The casino also offers great prizes and fun on Friday & Saturday, Mother’s Day weekend. On Friday, the casino will award $1,000 in Cash Madness, leading up to the raffle of a car, a new Suzuki Swift, on June 22^nd.  On Saturday, Bingo will be played from 1 pm while the popular Spin to Win Slot Tournament will unfold at 9pm.

Recent Slot Tournament Winners included Secundino Avila, Katie Aquino, and Roland Franken, as seen in our pictures. Casino Manager Michael Croes, awarded winners Ronda Stevens, Maria Quevedo, and the very lucky Roland Franken their prizes, the following week. Edwin Tromp, was joined by Hostess Emily Croes, and Secundino Avila, when they both won the tournament in early May. Lorena Koolman, George Nadal, and Editha Feliciana, round up our crop of winners for the month, reports Chantal Cha Young, Casino Sales & Marketing Coordinator.

The key club of young educated local students under the guidance of well-established members of the business community set a goal for itself to develop initiative and leadership, to serve the school and the community, to prepare young people for useful citizenship and in general promote idealism, righteousness, justice, patriotism and good-will by means of ongoing community service. The key Club members dedicate their time to help the less fortunate in our community.

The occasion at the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa welcomed new members, presented awards and donations and bid farewell to outgoing president Jasmira Wiersma and welcomed Zayron Wever as the new president.

After more than sampling from the salad bar, and welcoming the carvers carrying rich and varied perfectly grilled meats on giant skewers, the happy gang enjoyed freshly carved Prime Rib which the chef presented off a rolling trolley, and most of the girls were also delighted with the ocean-fresh fish, also chef-carved tableside. However what they really enjoyed most were the new sinfully decadent homemade desserts, which they polished off at the end of their elaborate meal.

Following a seasonal refresh, Amazonia Churrascaria now features unique new offerings off a carving cart, which the chef rolls through the dining room, serving patrons both fresh fish and Prime Rib, also other premium cuts, table side, as much or as little, to their liking.

The entertainment program was very well received by all the associates who look forward each month, to be pampered and surprised with a fun interactive event during their lunch break.

Pictured here, going All Night Long at the Chit Chat Café, La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club.

The company has been fundraising for worthy community causes since 2007 when a program under the name Tikkun Olam was first introduced to T.H. Palm & Company, Playa Linda Beach Resort.

Tikkun Olam, the Repair of the World in Hebrew, the ancient language of the Kabbalah, earmarked a percentage of sales to charity, on an ongoing basis, with quarterly donations going to a variety of deserving organizations. T.H. Palm & Company was joined in its fund raising efforts by the Coconut Trading Co, also pursuing donations for Fundacion pa nos Cominidad.

On the receiving end for the first quarter of 2012, accepting funds collected at the stores Club Kibrihacha,60+, a day time facility for the elderly, Telefon pa Hubentud, a help-line for youth,  Wilhelmina Kanker Fonds, the local cancer fund, Fundacion Hende Mujer den Dificultad, the shelter for abused women, Fundacion Autismo Aruba, and Fundacion Alzheimer Aruba, combating the syndromes and promoting understanding of the symptoms, last but not least, Fundacion pa Nos Comunidad, operating a food and clothes bank, servicing almost 2,000 people in the community.

The charity checks were presented to each of the foundations at their headquarters and would be used for specific projects designed to alleviate living conditions of those suffering and foster understanding, in the public arena.

The Kabbalah way of living, mending, aiding and healing is practiced by the Salamander Group, with every sale, in every store.

Pictured here, charity checks delivered to local organizations. Salamander Group reports the company also runs a fund-raising program to aid the arts and artistic development via its Caribbean Queen Store shop at Palm Beach Plaza Mall.

Gina Tondu, Operations Manager reports the resort has been recognizing long term guests this year on the occasion of its 25^th anniversary.

The Caribbean Palm Village Resort offered time share condo units for sale, pre-construction, starting in the year 1987, and enjoyed success securing the investment and the consequent loyalty, of its many guests who became its avid fans and frequent repeat visitors.

Pictured here snapshots from the party.

Amazonia Churrascaria first opened in Aruba in 2001, as the first original Churrascaria. The restaurant serves dinner Monday to Saturday from 6pm to 11pm and Sunday from 5pm to 11pm, delivering a truly unique dining experience, perfectly suited for large and small families, diverse groups, and intimate dinners for two, over great food and fine wine.

The party was graced with the presence of friends and family members hailing from as far as the Netherlands, Curacao and Bonaire.

Two bands, Papito Raphael’s and Casin Giel, who provided dance music before and after the lavish buffet dinner, prepared by the resort’s culinary team.

As customary, the Boekhouders shared delicious Bolo Preto with their guests and posed in front of the spectacular three tier red and white anniversary cake for a group photo.

Johannes, in law enforcement and Patricia in education report the key to a happy life together is patience and mutual appreciation.

Pictured here an unforgettable party moment, as family members gather at the beginning of the event.

Winners of the gross division Hunt Riley and Adam Williamson scored 134, and landed delicious gift certificates for Screaming Eagle Restaurant.

Winners of the net division Nigel Nedd and Hubert Kock scored 128 and won equally welcome gift certificates to the Flying FishBone restaurant.

Notable father and son teams, in second place gross score, Mike and Maurice De l’Isle, won Tierra del Sol gift certificates while in 3rd place gross score Frans and Matthew Brinkman, won brunch at the Hyatt Regency.

Second place net score Orlando Rasmijn and Clifton Ling, won gift certificates from Tierra del Sol and 3rd place George Wong and Junior Croes, were awarded brunch for two at the Hyatt Regency. Closest to pin prize winners: Orlando Rasmijn, Libby Ter Weeme, Lone v/d Hofstede, and Maurice De L’Isle rounded up the list of tournament winners.

The much enjoyed tournament organized by head golf pro Adam Williamson, played on the course designed by renowned Robert Trent Jones Jr., which is the only 18-hole championship golf course on Aruba.

A special exhibit within the Caribbean Queen store is now dedicated to artist/photographer Annemiek van Vliet. The recently opened store at the Palm Beach Plaza Mall, has on display a complete collection of Annemiek’s photos. The pieces attract much attention as they all share an understated admiration for the Island of Aruba and its photogenic treasures.

Annemiek was just six months old when her parents moved from Holland to Aruba.  Settling in the area of Santa Cruz, Annemiek reports that it was a family tradition to go hiking in the countryside surrounding her home. During these hikes, Annemiek and her siblings would explore the rugged terrain filled with prickly vegetation, trickling creeks, and lots of scurrying critters.  It was in this way that they became intimately acquainted with—and learned to appreciate—Aruba’s natural world from a young age.

While she lived in Holland during her university years to obtain a master’s degree in American Studies, she was more than happy to return to Aruba.  She worked for the Aruban press for four years before switching to a career in law.  Annemiek has also worked as a certified translator for the past 15 years, and now has her own translation business.

Today, Annemiek resides deep in the Aruban countryside, her home located in the San Fuego neighborhood, tucked in among the thick growth down the road from the entrance to the Island’s expansive nature reserve, Arikok National Park.  Working from home, she is eternally busy with the act of translation, exploring the Island equipped with a camera to translate the story of Aruba’s beautiful outdoors.

Her interests lay primarily in documenting old architecture and nature.  In nature, Annemiek delights in focusing on the smaller details. Through her photography, she takes little, unsung treasures of nature and makes them the main attraction, resulting in extraordinarily images, worthy of the Caribbean Queen title for May.

Annemiek’s photographic work has been published in magazines and books and has appeared in a number of expositions, including her own solo exposition. Her work is displayed at the Sunset Grille Restaurant, as well as at the main office of Utilities Aruba N.V.