The Board of the White and Yellow Cross Foundation received a cheque of Naf 30.200,00 for their so-called "snoezel" room in the new Sister Basilia Daycare from funding agency Cooperating Foundation (Samenwerkende Fondsen).
The 45 disabled clients of Basilia and some geriatric patients of the St. Martin’s Home can relax on a waterbed in this multi sensory room while looking at pictures, lava lamps and listening to soothing music. "Snoezelen" is a Dutch term for "dozing off" and "exploring" at the same time and has been clinically proven to help clients with Alzheimer’s disease or autism to relax, reduce the need for medication, and make better contact with other people. The former Sister Basilia Center Daycare already had a snoezelroom, but it badly needed to be updated and renewed.
Members of the Advisory Council of Cooperating Foundations received a tour last week to see the new furniture in the St. Martin’s Home that had been purchased with a previous donation from Cooperating Foundations in February and to experience a little bit of the "snoezel" function for themselves. The White and Yellow Cross will open their new Basilia Center Daycare coming Thursday at 5:00 pm and guests are invited to have a look for themselves.
In the picture:
Holding the cheque are: Mrs. Gumbs and Mr. Richardson, management of the White and Yellow Cross
From Left to right: Mrs. de Weever, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Gibson Jr. of Cooperating Foundations
Mr. Mulder, Mr. Duijnstee and Mr. Carty: board members of White and Yellow Cross and Mrs. Boetekees, director.
Office Hours
The project Advisors of Cooperating Foundations Mr. Leon Lake and Mrs. Saskia Kliphuis will be available on Wednesday afternoons and Friday afternoons, upon requests: in evenings and Saturdays,
Foundations that would like to hand in a request for funding can contact the project advisors on 5860808 or email to sa********@gm***.com.