Dutch movie=
and
toy drive, January 18 2011.
Don’t miss it!
To help support Seattle
Children’s hospital, and for our upcoming general member meeting and
membership drive scheduled for Tuesday January 18th 2011,
we will be showing the Dutch movie (with English subtitles) “De gelukkige huisvrouw”
(The happy housewife), direct=
ed by
Antoinette Beumer. Starring Carice
van Houten, Marcel Hense=
ma,
and Bert Luppes. Based on the book written by=
Heleen van Royen. =
C=
ome
watch and enjoy this highly rated movie and bring a toy for the toy drive=
from
the hospital’s Wish List
(http://www.seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help/donate/toys/) or to
make a financial donation, make checks payable to Ha=
nsje
Brinker Guild (designate "Child Life
Department Toy Fund"). For safety and infection control reasons, ple=
ase
donate only new items that are washable, nontoxic and not easily broken.
Thank you.=
What: Dutch movie “De gelukkige huisvrouwR=
21; and
Toy drive
Date: Tuesday January 18, =
2011
Time: 7:35 PM (pre-show &#=
8220;borrel” starting at 7 PM, no host bar).<=
/o:p>
Cost: $10.00 for guild memb=
ers
& $15.00 for non-members.
Suggested toys for the toy drive are listed at http:/=
/www.seattlechildrens.org/ways-to-help/donate/toys/
Place: NW Film Forum
L=
ocated
at 1515 12th Ave
in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle,
on 12th Avenue
between Pike & Pine Street.
>> IMPORTANT: Plea=
se RSVP
as soon as possible due to limited seats available by emailing info@hansjebrinkerguild.org and
write “movie” and the number of guests in the subject area.
W=
e look
forward to seeing you soon!! And bring a friend or two.=
The Orange Bike parade raises $5000!
![](3D"HansjeHappeningsvol1-3_files/image004.jpg") If you happened to be around the Sammamish River =
Trail
on September 12th you could have witnessed a beautiful orange =
line
of bikes along the river. For the second year in a row over 50 children a=
nd
their families, rode a 5 mile race to raise funds for the Child Life
Department of Seattle Children’s. Some kids of only 3 years old even
finished the race on their bike without training wheels! At the finish at=
Redhook Brewery there was a small picnic celebration
where we announced the prizes for the participant with the most sponsors,=
the
child with most sponsors and for the most originally decorated bike. Than=
ks
to the participants’ hard work the Guild was able to write a check =
of
$5000 to the hospital. A special thank you to the committee for all their
hard work; Marielle Stoo=
lhuis,
Wendy Talens and Lilian Bergsma. It was a gre=
at
day!
Project Gig=
gle
for Child Life Department
![](3D"HansjeHappeningsvol1-3_files/image006.jpg") Because Seattle
Children’s Child Life Department is in need of new toys for infants=
and
toddlers, the guild association has started Project Giggle once again. You
can help the hospital to collect new infant
toys or donate money for the purchase of toys. These very young patients =
will
be very happy with light, sound and pop-up toys; mirrors; links; rattles;
teething rings; board books; sound books; sorting/stacking toys; busy box=
es;
washable squeeze toys; beginning cars and trucks; and Fisher-Price Little
People play sets. No infant gyms,
please. Give small patients a big reason to smile. Project Gi=
ggle
has returned, and we again ask for your help in providing toys for some of
the hospital’s youngest patients. For more information you may call
206-987-2153 (please mention our guild). If you are interested in giving =
toys
or a financial donation please contact us at info@hansjebrinkerguild.org.=
A truly uni=
que
organization
![](3D"HansjeHappeningsvol1-3_files/image008.jpg") When I moved to Seattle
a few years ago and I was asked to join the Hansje Brinker Guild I had no real notion of what a special
organization Seattle Children’s Hospital actually is. I liked the i=
dea
of “giving back” on behalf of the Dutch community since I, li=
ke
most of us, feel very privileged by all that the Northwest has to offer u=
s.
But it was after seeing the amazing work of the hospital that I really got
hooked. Seattle Children’s is a world class hospital which is
consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best children’s
hospitals. And on top of that, the Seattle Children's Hospital Guild Association is the
largest all-volunteer fundraising network for any hospital in the nation.=
It
serves as the umbrella organization for nearly 500 groups of friends, fam=
ily,
co-workers and community members, like Hansje=
Brinker, who donate their time and resources to sup=
port
Seattle Children's. This unique sense of community and support is very mu=
ch
part of what Hansje Brin=
ker
Guild tries to convey with its fundraising events like the Orange Bike
Parade. Now I am moving back to Holland
and I have to say goodbye to the guild. But I want you all to know that <=
/span>I feel very grateful to have been part of this
movement. And I am very proud of how our little community is contributing=
to
this truly unique organization!
Sofie Vrien=
ds,
parting President of Hansje Brinker
=
=
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will miss you Sofie!! --------------------
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Also leavin=
g the
board is Elle Kaandorp (membership) due to personal reasons. <=
/span>
=
Thank=
you
Sofie and Elle for all you have done for the guild!
We wi=
sh you
luck with your new endeavors.
Volunteerin=
g for Hansje
+ Hansje is always looking for new members. Interested in becoming a member? Please contact=
us
at; info@hansjebrinkerg=
uild.org.
Expectations are that you =
attend
our quarterly meetings, any committee meetings when necessary, and most
importantly participate AND help with our events.
&nb=
sp;
+ Hansje Brinker needs new board members. Who is willing to join the board? New board memb=
ers
will be elected in May and will assume office in July. Submit your name a=
nd
the desired function to in=
fo@hansjebrinkerguild.org.
However, if you would like to assist the existing board with current tasks
and responsibilities, we would love to hear from you. <=
/p>
+ Hansje Brinker is looki=
ng for event chairs to manage and organize next year‘s events =
(such
as Queen’s Day and the Orange Bike Parade). Chairs will be appointed
and announced at the next general member meeting scheduled for January 18=
th.
If you are interested in this role or have questions please let us know <=
u>by
January 1st 2011 by emailing info@hansjebrinkerguild.or=
g. Thank you!
Contact
information
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additional information regarding the topics in this newsletter or if you =
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We wish you HAPPY
HOLIDAYS and a very HAPPY NE=
W YEAR!
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