From the board:
Volunteer evening
On Saturday 16 November, the annual volunteer evening of the neighbourhood association was held.
The turnout was not as high as previous evenings (= competition from the Dutch national team?), but it was
another pleasant evening. This time the sports hall was converted into a VR play hall. All volunteers
were able to get acquainted with the world of Virtual Reality. With the well-known glasses, they played
in the virtual world: games, shooting, walking at great heights, etc.
The evening started with the presentation of the volunteer medal of the municipality of Eindhoven by
alderman Rik Thijs to Gertjan van den Heuvel. Given Gertjan’s years of dedication, the
certificate was even presented (for more than 25 years of volunteer work). Gertjan has been committed to the
neighbourhood association since 2008 as a member of the Livability team, coordination of neighbourhood prevention, organisation of the six-camp,
Sinterklaas party, first aid and the AED working group. The volunteers of the year 2024 were also announced on this evening. You read that right: this year it is two people. As a duo, they have been organizing the Blixem quiz for more than 10 years. It was about time that Bertie and Jeroen de Cauwer were put in the spotlight. They received the challenge cup with inscription.
The board