During the District Governor's stay on Curaçao we visited Blenchi School, one of our community projects that we support with pride! The school is headed by Arginia Lucio, a true female leader and inspiration in our community that is doing an amazing job running the school with the limited resources that they have.
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Willemstad, June 9th 2018
Members of Rotary Club of Curaçao (RCC) pulled up their sleeves and joined forces on a cleanup and painting project at AGO Juan Pablo Duarte School in Montaña.
Both the inside and outside walls were thoroughly cleaned and the walls as well as the ceilings of 3 classrooms were painted with a very fresh light color.
RCC once again demonstrated yet another day of great fellowship while giving back to our local community.
The remainder of the school is being fixed and upgraded by contractors from the Montaña neighborhood during the days and weeks to come for the pupils to have renovated school premises when the new school year opens in August.
RCC would like to thank all our members that participated in the event (see group picture) and our loyal sponsors: Kooyman & Coca Cola.
IN MEMORIAM OF RUDY DOVALE
A legend is gone, his legacy continues.
Rudy Dovale - Rotary Club of Curaçao Honorary Member and Rotary Paul Harris Fellow
WILLEMSTAD - Rudy Dovale joined the Rotary Club of Curaçao in 1966 and was a member for more than fifty years. Rudy was the oldest and honorary member and until recently active. Rudy was very popular within his club and served as president of the club from 1975 to 1976. As he told us a few weeks ago: "Rotary is a big part of my life". He died a few weeks before his 98th birthday. Rudy received the Rotary award "Paul Harris Fellow". An award that is awarded to someone who is rewarded with this honorary title for special merits. He has always been involved, enthusiastic and very entertaining, but Rudy could also be critical. We will remember him as a very dedicated Rotarian. The club mourns his death but at the same time is very grateful for the beautiful and long life of Mr Dovale.
“Every child should get a chance to get to know her or his island better.” Huub Bongers once said. Huub noticed that many children never made trips to parts of the island outside their immediate living surroundings,---some children had never even seen the sea!
He therefore, with a number of other Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Curacao, started the Rotary Bus Project on December 18, 1974.
The idea was to every two weeks bring children of the basic schools to a nice destination of their choice.
As of then every two weeks a bus of the ABC Busbedrijf brought children of a class of a basic school to a beautiful beach, a monument, a fort, industry, museum or some other attraction or destination of their choice.
Funds were and are collected during the weekly Rotary lunch, when raffle tickets are sold. (An initiative of Rudy Dovale)
The complete proceeds go to the Rotary Bus Project.
The Rotary Bus Project has in the meantime become a tradition, begun in 1974, the Rotary Bus has brought more than 26,000 children to all sorts of destinations.
Last Wednesday, May 2nd, the 800th bus with 53 children left from the M.C.Piar School. The children first visited the Tula Museum and after a nice lunch the Tumba Museum. It was a wonderful day and the children, wearing 800th Bus T-shirts, enjoyed themselves superbly.
The ABC Busbedrijf has placed their busses at our disposal all these years!
Photo’s:
* Mr. Huub Bongers during the 200rd bustrip. Ref.: book Rotary Club of Curacao, 50 years of service.
* Children of the M.C.Piarschool
* Members of the Rotary Club of Curacao with the 800th bus.
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Board for '22-'23 :
President: Lusette Verboom
Inc. Pres: Gino Campbell
Secretary: Alba Martijn
Inc. Secr: Paula Janssen
Treasurer: Roy Jansen
Dir Fund Raising: Guido Rojer
Dir Comm. Serv: Corinne Senior
Dir Public Rel: Gino Cova
Dir Youth Serv: Farouk de Windt
Imm Past Pres: Pierot Hurtado
