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The International Paintball Competition 2001 is
coming to Aruba. For the weekend of September 21-24 teams of paintball players
The Americans stranded on the island got together for a sunset
candle-light vigil on the beach of the Radisson Aruba Resort &
attending the vigil shared their feelings and thoughts, among them a NY Policeman and
paramedic who happened to be on vacation here, Sept. 11. He paid tribute to the heroic
efforts made by his NY brothers. The vigil was well-attended by a solemn crowd. Mirna
Jansen, deputy director, Aruba Tourism Authority invited the Americans
present to attend an under the stars dinner, offered by the Aruba community, Sunday night,
on Plaza Betico Croes in town. Transportation will be available free of charge
from the hotels.
registering the
participation of a great number of volunteers, collecting significant amounts of trash,
brought is by visitors, winds and ocean waves, and left to litter the island's north
eastern tip. The AWARE project cultivates interest in programs and initiatives within the
diving community in preserving the aquatic environment and its resources. Aware, which
stands for Aquatic World Awareness, Responsibility and Education, was
created by PADI, the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. It operates
as an international non-profit foundation. This past weekend Project AWARE was a shared
initiative, a partnership of De Palm Tours and Red Sail Sport. These two local
organizations have a mission to educate island residents and tourists, help the diving
community in their efforts to clean and protect the water world. Project AWARE invited
them all to get involved ecologically.
AWARE BEACH CLEAN UP DAY
scoured the area between the California Sand Dunes and Wariruri, which
is popular and much in use. Volunteers helped clean that area under the leadership of Red
Sail Sport and De Palm Tours, employees. They met at 10 a.m., and left a filled to
the brim container when they departed at 4 p.m. They were provided with a souvenir
tee-shirt, unlimited beverages and hearty snacks. The debris collected will betallied and
analyzed in cooperation with the Center for Marine Conservation, CMC. This is an
excellent opportunity to help out and make a difference, say Hubert Cunha
on behalf of de Palm Tours. I feel very good about the results, we had fun and
contributed to the island's conservation efforts in a most significant way. 
Forty-two participants of different
ages, kids between the ages of 7 to 11, received disposable cameras from the Kiwanis
Club of Palm Beach and were requested to take pictures of their environment,
as they see it. A total of 42 pictures are now hanging on the instituto walls, selected
from among all rolls submitted. The Kiwanis of Palm Beach report 12 are OUTSTANDING. The
program was designed to stimulate positive activities and nurture the love of art. The
community is invited to literally see Aruba through the eyes of its children. 
in the pool, and walk as a group
with their peers, carefully trying to balance on thick water pipes. The expo depicts
friendships, pets, island landmarks - the lighthouse seems to be popular so is cacti and
rock formations. Spontaneity, beauty, and spunk, it's all there captured on film.Some
concerns for the environment is also expressed with a rusty car shell,debris in the
wilderness, crumbling homes in the heart of town. 
Cohen has a
solid friendship with the woman in charge of Marie Stella, gold-hearted Flora de
Bie. Flora shared the FIFTY imported wheel chairs between the old folks
home and the center for the handicapped. She spent much time matching the chairs'
capabilities and features to the needs of the residents. Some of the chairs are
suitable for all-day use, for paralyzed stroke victims or amputees.They have extra
padding, safety belts and unique features; they tilt backwards and backwards, in short
significantly improve the quality of life of the elderly. People who were
previously bed-ridden, says Flora, now have a chance to move around and be mobile again.
