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"The
Eagle" has landed on Bonaire
On Saturday June 2nd, 2001 American Eagle's first direct flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Bonaire landed at the Flamingo Airport. Arriving on this fully booked flight were Mr. Michael Rios - Caribbean Sales Manager of American Eagle, Captain Jose "Pepe" Machado - Vice President flight operations of American Eagle, the Commissioner of Tourism Mr. Ramonsito Booi, Mrs. Candice Kimmel of TCB New York and Burney el Hage, Director of Marketing of the Tourism Corporation. Upon arrival, this delegation was warmly welcomed by a large group of Bonaireans, fireworks, local music and a toast.
Celebration inaugural flight in San Juan. From left to right: Michael Rios, Burney el Hage, Ramonsito Booi, Candice Kimmel, Jacques Vachon, Pedro Fabregas, Phil Olivieri. After a welcome speech by Mrs. Elsmarie Beukenboom - Director of Tourism, Mr. Michael Rios surprised everyone with an opening in Papiamentu. His words of enthusiasm were followed by the presentation of a model of an American Eagle aircraft to Mr. Ramonsito Booi. After Mr. Rios' speech, Mr. Ramonsito Booi addressed the large crowd in Papiamentu, offering a heart-warming congratulation to Bonaire on this grand achievement. The celebration ended with a toast and fireworks for everyone to enjoy, followed by a dinner with representatives from the Government and the Tourism Corporation.American Eagle currently services Bonaire three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Using a 64-seat Super ATR 72 airplane, American Eagle flight #5643 departs San Juan at 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday arriving into Bonaire at 8:20 p.m. On Sunday, Wednesday and Friday American Eagle flight #5623 departs Bonaire at 6:05 a.m. arriving into San Juan at 8:25 a.m. |
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The following story is from a "trip report" post on Bonaire Talk from a recent visitor to Bonaire. TCB would like to share it with our you. Vacation minutes have a length of their own. They are not like work minutes of even the minutes that happen when you’re waiting for food in a restaurant and you are really hungry. They are long and yet fleeting. In the languid pace of the days I experienced a rebirth of my desire to dive and the wonder. I advanced my skills with the help of a local mermaid and I did many of the things that my minutes at home do not allow. To read and sing, to nap and to watch many movies on my little DVD player. I think that the slow pace of life on Bonaire helped in all of these things. It is a land of friendly natives and ex-pats that combined to bring a culture that lays over you like a comfortable blanket. The radio I listened to everyday in the truck was the touchstone for my feelings about the island. In any one hour you could hear American, Dutch, or Spanish songs sung in any or all of the languages, with the rhythms of each added as dressing. I never felt like an outsider, I felt that if I made the effort, I too could live here and blend into the palette adding my own color to the mix. I truly enjoyed myself on Bonaire and it was the people not so much the place that made it so for me. From the girl with the hopelessly high platform shoes at the internet café, to beautiful women that seemed to flow from every corner, the smiling attitude of the clerks in the shops, to the way that people would wave to each other as they passed on foot and in car. The small things made a difference too. The phones work, there are ATM’s, the water tastes good and there was always a hot shower for me. No lack of good food and variety. As harsh as the landscape can appear to new eyes, it belies the gentle spirit of the island and its people. I travel the world to find new things, to see new things and to find special people. I found them all here. I ended the trip as I always do when I dive by thanking the sea for holding me safe within its arms and wish her peace until we are together again. I hope to be in Bonaire again, it is a place that gives more than it takes. At least it was so for me. |
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Air Jamaica launches third flight to Bonaire This Sunday, July 1, 2001 Air Jamaica will launch it's third weekly flight to Bonaire. As with Air Jamaica’s Saturday and Wednesday flights, which started in June 1999 and October 2000, respectively, the new Airbus service will depart from Montego Bay for Bonaire in the late morning and return to Montego Bay in the late afternoon, allowing for convenient connections to Air Jamaica’s U.S. gateways. Back to the top |
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"The Bonaire Kids": King of the Cape in Boston They came from all over the globe representing Maui, Barbados, The Gorge and Spain. There were license plates on cars representing half of the US. There was also a large group setting up camp from Bonaire? Where? Bonaire, the small island territory in the Netherlands Antilles. The biggest ticket and draw for the Third Annual King of the Cape Freestyle Pro AM were "The Kids".
Bonhata handing a cheque to the "Bonaire Kids" the Cape. The first one I saw one this tall, ripped red head (not the born with kind of red but out of the bottle magenta). His smile was infectious. Then I saw all these smaller ones out on real adult gear ripping it up on the windy waters at Calema. I ran around searching out the leader of this windsurf cult and found Byron Tromp, a super friendly man who was as enthusiastic about coming to the Cape as I was. The rest is now history as well as future news.
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What a great week!: Promé Lustro - 5th Annual Dive Festival
What a great week! The
Fifth Annual Dive Festival was the most successful Dive Festival yet,
with 129 registered participants. The week was highlighted
by presentations by Stan Waterman, Stephen Frink, Philippe and
Alexandra Cousteau and the Taste of Bonaire which ended the week with
a bang! Along with the participants, media from the U.S.,
South America, The Netherlands and Curaçao were on hand to
experience Bonaire and take part in the Festival activities.
Throughout the week, Rodale's Scuba Diving had been covering the event. See their special report including pictures of this years' Dive Festival at: www.scubadiving.com/bonairefest. A special thanks to everyone who made the Festival a success including the staff at TCB New York, CORAL and Rodale's Scuba Diving and the Dive Festival host hotels - Buddy Dive Resort, Captain Don's Habitat, Divi Flamingo Beach Resort, Harbour Village Beach Resort and Sand Dollar Condominium Resort.
The dates have already
been set for next year's Festival -- June 15 - 22, 2002 -- so sign up
soon!
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European
press experiences the Dive Festival for the first time
During the Dive Festival a
number of European journalists
visited Bonaire. They engaged in several activities in addition to
diving, in order to provide much better coverage of all the
soft adventure possibilities on Bonaire. The picture from left to
right, shows
Christian de Splenter (Fun Plongee), Brigitte Sins (Algemeen
Dagblad), Rien Floris (Noord Hollands Dagblad), Desiree Roberts (TCB
Marketing), Alexandra de Jong (Penthouse), Mieke Bleiji and Bertus
Bleiji.
Also, a first time Dive
Festival visitor was Rob
Keersmaekers manager of the popular dive magazine "Duiken".
Rob has visited Bonaire twice before, but this was his first
experience with the Dive Festival. Besides being the manager of "Duiken",
Rob Keersmaekers is responsible for the magazine "onderwatersport".
Rob thinks that Bonaire is an
ideal place for relaxing, diving, kayaking, fishing, windsurfing and
the place to experience the happiness of a friendly community.
From last year June to April 2001, Rob has written a monthly two page
article on Bonaire showing all the other activities that Bonaire has
to offer besides diving.
Shortly the magazine "Duiken"
will start with a new section about the Netherlands Antilles. If
you have any information that you would like to announce in
this new section of the magazine, please send your information to robkeersmaekers@vipmedia.nl
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American
Eagle confirms 4th flight to Bonaire
On June second, the American
Eagle's first flight to Bonaire was welcomed with fireworks and
fanfare. Now, after only a few weeks of service, the airline
announced that effective Friday, September 7, a fourth flight between
San Juan, Puerto Rico and Bonaire will be added to the present
schedule, operating southbound to Bonaire on Friday night and return
northbound to San Juan on Saturday morning.
This will provide Bonaire with Southbound service on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday and Northbound service on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, making 7 night packages available for Friday or Saturday arrival. The schedule for this flight is as follows: Friday -- AA Eagle flt #5608 LV SJU 6:12 PM AR BON 8:22 PM Saturday -- AA Eagle flt #5609 LV BON 6:05 AM AR SJU 8:25 AM |
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To introduce the new
flights to Bonaire, TCB will be overseeing a special mailing to
all travel agents that have contacted TCB-NYC in 2000 and 2001
including the agents who attended the American Airlines Travel
Exchaange in Puerto Rico in May. Over 3,500 travel agents will
be receiving the mailing, which will include the Bonaire Travel Agent
Flyer and an announcement of the additional flights.
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“ISLANDS INTHE
PARK - MIAMI": In our continued
efforts to support our travel partners, Bonaire was represented at the Air
Jamaica Islands In the Park festival on Sunday, May 20th
at the AT&T Amphitheatre in Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.
It was a huge success as over 3,000 people came to experience the
music and culture of the Caribbean. At our table, we distributed our new
flyers and answered many, many questions. People were interested in
learning about Bonaire, or talking about their wonderful experiences
that they had while on Island. All the tourist boards present were kept
busy during the event as the day was filled with Caribbean music, food
and overall positive energy. Another
Air Jamaica success for sure! "ISLANDS
IN THE PARK - NEW YORK": For the second
consecutive year, Bonaire will be participating in Air Jamaica’s
Islands in the Park festival in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, on
Sunday, June 17th and at the Travel Agent’s Trade Show on
Friday, June 15th at the JFK Ramada Hotel in Queens, NY.
We’re sure this year’s event will be equally as grand as last
years. Once again we’ll be celebrating the unique culture and
diversity of the Caribbean while promoting Bonaire as the ideal vacation
spot. We’re preparing the banners, shipping the collateral and will be
ready to go! Any hotelier who is interested in joining us for either
event, please contact marie@adams-pr.com
for the details. "FORE!!!": Once again, Bonaire
will be one of the Destination Sponsors of the celebration dinner at the
2nd Annual Air Jamaica Caribbean Golf Classic
on Wednesday, June 20th at the Indian Lakes Resort in
Bloomingdale, IL. The golf
classic was such a “hole in one” event last year that golfer
participation has almost doubled! The
Bonaire banner will be flying high that day and we wish all the golfers
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New York Times
(circulation 1,691,287) The May 13, 2001
travel section of the New York Times featured a listing
of the Bonaire Dive Festival in the International Date Book section.
This weekly section details a selection of key international
events, giving a brief description of the event’s activities.
The Dive Festival listing included information on the purpose of
the Festival - that it is geared towards divers and snorkelers who are
concerned about the state of the world’s coral reefs - and included
TCB’s toll free number for those who want more information. This placement also
appeared in the New York Times National Edition,
circulation 340,061. Caribbean Travel
& Life (circulation 115,000) In the July 2001 issue of Caribbean Travel & Life, Associate Editor Jessica Chapman gives an overview of her picks for the top 20 snorkel sites around the Caribbean (this was the cover article), including Bonaire and its shore snorkeling options as one of the top spots. The one-page section devoted to Bonaire, titled “Have car, will snorkel,” details Ms. Chapman’s experiences shore snorkeling at Pink Beach, Alice in Wonderland, and Invisibles among moray eels, parrotfish, trumpet fish. Ms. Chapman visited Bonaire in March 2000. In addition, Bonaire’s Town Pier was also included in the article as one of the best night snorkeling sites in the Caribbean.
El Vocero
(circulation 250,006)
The April 28, 2001 travel section of El Vocero featured an extensive article on Bonaire titled “Un paraiso para los amantes del mar.” The article was written by Raisa Rivas who participated in the April 20 – 22 American Eagle FAM trip and included 10 four-color photos of Bonaire. Giving a grand overview of the diversity of activities and the history of the island, the article included mentions of “si rica es la fauna marina,” hotels - “Harbour Village, una de las hospederias mas exclusives de la isla,” and in a section called “Que hacer en Bonaire,” detailed information on diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, mountain biking and the island’s many sites including “la cantidad de flamingos.”
The April 28th travel section
of El Vocero also featured, under the title “AMERICAN EAGLE inicia
ruta a Bonaire,” an article on American Eagle’s new service to
Bonaire.
Primera Hora
(circulation 70,000)
The May 3, 2001 travel section
of Primera Hora featured writer Juan Soto Melendez’s
article “Bonaire La capital del buceo y el windsurfing.”
The article, which is also the result of the April 20 – 22
American Eagle FAM trip to Bonaire, in which Mr. Melendez
participated, featured information on Bonaire’s many eco-adventure
activities and hotels. With five four-color photos including one
of Plaza Resort Bonaire and Harbour Village Beach Resort, the article
profiled Bonaire and detailed American Eagle’s new service to
Bonaire.
A number of hotels including
Buddy Dive Resort, Captain Don’s Habitat, Divi Flamingo Beach
Resort, Harbour Village Beach Resort, Lions Dive Hotel, Plaza Resort
Bonaire and Sand Dollar Condominium Resort were mentioned in the
article, along with a sidebar including detailed information on
“Moneda and documentos necessaries” and Bonaire’s website
address.
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Travelagents
marketing big hit!
Mega
presentation November 9, 2001
This
years Mega
presentation will be on November 9th. Together with Aruba and
Curacao, TCB Europe will invite a group of Dutch Travel agents to inform
them about our island. This event takes place a few days before London's
WTM 2001 In addition
to a general session, each island will get the opportunity during
'Breakout sessions' to inform the travel agents on their island and
their island alone.
Following
our strategy TCB Europe planned their advertising in the UK by
publishing ads in SportsDiver UK in August, September and October. The
heading: "These shores are made for diving." covers it all. Starting this fall the Dutch Diving Magazine "Duiken" will have a new feature on the Antilles in their magazine. TCB's Robert Bolhuis and Duiken's Rob Keersmaekers worked on a brand new item in the magazine. It will give Bonaire a lot of attention in every issue. Also Duiken will publish some stories on our island. "We are very happy we worked out a new agreement", said both Rob and Robert. Golden
Flamingo attracts a lot of attention
The
Dutch trade press certainly found their way to TCB Europe when our
initiative on the Golden Flamingo was brought into the open. Both
Reisrevue and Reisburo covered the competition and DIT, the management
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Dammers
Wins in Hawaii
Bonairean windsurfer, Christian “Keke” Dammars, on a two-week visit to Maui, made a dramatic showing last Saturday, June 23, at the 17th annual Maui Race Series. Keke, sponsored by the prestigious Neil Pryde Team, along with 75 athletes from all over the world competed in the venue at Kahana Beach, Maui, Hawaii. He won the Hoyle Schweitzer Course race in the Men’s Formula One Design Category. Overall, “Keke” came in 18th after being in the top ten. If it were not for a broken mast, he certainly would have place among the top 5.
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Klein Bonaire is the most important turtle nesting area on Bonaire. Last year’s results showed Klein Bonaire had 75 % of the nesting attempts for all of Bonaire. Therefore, STCB cleans up the nesting beaches on Klein every year prior to the nesting season. On Saturday, May 12th, STCB organized a Coastal Clean Up. Enthusiastic volunteers gathered at the Town Pier early in the morning. The amount of enthusiastic participants was surprising! Almost double the amount of volunteers that showed up last year. STCB was very happy to see so many old friends and new faces among them including 8 young volunteers representing Jong Bonaire. One couple brought their Antillean neighbors and also tourists were counted in the volunteer group Thanks to the Bonaire Marine Park and Jake Richter, STCB was able to transport everyone to Klein Bonaire. It turned out to be a very successful morning. The volunteers collected a lot of trash. In total 150 bags were amassed and the result was not only visible by counting the amount of bags; the beaches looked natural and clean again! After the hard work everybody came together at Donkey Beach to enjoy a delicious BBQ. It was a successful morning in many ways, especially the presence of the youngsters of Jong Bonaire. Afterwards some of them showed interest to become a volunteer for STCB. The involvement of youngsters like these is something that is the highlight of this year’s project. Special thanks to Bonaire Marine Park, Jake and Linda Richter, Selibon N.V. and the Antillean Rice Mill.
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Sea Turtle Conservation on Bonaire: the project The main goal of Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) is to protect the sea turtles around Bonaire and to prevent them from extinction To achieve this goal, a project proposal was made with help of WIDECAST (Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network) in 1993. The STCB project consists of two very important parts. The first consists of research. In 1993 a lot was still unknown about the sea turtle population. Back then STCB didn’t even know if nesting still occurred on Bonaire for example. Gaining knowledge about the sea turtle population is a prerequisite for a successful conservation project. If you don’t have the knowledge, you are not able to create suitable management plans and pass on that knowledge to others. And that is the second part of the STCB project: raising awareness, especially amongst the local community. Our research project consists of morning beach patrol. This part focuses on the nesting population. Early in the morning STCB monitors the beaches of Klein Bonaire and Bonaire to identify turtle tracks. STCB also conducts regular dive and snorkel surveys to gain more insight in the residing juvenile sea turtle population. The research also includes a photo identification project, night surveys, sighting sheet network and feeding habitat studies. The awareness campaign consists of participation in the snorkel project for the Bonairean youth, slideshows for locals and tourists, press releases, development of STCB video and a children’s book. STCB also organizes the Coastal Clean Up which STCB project has been running since 1993 with great success! |
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"Welcome to Bonaire": a new sign at the airport
Arriving visitors to Bonaire
are being welcomed to our island by a new sign posted at the airport's
exit. More impressive yet is the giant iguana sculpture that has
been crafted. The more than life sized image is a reminder to be on
the lookout for these timid reptiles who have been known to sun
bathe on the pavement. It is also one of the creatures of
Bonaire that visitors have been able to enjoy seeing in its natural
habitat.
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Divi Flamingo Beach Resort Divi
Flamingo Beach Resort announces the opening of 3 new offerings on their
property: Flamingo's Nest Beach Bar - Daily happy hour bar featuring
happy hour prices during all open hours, .4:00pm to 10:pm daily,
Including Amstel on Draught!
Dive
Inn Dive Inn Bonaire N.V. and Ocean Adventures N.V. are happy to announce that they have recently signed the Dräger Americas contract. As an authorized Dräger
Rebreather Training Facility and Service Station they offer
rebreather intro dives, guided dives and certification courses on Dräger
Dolphins, but very soon will have Dräger Rays available too. All their
units are equipped with Aladin AirXO2 and OXY2. Dive Sorb and Nitrox
Tanks for rebreathers are available. At the end of 2001 they plan
Rebreather Instructor Training on Dräger units in Bonaire. Rebreathers
for recreational diving. Why
use Rebreathers? Enter rebreather
like the Dolphin lightweight, portable, simple to use, it revolutionizes
Nitrox diving. Extending dive times up to 10 times as compared by
conventional diving. Reducing bubbles noise to an absolute minimum and
hiding those few bubbles behind you and not in your face. Compared to
normal Nitrox diving, a rebreather system has a much better utilization
of breathing gas. With conventional systems on a 20 meter ( 70 ft) dive
we will have a utilization of 1.3%, the rest 98.7% is lost. With a
rebreather at the same depth a utilization of approx. 35% is reached.
With a Nitrox 50/50 mixture you will have the opportunity to dive up to
two hours at 20 meters with only a 4 liter ( 20cft) tank and 200 Bar
(3000 Psi) used in the Dolphin as compared to the 12 liter (83 cft) tank
used in conventional systems. The Dräger Dolphin
rebreather stands out because of its robust and reliable technology.
Five different dosage devices enable you to dive the Dolphin with four
Nitrox mixtures and even pure oxygen. Shy marine inhabitants are no longer afraid of your presence and accept you as a free member of their world. It allows you to get really close to marine wildlife, so great shots garanteed for photographers and no more “But-shots”. For the first time you can experience diving as it should be, in total silence! For all your questions, reservations, maintenance please contact our fully equipped Service Station, 7 days a week, non-stop from 8.30am-5.30p at Kaya CEB Hellmund 27 – Chachacha Beach.
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Bonaire's own Windsurfing Champion goes to France On Saturday June 30, Bonaire's own International Windsurfing Champion, Olympic category IMCO Juniors, Elton "Tati"Frans, travels to Crozon-Morgat in Brest France to represent the Netherlands Antilles in the 'Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship 2001. Tati is a young man with an impressive background as a windsurfer. Just to mention a few of his achievements: he is the IMCO Juniors Champion of the 2000 North American Championship held last year in Canada; the IMCO Juniors world classifying winner of the Midwinters 2001 held in Florida and has has recently won 2nd place in Pro Division in Cape Cod Massachussets. The Championship will take place from July 2-12 in Crozon-Morgat where Tati will meet his coach Mr. Vladimir Plavsic. Mr. Plavsic has guided Tati successfully last year in Canada and has urged the Bonaire Sailing Foundation to send him to the World event in France this year. Tati has repeatedly proven himself in various regional competitions and the time is right for him to compete amongst the big Europeans and other professionals on an Olympic level in events organized by the International Sailing Federation.
This trip is made possible thanks to KLM, who is sponsoring the ticket to France and NASAF -the Netherlands Antilles Sailing Federation who has paid for the registration fees. Tati is undergoing extensive physical and mental training by his instructors Elvis Martinus, windsurfing Olympic Champion Patun Saragoza and Joe Woodley of Joe Fitness Center, preparing for his greatest challenge ever. He will sail under his official number AHO-9 as illustrated on the picture above. Tati will be returning to Bonaire on Friday July 13. Tati, Good Luck and all the best! |
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"The
World's First Internet Banquet and Scuba Dive": here's a way
to win free travel and do a good deed A
one-of-a-kind Internet event has been launched from the small island of
Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean. Titled
“The World’s First Internet Banquet and Scuba Dive,” the new
website will give visitors a chance to win free round-trip airline
tickets between the USA and Bonaire on Air Jamaica and ALM and between
Amsterdam and Bonaire on KLM. There are also free hotels stays at eight
leading resorts on the island and 12 sport and health packages.
There
are 45 door prizes in all; ten of which are worth more than US $1,000.
They are all part of a fundraising drive for Jong Bonaire, the
youth center for teens on the island.
To be eligible for the door prizes, website visitors merely make
a donation to the non-profit organization.
Here’s how it works. Visitors
to the website www.jongbonaire.org
can enjoy a “virtual banquet.”
Great food will be “served,” but no calories.
There will be interesting entertainment, but no long speeches.
Many will call it the ideal fundraising event.
The virtual banquet is being hosted by Jong Bonaire, (pronounced
young bon-air) which is a non-profit after school youth center on the
small island in the southern Caribbean. Donations
can be made on-line with a credit card or check from around the world
using the secure Charity Web system.
Or, if people don’t want to donate on-line, they can mail
donations or make direct bank transfers.
Donations in the US go to a tax deductible 501c(3) foundation:
Friends of Jong Bonaire (EIN #13-4090990). For
on-line donations at the website www.jongbonaire.org,
all that’s needed is a valid credit card or checking account.
The site is linked to the secure Charity Web system.
Within minutes after a donation is made, the donor will receive
an e-mail receipt acknowledging the donation and a similar receipt will
go to Jong Bonaire for entry in the door prize drawings. CharityWeb
is an organization created to help non-profit organizations use the
Internet for fundraising. CharityWeb uses a secure server that is
totally dedicated to managing donations to authentic non-profit
organizations and will never use the names of donors to the charities it
represents. Its list of
non-profit clients include: C.A.R.E., the Make-a-Wish Foundation,
Special Olympics, Amnesty International USA and many others. If
people prefer to donate off-line, they can send a check to: Friends of
Jong Bonaire, Merrill Lynch DTC #5198, Account # 820-04B36 (note
"b" NOT 8 before the 36), c/o Steve Cacciatore, VP, P.O.Box
9173, Quincy MA 02269-9727 USA. e-mail to steve_cacciatore@ml.com
if there are questions or if a bank transfer is preferred. For
donations on Bonaire or from the Caribbean, transfers can be made to
Sentro pa Hubentut Jong Bonaire, Maduro & Curiel’s Bank Bonaire,
Account #103.716.01, Kaya LD Gerharts #1, Kralendijk, Bonaire.
Checks can also be sent to Jong Bonaire Donations, Kaya Simon
Bolivar 16, Kralendijk, Bonaire, along with donor’s name, address,
phone and fax numbers and e-mail. Donors
by mail or bank transfer need to provide their name, full address, phone
and fax numbers and e-mail address so they can be notified if they are a
winner of one of these exciting door prizes. There will also be
“tickets” for sale at two Maduro & Curiel’s Banks on the
island (downtown and Hato branches) and Valerie’s Airport Shop. The
fundraising site, www.jongbonaire.org
is offering donors a unique opportunity to sample the island’s
restaurants, take and insider’s tour of places like the Cargill Solar
Salt Company and the local water production facility.
There is also the chance to buy artwork, photography and music
from island artists. All
proceeds go to the youth center. According
to Hakkenberg, the entire island is getting involved with the event.
“Local support for Jong Bonaire
has been exceptional with virtually every tourist-related business
contributing.” The hotel prizes are for two people at some of the
island’s leading resorts: Buddy Dive Resort, Capt. Don’s Habitat,
Deep Blue View Bed & Breakfast, Lions Dive Resort, Sand Dollar Condo
Resort, Black Durgon Inn, Harbour Village Resort and Plaza Resort. All donors to Jong Bonaire will receive a “Just Desserts” Coupon Book for free desserts — real ones — at leading island restaurants. Value of the coupon book is US $ 50, or half of the cost of a ‘ticket’ donation. Donors will also receive a free Bonaire scenic “wallpaper” for their computer. The donation period will last from May through December 2001, with drawing for the prizes on 30 January 2002. Winners will have until 30 March 2003 to use their prizes. Complete details about the prizes, how to donate and lots of information on Jong Bonaire can be found at www.jongbonaire.com. |
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Dr.
Albert Schweitzer elementary school visits Bonaire A group
of 5th graders of the Dr. Albert Schweitzer elementary school in Curacao
paid a visit to Bonaire last Monday June 18. The group of 36 students were accompanied by 13 parents/groupleaders and
their teacher, Miss Pourier, who's been bringing her 5th grade for 6
consecutive years to Bonaire. Their trip has been for both recreational
and educational purposes, visiting points of interest and participating
in a variety of activities such as snorkeling and kayaking. This year
the school kids had the opportunity to meet the "Bonaire Kids"
at Sorobon and get their first introduction to the Windsurfing sport by
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| July 2001 | ||
| 1 | 8th year of Bonaire Art's Day | |
| 7 | Time Trail 10 km Bonaire Cycling | |
| 7 | Circuit 50 km Bonaire Cycling | |
| 8 | Road Bike Race 60 km | |
| 15 | 5km Run Race | |
| August 2001 | ||
| 12 | 3km run Stadion Kralendijk | |
| 31 | 5th Captain Don's Habitat Sailing Race | |
| 31-1-2 | Bonaire Bikers mc Tour For The Years | |
| September 2001 | ||
| 1 | Captain Don's Habitat 25 years | |
| 2 | Local Fishing Tournament | |
| 2 | Cycling Tour Kralendijk-Sorobon, Bonaire Cycling | |
| 6 | Bonaire Flag Day | |
| 6-12 | Sailing Race "Dia di Bonaire" at Kas di Regatta | |
| 6 | 5km Estafette Run | |
| 17 | Duo fest International | |
| * To be announced Back to the top | ||
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I first met "The Kids" and the Bonaire contingent when I went
to Midwinter's in Florida last winter. I pleaded with my boss to allow
me a Friday off so I could fly down and scout the kids for our event. I
had seen them on one of Dasher's videos and knew I had to invite them to
King of
The
Bonairean Jet
