By Eva Mabayoje | General Manager
On December 3rd our organization closed off our year of festivities because of our 10 year anniversary. We have done some marvelous projects throughout the year. Projects where we wanted to show the neighborhood how you can be 'Present' - to be there for someone else. Projects where we wanted to celebrate all our volunteers and projects where we wanted to be extra ‘Present’ for all our partnering organizations.
It was a tremendous year, in which we we're very grateful for the work we could do. But that last project, the project where we wanted to say 'Thank You' to the most vulnerable people of The Hague for letting us help them, was the most beautiful of all.
It began with all of the people helping us and supporting us in organizing this big event. An event so big, that it was something Present Den Haag has never done before. Local companies, the municipality and loads and loads of helping hands made sure that 100 people had a night to remember.
We invited several organizations we work with to help their clients. For the elderly, we had two tables available, so in total 20 people came. The amazing thing was that it weren't all clients. They also send their regular volunteers. These people, who spent most of their spare time with the vulnerable elderly of The Hague on a weekly basis, also deserved a night out – and we couldn’t agree more!
We held the event in the biggest church of The Hague. The surroundings we're so beautiful! The chefs that prepared the dinner were the same chefs who had done such a dinner for 12 elderly last year. And they did such an amazing job! Actually, everybody was so pleased with this entire evening, that we are almost certain, we're doing this again next year. We just have to find the funding, and then we're good to go!
Hopefully I can write a similar report around this time next year....
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