Our visit to Lesbos in May this year with ten colleagues led to a very successful shoe campaign. A total of 2,500 pairs of shoes were transported to the Kara Tepe camp in Lesbos in early June and were gratefully received there. Jessica Heutink explains:
“During the tour of Kara Tepe (refugee camp on Lesbos), we came across a ‘shop’ where the residents were allowed to pick out a number of items of clothing and shoes every three months. The lady of the organisation explained how there was a huge shortage of sandals, flip flops and sneakers. When we came out of the premises we took a quick glance at each other and we knew the campaign had begun.
Rijssen and Oisterwijk became the collection points. It seemed as if the shoes were pouring in from every nook and cranny. Retailers, associations, individuals, colleagues all wanted to help… new shoes, used shoes, laces, new soles, spray… everything was collected and handed in. With the help of many volunteers we cleaned, selected and packed all the shoes in one evening. What a successful campaign and great collaboration between different companies within the Heutink Group. It makes me so proud!”.
The Dutch printing company Drukker Voor U has printed beautiful postcards for the Heutink Foundation for free! Are you curious? Send us an email and we will happily send you a set of real postcards for your own use.
E-commerce company De Nieuwe Zaak from Zwolle supports the Heutink Foundation by realising the website at a reduced rate. We thank De Nieuwe Zaak for this sponsorship and their contribution to the reputation of the foundation!
Thanks to a sponsorship contribution from the Heutink Foundation in Rijssen, the Orchestra of the East can again produce Join-in concerts this school year for primary school students throughout Overijssel. Singing, dancing, drumming and a Mexican wave – all the things that are usually frowned upon during a concert of a symphony orchestra are encouraged...
In the beginning of June, Jessica Heutink, chairperson of the Heutink Foundation, and board member Maartje Schel visited the Kara Tepe camp on Lesbos to see how the educational materials sponsored by the foundation are used and to help the volunteers of Movement on the Ground. A special and emotional experience. Maartje writes about her...