Many people care about De Regenboog Groep and everyone expresses this in their own way. We see Aardige Amsterdammers helping others from personal experience. We see them volunteering selflessly. Or they donate stuff or money, simply because it is needed more elsewhere. And increasingly, people are including us in their wills. The Regenboog as legatee or heir. For a more social city.
Nearly fifty years ago, just after the hippie era, we started. Then we helped addicted young people in the Vondelpark. Now we help thousands of Amsterdam residents scattered throughout the city. People who are homeless, have mental health problems, debts and addictions. People who are lonely, refugees, battered. People can be in trouble for whatever reason. Often it is a combination of problems. We help and offer opportunities. With, for example, nine walk-in centres in Amsterdam and one in Zaanstad. Soon more walk-in centres will be added. These are places where homeless people can catch their breath and are seen as human beings. That this valuable work continues to exist and can adapt to the future needs of our city, you can contribute to that. Even after life.
Talk about it
"Let's emphasize the importance of bequests," advocates Marloes Wijnekus, fundraiser for De Regenboog Groep. "Support from donors gives us security for the future and bequests are an important part of that. This security is necessary because our work -happily- will also be needed for a long time to come. The demand for help is only increasing: more walk-in centres, more economically homeless people. Often people are reluctant about this subject and we only know that we receive a bequest or inheritance after the donor has died. Of course, we always very carefully find a nice destination, but more openness I would welcome. Talk about it. Also with us, then together we can even give the bequest a specific purpose; maybe even nicer."
Leave money to De Regenboog Groep
.Contact estate advisor Marloes Wijnekus: mwijnekus@deregenboog.org or 06 - 82 06 22 21. For an exploratory discussion or an appointment with our notary, who will assist in including De Regenboog Groep in the will free of charge.
Text: Nicolline van der Spek and Jola Gosen | Image: Jola Gosen, Merlin Michon and Joost Slis