Rocking Up X-Mas: what's our story?
In 2013, Sydney Brouwer and Thijs Lindhout started with a simple idea: everyone deserves a good Christmas.
Made with a lot of loveWho are we?
Rocking Up X-Mas Foundation is an ANBI-certified organisation that surprises families and lonely elderly people with a luxury Christmas hamper every year. In 2026 that is 1,800 families.
We work with 620 volunteers spread across 10 locations in the Netherlands. Together we make sure nobody has to spend Christmas alone or without a festive meal.
The Christmas hamper contains ingredients for a 3-course dinner, put together by a professional chef, plus extra surprises for the children.
From idea to movement
The start
Sydney Brouwer and Thijs Lindhout start with 50 Christmas hampers in Utrecht.
First expansion
Two new locations: The Hague and Amsterdam. More than 200 hampers delivered.
ANBI status
Rocking Up X-Mas Foundation receives official ANBI (public benefit) status.
Despite Covid
We carry on. Hampers are delivered contact-free to more than 500 families.
9,000 hampers
We reach the milestone of 9,000 hampers delivered since the start.
10 locations
With Haarlemmermeer added, we are now active in 10 locations, reaching 1,800 families in 2026.
As set out in our articles of association, Stichting Rocking Up X-Mas has the following objective:
- Delivering a Christmas hamper with a complete Christmas dinner to families and lonely elderly people living in poverty, so that no one has to spend Christmas without a festive meal.
- Offering a moment of attention and connection around the Christmas period to the people who need it most.
- Recruiting, coordinating and facilitating volunteers at local locations throughout the Netherlands to achieve this goal.
- All these activities are carried out on a non-profit basis: all donations go directly toward this objective.
The board
The people behind Rocking Up X-Mas.
Larissa Schonewille
Larissa is verantwoordelijk voor juridische zaken, contact met partners en grote sponsors, en fondsenwerving op landelijk niveau.
Hans Keijmel
Hans is verantwoordelijk voor de website, sociale media en advertenties, en het contact met locatiemanagers. Tevens is hij op dit moment penningmeester a.i. en hierdoor ook verantwoordelijk voor alle financiële taken.
Christel van der Wolf
Christel is verantwoordelijk voor de niet-juridische zaken, is aanspreekpunt voor bedrijven en partners, en stuurt het logistieke proces aan.
Vacature Penningmeester
We zijn op zoek naar een ondernemende penningmeester die het financiele beheer combineert met strategisch meedenken.