The Brabander of the Year is someone who is always there for others. Who puts everything aside to help someone else or intervenes when someone is in need. We asked who you think that should be. We received a lot of responses and five people were nominated. But who will take the title? That’s up to you!
Choose from the nominees and go to our special voting page to vote for your favourite. The ballot box is still open until Friday 16 December. These are the nominees:
Marij Beijer from Leende
There are a lot of hands short in care. And so Marij jumps in wherever she can. She has been retired for a while, but she still comes every day to help in the Leenderhof nursing home.
Mari van Berloo from Heeswijk-Dinther
Mari takes the suffering of refugees and asylum seekers very seriously. That is why he is there for them day and night. He tries to teach them Dutch, gives cycling lessons and organizes a game and meeting evening in the community house every week.
Nick Weterings from Tilburg
Nick is only fifteen years old, but has been a volunteer in care for many years. He comes to help in Den Herdgang residential care center every Friday. Nick pours coffee, walks with the residents and plays games with them.
Francis Bernards from Steenbergen
Every child deserves a beautiful cake on their birthday. Even if parents don’t have the money for it. That is why Francis bakes the most beautiful birthday cakes especially for the children of the food bank.
Sten Janssen from Eindhoven
Sten is nine and sharpens knives for charity with his father. All the money he earns goes to research into the treatment of brain stem cancer. His brother Wies died of it. Sten has already collected more than 45,000 euros.
On Christmas Day from a quarter to six (and then repeated every hour) you can see on Omroep Brabant in a special TV program and online who can call themselves the Brabander of the Year 2022.