Page 7 - MEDIA MONITORING JULY 12, 2018

LOCAL A15
Thursday 12 July 2018
Aruba Marriott donates Afl. 25,000 to the ‘Stimami Sterilisami’ Program
PALM BEACH ― During the last two months, the as- sociates of Aruba Marriott put their efforts together to raise funds for the ‘Sti- mami Sterilisami’ program, in an effort to improve ani- mal welfare and reduce the amount of stray dogs and cats on the island. The dedicated associates and their families, volunteered to organize three different activities to reach the goal of 25,000 Aruban Florins.
The first activity was a dog walk where a total of 110 participants and 30 dogs walked for a cause and also got the opportunity to purchase t-shirts, dog treats and dog bandanas. The second activity was a flea market and food sale held at the parking lot of Do It Super Center, where Aruba Marriott associates and different organizations including the Sales & Mar- keting team of the Marriott
Vacation Club and Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort gen- erously donated items to sell during the market and Caribbean Overseas and Tropical Bottling Ltd. made generous donations for the food sale. Additionally, The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba do- nated t-shirts for this event and Disney Recreation was present to entertain the kids. The third activity was a Duck Race, held at Mar- riott’s Aruba Surf Club’s lazy river. Associates and the local community bought ducks for the race and the first 10 ducks to reach the finish line got the opportu- nity to win great prizes. All funds collected from these three activities has been of- ficially donated to the ‘Sti- mami Sterilisami’ program.
The ‘Stimami Sterilisami’ movement aims to reduce the amount of stray dogs and cats on the island by sponsoring the costs of spaying and neutering and
by raising awareness with- in the community on the importance of providing proper care for pets. Ad- ditionally, dog owners can register for a special price for spaying and neutering through this program.
The staff and management of the Aruba Marriott would like to thank Do It Super Center, the Sales & Market- ing team of the Marriott Va- cation Club, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, Caribbean Overseas, Tropical Bottling Ltd., The Ritz-Carlton, Aru- ba, Ministry of Infrastructure and Disney Recreation for
their kindness extended to this very important cause.
About Aruba Marriott: Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino opened its door in 1995 with 411 guest- rooms. In 1999 the Mar- riott’s Aruba Ocean Club opened its door with 311 guestrooms and in 2004 Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club was opened with 900 guest- rooms. The Aruba Marriott family consists of about 1100 associates. The Aru- ba Marriott Complex is the largest in the Caribbean in terms of total guestrooms as well total employees. q