It’s that time of the year again! The Rotary Club of Curaçao is thrilled to announce its annual End-of-Year Lottery, with tickets on sale this October for only Naf 10 each!
This is your chance to win incredible prizes while supporting meaningful community projects that make a real impact across Curaçao. Every ticket you purchase helps fund local initiatives that bring positive change to those who need it most.
📅 Save the Date:
The big lottery drawing takes place on December 12, 2025! Checking your results couldn’t be easier — just scan the QR code on your ticket to see if you’re one of the lucky winners. The official list of winning numbers will also be available on the Rotary Club of Curaçao’s website.
Don’t miss your chance to take part in this exciting tradition!
🎟️ Grab your tickets starting in October, join the fun, and help us make this year’s lottery an unforgettable success!
✨ Good luck and thank you for supporting our community!
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The Rotary Busproject- going strong for almost 50 years!
“Every child should get a chance to get to know her or his island better.” Rotarian Huub Bongers once said. Huub noticed that many children never made trips to parts of the island outside their immediate living surroundings,---some children had never even seen the sea!
He therefore, with a number of other Rotarians of the Rotary Club of Curacao, started the Rotary Bus Project on December 18, 1974. The idea was to every two weeks bring children of the basic schools to a nice destination of their choice.
From 2021 onwards, the children are being picked up in a tour bus, a luxury air-conditioned tour bus because they often see tourists driving around in these buses but usually they never did. You should see the anticipation on their faces when such a bus comes to pick them up at their school!
The idea has always remained the same, namely to give the children an educational & fun experience combined with a snack and a drink! Children come to places on our beautiful island where they have never been before!
The Rotary Bus Project, that has now become a tradition has by now brought more than 28,500 children to all sorts of destinations!.
A big thank you goes to attractions such as the Children's Museum, the Hato Caves, Carmabi and the Ostrich Farm, which often have a social entrance fee, as well as to the bus companies such as FTBB (Taber), Blue Angel Tours, TM tours and also to the Rotary Bus Project Team - Aschia Daswani, Hans van Aalst, JanPieter Herwijer, Arnoud Vossen, Heidi Getrouw, Gwido Jansen and all the fellows who sometimes accompany the tours but also donate weekly to make the tours possible!
The Rotary Club of Curaçao is dedicated to promoting health and well-being, focusing on youth through its "Rotary Positive Lifestyle Promotors" initiative. As part of this commitment, the club is launching two key campaigns: 1) Attacking Obesity and 2) It's Time for Mental Health.
These campaigns aim to actively reduce childhood obesity and improve mental health and resilience among young people. Here are some of the projects and events the Rotary Club of Curaçao is planning to support these goals:
Hydration and Health Education: The club plans to install water coolers at some local schools, coupled with educational programs for both teachers and students on the importance of staying hydrated, exercising regularly, and making healthy food choices.
Sports and Self-Esteem: A new basketball court will be built, and the Rotary Club will sponsor introductory lessons. The aim is not only to encourage physical activity but also to boost self-esteem, foster friendships, and teach teamwork through sports.
Un Smile pa Korsou: This project (already up and running) provides free dental check-ups in various neighborhoods. Parents also receive information on the importance of dental health for their children. Rotary is proud to support this much needed, prived initiative.
Funds raised by the Rotary Club of Curaçao will directly support these type of initiatives and more to come, which align with our mission as "Positive Lifestyle Promotors".
💛 Your old “Nafjes” are making a difference!
Thanks to donations collected through Rotary’s Cash for Care project, the students of Kolegio San Dominico in Montagne are now enjoying a beautiful new playground set — the very first project funded by your contributions! 🎠✨
Every Antillean guilder donated helps Rotary support more community initiatives across Curaçao. 👉 Read the full story
From Friday, October 3 to Sunday, October 12, 2025, Curaçao will welcome the Jostiband.
Thanks to initiatives from the island, it has become possible for the Jostiband to make an inspiring musical and educational visit to Curaçao.
With the project “Curaçao meets Jostiband”, the orchestra shows that people with intellectual disabilities are often capable of much more than many think—and that making music is above all about joy, connection, and possibilities.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/RotaryCuracaoJostiBand
