Charities: Support Casper and Villa Pardoes
Just like every year, Foal Auction Prinsjesdag will also show its social commitment in 2019 by supporting two charities. On the day of the jumping foals, an auction piece will be auctioned for Support Casper, and Villa Pardoes will be supported in this way with the dressage foals.
Last year, half of the proceeds from the jumping foal Velleza-S Z went to the Support Casper campaign of the Survival with Pancreatic Cancer Foundation. This organization is fully committed to the fight against one of the most aggressive forms of cancer. Every day, eight people die of pancreatic cancer in the Netherlands alone. 90% of patients diagnosed with it do not survive the disease. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and at the same time raise structural funds to enable much-needed research into new, innovative treatment methods. The name of the campaign is oncologist and surgeon Casper van Eijck. He specializes in pancreatic cancer and is raising money for new research. This year too, Support Casper will be supported at Foal Auction Prinsjesdag, on Tuesday 17 September.
Villa Pardoes
Villa Pardoes is an initiative of Stichting Natuurpark De Efteling, and the idea is based on the successful concept of the organization 'Give Kids the World' that offers seriously ill children in the United States a holiday. Villa Pardoes offers an unforgettable free holiday for families with a seriously, potentially life-threatening ill child between the ages of four and twelve. For children who would love to think about something other than their illness for a while. For brothers, sisters, parents, grandfathers and grandmothers who dream of a carefree week together. Villa Pardoes consists of twelve holiday homes and exists thanks to the efforts of a large number of volunteers, employees and sponsors who find it important that seriously ill children and their families also have an unforgettable holiday. At the dressage foal auction of Prinsjesdag on Wednesday September 18, this foundation is the charity.
