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BMI – Rotary Zoetermeer

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BMI – Rotary Zoetermeer

Six months ago, I felt honored when Rotary Voorburg asked me to contribute to a fundraising event in Voorburg for the Hartekind Foundation. This wonderful foundation has the noble goal of increasing the survival rate and improving the quality of life of children with heart defects. Rotary Voorburg discovered that I also have a social foundation, Basketball with Impact (BMI), which uses basketball as a magical connector to get children and young people moving and to instill in them values, norms, and skills that will help them in life. From there, things got rolling, and BMI was chosen as the charity to receive the proceeds from the 5th edition of the Kennisquiz, organized by the Rotary Club Zoetermeer and Rotary Club Voorburg-Vliet.

An impressive 51 teams (with 5-6 participants per team) registered for this year's Knowledge Quiz, held at Erasmus College Zoetermeer. As chairman and founder of BMI, I was privileged to attend this enjoyable evening, along with co-founder and Treasurer Arthur van Hek. It was an evening full of inspiring, heartwarming conversations. At the end of the evening, I took the stage to talk about BMI's work and what drives us. Afterward, I accepted a generous €6500 award on behalf of the foundation. On behalf of our role model coaches, I would also like to thank everyone once again for their trust in our foundation. We will use this award to make an even greater impact on the lives of children and young people from low-income families, so that they too have the opportunity to participate in regular physical activity.