The Diplomatic Ladies Association Christmas Bazaar will take place Saturday, 11 November 2017 at the convention center of the Ministry of Foreign Relations, located on the Santo Domingo sea-bordering Malecon from 9am to 5pm.
At least 21 diplomatic missions will sell arts and crafts and products representative of their countries. There will be dance and music presentations and many raffles for participants.
The procedes of the event will benefit several organizations that work with youth — Escuela Guardería Damas Diplomáticas (Los Tres Brazos), Santo Domingo Este; Escuela Esperanza y Vida (Los Guaricanos), Santo Domingo Norte; Hogar Pituca Flores (Las Cañitas), Distrito Nacional; and Hogar Teresa Toda, Azua.
The wife of Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas, Angelita de Vargas is the local coordinator for the event. She highlighted how the event is an opportunity to show off the cultural diversity of the missions in the Dominican Republic.
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Noticias SIN
7 November 2017
