ROTARY CLUB BONAIRE COMPLETES SECOND YEAR OF BREAKFAST IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM

The last week of school marks the completion of a second year of the successful Breakfast in Schools project sponsored by the Rotary Club of Bonaire. Started in August 2004, the program has provided over 40,000 breakfasts in its two years of operation.

Each school day the program provides over 130 meals for children who would otherwise go without breakfast. The meals provide a simple and nutritious meal that their growing bodies need. It also helps to curb their hunger pains and allows them to concentrate in school.

The meals were planned with the help of a nutritionist and a local caterer. Eddy’s Gourmet, prepares the food packages for daily distribution.

Participating schools include: San Bernardo, Papa Cornes, Luis Bertran, Reina Beatrix, Watapana, and Kristu Bon Wardador. The Foundation Project, an after school program at the Sentro di Bario Nord di Saliña, also receives food for lunch for youth in their program.

This year three hotels partnered with the Rotary Club of Bonaire and helped to raise funds with donation requests of their hotel guests. With their guest donation programs, Buddy Dive, Divi Flamingo, and Belmar Apartments raised a significant portion of the funds needed for the project. Several other businesses and individuals also made contributions to the project this year.

For its third year, which starts in August, the Rotary club will be seeking to add more hotel partners as well as individual and business sponsors in support of this important and worthwhile project for kids.

Each meal costs less than 2 Nafl and you can help by sponsoring a meal for a child for one month for only 35 Nafl. For more information, about the program or to help with a donation, please contact Bruce Brabec of the Rotary Club of Bonaire at 786-6528