Several North Hollanders have been confronted with unknown generous donations in recent years. Often this made the difference between surviving or having to stop a business or it was just the helping hand that the right person could use. NH News looks back on five anonymous generous donors in the province. Who knows, maybe this is just the push in the back for benefactors who want to propagate something good in this time of inflation and rising gas prices.
Generous benefactors who all try to do something good for their fellow man in their own way. It stands out and resulted in some special stories! NH News gives you an overview of five special stories that are worth highlighting.
Thousands of euros for custom car
Two years ago the Bussum’s Eva Feenstra surprised with good news. Because of her handicap she needed an adapted car. Every day she goes through life without forearms and legs, and the parts of her current custom car were outdated.
In addition to a contribution from the UWV, the personal contribution cost a total of about 8,000 euros. Best friend Richelle started a fundraising campaign for Eva. Many Bussumers gave her a warm heart and donated money for the fundraising campaign.
“The generous giver wants to remain anonymous, but I want to let him or her know that I am very grateful”
When the amount collected was about half, it seemed to take longer than hoped. But then the anonymous donor appeared out of nowhere, who transferred the last thousands of euros in one fell swoop. A total of 3,651 euros!
“The generous giver wants to remain anonymous, but I want to let him or her know that I am very grateful. This is really fantastic,” Eva told NH Radio at the time.
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Generous giver gives “goosebumps moment”
A real “goosebumps moment” at De Hussel petting zoo in Grootebroek. An unknown person donated no less than six hundred euros there via a letter in the mailbox. Volunteer at the children’s farm, John de Haan, spoke out about the generous gift. “I open it and see a handwritten note. I think, get something!”
The envelope was filled with three $200 bills. There were still some small bills outstanding at the petting zoo, which could be paid from this. But the money was also more than welcome for the animals on the farm. John: “You can buy food for at least three months.”
Normally, the petting zoo depends on revenues from the waste paper services, for which, according to John, there are unfortunately not enough colleagues. After NH News John his story to the public, four new volunteers reported to his great happiness. Together with the generous donation, he then concluded: “It will be all right.”
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Rare glasses for Westfries Museum
In addition to euros that were donated, some special pieces passed by. An anonymous benefactor donated in 2018 fifteen centuries-old glasses at the Westfries Museum in Hoorn. The glasses turned out to be at least two to three centuries old. After the donation, the museum announced that it is a masterpiece from the collection, lead glass from the period 1760-1780.
An even older glass dates from the period 1715-1750. On that glass you can see the coat of arms of Hoorn, carried by a lion and a unicorn.
Collection manager Alice van der Wiel couldn’t contain her joy when she saw the ancient gift with engraved images of Noah’s Ark. “The donation is a wonderful addition to the museum’s glass collection. We are really very happy with it.”
The glasses are special because they were decorated using a special method. For example, with a rapidly rotating wheel that was held on the glass, a small layer was always cut out of the glass. That made for beautiful decorations.
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Donation provides medicine for baby Liam
Every day, baby Liam’s family is busy with the special muscle disease SMA type 2 that he suffers from. Liam from Zandvoort is almost a year and a half old, when he can receive expensive treatment in Poland. An anonymous donation made the two million euros needed for the treatment a reality.
The experimental drug that would be suitable for Liam is not reimbursed in the Netherlands for children older than six months. And that was the reason for the family to start the fundraiser.
In addition to the extremely generous donation of two million euros, all kinds of actions have already been held in the Zandvoort village famous Dutchmen empathizes with Liam.
Katarzyna, Liam’s mom, was elated after reaching the target amount: “It’s someone with a big heart.” This is how she expressed her gratitude. She also thanked the other people who helped to realize the amount for the treatment. “Also everyone who gave one euro is so great!”
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10,000 euros for animal ambulance
A well-filled envelope with no less than 10,000 euros ended up on the mat at Dierenambulance Amsterdam. The organization was no stranger to donations, but such a high amount of money was not self-evident for them.
The envelope contained a total of twenty notes of 500 euros. There was also an anonymous card included. Dierenambulance Amsterdam thanked the generous donor via an online post at Facebook. In it they wrote: “We are not easily silenced, but such a sweet card and a gift of € 1000 euros will make us quiet for a while.”
