Being a volunteer in Amsterdam-Zuidoost
Computer brigade in the local community center
Nov. 21, 2016 - Willem L. Middelkoop
After realising how lucky I am as an healthy, well educated, young man with a solid income, I wanted to do something for other people as volunteer. It just so happens to be that two years ago I received a flyer in my mailbox from the local community center: they were looking for someone with some knowledge of computers. A very interesting journey was about to begin!
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