Fundacion Patria is making reality the new north coast slogan of ?window open to
\nthe sea and door open to the community?. The non-profit organization began in
\n2001 when Riu Merengue general manager Ramon Ripoll Santana went on a touristic
\noutback trip that took him to visit a small rural school where he noticed a
\nnotebook that had the name of one child on one side, and by turning the notebook
\naround, it became the notebook of another child. Tears came to his eyes when he
\nfound out the notebook was shared by two brothers that could not afford two
\nnotebooks. This motivated him to begin a drive to secure school supplies for
\nPuerto Plata students and schools. The enthusiasm for the drive he has found
\namong fellow hoteliers in Puerto Plata, including Roberto Casoni, Mario Mattana,
\nCarolina Berges and others has led to major accomplishments such as improving
\nthe buildings of the schools themselves and holding summer camp activities.
\nPublic school children and rural school children are bussed for a day to Puerto
\nPlata resorts and attractions, such as Ocean World Park, so they can get an
\nearly insight into what could be a future career. The effort helps channel
\ntourism good will.Fundacion
\nPatria is proud of his achievements so far ? 9,628 children received school
\nsupplies, and three new schools were built. Tourists can donate funds or bring
\nschool supplies for distribution. The slogan for Fundaci?n Patria is ?help us
\nhelp.?
\nFor more information, see
\nhttp:\/\/www.fundapatria.com
\nor email info@fundapatria.com or
\ncall Tel. (809) 261-2033<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fundacion Patria is making reality the new north coast slogan of ?window open to the sea and door open to the community?. The non-profit organization began in 2001 when Riu Merengue general manager Ramon Ripoll Santana went on a touristic outback trip that took him to visit a small rural school where he noticed a … <\/p>\n