Mayor Houben pins seven ribbons on decorated locals

In the municipality of Nuenen, seven people received a ribbon during the 2023 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mayor Maarten Houben visited all those decorated today, April 26, to present them. Want to know how the day went? Then watch the video here: https://youtu.be/QsLym3fVScQ

Appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau are:

Helma van den Brink-Jansen 

• Secretary of the D'n Heuvel Foundation in Gerwen.
• Secretary Near Home Home Latesteyn Nuenen and provides training for volunteers.
• Board member of the Red Cross Midden-West Brabant.
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Arons Health.
• Project manager at Moving Management Foundation with focus area"Midwifery.
• Secretary for Awinbono Foundation in northern Ghana.
• Senior expert at PUM Netherlands foundation.

Pieter van Bokhoven

• Commander, teacher and examiner in the volunteer police force.
• Commander of the volunteer police detachment at the Airborne March in Oosterbeek.
• President of the regional police sports league.
• (Chief) editor of the police magazine Polivision and member of the works council.
• Lecturer and examiner at the assistant district attorney course.
• The person involved also dedicated himself as a regional police funeral director.
• Volunteer and board member of the East Brabant Police Personnel Association.
• Volunteer with the senior citizens association ExCops.
• President of the East Brabant Police Harmony Foundation.

Alger Vissers

• Volunteer Eindhoven Police Sports and Recreation Association.
• Volunteer in the Heesterdonk.
• Various volunteer and board positions at soccer club s.v. Unitas '59 in Eindhoven.
• Trainer and leader of all youth teams in all youth categories.
• Decorandus has been whistling youth and senior soccer games for more than 24 years.
• Match coordinator seniors.
• Project manager for tenders (new apparel, purchase plot / Philips corporate soccer as well as complete renovation).
• Chairman of the presidents' meeting of Eindhoven soccer associations.
• Board member of Football Affairs Eindhoven Sports Council (ESR).

Appointed Member in the Order of Orange-Nassau are:

Jan Bekkers

• Volunteer at Garden Event Flower & Garden.
• Co-founder and board member Working Group Livable Gerwen.
• Initiator of Living Room Project in Gerwen, a daycare for vulnerable and lonely people.
• Decorandus made the services of Stichting Fietsmaatjes Nuenen available to residents of Gerwen.
• Advisor to Gerwen Village Council.
• Initiator and board member of Heartsafe Nuenen Foundation.
• Board member of Senergiek (formerly KBO Nuenen).
• Member of the support group Automaatje.
• Member of the Renovation Working Group of The Monastery.

Corry Raaijmakers-Hanegraaf

• Volunteer at the Nuenen Disability Association.
• Volunteer at Archipel Zorggroep (location Akkers in Nuenen).
• Co-initiator and volunteer at the living room project at the Pieter Dekkersstraat residential center in Nuenen, part of Woonzorg Nederland.
• Promoter for Fietsmaatjes.nl in Nuenen.
• Mantel caregiver for several family members.

Wim Renders

• Youth Match Secretary RKVV Nederwetten.
• Organist with the Nederwetten Youth Choir.
• Conductor and organist with the Nederwetten parish choir.
• Conductor and organist with the Nuenen Youth Choir.
• Supervisor of the children's choir in Mariahout at family celebrations.
• Co-founder and conductor of the Evening Vigil Choir of Holy Cross Parish.
• Co-founder of and conductor of the Occasion Choir Nederwetten.
• Conductor with the Gregorian Choir.
• Organist at Holy Cross RC parish.
• Volunteer at the Auxiliary Service for the Elderly Nuenen.
• Volunteer at the Van Gogh Village Museum.

Matt Brandt

• Chairman of the Nuenen Orange Committee.
• President of the Andries Square Residents' Interest Association.
• Volunteer at Brede School De Dassenburcht.
• Volunteer with the Play and Exercise Working Group.
• Chairman of the Marienburght Owners Association in Eindhoven.

Congratulations on this well-deserved royal decoration!