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Governor of the Netherlands Antilles patron of Stichting Dierenbescherming Curaçao!

In May of this year the President and the PR officer of the Dierenbescherming paid a visit to Mr. F.M. Goedgedrag, governor of the Netherlands Antilles. The purpose of this visit was to inform him of the activities of the Dierenbescherming and request his patronage of the Dierenbescherming. The Governor reacted positively and is supporting the Dierenbescherming by accepting the honorary title of Patron, thus expressing his trust in the organization. The Board deeply appreciates the decision of the Governor and wishes to convey its gratitude.

POLO SHIRT DONATION

The management of building contractor Willemstad NV, the company involved in various renovation jobs at the Animal shelter and the Activity Center, has kindly decided to donate a large number of polo shirts to the Society for the Protection of Animals for the personnel of the Animal Shelter. On Friday May 9 Frits van Zwienen presented, on behalf of Willemstad NV, 300 polo shirts. From now on personnel and trainees will be wearing beautiful olive-green shirts, featuring the Shelter’s easily recognizable logo.
Most generous wonderful support!

Animal Shelter personnel and trainees, proudly wearing their new polo shirts. Fourth person on the left: Hans Schelling, director Willemstad NV, fourth person on the right: Frits van Zwienen, staff member Willemstad NV.

Students from the International School of Curaçao support shelter animals

The International School of Curaçao contains a chapter of the National Junior Honor Society - intelligent, motivated students in grades 7 through 9, who group together performing public service work. Last month, the group decided to run a school-wide fundraising drive for the Animal Shelter and the Laura Wagner Foundation (this foundation introduced guide dogs for the blind on Curaçao). For each five guilders donated, colored squares with a paw print were displayed on bulletin boards at the school to publicly thank the donor for helping out, and to motivating their peers to join in. The result was impressive! A cheque for Nafl 870 was presented to the Curaçao Society for the Protection of Animals on May 27th. As a token of appreciation for their efforts the students received a Reef poster in connection with the International Year of the Reef.

In the picture: Aakash Daryanani, the group's treasurer, presents the cheque to Ineke Cijntje, PR officer of the CSPA. In the background one of the bulletin boards, showing the colored squares with a ‘paw print’ - a very original idea!