Princess Beatrix Spierfonds: National Collection Week and Easy Ways to Donate to Help Muscular Diseases

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The national collection week of the Princess Beatrix Spierfonds will take place from 10 to 16 September. Thousands of volunteers will collect house-to-house again. You can donate very easily and in any way, digitally by scanning a QR code or simply with cash.

Every contribution – big or small – changes someone’s life

1 in 9 Dutch people suffer from a muscle disease. No matter how healthy you live, how much you exercise, anyone can get a muscle disease at any time. “The impact of a muscle disease on someone’s life is so great that it is difficult for a healthy person to comprehend. You can do less and less, you always give up a bit of independence and it continues to deteriorate. As a result, families live in uncertainty every day, they have to adapt all the time and their life is anything but carefree. That is unprecedentedly intense. If we can change that, and we can, then we have to go for it. Every contribution – large or small – can improve the life of someone with change a muscle disease,” says Ellen Sterrenburg, general director of the Spierfonds.

New treatments at your fingertips

Scientific research is key to developing treatments and medicines to stop muscle diseases. Ellen explains: “We have invested a lot in scientific research in recent years – what does a muscle disease look like, how can you recognize it, where is the mistake? We now see, after decades of collaboration with brilliant researchers in the Netherlands and worldwide, that the flows converge. Because what seemed impossible for years is now becoming more and more concrete. Gene therapy, one of the spearheads of the Muscle Fund, is being developed and medicines are becoming available for various muscle diseases. In 2025 we want to test the first gene therapy in patients. super ambitious, but we are going for it, together we can make a difference in the lives of people with a muscle disease.”

You can give something in all ways

Giving to our collector can be done in many different ways. With your smartphone you can scan the QR code that our collectors have on the collection box. This is very simple, you can adjust the amount and the payment is made via iDEAL. You give once and safely and are not committed to anything. Or you can still just give your coins to our collector. If you are not at home or do not have a smartphone, our collector will have a flyer with the account number of the Spierfonds on it so that you can still transfer any desired amount.

Collector missed?

Did you miss the collector? Donate via www.spierfonds.nl

2023-08-28 15:02:46
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