From today's Sosua News:
[h=5]On 20 August the holidays are over; then the new school year begins. A number of supermarkets and department stores are already prepared on the influx of students. They have their school supplies as books, notebooks, pens and school uniforms all piled high.[/h][h=5]In the department stores Nelson and Jim?nez in Puerto Plata there is even a special corner for the school supplies. In Charamicos the stores are also temporarily equipped for the new school year. The public schools in the Dominican Republic are free for the pupils. But the pupil must have its own textbooks and school uniform. For many poor families with many children in Sos?a this is difficult. Fortunately there is a foundation in the beachtown 'Sos?a Kids' which helps those children to school with books, pens, notebooks, backpacks and school uniforms. If you would like to donate to support the Sos?a Kids Foundation you can go to the Britannia Pub, Check Point Bar, Jolly Roger, he Book Nook shop in Beach Way Plaza and West Indies Real Estate near Casa Marina Reef Resort.[/h]
SosuaKids.com
[h=5]On 20 August the holidays are over; then the new school year begins. A number of supermarkets and department stores are already prepared on the influx of students. They have their school supplies as books, notebooks, pens and school uniforms all piled high.[/h][h=5]In the department stores Nelson and Jim?nez in Puerto Plata there is even a special corner for the school supplies. In Charamicos the stores are also temporarily equipped for the new school year. The public schools in the Dominican Republic are free for the pupils. But the pupil must have its own textbooks and school uniform. For many poor families with many children in Sos?a this is difficult. Fortunately there is a foundation in the beachtown 'Sos?a Kids' which helps those children to school with books, pens, notebooks, backpacks and school uniforms. If you would like to donate to support the Sos?a Kids Foundation you can go to the Britannia Pub, Check Point Bar, Jolly Roger, he Book Nook shop in Beach Way Plaza and West Indies Real Estate near Casa Marina Reef Resort.[/h]
SosuaKids.com