Club Roomer Bonaire benefit residents of Bonaire who may be in need of financial help and friendship

Club Roomer Bonaire, a foundation which benefits the local Bonairian people has found sponsors to provide three junior footballteams with a new uniform.

Bertus Holkema, an ex-prof football player, friend of Club Roomer sponsored in cooperation with hotel Roomer in Belnem new outfits for the young local football players.

The outfit was handed over by Eddie Thielman and Martin Franken to the youngsters last friday during the Happy Jazzy Hour at hotel Roomer.

What an evening we had!

The Jim Gilmour Band was ready to perform despite the power outage that had plagued Belnem since morning. The generators at Roomers ran all day to keep food and beverages cold. The charcoal grills glowed as Shirley cooked the evening dinners. Patrons arrived to enjoy the festivities and support the fund-raiser by candlelight! They bought tokens for drinks, dinner tickets and settled in for the music.

We could have done it!

Then the power came on amid cheers . . . and went off!

Fortunately, WEB got it going again, and we shared a musical, fun-filled evening that lasted late into the night, despite the Band's early morning departure flight! Thanks Jim Gilmour Band!

Jim returned to Bonaire for the fourth time to visit family and entertain the residents of the island, and to donate a finale concert as a fund-raiser for Club Roomer Bonaire. This year, Jim Gilmour, musician, singer, songwriter, and sound engineer, brought his entire 5-man band and their families to share in the wonder of Bonaire. In addition to Jim on vocals and acoustic guitar, Ryan Dubois performed on bass, Paul Carrocio on drums, Charlie Rockwell on keyboard, and Jeff Poremski on guitar and vocals.

Local musicians joined the band, and we realized what a talented population we have in Terence de Haseth on guitar, Gaby Mercera on drums, Jasper Blokzijl on keyboard, Benji Schaub on guitar and the wonderful vocalist, Sylvia Maniscalco.

Even some Bonairean kid performed. Ethan got in the groove on the bongos as Noa kept beat on the tambourine!



Roompy enjoyed the concert with Jim Gilmour and friends intensely.



Easter Kids Day hart warming

Saturday april 7 Club Roomer sponsored the Easter Kids Day at Jong Bonaire in cooperation with Hóbennan di Bon Kurason and Bonaire Youth Outreach Foundation.

From the donations, local sponsoring and special prices we could arrange Voyager Events with their big tourbus and 2 smaller buses for transport. Wil to prepare 15 kilo pasta and delicious sauce in his restaurant kitchen on his day off. Club volunteers boiled 300 eggs for painting and games. Caprisun, brownies, cookies, chocolate eggs and watermelons were distributed as treats for the kids.



Without your support and donations, Club Roomer would not be able to help provide this happy day for these children.
Thank you.







Roompy Club Roomer mascotte

Dion from driftwoodartbydion.com has created on request from Club Roomer Bonaire a mascot which she named Roompy.

Roompy is the club ambassador and will be present at all Club Roomer activities such as the popular Happy Jazzy Hours every last friday of the month at hotel Roomer. Roompy has noticed an increased number of fans and visitors during the performances of Andreina and friends in the lush tropical hotel garden enjoying a relaxed evening with music and friends




Christmas Auction 2012



Roompy has asked Dion to create an object that symbolize the cooperation on the island Bonaire.

Dion responded positive and has donated a beautiful piece of driftwood (23 kilo) which she will be working on every sunday afternoon at Hotel Roomer to make this piece of art ready for the big auction. The auction will be held the end of this year.

Roompy will keep you informed about the progress of this huge piece of driftwood art

Starting from today the biddings for this creation can be mailed to info@clubroomerbonaire.org.

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Club Roomer is a group of full-time and part-time residents and local
Bonaireians who have come together to bring a little joy into the lives of
some of the less fortunate on our lovely Island of Bonaire.


We ask you to join us in supporting this effort with your friendship
($25/person; or $40/family), your volunteer time, and/or your donations of
money or special things.  If you do not wish to join we welcome whatever
donations in time or money you would like to make.


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