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The Present Foundation is ready for you! Help where there is no helper. That is the slogan of the Present foundation. This foundation helps people with fragile health, without a social network or without the financial means to get a job done. The projects are always suggested by social workers and are in or around the house. Think of laying laminate, placing a fence, wallpapering and painting or moving things. Pieter 't Hart was one of the founders fifteen years ago and has since been project coordinator at the Present foundation. With his architectural background, he takes care of the practical projects. The other project coordinators take care of the social applications. “I receive a practical request for help from a social worker and I see what is needed to help them. Can it be done by one volunteer or are several needed? I am the point of contact for the requester during the process. It's nice to see a familiar face. It is often an enormous barrier that the requester has to cross before he or she dares to ask for help. After the job I finish it up and make a report.” Help where there is no helper! “There are various groups of volunteers at the Present foundation. For example, there is the group of flex workers. These are the people who indicate that they want to help with a project a few times a year. They often have a specialty. For example, they can wallpaper or paint well. And there are also companies, clubs or associations that do such a project together once a year instead of a team outing. For example, they refurbish a garden. With all those volunteers we build a bridge between people who need help and people who can offer help. That is what the Present stands for.” Present Foundation is looking for a project coordinator. If you want to mean something to someone else, like dealing with people, are result-oriented and a real doer, it might be something for you. Would you rather help with a project as a flex worker a few times a year? That is of course also possible. You can also sign up to spend a day working with the work team or the board of your association. Discover the satisfaction of helping someone. For more information or to register with the Present Foundation, visit the website: www.stichtingpresent.nl/woerden. Share these stories and inspire others to help too! Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Whatsapp Forward

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