And that's how it started... On a Tuesday evening on TV you see families with children standing on a platform with only an overnight bag. Masses fleeing the violence of war.
They lived a life like you and me, in safety and in the luxury of a society that revolves and lives in a house that is your home and in a city or a village that is your home.. and that is flattened and destroyed.
I live and work in Haren and have a nice and good life .. and that would just be gone. I run into you with a weekend bag and we don't know where we will end up with our children… that is the reality for these people and unfortunately still is. Then we have to help. We started collecting for transports to Ukraine and then various actions followed to keep the attention for a war that can become old news for us here, because we don't feel it. Help, try to do something for people in need, the Ukrainians and everyone who is on the run, but also in your immediate environment. You wouldn't want to trade. i
In '22 I went to Slagharen for a day with a few lovely volunteers and 150 Ukrainian parents and children.
With the help of Arriva and the municipality of Groningen and a donation from dear entrepreneurs who retired. Enjoy and away from the shelters. What a beautiful day! They enjoyed it and so did I