Picnic in 't Park: a great success!
In week 37, almost 10,000 volunteers were treated by their organizations to a pleasant lunch, drink or other outdoor activity. This action week called “Picnic in 't Park” was organized by VrijwilligersTilburg and took place during the third campaign week of the National Year of Voluntary Dedication. The annual Volunteer Thanks campaign, carried out by VrijwilligersTilburg on behalf of the municipality of Tilburg, was combined with Picnic in 't Park. Organizations could order lunch and/or drinks packages for their volunteers free of charge to shape their activity.
Surprise visits
VrijwilligersTilburg is pleased that organizations from the entire municipality have responded en masse to the call to thank volunteers with an outdoor activity during the action week. The VrijwilligersTilburg team went on tour with a well-stocked cargo bike and visited about 30 organizations (more than 500 volunteers). With bubbles 0.0, champs (both sponsored by an entrepreneur with a heart for volunteers), (cool) pears and instax (instant photo system, made possible by Fujifilm) these volunteers were put in the spotlight. And all this under the musical sounds of the recently launched Tilburg volunteer song “ Just a beautiful person ”, written and sung by volunteer Mariëlle Does and with the selfless cooperation of Niels Coehorst and Roy Stienen Productions. A number of visits were extra special: Volunteers were surprised with a performance by the brand new Tilburg city poet Rodgairo Dalnoot, who wrote a poem especially for all volunteers from the municipality of Tilburg, the young singer Sam or singer Mariëlle Does. A number of organizations were visited by alderman Rolph Dols to personally thank the volunteers.
Volunteer ThanksT
Every year, the municipality of Tilburg thanks the volunteers who are active in the many foundations, associations and neighborhood initiatives within the municipality. She wishes to express her appreciation for their commitment to the city, the villages and its inhabitants. Because volunteers make Tilburg more beautiful. As a thank you, volunteers could receive a lunch or drink package this year (through their volunteer organisation). No fewer than 8,500 volunteers were able to enjoy their thanks in this way. The packages were put together by Meesterbakker van Iersel. Thanks that were not collected were donated to the Tilburg Food Bank. The volunteer thank you note is an initiative of the municipality of Tilburg and VrijwilligersTilburg.
National Year Voluntary Deployment
In 2021, as part of the National Year of Voluntary Dedication, attention will be drawn to voluntary work throughout the year. More information can be found on this website, Facebook and Instagram .