26/9/2007 - AFS DOM Welcome Participants
AFS DOM celebrated the arrival of the participants for 2007. All participants, volunteers, families, staff and board members meet in Santo Domingo to celebrate this new period of amazing intercultural experiences. AFS presented the participants to the Dominican Community; representatives from the media were covering the event.
Everybody, especially the participants, had a very happy evening celebrating in the Dominican way. Merengue and other Latin rhythms make people enjoyed a fantastic time. The next day our participants attended to their survival orientation in the relaxing beach of Juan Dolio, close to Santo Domingo.
Other activities have being taking place in local chapters, for example the local committee of volunteers in La Romana dedicated a reception to their hosted participants and their host families. The Governor of the province, other local authorities, school principals and people from the media, also attended to the event.
The media has been very interested in AFS in Dominican Republic, here some examples of the recent publications in the main newspapers and magazines:
ListÃn Diario: http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=28397
http://www.listindiario.com/app/article.aspx?id=27514
Hoy: http://www.hoy.com.do/article.aspx?id=125313
http://ads.hoy.com.do/article.aspx?id=123207
Diario Libre: http://www.diariolibre.com/app/article.aspx?id=117353&commentMode=true
Messenger Mag: http://www.messengermag.com/app/news_article.aspx?id=4828