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I spend the evening with a fellow BooMan reader at a Field Hockey Event near the city of Rotterdam. Originally this date was set for an friendly exhibition game Dutch National Team vs. International World Stars playing in the tough Dutch competition.
Just a fortnight ago, an outstanding initiative was presented by Pakistani star player Sohail Abbas, to unite the game with donations to the Relief Aid for Victims of Pakistan’s earthquake. The idea was picked up by a local newspaper Algemeen Dagblad and the National Hockey Association.
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UN/NGO Compound for Earthquake Victims in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
The result was amazing – the game would be televised LIVE and many supporters came from corporations, media, TV studios in Hilversum and the local Hockey Club Rotterdam with a new hockey stadium for 8,000 spectators.
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Louis van Gaal - Soccer coach - with a €30,000 push
- National Television with Mart Smeets
- Singer Lee Towers “You Never Walk Alone”
- Fatima Moreira de Melo
- Ties Kruize
- Penalty Push €500 minimum
- Shirts of all players will be auctioned
Result of the evening as was broadcast at 23:00 hours
— DONATIONS FOR VICTIMS IN PAKISTAN —
Nite in Rotterdam stadium € 925,126
Rest of the Netherlands € 20,000,000!
“Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.”
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Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 10:25:55 PM PST
BREAKING NEWS!
LATEST NEWS – 42,000 FEARED DEAD
Quake Hits Indo-Pakistan Border Region of Kashmir
A strong earthquake has hit Pakistan, north India and Afghanistan, sending panicked residents into the streets.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of at least 7.6 and the epicentre was 80km (50 miles) north-east of Islamabad.
Most severe earthquake in Pakistan over a century.
