  dynamic  team
            of  Rotaract  Club  of  Aruba  had  a
            very active year. Specially the last
            month of the year was a very busy
            one for the Rotaract Club of Aruba
            in  which  they  made  donations  to
            different groups in our community.


            A  total  of  30  soccer  balls  were
            donated  to  the  Football  club  La
            Fama for the U-9 & U-11-2 divisions.
            On  December  19th  2018  the  vice
            president  of  the  Rotaract  Club  of
            Aruba,  Mrs.  Diantha  Boekhouwer,
            donated  all  the  materials  to  the
            football  club.  With  this  donation
            the Rotaract Club of Aruba made
            its contribution to support the sport
            and also to offer a more active life
            to all the players and at the same
            time  support  the  group  of  volun-
            teers  that  make  everything  hap-
            pen for these kids.                 which  was  established  in  2017.  of Vintage Vixen in which they col-  About Rotaract Club of Aruba
            Another  activity  done  by  this  dy-  Back in 2016 when Rotaract Club  lected second hand clothing from  “Rotaract”  stands  for  “Rotary  in
            namic team was a musical concert  of  Aruba  celebrated  their  25th  the community and donated these  Action”. Rotaract originally began
            named “Music is Life” offered to all  anniversary  they  started  with  the  to Fundacion pa Nos Comunidad  as  a  Rotary  International  youth
            the  elderly  of  Stichting  Algemene  project  to  help  drug  addicts  dur-  and Hand 4 Addicts. Also together  program  in  1968  and  has  now
            Bejaardenzorg  Aruba  on  Decem-    ing the Christmas season, in which  with  hand  4  addicts,  family  and  grown  into  a  major  Rotary-spon-
            ber 16th at Centro Kibrahacha. An  they delivered a bucked filled with  friends they prepared a Christmas  sored  organization  of  over  8,200
            afternoon filled with Christmas car-  hygiene  products  and  food  for  meal  for  the  addicts.  The  addicts  clubs  spread  around  the  world
            ols and delicious snacks in a great  this  group.  This  year  they  wanted  also received a haircut and were  and 195,000 + members. The Rota-
            end of year ambience. Also Rota-    it  more  structured  and  there  for  able to take a shower and clean  ract Club of Aruba was installed in
            ract  Club  of  Aruba  partnered  up  joined the Hand 4 addicts founda-  clothes. The event was a complete  1991.The purpose of Rotaract is to
            with  Rotary  Club  of  Aruba  for the  tion, which is helping this group on  success.                      provide  an  opportunity  for  young
            annual end of year celebration for  a monthly basis.                    Rotaract Club of Aruba would like  men and women to enhance the
            the members of Sonrisa. The mem-    Together with Interact Club of Aru-  to say thanks to each and every-   knowledge  and  skills  that  will  as-
            bers enjoyed a morning filled with  ba they organized also “The Gift of  one that made all this possible thru  sist them in personal development,
            good music, good food and hap-      Giving:  Christmas  with  an  addict”  donations  or  volunteering.  Rota-  to address the physical and social
            py faces.                           where Interact Club of Aruba col-   ract Club of Aruba invites the en-  needs of their communities, and to
            Rotaract  believes  in  working  to-  lected at Ling & Sons Supermarket  tire community to continue offering  promote better relations between
            gether to achieve more and there-   for a few weeks for this great cause.  their help in order to assure a more  all  people  worldwide  through
            for  they  offer  their  collaboration  The  Rotaract  also  organized  a  united and strong community.     a  framework  of  friendship  and
            to the Hand 4 Addicts foundation,  “clothing drive” with collaboration                                      service.q
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