JCI Aruba Female has organised one of the biggest fundraising dedicated to help the children of Aruba. In the month of July the fundraising committee has planned a big fundraising fair especially for the children and youth. The fair was purely about fun, games, entertainment and much more! The name of the fundraising lead as " Duna un Man pa Yuda Nos Muchanan" meaning, "give a hand to help our children"
The fundraising committee worked very hard to acquire the people who will provide the fun, gaming and entertainment to participate at the fair. It was all a great success!
The members of the fundraising committee are:
JCI Giandra de Cuba as project leader, JCI Ethlyn Thokaai as secretary, JCI Loufran Tromp as treasurer, JCI Darlene v/d Biezen as vice treasurer, JCI Twyma v/d Biezen as Board officer in charge, JCI Norma Rodrigues as the advisor and fellow committee members JCI Zuleika Boekhoudt, JCI Noemi Maduro, JCI Clarette Quandus and Mrs. Altagracia Baly. The committee members have delivered posters, handed out flyers, they have updated the JCIAF website www.jci.cc/arubafemale , the jciarubafemale face book site and some have even visited the children at school dressed up in Disney characters and they also recorded two radio spots that was transmitted through almost every radio station in Aruba. It was a lot of fun and each and every member of the committee has learned a lot on how to organise big activities such as public fundraising.
The purpose of the fundraising project was to raise money for the chapter of JCI Aruba Female and also for a big community project for the month of August. The main goal of the fundraising project was to give all children of Aruba the chance to enjoy their first weekend of summer vacation with their family and friends, by playing games, winning prizes, watching shows and socializing with other kids at the JCI Aruba female fair.
It was a beautiful project. However, on the weekend of the fundraising fair a sudden hurricane weather approached the island of Aruba which ended all the fun for many organizations including JCI Aruba Female. On the stormy and rainy Saturday the 4th of July 2009, the fair for children was cancelled, with hopes that Sunday will be a brighter and sunny day. On Sunday July the 5th of 2009, the day began as sunny as ever giving all present a smile of their faces but soon after the official opening of the fair " Duna un Man pa Yuda nos Muchanan" another outburst of rain, thunder and lighting broke out. The fair was not cancelled but a lot of participants left the event as soon as it started to rain.
Although mother nature affected the fair for children negatively, the committee members where deeply encouraged by positive comments coming from outside of the organization. People were giving them two thumbs up for not letting mother nature affect the activity and their joy.
Instead all members started playing with the kids in the rain and had a lot of fun!
The committee members want to thank everyone who participated at the fundraising fair. The also thank the people who supported their decisions and showed understanding towards the situation. The committee also wants to thank every JCI members who gave a helping hand during the preparation of the fundraising, and off course to all non members who stand side by side the committee members who worked late night hours to make the fundraising fair a success.
In the name of JCI Aruba Female a word of gratitude goes to everyone who helped with this project.
Thank you all!
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