Help rebuild Simone’s house
Fundraising campaign by
Arjen Bokhoven
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€8,156.00raised of €12,000.00 goal goal
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Simone Gerritsen has been a scuba diver for over 40 years, and is a PADI Course Director. She's the managing owner of Thalassa Dive Resorts Indonesia. Living in Indonesia since 1996, Simone got actively involved in not just diving, but also teaching. In 2001 she started the process of building a vocational high school in Tongkaina, a village near Manado, North Sulawesi.
Simone is a builder and teacher by heart, but on September 11th 2019, the unthinkable happened: her house near Tongkaina caught fire. The upper floor was completely destroyed, while most of the lower floor was damaged by smoke and water. Simone herself is fine — she wasn't there when it happened.
There's not much left of the house she designed herself, but we want to return it to her somehow. The insurance company doesn't cover this kind of fire damage due to nebulous regulations, so we need your generosity to help her out.
She will not like this kind of attention, but you know what, we don't care. She lost her home, and that is one of the worst things that can happen to anyone.
This is the least we can do for someone who means so much to so many people. Let's pull together and help Simone get her house back!
We thank you for any and all donations you make!
Team Thalassa
Organizer
- Arjen Bokhoven
- Manado, ID
Manager, Thalassa Dive Resorts Indonesia
Manager, Thalassa Dive Resorts Indonesia
Donors
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 17, 2019
Na regen komt zonneschijn. volhouden Simone.
- Marc & Tanja Pol
- Donated on Oct 06, 2019
You guys are ALL invited to have a beer in my house when you are here.
Update posted by Arjen Bokhoven at 05:06 amI am deeply grateful. Right now, the roof is closed, just before the heavy rain fall. I have already new tiles on the walls and 2 new window frames. My amazing maintenance team under the supervision of the invincible Jacob are making this happen. I was lucky to have some
A word from Simone
Update posted by Arjen Bokhoven at 02:20 amDear friends, words are insufficient to express my feelings, both in the negative sense and in the positive. So far it has been a terrible year and many bad things happened. The last disaster was my house. But I feel blessed and lucky to have so many friends and family. . . . .
THANK YOU so far
Update posted by Arjen Bokhoven at 01:13 amDear Amazing People, After nearly two weeks of watching your donations come in, we have some news to share with you.Your combined effort to help pay for the rebuilding of Simone's house is an incredible achievement, it's truly heartwarming to see so many people back her up in this time. . . . .
Donors & Comments
- jean pierre GRIBAUDO
- Donated on Oct 28, 2019
The main thing is that you have not been hurt. I am happy to help you and I wish you good courage for the reconstruction. friendships jean pierre et sylvie
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 17, 2019
Na regen komt zonneschijn. volhouden Simone.
- Marc & Tanja Pol
- Donated on Oct 06, 2019
- Anonymous
- Donated on Oct 04, 2019
- Diving Holidays
- Donated on Oct 04, 2019
Lieve Simone, we wensen je het allerbeste voor de toekomst en hopen dat je snel weer van je eigen huis mag gaan genieten.
- North Larsen
- Donated on Oct 03, 2019
Simone, I heard about this tragedy via a local friend in Manado, I hope my donation will help you in this time of crisis. Cheers, Dr. North Larsen
- Nyoman Suartama
- Posted On Sep 27, 2019
please help me to start business :)
- Steffen Schüler
- Donated on Sep 26, 2019
- Guest
- Donated on Sep 26, 2019
- Puck en Wahrmut
- Donated on Sep 26, 2019
The main thing is that you have not been hurt. I am happy to help you and I wish you good courage for the reconstruction. friendships jean pierre et sylvie