Jan de Jong and Harry Kuipers from Peize were appointed as Members of the Order of Orange-Nassau this afternoon. They receive the royal award for their activities for the Peize Walking Group.
Jan de Jong has been taking care of the membership administration for sports association DSTV, of which the running group is a part, for 25 years. He also maintains and repairs the sports equipment of the association. As a 72-year-old, De Jong still runs his laps with the running group every week.
Harry Kuipers (63) founded the running group in 1996 and provides the training. He is also involved in running trainer courses of the KNAU. He trains aspiring trainers and aspiring assistant trainers. As a member of the activities committee of the running group, he organizes twelve to fifteen activities every year.
Mayor Klaas Smid of the Noordenveld municipality presented the awards.