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Monday 23 January 2017
Participate with the largest volunteer initiative in the Kingdom!

On the 10th and 11th of underscores how much fun
March 2017, the DOET ini- volunteering can be!
tiatives will take place Hundreds of projects are
once again. This initiative implemented during two
of OranjeFonds started in days at foundations, heal-
the Netherlands with NL- thinstitutions and associa-
doet. In partnership with tions in the Netherlands
local organizations on all and on the 5 Caribbean is-
the islands, BON DOET, lands. Everyone is invited to
ARUBA DOET, CURA DOET, participate! In 2016, there
SXM DOET and STATIA DOET were more than500 proj-
have also been successful- ects registered and more
ly organized in these past than 6000 people volun-
years. Volunteers are the teered. The organisations
beating hearts of many hope that in 2017, there will
social initiatives. Oranje- be even more projects and
Fonds wants to show with volunteers than in previous
the DOET campaign how years.
important active citizens Foundations and asso-
are for the community. For ciations still have the time
foundations and associa- to register a project; from
tions, it is also a wonderful painting the community
opportunity to complete centre and fixing the play-
projects and engage new ground to organizing a fun websites of the different
volunteers with their or- day out for the elderly, ev- islands to confirm registra-
ganisation. And of course it erything is possible! Visit the tion deadlines and all oth-

er information. DOET stated that “it was
Everyone who wants to be an effective way to help
part of the biggest volun- and a lot of fun” and that
teer initiative in the King- “families can also make it
dom and is willing to lend a fun family day out”. The
a hand for (part) of a day volunteers and organisa-
at a foundation, health in- tions that participated
stitution or association can with CURA DOET also were
register to volunteer. By very positive about their
participating you get intro- experience: “Our activ-
duced to volunteer work ity was great. Much more
in a fun and exciting way fun than we expected”, “it
and you help an organisa- was so nice to see our cli-
tion to get projects done. ents and colleagues work-
Volunteers can sign up for ing together in the same
a project starting Janu- uniform” and “the seniors
ary 2017. With the slogan of Ser’iOtrobanda were so
“many hands make light happy with their excursion
work”, the DOET initiative to Banda Abou, many of
encourages people to them had not visited in a
also join forces together while”.q
and sign up to volunteer Supported by Nationale
together with family mem- Postcode Lotterij, Ned-
bers, colleagues, class- erlandselotterij, and gifts
mates or members of a from donors and compa-
sport club. nies, OranjeFonds spends
Every year there are hun- about €30 million annually
dreds of organisations in direct financial contri-
and volunteers who speak butions to 9000 social ini-
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OranjeFonds. Volunteers and in the Caribbean part
who participated with BON of the Kingdom.q