Wind Creek Aruba Hosts 5th Annual Long Table Aruba, Awarding $60,000 to Local Charities
Long Table Aruba, hosted by Wind Creek Aruba, concluded its 5th annual culinary charity event celebration on Sunday, June 11. Billed as “the only meal worth $50,000 for Aruba”, Long Table Aruba featured a white-hot dinner for guests during which Wind Creek donated a total of $60,000 in community impact donations.
This year’s online video contest included over 40 organizations representing Animal Care, Caregiving Services, Health & Wellness, Humanities & Arts, and Youth Education, and five charities (one from each category) were awarded $10,000 each. Members of the public, co-workers, family, friends and the community reviewed dozens of video submissions by local organizations and voted for their favorite video. Prize winners were selected via an online voting process held from May 22-June 4.
The 2023 Long Table Aruba Video Contest Winners are as follows:
- Animal Care – Stichting Turtugaruba
- Caregiving Services – Stichting Micky’s Foundation Aruba
- Health & Wellness – Grupo Curason Jong Paradera
- Humanities & Arts – Creative Arts Aruba Stichting
- Youth Education – SC United
“At Wind Creek Aruba, we’re honored to recognize the incredible local organizations that are constantly striving to better our island,” said Paul Gielen, General Manager of Wind Creek Aruba. “This event gave us an opportunity to not only enjoy a memorable evening, but to also say thanks to hundreds of community leaders who give their time and effort to support our Aruban community each day.
In celebration of the sixth anniversary of its acquisition of Renaissance Aruba, Wind Creek Hospitality also awarded $10,000 to a sixth organization, Brighter Future Academy Foundation, receiving the next highest number of votes across all categories.
Since Wind Creek Aruba’s founding in 2017, community impact and disaster relief have been tenets of Wind Creek Aruba property
operations. To date, Wind Creek Aruba has raised more than $225,000 through their onsite hallmark events, Long Table Aruba and Winter Wonderland and continues to provide in-kind hospitality and food donations to organizations in need of disaster relief.
Gielen added, “We’re fortunate to have a devoted Wind Creek Aruba team that came together to produce an exceptional event that honors and champions our local Aruban community. The spirit of giving was infectious, and we hope to have left a positive impact on all attendees, from guests to team members and sponsors. We look forward to supporting and amplifying the voices of our local charities and organizations in the years to come.”
For more information about Wind Creek Aruba and Long Table Aruba, please visit www.windcreek.com/aruba.
