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‘He is thrilled to be a member of a football club,’ says Mireille van den Haak, youth social worker in the region Amstelland and de Meerlanden. She nominated Gällindro for the Youth Sports Fund. ‘From the moment the application had been submitted, he kept asking his mother: “When can I start?” Once he heard it had all been arranged, he was over the moon. It really is important that children with such a simple wish – to play sports with their friends – don't have to suffer because of their parents' financial difficulties. It's particularly difficult for those parents. They see that their child has a wish and they keep having to tell them that it's not possible, that they are unable to afford the sports club. Now that they can tell him that he can play sports, they're very proud when they see him running around the football field. I see it as a necessity, anyway. Children need exercise, it's that simple.”
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