Freddy Montoya Theater Group and Alfonso MIME enact the pain of living with HIV/AIDS and being outcasts from society
December 1, designated World HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, was first conceived in August 1987 by James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Program on AIDS at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Marie-Therese Croes, pioneer of AIDS awarness in Aruba
AIDS day Committee Chairman Milagros thanks Miss Aruba Pricilla Lee
Since 1988 the Women’s Club of Aruba, WCA, has been a staunch participant in the battle against HIV/AIDS, and this year created a unique method to raise public awareness regarding what each person can do to prevent the continued spread of this dread disease.
On Saturday, November 28, WCA took over The Village Mall in Palm Beach for several hours, offering a full day “family day” of information and performances from island groups geared to the global HIV/AIDS theme “STOP AIDS: Keep the Promise/Universal Access and Human Rights.” Lending her endorsement to the cause was the newly selected Miss Universe Aruba, Pricilla Lee. Drama, music and dance groups donating their time included Alfonso Mime, Freddy Montoya Theater Group, 4-Star Band and others.
WCA and volunteers dedicating their day to HIV/AIDS prevention
Organizations and volunteers participating in the event with informative booths included Family Planning, El Faro, Aruba Youth Hotline and Free-Life Bureau of Prevention.
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