Foundation Promotie / Aid Transports to Romania

On Wednesday, October 25, we were able to load another truck with relief supplies in Broek op Langedijk. The driver arrived a little later than planned, but everything went well and at 3:30 PM. he left for Romania. Half goes out in Marghita where potatoes, vegetables, onions and carrots are loaded again. Also included is 1.000 kg of flour, most of which goes to Viorel in Deaj for baking bread. There were still quite a few collection jobs so that the members of the relatively small group of volunteers had a day well spent. Here is the link to photos. The truck arrived at the farm near Marghita on Saturday October 29, the border passage went normally. He will unload in Breaza on Monday. Here is the link to photos of the farm from Marghita. In Getz, the village near Marghita and the farm, progress is noticeable. An important cause of this is the activities of the passionate pastor Paul and his team. In 2012 we brought a demountable school building from Almelo to Getz. Since then, the chil...

On Monday, October 16, the truck that Attila loaded onto the farm at the weekend, full of potatoes, onions, carrots and other vegetables, was unloaded in Botosani. The intention was that part of it would go to Igor in Ukraine. It is still uncertain whether this will succeed, due to the tightened controls at the border with Romania / Ukraine. In connection with the fight against corruption, there are even more rules that make it extra difficult to transport aid supplies to this country. Cristi has already taken some of it to poor people in villages in the area, to a children's home, to an old people's home and they can also use it in Casa Ioana. The costs for these types of shelters are skyrocketing. The minimum wage has increased again by 10%, energy costs continue to rise, etc. etc. Income often does not keep pace with this. Cristi was also unpleasantly surprised this week by a very high electricity bill. It remains to be seen whether this invoice is correct, but payment is re...

On Wednesday we were able to load another truck with relief supplies. This time for Marghita and Ticau. We had quite a bit of stock so that we could put together a nice shipment again. We were extra careful with loading so that we would not have any problems at the border. This extra work has been useful, this truck crossed the border between Hungary and Romania without any problems on Friday. Besides loading the truck, there was plenty to do on Wednesday, for example we received a batch of lentils in large packaging. This can be done in small plastic pots that we have had in stock for some time. Also picking up stuff and cleaning up, another day well spent. Here is the link to photos. At the end of the afternoon on Friday, most of this cargo was unloaded in Marghita and potatoes and vegetables were loaded there for Ticau. There is a very good harvest on the farm, mainly due to Attila's craftsmanship and the efforts of his team. Sales are difficult due to the greatly reduced purcha...

A lot of work has been done this past week. On Wednesday, October 4, we were able to load a truck with beautiful items for our projects in Romania. Loading went  smoothly, items were delivered for Phoneo from Reghin, Henk Muller and Rozanne and Alejandro. This was all possible, we also had some cake in stock and a number of pallets of canned goods that we had bought for a reasonable price. The time when we got this for free is unfortunately over, it seems. Manufacturers have adjusted their production, food banks have become an important customer and there are many companies that buy up leftovers. The supply is becoming thin, which is a shame because food is very important for our target groups. We have opportunities thanks to sponsors, but we have to become more and more creative. Loading went smoothly, there were still a number of collection jobs, a beautiful day. We were also able to pick up a batch on Thursday, our storage is still fairly full. On Friday it turned out that the ...