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News 2007
Cyclone rages across Aloshikha work (November 16, 2007)
On Thursday 15 November, Bangladesh was hit by a powerful cyclone that slammed into the coast and across the south of Bangladesh at a speed of 260kph. In addition to causing a huge amount of material damage, the cyclone has left many injured or dead.
For some 10 hours, the destructive whirlwind scourged across the area in which Aloshikha RSDC works. Reports and photos from Aloshikha RSDC paint a very sad picture. Many tin and bamboo houses have been destroyed, injuring many people in the process and leaving them homeless. People have also been reported missing or dead. Exact details has been difficult to obtain as some areas are still inaccessible.
The Aloshikha RSDC hospital has also been seriously damaged. Parts of the roof were blown away and trees have fallen onto the building. The ambulance garage was hit and damaged by a fallen tree and a collapsed wall has meant that the ambulance has been unable to move out of the garage. As yet, the precise extent of the damage to the hospital and ambulance cannot be determined. A number of pre-schools have also been completely destroyed and the roofs of twelve PRIMA buildings have been either seriously damaged or completely blown off. All in all, this is a huge catastrophe. Once more it is the poorest people in Bangladesh that are being affected. The Aloshikha Foundation will provide help wherever it can and your financial contributions are most welcome.
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Children’s play afternoon and collection (August 28, 2007)
A children’s play afternoon was held on 25 August at the Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in South Venlo with the theme Opening the door to all. During the afternoon, children could go for a ride in a rickshaw driven by Guido Roumen. The proceeds from the ‘taxi fares’ were donated to Aloshikha.
The theme was carried through to the Mass the next day held by Father Erick van Brakel in which the proceeds from the collection were donated to Aloshikha. In total, the play afternoon and church collection raised € 113.50.
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40th Wedding anniversary (July 2, 2007)
Annie and Co Verbart from Oterleek celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on 23 June and, as they had few wishes for themselves, asked people to donate funds to Aloshikha. The donation box at the party collected no less than €700, an amount which has now been transferred to the Aloshikha Foundation.
80 Year old benefactor helps Aloshikha (June 1, 2007)
When Mrs T. Reijs from Amsterdam decided to celebrate her 80th birthday, she asked for money for Aloshikha instead of presents. The generosity shown resulted in a wonderful €920 being donated to the Aloshikha Foundation.
Aloshikha Foundation receives cheque from Rabobank Nederland (May 8, 2007)
On Tuesday 9 May 2007, Jack Kobus from Rabobank Nederland presented Berry Reijnen (left on the photo), Treasurer for the Aloshikha Foundation with a cheque for the charity.
Rabobank Nederland and held a fundraising event within the company selling framed maps showing the way to ‘change’. The proceeds from the event, a total of €2,770, will go towards five new medical posts for Aloshikha in Bangladesh.
Aloshikha Foundation 3 times winner of Business Sports Day (April 14, 2007)
The 9th Business Sports Day organised by the Rotary Club for Arnhem South/Huissen was held on 31 March 2007 at the Elderveld sports hall in Arnhem. Eight teams battled to win in indoor football, volleyball, badminton and skills games. For the third year in a row, the Aloshikha Team finished as the best team, attaining a staggering 38 of the 40 competition points to be earned. This year, Dutch badminton champions Brenda Beenhakker and Stephan van Houtem joined the regular Aloshikha Team.
In all, 58 companies pledged sponsorship to the Aloshikha team, amounting to a grand total of € 23,950.
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