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Monday 16 July 2018
Donation ‘Round of Aruba’ for new foundation
SAVANETA – May 18th and 19th the depart- ment of sports at the Dutch marines barracks in Savaneta organized the 26th ‘Round of Aruba’ which is the biggest sport event on the island. The event enhances a 72 kilometer running competition that can be completed individu- ally, in duo’s or with a team of four. The ben- e ts of this event are donated to a good cause and this year the merit went to the Foundation Friends of the Sport Centre San Nicolas,
President of the foundation, Shaïra Laclé, re- cently received the donation out of hands of the organizers of the event, Sym and Sebas- tiaan. Treasurer Rayron Thiel and Secretary Paul Vlaar were present too. The donated amount was 2.500 orin. The foundation’s goal is to help underprivileged children in san Nico- las and surroundings to be able to participate in sports. The extra activities and support that the sport center itself cannot offer are supple- mented by the aid of the foundation. Laclé explains: “We are aiming for the Sport Centre to be the heart of the neighborhood, focusing on sports, exercise and coaching. Our foun- dation wishes to support the Sport Centre to achieve this goal. With this extra help from the marines we can help more underprivileged children to experience what sport can bring you: joy, discipline, health, friendship and so- cial behavior. We say: the youth is our future.”
The rst Ronde van Aruba (70 KM) was com- pleted by 2 marines in 1971, Dick Passchier (8:54) and Piet de Vries (9:16). At that time, this was an excellent ultra-marathon perfor- mance, unrivaled in the Caribbean region. The participant or team must complete the course within 9 hours nowadays.q
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Out of hands of chef sport Sym president of the foundation Shaïra Laclé receives the donation.
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