Rocking Up X-Mas Den Haag
Every year we create an unforgettable Christmas for families in Den Haag.
With open armsAbout Rocking Up X-Mas Den Haag
Rocking Up X-Mas Den Haag was born from the wish to support families in our own city who live on or below the poverty line. Our core team consists of seven dedicated volunteers with experience in social work, communication, logistics and local partnerships, led by Larissa Schonewille. We surprise families and single people from The Hague, Rijswijk and Voorburg with a luxurious, lovingly put together Christmas hamper: ingredients for a three course dinner, a luxurious breakfast, and gifts and toys for the children. Our strength lies in local involvement and personal contact.
We work closely with local supermarkets, organisations and schools. What stays with us most are the emotional reactions of families who can finally catch their breath during the holidays. One of the most moving moments was the reaction of a mother who stood on the doorstep in tears: "I thought I could not give my children anything this year. You have not only saved their Christmas, but also my feeling as a mother!" That is why we do this.
Would you like to help? There are several ways to do so.
Become a volunteer:
- Help pack or deliver the hampers
- Collect (sponsored) gifts or products β’
- Keep in touch with partners such as local supermarkets
- Organise a sponsored run, or ask your employer whether they would like to sponsor part of the hampers
- Lend a hand every now and then, all year round
Become a donor:
- Β For β¬15 you sponsor a luxurious breakfast
- For β¬70 you give a three course dinner to a whole family
- Donate another amount, every euro is welcome
Rocking Up X-Mas has ANBI status, so donations are tax deductible.
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Larissa Schonewille
I love helping other families with a beautiful hamper, so they can have a fantastic Christmas. Being together, cooking together and experiencing things together is very important to me and my own family. I am happy that, together with the core team, I can pass this thought on to people who are not doing so well.
βChristmas is always a special time at our home. Together with my husband and our two sons, who love Christmas, we enjoy the cosiness and warmth of the holidays every year. But I also realise that this is not a given for everyone. I work at the Vrije School (a Steiner school) in The Hague, where I came into contact with the Rocking Up Christmas foundation. Together with the children we collected gifts for families who are struggling financially. It became a huge success and the children's enthusiasm was heartwarming. That experience made such an impression on me that I thought: I want to do more with this! That is why I gladly devote myself as a board member of Rocking Up Christmas. I hope to contribute to families living around the poverty line also having an unforgettable Christmas. Because especially at Christmas, everyone deserves a little extra warmth and attention.β
Marie-Louise Bosch, volunteer in Den Haag
Local partners Den Haag
Our local partners make it possible to give families in Den Haag something extra.
Support organisations Den Haag
These organisations know the families in Den Haag and refer them to us.
Annual reports Den Haag
Curious what we achieved in Den Haag? Read about it in our annual report (in Dutch).
Become a volunteer in Den Haag
Fill in the form. We send your registration straight to the location manager.
For packing and collecting gifts we have enough hands in Den Haag at the moment. Would you like to help with delivering, setting up, fundraising or all year round? Then we gladly receive your registration.