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FOUNDATION ANNOUNCEMENT LETTER
20 november 2003
Dear Sir/Madam,
We would like to inform you of the activities
of Hans Valstar-Verbeek during her life for the
people of Sri Lanka.
Who was Hans Valstar-Verbeek?
 After
several visits to Sri Lanka where she was specifically
concerned by the living conditions of the children,
she decided to study anthropology at the University
of Amsterdam. Her thesis was written amongst the
children of the ghettos of Colombo. The topic
was the consequences of the migration of Sri Lankan
parents to the Middle East and received support
from a school-district physician, Mrs. Geetha
De Silva.
In February 2003 we visited,
accompanied by a number of experts, a dozen projects
for which she had taken the initiative or participated
in with different organisations. We became very
impressed by everything she did, specifically
for the youth of Sri Lanka and concluded that
this should continue. Whilst we lack the unbridled
commitment of Hans Valstar-Verbeek, we do want
to provide facilities to the care workers in Sri
Lanka to allow them to continue.
In August 2003 we started a foundation
with the following objective: 'to improve the quality
of life en support underprivileged youth at school
in mainly in Sri Lanka as well as anything in connection
with this'. We are pleased to announce that Notary
Bernard Jaspers has agreed to be on the board of
the foundation. We have also connected with aid
organisations in the Netherlands as well as individuals
Hans Valstar-Verbeek worked with.
Because we believe that
the youth are the future, we focus our support mainly
on underprivileged youth. When poor children receive
a meal at school, they will attend school and be
more motivated to study. Furthermore we want to
support children in further education or vocational
training, to help them learn a trade to enable them
to be self-supporting. We have adopted 2 projects
with this purpose, which we will support and track.
By now you have probably
guessed that the intention of this letter is to
attract your interest in this our initiative. We
would much appreciate your financial contribution
to the Hans Valstar-Verbeek foundation.
Annually you can expect a report from us on the
results accomplished as well as an account of income
and expenditure. 100% of your contribution will
go the projects as stated above. We thank you for
your contribution in advance.
With kind regards,
Jan Verbeek Chairman
Cor Valstar Secretary-Treasurer
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