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A14 LOCAL
Thursday 23 March 2017
The Aruban Donkey Sanctuary Organizes a Wonderful Raffle

BRINGAMOSA - Twenty you get the chance to win
years ago, in the month many great prizes, such
of April, the Aruba Don- as a 40 inch flatscreen TV,
key Sanctuary opened its sponsored by AMC Unicon,
doors. At the time there a weekend stay at the Mar-
were many roaming herds riott Resort or an HP Laptop
of donkeys and the gro- sponsored by Crown. Setar
wing number of accidents will donate a mobile pho-

raffle takes place on April
9th during a festive Donkey
Fair at the Shelter in Bringa-
mosa. Every prize winner
will be notified.
Raffle tickets are available
at En Vogue Coiffures in
San Nicolas, Botica Aloe
in Pos Chiquito, Shreck Pet
Shop in Barcadera, Con-
treras Veterinary Services
in Shaba and Savaneta en
at the service desk of Su-
perFood.
The proceeds of the raf-
fle will be used to fence
off the second phase of
the Bringamosa property.
At this time we are using
20.000 square meters, while
we are entitled to 40.000
square meters. But before
the extra terrain can be
used, it needs to be fen-
ced off.q
with donkeys, injured don- ne and various restaurants
keys and donkey abuse and companies have ge-
was the reason that a nerously donated gift certi-
group of concerned local ficates. The drawing of the
people got together to
protect the animals. This
was the start of the Aruba
Donkey Sanctuary. Ten
donkeys from Pos Chiquito
were the first to be reloca-
ted to a safe haven; twen-
ty years later the Sanctu-
ary offers food and shelter
to 130 donkeys. Volunteers
take care of the herd,
which has become one of
the island’s major tourist at-
tractions.
The 20th anniversary of the
Shelter will not go by un-
noticed: a giant fundrai-
sing raffle will be held. For
just AWG. 5,-- per ticket