Jubilee year – 10 years of the Obed Foundation

From 2014 to 2024View the highlights of the past 10 years. We would like to list them:...

New construction Casa Nadina opened

On January 1, 2024, the children in Casa Nadina officially opened the new building! A festive moment. Would you like to see what it looks like? We will immediately start using the ground floor. The piggy bank for the bedrooms must first...

Chocolate promotion

We end the year with an attractive promotion: Say it with chocolate. Buy one or more bags of Belgian breaking chocolate and give the family home a final push! Nice as a gift for Santa (or just for yourself). A...

Working holiday in Romania

From August 8 to 19, about ten volunteers made Casa Nadina unsafe 😉 Thanks to the proceeds from Obed in Actie, they were able to get to work! Sometimes they were even working in the evening to finish a job. What they o...

Successful Obed in Action event

On Saturday, July 1, the time had come: our sponsor event Obed in Actie took place at Vosbergen Castle. Despite the rain, visitors enjoyed the market and all other activities. The proceeds are more than expected: no less than 27,500...

Dress market

There is a clothes market at Vosbergen Castle especially for primary school students. We ask you to register in advance to be sure of a spot. A few important things: The dress market is intended for children up to and including 13 ...

Watch Rianne's promotional film

The Casa Nadina Cycling Event will start in seven weeks. Family house mother Rianne will then cycle 100 km per day on 28, 29, 30 June and 1 July. She starts every day from hometown Heerde, NL. Curious how her training is going? Take a look....

Whole Hede Bakt

A tent, a castle and cakes! Join this unique baking competition for charity. Saturday 1 July 2023 – Start: 13:00 Jury: Herco Veldhuizen (Banquet bakery Kamphorst) and Zineb El Moudden (Finalist Heel Holland Bakt Spel...

Milestone

MILESTONES • The roof tiles are on it! 🥳🏘️ In case you missed it? Family home Casa Nadina is expanding. The extension is now complete and the roof tiles have been on the building since last Saturday. Romanian pace sometimes gets used to...

Walking Dinner

On 1 July, the grounds of Kasteel Vosbergen will be transformed into a beautiful restaurant. Experience the ambiance and enjoy a luxurious six-course dinner. Enjoy a unique experience while enjoying carefully selected drinks. During dinner...

Bicycle action Casa Nadina & Action day Kasteel Vosbergen

(A message from the sheepfold) “Casa Nadina” (a family home in Romania, from the Obed Foundation) offers a safe and loving home to children who have been left behind by their parents in state shelters. At the moment it offers...

OBED IN ACTION – July 1, 2023 Castle Vosbergen

The Obed Foundation is organizing a wonderful sponsor event on July 1, 2023 (and therefore not on July 8) on the grounds of Vosbergen Castle in Heerde. What's going to happen? Rianne Kommer, family house parent of Casa Nadina, will continue her cycling tour, (4 x 1...

Looking back and looking ahead

The year 2022 is coming to an end. Then it is good to first look back at what has been achieved this year. Because without your indispensable support in the form of your prayer, support and donation, none of this would have been possible. These are...

Proceeds roof tiles action exceeds every expectation!

Sunday, November 27, during a festive service, the proceeds of the roof tiles campaign for Casa Nadina were announced. And it exceeded every expectation! At the end of the shift, the counter stood at no less than € 9,148.27! Not already...

Reverse Collection Immanuel. A wonderful initiative!!

On October 30, a wonderful initiative was started in the Immanuel church in Heerde by holding a reverse collection. An initiative of Mirjam Westrik-Nieuwenhuis and Jurgen Zomer.In this service, church members/attendants/child could ...

The new construction is progressing steadily

The new building is back in full swing after the construction holiday. Because yes, construction has also come to a standstill in Romania in the summer. The floor will be poured next week (see photo). The week after that, the masonry will start...

Expansion through new construction in full swing.

The expansion by new construction started last month after, to everyone's surprise, a building permit was issued very quickly by the municipality of Ghimbav. The extension by new construction will be realized in front of the current building. The goal is that the ...

March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022

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March 26, 2022

Board extension

The board is pleased that Frits de Breij wants to strengthen the board. Frits is no stranger to foster children. Together with Carla, he has been running a family home in Kampen for many years. They have taken in several children and k...

1st Newsletter of the Obed . Foundation

Just before Christmas, the first official newsletter of the Obed Foundation was published. The intention is that this newsletter will be published 4 times a year. Here you can read the most current developments for and about the Casa...

Apple pie promotion.

We will continue to build next year, but not without your support. We start the year with a tasty surprise especially for new donors. Are you going to sponsor us for ten euros or more per month? Then you will receive a one-time home-baked app...

Renovation Casa Nadina in full swing.

With the fantastic proceeds from the bicycle campaign, the renovation of Casa Nadina started immediately. And the result may be there!. All wooden floors have been replaced by concrete, suspended ceilings have been installed, partitions have been placed and a ...

Thanks to all employees and sponsors for the fantastic success of the bicycle campaign.

The Casa Nadina Cycle Event has become a huge success. (And) Certainly in Corona time, such a great success was not counted on. Danny Kommer came with the initiative to move from his current residence Ghimbav in Romania to his g...

Beautiful proceeds 1st sale day Roos Fashion for the Obed Foundation.

The proceeds of the 1st sale day Roos Fashion on 21 July for the Obed Foundation raised an amount of € 1,500. “A wonderful amount according to the chairman of the Obed Dick Verlaan foundation”. Gera and Trudy van Roos Fashi...

Proceeds from sale Roos Fashion July 21 to the Obed Foundation

Proceeds from the Roos Fashion sale on 21 July to the Obed Roos Fashion Foundation from 21 July, for 4 weeks in a row on every Wednesday. The proceeds of the 1st sale day, so Wednesday 21 July, are entirely intended for...

Bicycle tour

It's almost time! June 15, Danny will start the big challenge to cycle from Romania to the Netherlands! We would like to ask for your help in prayer for a safe and prosperous journey! We hope that this great effort from Danny will be rewarded with ...

The board thanks all sponsors!

The foundation’s board thanks all sponsors for their support and financial contributions in 2020. It was in every way an extraordinary year. Your contributions made it possible to continue the work in Romania...

Charity bicycle ride June 2021

Danny and Rianne are organizing a charity bicycle ride, starting in June 2021. Danny is planning on biking from Ghimbav, Romania, to Heerde, The Netherlands. A tour of approx. 2,4 thousand km! If you want to join the ride in full or just a section of the tour, send a WhatsApp to...

Wine sales promotion restarted

On 11 and 12 September, the board had a booth at the autumn fair of nursery 'De Velde' in Heerde. It was quite clear that people's minds had only been tuned into the Coronavirus during the recent months. The relaxation of the Corona measures made it possible to sell our promotional wines for the Obed Foundation......

Donors needed

Dear friends of Obed Foundation, The Corona Virus keeps all our minds occupied! Private and business, but also foundations do notice the consequences! This also applies to the Obed Foundation! Due to the uncertain times in which we live, companies ...

THE FAMILY HOUSE HAS BEEN PURCHASED!

The Board of the Obed Foundation has purchased the Familiy house and land on November 13th 2019. This has brought an end to years of negotiations with the current owner. With this acquisition, the Obed Foundation can work with Danny and Rianne ...

Promotional Gifts

Promotional Gifts!

Wine Promotion!

Wine promotion

Youth Travel Romania

Getting into a car at 11 am, to arrive after 1.5 days, nearly two days in Romania. In the car with young people, little to no sleep, sing-along songs everyone loves, and a good talk t ...

Foster care for Andreea and Ana assigned.

On the 24th and 26th of June, the court assigned foster care for Andreea Ana to Danny and Rianne. Great news where we are have been anxiously waiting for. For the girls means that ...

Sponsor sought for medical expenses.

The budget for medical costs has long been insufficient to cover the cost for Ana and Andreea. We are looking for a sponsor monthly € 75, - to contribute so that we are able medical care ...

Financial statements 2018

The Board has prepared the financial statements for 2018 and adopted at a board meeting. This can be read under the chapter Board. If there are questions you can directly contact one of the board members. Enjoy reading!...

Reformed congregation Mastenbroek - s-Heerenbroek.

The Reformed Church Mastenbroek - 's-Heerenbroek donated the Easter collection to the Obed Foundation. A total of € 1496.95 was collected. Their Romania committee has decided to double this amount. It is in ...

Hope4Kids

With the Genemuiden of Hope4Kids project we are committed to providing a better future for underprivileged children from Romania, who still live in poverty, without any prospect of education or work. They...

Children of Ds. Maas School in action for playground

The children of Ds. of Maasschool from Wapenveld made in fruit sticks in April and everyone was there to make a donation. A total of € 192.25 was collected. Awesome!! The money is used to make a play ...

New banners flyers and business cards

Printshop van der Most has printed (and donated) new flyers, banners and business cards. Great that a company from Heerden contributed in this way to further build and support of family ....

New website online

After months of preparation, the new website went online last week. Kris Thomson KJHosting has created a new website for us. Great to see that hier professionalism resulted in a website in a ...

Employees of Univé

Univé employees are allowed to annually donate € 250, - to charity. 5 employees have decided to donate this sum to our foundation! Awesome!!...

Permanent residence accepted!

Last February Danny and Rianne their fifth year in Romania. As this 5 year mark had passed, they were allowed to apply for permanent residency. And this request is accepted by the Romanian government. As of April 15, they can ...

Good news for Ana

On January 22 Rianne are Danny and Ana went to the orthopedist in connection with the preparations for the planned surgery on her right foot Ana. (Ana was born with a malformation of her feet making...

house Nadina

The family house is named Casa Nadina. Casa means house, Nadina means hope. This name also embraces the objective of Obed to provide a hopeful future in a safe home ....

Start fundraising for the purchase and remodeling of the Family house

After a long preparation period, it finally happened. We would like to proceed with the purchase of the property. This is necessary to ensure that the investments we make are retained in the property and the family home also ...

The board visits the family home!

We can look back on a fine visit to Danny, Rianne and the kids! We discussed the current issues and the future together! Good to see that everyone enjoys and family life is being picked up by the foster children ....

New board for The Obed Foundation!

From October 1st, the Board of the Obed Foundation welcomes two new board members. Dick Verlaan (l) as chairman and Petra Kleijn (m) as secretary. Together with Daan Klomp (r), who remains treasurer, they will give to form ...

A new roof

Renovating the roof is completely finished. See the pictures here. Everyone who contributed we want to thank again ....

youth Travel

Again we have a group of young people received from the vicinity of Heerde and Zwolle this year. This year there was a renovation planned, which is why some people with knowledge of building and remodeling came along. By ...

The first surgery on Ana's foot is completed

On July 12th Ana had surgery on her right foot! An exciting operation for Ana, but she did great! After five days of hospital Ana is happily at home home and they can start rehabilitation! ...

With both feet on the ground! (update)

In May, we posted about the operations Ana needs to her feet. Very beautiful how in such a short time is provided in the full amount needed for the operations! The first operation is ...

Will you please help us to make these operations possible?

To ensure that Ana will use her full feet while walking, there are four surgeries needed, two on both feet / lower legs and also intensive physiotherapy. These are the expected costs ...

Help Ana get both feet on the ground

These are the feet of Ana, one of the girls who live in the family home since November 2017. Ana was born with a malformation of her feet making her continuously walk on her toes. This causes problems in her posture ...

Monthly expenses girls - update

In late November, we have called for regular contributors for the expenses of the girls. We are very happy that we found a donor who wants to contribute to the expenses of the girls for a period of five years ...

Grādinitā / kindergarten!

Since November 2017 Andreea goes to kindergarten in a nearby village! She has really found her place here and loves her teacher! They enjoy! Click here for more information. After Andreea was born it quickly became clear ...

Monthly expenses girls

Now that the girls live fulltime in the family home this has financial consequences. As of yet their placement is not official, which is why Danny and Rianne receive no compensation for foster care. Because Foundation Obed ...

The girls may stay

Good news! Ana and Andreea are allowed to live in the family home! An official placement is not possible for now, as Danny and Rianne must live in Romania five years. With the consent of the child and the forster...

Presentation for Ouderensoos of Johanneskerk

At the invitation of the board of the Elderly club of the Johannes Church in Heerde, Joke de Beer and Renee van de Ziel held a presentation about the work of Danny and Rianne Kommer and the family home in Romania. The visitors ...

youth Travel

This year we once more received the youth out of Heerde and Zwolle. This year they have taken on a number of major projects. The roof of the garage is completely replaced, the electricity in the garage is full t ...

Permits

To make the house suitable for its purpose change to the property need to be made. Licenses for conversion must be applied, but also the current situation must be put on paper. The current paper wit ...

Update school packages action

With the sale of popcorn and collecting empty bottles Naomi Renselaar (9 years) collected a very nice amount for donation! With this money she bought 100 school backpacks for the Obed Foundation! Naomi ...

purchased bus

We have good news, we can buy a bus! Thanks to a large donation from America and received gifts from the Netherlands we were able to buy a nice bus. We were able to buy the bus for € 6750, which also ...

dehumidifiers

Unfortunately the Family house has a major moisture problem. The cause is not completely understood, several experts have already looked at possible causes. Preliminary dehumidifiers are needed moisture from the air ...

Benefit concert collects in cooperation with "You Woman Weekend" € 2.000, -

The benefit concert gospel choir of Grace & Glory, together with the "You weekend woman" resulted in a wonderful donation to the family home! Everyone who contributed to this thanks! ...

new dryer

The increased family size and its growth was the need for a dryer. Thanks to your donations, we were able to buy it, thanks! ...

youth Travel

We have welcomed a group of young people from Heerde and Zwolle. This group has helped to adequately isolate Casa Perla. This makes sure that after school care they are able to provide a comfortable tempera in the winter ...

bus nodig

With the extension of both girls to the family, a standard car will not suffice. Therefore we are looking for a good bus so that the whole family can travel. We estimate that we need about € 8,500 to buy a good bus n ...

ANBI-status

The board has put a lot of time in preparing the foundation to meet the guidelines of the ANBI legislation. This month the application of the Obed Foundation was approved by the tax authorities. By granting the ...

Preparing for foster care

To prepare the house for foster care, two areas need to be altered. The living room is to be moved to the upper floor, which is to be placed in a new floor. The costs are estimated at € 400. In addition, ...

Remodeling - update

The conversion has been completed. See the results here ...

Home improvement

The house has a lower and an upper floor connected to a staircase on the outside of the house. Winters in Romania are very cold and therefore it is necessary to wear coats and shoes on the snowy stairs but b ...

Start of foster care for two girls

The moment of foster care has come. From now on we welcome two girls to the family home. Both girls come from the same orphanage and have been regularly visited by Rianne. We welcome Andreea Ana and in the home...

More bags distributed

Thanks to your donations we were able to fill more than the required 70 bags, we can fill 125 bags! Additional bags went to a shelter for teenage girls and a family whose house was turned to into ashes during a fire ...

distributed school bags

At the beginning of the school year, Casa Perla, the after school care in the Roma village distributed the collected schoolbags to children who regularly attend the program. Thank you for your contribution to this ...

School backpack action

Danny and Rianne regularly visit an after school care at a nearby Roma village. Children receive assistance with their homework and help with any backlog. These children live in a poverty situation, cash ...

Move

Today, the move was completed to the family home. The house offers many opportunities to live with a family, has a lot of storage and has a nice big garden. We are thankful that we ...

update activities

In recent months, much has happened. Rianne weekly visits an orphanage in Codlea region, consisting of approximately 40 children with disabilities. Danny visits together with Elineke an after school care in the Roma village. In ...

additional help

For a period of four months Elineke will run an internship for two days a week us. We are very happy with the help! ...

New board composition

New board composition and a number of needed governance changes. Danny and Rianne Kommer will no longer play part of the administration, also Henri Westrik will resign as board member. Daan Klomp will join the board. The new constitution ...

Youth from Groningen - results

The youth helped with much enthusiasm. They helped us to paint some furniture, making benches and outdoor games. They have also helped to renovate a church ...

Youth from Groningen

We welcome the assistance of a group of young people from Groningen. The youth are helping for 10 days with odd jobs around the house and they will support projects in the area ....

Moving Danny and Rianne

Danny and Rianne Kommer moved to Romania. Thanks to a transport that was made possible by Fikse their belongings and all collected goods were transported. We want to thank everyone who contributed items or ...

The Obed Foundation action

Johan Wisgerhof is running a half marathon barefoot on April 25 for the Obed Foundation. He is sponsored by many using a crowdfunding page that he has created himself, you can donate via ...

foundation

The Obed Foundation was founded! The Foundation was founded by Danny and Rianne Kommer to support the work they do in Romania. From the foundation, we want to raise funds for all that is needed there, for both work ...