Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) honored
seven visitors as Bonaire Ambassadors in November. Most of the visitors are
members of the U.S.-based diving group ‘US Scuba Diving’.
Shawn Carver and Patricia Halpin have been coming to Bonaire for 12 years, Janet
and Daniel Doman-Clark have been visiting for 20 years, and Roger and Joan Luksik
have been visiting our island for 44 years. They come to Bonaire twice a year with
Bud Uren and Heather Sellick's diving group, the US Scuba Center.
Shawn and Patricia were honored with bronze pins, Janet and Clark with gold pins,
and Roger and Joan with a placard in the platinum category, the highest award.
Peter Lapin, also from the United States, was recognized because he has visited
Bonaire for 11 years and received a bronze pin.
For TCB, Helen Mercera and Rolando Marin conducted the recognition ceremonies
and presented the associated certificates, pins, and placards to our ambassadors.