During the fire in an adjacent shed two months ago, oil barrels caught fire, which made a lot of smoke released. That smoke has been pulled into the clothing, making the clothing unusable and had to be thrown away. As a result, a shortage of summer clothing threatened for the clothing bank customers.
Help from all corners
The volunteers sat in her hair, Jan van Vliet said at the time. He made a call NH helps And in no time he was offered help from all sides. “We have had so many reactions and people who wanted to help us,” he says on NH Radio. “We were short of summer clothing, but because of the collection that is now up to date. And all because people support the clothing bank. We are very happy with that.”
The fact that the shortage has now been resolved does not mean that no more clothing is collected, Jan explains. “That always goes on. We have a container at the ABC building where people can always throw something in.”
Crying volunteers
There was unrest among the volunteers and customers of the clothing bank whether they would get summer clothing. “We are just so happy that we can continue. The people there all work for nothing, they were crying,” he refers to the aftermath of the fire. “It was really a catastrophe, also for the customers. Because we do this for the poorest of West Friesland. Now everyone is happy again.”
Jan did well to see how many people came to the aid of the clothing bank. “I really got a sense of solidarity. Such:” We’re in the well, but we’re going to get out together. “That is very beautiful.”
Finally, he focuses on the listeners of NH helps and all other people who have collected clothing. “Thank you very much, very much. Without you we could not have continued.”