Grandma Tiny from Teteringen had an unforgettable ninetieth birthday this week. The stamp collector received 150 letters from all over the world. An action initiated by her granddaughter Yara, who regrets that she could not come by because she could not leave South Africa.
Dutch women who live all over the world sent a heartwarming message this week to the address of grandma Tiny in the Brabant village.
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” Suddenly, the postman was at the door very often. The cards came from dozens of countries, ” granddaughter Yara Peters says happily from the South African hamlet where she has been living for six years now. ” From Australia, Thailand and Brazil, for example. In addition to nice messages, it also resulted in special stamps for my grandmother. She’s going to put them in her compilation album. “
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Yara could not leave South Africa because the borders were still closed. That is why she made an appeal to the Facebook group World Women to be able to do something special for her grandmother. That is a group of thousands of Dutch women who live abroad. To my surprise it suddenly went fast. ”
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So loud in fact that Tiny is now recognized in the Jumbo by all the media attention. “There were also special cards. My grandfather was a math teacher and his old students even sent a card.”
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According to Yara, her grandmother was delighted with the special birthday present. And an even better gift awaits her. Her granddaughter will soon be coming to the Netherlands to celebrate Christmas. “The border opened on Thursday. Now that I can, I immediately booked a ticket. First ten days in quarantine with my mother and then I can continue to Teteringen, to see my grandmother.”
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