Open Het Dorp
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Open Het Dorp was the first big fundraising TV show in the Netherlands. It aired on Dutch TV on 26 and 27 November 1962.
Het Dorp is a special village/community for disabled people. To raise the required funds to build and open the community a TV show was organized.
The program was at that moment the first nation-wide fundraising TV-show, lasting for 23 hours. Mies Bouwman
entirely presented it. Most local corner-shops cooperated: viewers could donate by putting cash in a small box (matchbox) and bring it to the local shop: most shops opened their doors on the evening of 26 November; the show was aired on TV and radio simultaneously as large numbers of people did not own a TV at that time.
Director of the TV show was Theo Orderman. During the show over 400 artists and other VIPs appeared in the show.
After 23 hours fundraising a total amount of 21 million Dutch guilders was collected which was used to open the community for disabled people Het Dorp near the city of Arnhem
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In the archives only short fragments are available regarding this event.
Het Dorp is a special village/community for disabled people. To raise the required funds to build and open the community a TV show was organized.
The program was at that moment the first nation-wide fundraising TV-show, lasting for 23 hours. Mies Bouwman
Mies Bouwman
Maria Antoinette "Mies" Bouwman is a Dutch television presenter.Born in Amsterdam, she started her career on the very first broadcasting evening of the Dutch broadcasting association KRO on 16 October 1951....
entirely presented it. Most local corner-shops cooperated: viewers could donate by putting cash in a small box (matchbox) and bring it to the local shop: most shops opened their doors on the evening of 26 November; the show was aired on TV and radio simultaneously as large numbers of people did not own a TV at that time.
Director of the TV show was Theo Orderman. During the show over 400 artists and other VIPs appeared in the show.
After 23 hours fundraising a total amount of 21 million Dutch guilders was collected which was used to open the community for disabled people Het Dorp near the city of Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
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In the archives only short fragments are available regarding this event.