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“This makes me happy!”

“This makes me happy!”

Sophie is a volunteer at Het Lichthuis: a place where people with mental health problems can go on weekends when regular care is closed. “I think it’s important to be aware of people around you who are not doing so well. I do that in my own neighborhood as well, and I encourage everyone: approach someone who needs help or, for example, sells a homeless newspaper.”

Do you want to help stimulate art?

Do you want to help stimulate art?

Gerrit and Sophie are board members of the Amsterdam Association De Zondagsschilders. An association that stimulates the creativity of many Amsterdammers. Do you want to help them as a board member?

“I am glad that I can do something for Ukrainian refugees”

“I am glad that I can do something for Ukrainian refugees”

Jolanda has been volunteering for the Red Cross for six years. “I work in the Emergency Response department, which includes population care. Volunteers are deployed when there is, for example, a fire or a train accident. Currently, a lot of aid is being provided to the refugees from Ukraine.”

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This magazine is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. With the stories in this magazine, we hope to inspire as many people as possible to make an impact, in any way they can. Together, we are making the city a little bit more beautiful!