{"id":5886,"date":"2012-09-11T06:48:02","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T02:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dominicana-online.org\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2012-09-11T06:48:02","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T02:48:02","slug":"noti4424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/noti4424\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Swimmer Marcos D\u00edaz Encourages the Youth of La Caleta to Work Hard to Pursue their Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"



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Dominican Swimmer Marcos D\u00edaz Encourages the Youth of La Caleta to Work Hard to Pursue their Dreams <\/STRONG>
Santo Domingo, September 10, 2012<\/SPAN><\/P>
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W<\/SPAN>e can achieve everything we desire regardless of what\u2019s taking place around us. What\u2019s important is to be determined,\u201d declared Dominican swimmer, Marcos D\u00edaz, during a motivational talk to young people from the community of La Caleta, on Sunday, September 9, which formed part of the Second Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), organized by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE).<\/P>
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We can achieve everything we desire regardless of what\u2019s taking place around us. What\u2019s important is to be determined,\u201d <\/P>
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The Dominican open water swimmer encouraged the young participants to follow through on their dreams and to not give up because conditions are unfavorable.<\/P>
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D\u00edaz explained to those in attendance that swimming, in its essence, teaches one of the difficulty of pursuing an important goal. \u201cWhen we want to achieve a goal, the pathway is not always a straight line. You have to maintain your conviction.\u201d<\/P>
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He communicated that those that realize their dreams do not always have someone lending them a hand. Nor are they always of economic means or entitled to special conditions. \u201cAttaining one\u2019s goals is the result of preparation, hard work and responsibility,\u201d expressed D\u00edaz.<\/P>
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The activity in La Caleta was led by the Director of the GFDD Washington Office, Asunci\u00f3n Sanz; President of Fundaci\u00f3n Rescate y Vida (Rescue and Life Foundation), Gilberto Avalo; and Director of Reef Check, Rub\u00e9n Torres.<\/P>
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Avalo and Torres conveyed their satisfaction, and spoke of the importance of community inclusion in initiatives such as the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival, which seek to raise awareness of environmental concerns, and also communicated their interest in participating in future festivals. <\/P>
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The program concluded with an open swim, which included the participation of 36 young people. The following persons received awards for first place: Anthony Jos\u00e9 Rom\u00e1n (Beginners Group); Jos\u00e9 Manuel Paulino (Intermediate A Group); and Alexander Jacques, (Intetermediate B Group). <\/P>
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A special recognition was given to Helen Adriaanse, a festival guest, who also participated in the competition. <\/P>
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Collaborators:<\/STRONG><\/P>
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The realization of DREFF 2012 has been made possible thanks to support and contributions from our collaborators:
Centro Cuesta Nacional (Arrecife), Banco de Reservas (Colibr\u00ed), Fundaci\u00f3n Vida Azul, Panorama Verde, Odebrecht, Uepa.com, Uepa Radio, PUNTACANA Resort & Club, el Proyecto Nautilius, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic, Sue\u00f1os de Colores (Dreams in Color), la Revista Flow (Flow Magazine), el Centro Cultural Perell\u00f3 (Perell\u00f3 Cultural Center), the Embassy of Spain in the Dominican Republic, , Universidad Nacional Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a (UNPHU) (Pedro Henr\u00edquez Ure\u00f1a National University), the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic, Cl\u00faster Tur\u00edstico del Destino Puerto Plata (Tourism Cluster Destination Puerto Plata), la Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Nordestana de San Francisco de Macor\u00eds (Catholic University Nordestana de San Francisco de Macor\u00eds), el Centro Cultural Narciso Gonz\u00e1lez (Narciso Gonz\u00e1lez Cultural Center), Centro Le\u00f3n, CEDAF, Terra and RENAEPA, among others.<\/P>
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Related links:<\/STRONG>
www.drenvironmentalfilmfestival.org<\/A>
www.environmentaldictionary.org<\/A>
www.globoverdedominicano.org
<\/A>www.iadb.org<\/A><\/P>
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