Announcement Archive

NAS MEMBER RAN LA MARATHON FOR WORTHWHILE CAUSE
The Netherlands American Society member and past president Justin Verduyn participated in and finished the L.A. Marathon on Sunday, March 19, 2017, to complete his goal of 2 marathons on 2 continents in 2 months. Justin completed the first marathon in Marrakech, Morocco, on January 27 and ran alongside his pastor Matthew in the 2017 World Marathon Challenge marathon there. Pastor Matthew Barnett completed all of the Challenge's 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days, despite sustaining an injury. He also finished the LA Marathon. Their efforts are for a very good cause, namely The Dream Center, their church's hospital, and to raise funds to help support the Dream Center's human trafficking program, Project Hope.
To find out more about Project Hope and support Justin in meeting his fund raising goal, please visit his - Posted 13 March 2017 - updated 29 Mar 2017

INDO DUTCH KITCHEN SECRETS
An inspiring full-color hardcover cookbook about a unique culinary heritage, told through a collection of delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes, recently published by the author, Jeff Keasberry.
Jeff is an active member of the Netherlands American Society. - Update posted 9 December 2016

THE DUTCH REACH
As those who ride bikes know, dooring, where someone opens a car door into a bicyclist riding by, is a serious issue that can lead to injury. In the Netherlands, people who drive are also well aware of dooring and have developed a simple technique that can help prevent this. With the Dutch Reach, drivers use their right hand to open a car door, forcing them to look behind them for approaching bicyclists before opening the car door. Outside Magazine recently released a
Take a look, share it with people you know, and try it out when you're driving a car.
Source: Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Newsletter, September 29, 2016
- Posted 3 October 2016

100 DUTCH-LANGUAGE POEMS
Holland Park Press is delighted to announce the publication of 100 Dutch-Language Poems - From the Medieval Period to the Present Day.
For the poetry lover it is a comprehensive introduction to poetry from the Low Countries and provides a wonderful insight into the themes and issues that influenced generations of poets. The Dutch language and English translations are presented side by side making it also a great resource for literature and language students and scholars.
100 Dutch-Language Poems, ISBN 9781907320491, £12.99, €15.00, $21.00, will be published by Holland Park Press on 17 September, 2015, and review copies will be available in July. The book will be distributed in the USA by SPD.
Read more about the book...
  - Posted 4 May 2015

PAPA'S WAR
On May 5, 2015, Dutch people the world over celebrated the 70th anniversary of their country's liberation from the German occupation.
A recently published book: Papa’s War: From the London Blitz to the Liberation of Holland by Thérèse van Houten, available on Amazon.com, presents an eyewitness account of the gradual liberation of The Netherlands.
Kirkus Review describes it as "both an informative and affecting tale. A depiction of the horrors of the second world war...She (the author) pieces together letters between her mother and father, along with their diary entries, which were written while the conflict separated them..."
  - Posted 4 May 2015

AMSTERDAM CALLING - YouTube WEB SERIES
Molen Blauw Productions has released twenty weekly episodes of its web series “Amsterdam Calling”. Part travel doc and part real-life vlog, "Amsterdam Calling" takes viewers along with a group of Dutch female students as they visit cool and unusual places in Europe's most fun and charming city. You can experience Amsterdam shopping, bar-hopping, going to music festivals, museums and cultural events.
Meet the girls and watch all the episodes on YouTube...
- Text updated. Originally posted 17 January 2014

DUTCH DISTANCE EDUCATION (e-learning) FOR CHILDREN
Helma Schulze, an experienced licensed Dutch teacher, provides Dutch distance education (e-learning) for children. Due to job assignments many Dutch families with children temporarily stay in a foreign country, but when they return to the Netherlands, many children have problems with their mother tongue. This can be avoided when they participate in distance education. The teaching program and lessons have been compiled by Helma Schulze in accordance with official Dutch school programs. She contacts the pupils individually on a weekly basis using the internet (via Skype) which enables her to see, speak with, guide and teach her pupils. Besides the Skype lessons, the pupils are expected to do homework as well.
To contact Helma Schulze (she'll be happy to provide references, etc.), and learn more including e-learning for adults, please visit www.nederlandsonderwijs.com. Website has Dutch, English and Portugese language versions.
- Posted 3 September 2013