TT may-summer 2007.pub - Holland-America Club of Dallas

Published by The Holland-America Club of Dallas
Have a great summer everyone!
The charter of the Holland-America Club is to provide social and recreational activities
for its members, encouraging the preservation of their Dutch heritage
Special points of interest:
• PROPOSED NEW BOARD Page 2
• PRESIDENT’S LETTER Page 3
• LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Page 5
• VERSLAGEN Page 6
• UPCOMING EVENTS Page 9
• SPECIALE REPORTAGE Pages 12 and 13

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BOARD INFORMATION
May-Aug 2007
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2006-2007
President Frits Evenbly 817.251.4511 president@hollandamericaclub.com
Vice President Rudi Otto 972.423.7488 vicepresident@hollandamericaclub.com
Webmaster Jan-Paul Kösters 972.377.2290 webmaster@hollandamericaclub.com
Secretary Henny Houston 214.368.2271 secretary@hollandamericaclub.com
Treasurer Frits Evenbly (acting) 817.251.4511 treasurer@hollandamericaclub.com
Program Chair Nathalie van Trier 214.474.1455 programchair@hollandamericaclub.com
Newsletter Editor Jako Garos 214.349.3335 tuliptalk@hollandamericaclub.com
Dir. / Reservations Agatha Mills 214.233.2740 reservations@hollandamericaclub.com
Membership Chair Arnold Hijmering 972.240.4271 membership@hollandamericaclub.com
Director Harry Peereboom 972.384.1800 director@hollandamericaclub.com
Director
VACANT
SUNSHINE COMMITTEE—Henny Houston (214) 368-2271
**** Changes of Address ****Please advise the Membership Chair person (see above)
BOARD MEETINGS
The HAC Board meets once a month at one of the board members' homes. Our meetings are informative and
fun. The board meetings are free and open to the membership. We cordially invite you to attend the
meetings. Just let the host(ess) know that you are coming, so more goodies will be prepared.
NOTE: There will be no more board meetings this club year, but we will let you know about the next one in
September. Thanks to the board for all the great hospitality this year.
Nominating Committee status report.
Here is a status of the efforts of the Nominating Committee 2007. The Board of the HACD has several open positions
starting in the new club year.
The openings are: Vice President, Secretary, Director of Reservations, Membership Chair, Treasurer and two Director
positions. Two members spontaneously offered their services: Mimi Dupont as Treasurer and Jack Wybenga as membership
chair. A Nominating Committee existing of Jan-Paul Kösters, Harry Peereboom, and member Vincent Basset
called around to see if there are members interested in a position. Calls are still being made at this time. Bettie Kilkelly
offered her services as Reservations Director. This means we have the positions of Vice President, Secretary and two
Directors still open. Grace Tamminga stepped up and will assume the Secretary position if no one else comes forward.
The current status of your new Board is as follows (subject to change):
President: Rudi Otto
Vice President: Vacant
Secretary: To be announced
Webmaster: Jan-Paul Kösters
Treasurer: Mimi Dupont
Membership Chair: Jack Wybenga
Reservations Director: Bettie Kilkelly
Program Chair: Nathalie Van Trier
Newsletter Editor: Jako Garos
Director: Harry Peereboom
Director: Vacant
Director: Vacant
On behalf of the Nominating Committee, Jan-Paul Kösters

May-Aug 2007
Dear Members:
Letter from the President
Letter from the President
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This will be my last letter as president of the board of the Holland-America Club. On August 1 st I will officially
turn the presidential duties over to Rudi Otto. I am confident that Rudi will guide the club through
another successful two-year term.
I have tremendously enjoyed being involved with the club management and have learned many facets that I
was not fully aware of before I became president. A club like we have requires members dedicated to make
the club a success. There are books to be kept, events to be organized (venue, meals, decorations, entertainment,
etc.), money to be collected, the budgeting of the available funds and financial reports, reservations
to be taken, Evites to be sent out, a website to be maintained and a membership database to be kept which
keeps track of members' emails, addresses, ages of their children (for Sinterklaas or Easter events), the
recording of the official minutes of the board meetings, and last but not least, this bi-monthly newsletter,
The Tulip Talk.
Personally I have never attended an event which I did not enjoy and which was not organized to the n th degree!
I hope you have the same experience; a lot of people are working hard to achieve that goal! I therefore
personally would like to thank all those who filled these positions while I was president of the board,
namely, in no particular order: Rudi Otto, Jan-Paul Kösters, Henny Houston, Nathalie van Trier, Jako Garos,
Agatha Mills, Harry Peereboom and Arnold Hijmering.
I also would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to the nominating committee: Jan-Paul Kösters, Harry
Peereboom and Vince Basset, for a job well done.
Since my last letter on March 1 st the club had two events, the Rijsttafel (see pictures on the web) and the
Nature walk. Both were unmitigated successes. The food at the rijsttafel was delicious with a delightful
atmosphere. Also the brunch served at the nature walk was tasty, varied and well prepared. The walk itself
was unforgettable; nature was at its best! The hills were covered in bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush and
countless other wildflowers. We walked through forests, fields, crossed bridges, including a temporary one,
since the original bridge had just washed away (see picture number 27 of the slideshow on our website). We
saw beaver markings, you name it. Thank you, Lammert and Jetty for the generous sharing of your farm.
With this letter I wish all the members well and farewell as president.
Met vriendelijke groet
Do you know? From Wikipedia
The origin of golf is open to debate among Chinese, Dutch and Scottish. Golf was first mentioned in Dongxuan Records
(Chinese: 東 軒 錄 ), a Chinese book of the 11th Century. It was also mentioned in February 26 in the year 1297 in the
Netherlands in a city called Loenen aan de Vecht. Here the Dutch played a game with a stick and leather ball. Whoever
hit the ball in a target several hundreds of meters away the least number of times, won.
The Scots however regard golf to be a Scottish invention, as the game was supposedly mentioned in two 15th-century
laws prohibiting the playing of the game of "gowf". Scholars, however, suggest that this refers to another game which is
much akin to shinty or hurling, or to modern field hockey rather than golf. They point out that a game of putting a small
ball in a hole in the ground using golf clubs was played in 17th-century Netherlands rather than Scotland. This is backed
up by the fact that the term golf is an alteration of Dutch "kolf" meaning "stick, "club" and "bat". There are reports of
even earlier accounts of golf from continental Europe and an image in Gloucester cathedral showing golf dates from
1350.

May 2007
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3 - Frits Evenbly
5 - Mark Delgado
6 - Sofie Delgado
10 - Floris Kool (child, 8)
Mary Schlette
Hubertus Winnubst
15 - Eric Hoefnagel
16 - Monique Kuster
19 - Daniel Kilkelly (teenage child, 17)
Matt Schendstok (teenage child, 15)
Wilbert Smits (child, 12)
21 - Jake Vanderpool Noteboom (child,
11)
22 - Vincent Basset
Erik Bleys
23 - Ben de Ridder (teenage child, 15)
25 - Wies van Beek
27 - Will Dupont
30 - Beatriz Zijderveld
July 2007
2 - Christopher Connolly
3 - Elizabeth Haaland
Richard Brinker
8 - Nathalie Van Trier
9 - Jan Gunter
11 - Bettie Kilkelly
12 - Dick Sloos
13 - Willem J. Van der Straaten
14 - Liny Yollick
Willie de Ridder
15 - Robert van Witzenburg
18 - Paula Noteboom
19 - Janette Connolly
Jamie Huizenga
20 - Henk Kool
23 - Jenny Neumann
Fred Schendstok
Irma Schendstok
24 - Natanielle Huizenga (child, 9)
25 - Barbara Baez
Siobhan Kuster (child, 3)
26 - Neill Tarula (child, 2)
Mark Van Kirk (child, 5)
Frédérique Wagemans (child, 3)
28 - Theodora Geerts
Gert Visser
30 - Francesca Bleys (child, 9)
31 - Nils Noordhuis (child, 2)
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS
June 2007
2 - Olessya Wulfers (child, 1)
3 - Rudi Otto
5 - Elijah Winnubst (teenage child, 16)
6 - Michiel de Wit
9 - Susie Davis
Jenna Wilkinson (child, 2)
12 - Erwin Van Trier
13 - Nikki De Vries (child, 7)
Tom De Vries (child, 7)
14 - Roel Detz
15 - Julia van Witzenburg (child, 7)
16 - Claudia Bleys (child, 4)
18 - Myriam Delhij
Yvette Kosters (teenage child, 14)
21 - Bastian Kramer-Wood (child, 10)
22 - Edwin Homan
29 - Alise Basset
30 - Alex Jongbloed
Agatha Mills
August 2007
1 - Corrie Royles
4 - Kay Polk
5 - Willem Willemstyn
7 - Samya Mijnsbergen
Donald Van Hart
8 - Kees Mijnsbergen
9 - Gerti Darius
10 - Kathleen Knol
Robin De Vries (child, 10)
11 - Jeannette Hamilton
12 - Daisy Kersemakers
Hilde Wilkinson
13 - Christine Van Kirk (child, 7)
17 - Eva Connolly (child, 10)
Brent Mijnsbergen (child, 2)
21 - Hanneke Alven
Maria Kamerbeek
Liz Wheeler
22 - Vince Smits (child, 7)
24 - Henrik Kool (child, 11)
Gabi Stiphout (child, 5)
26 - Esther Kosters
Jurrie Lulofs
Trenton Wheeler (child, 12)
27 - Roy Wagemans
28 - Robert Alven
Nicholas Lulofs (child, 12)
29 - Adri Wells
May-Aug 2007

May-Aug 2007
Letter from the Editor
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Wel, mijn eerste jaar zit erop. Ik hoop dat u de metamorfose van de Tulip Talk heeft aangestaan.
Ik wilde u even bedanken voor de leuke reacties die ik bij de rijsttafel heb gekregen over de nieuwe lay-out
van de Tulip Talk. Het was me het feest weer wel, en mijn verslag volgt later.
Het bestuur is op zoek naar nieuw bloed, en we hopen dat u zich geneigd voelt om uw steentje bij te dragen.
Meer hierover bij ons Queen’s Ball.
Ik wilde deze gelegenheid gebruiken om u te vertellen van de inbreng en enorme inspanning die Frits in ons
bestuur heeft gestoken. Het was duidelijk in onze bestuursvergaderingen dat hij veel geeft om onze club en
dit heeft zijn vruchten geworpen. Ook wilde ik speciaal ook Nathalie bedanken voor haar bijdrage. Er waren
evenementen van onze club die ze bijna “single-handedly” heeft georganiseerd en af en toe wordt dit niet genoeg
gezegd: Hartelijk dank Frits en Nathalie!
Verder wilde ik ook even mijn andere medebestuursleden bedanken voor al het vele maar leuke werk dat
hier toch in gaat zitten: Rudi, Jan-Paul, Hans, Hilde, Arnold, Henny, Harry, Agaath—hartelijk dank!
Ik wens jullie allemaal een geweldige en vruchtbare zomer, en mogen al jullie wensen waarheid worden!
Jako Garos
Proclaimed by President Bush to be April 19, 2007 to “celebrate our longtime friendship with the Kingdom of
the Netherlands and honor the many Dutch-Americans who have made significant contributions to our country.”

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Verslag RIJSTTAFEL
Verslagen en ledennieuws
May-Aug 2007
The Holiday Inn Select Richardson was again the venue for our outstanding rijsttafel event, and our great cooks (picture) did not
disappoint for another year! What a feast, and what a great organization again by Nathalie and Erwin van Trier. I have always made
this event a “must-attend” on my annual calendar, and I was so glad to be there again. I did not hear any complaints, except that
there was “too much food”. What a nice problem to have, and didn't we all indulge! There were a total of 74 people, of which 11
were guests.
Our president Frits Evenbly started the evening off with a “short but sweet” speech, and we were off to the races (the food, that is).
The variety was again tremendous this year!
It is great to see the “gezelligheid” that is part of this club, and I want to thank everyone that was there to help make this another
successful event. I have heard reports of people staying past the deadline and helping us out with cleaning up etc. Another great indication
of how we as members operate. The rijsttafel rocks!
Jako Garos
Verslag NATURE WALK
Zoals Frits al zei in zijn President’s Letter, was de Nature Walk ontzettend mooi. Veel foto’s staan op de website, en we vragen u
ook hierheen te gaan om te genieten. De bloemen waren in volle bloei, en iedereen had het uitstekend naar zijn zin. Een paar foto’s
volgen hier meteen rechtsonder!
Your outgoing president and his wife Meta will be married 50 years on May14th. They have known each other since
1951, and were engaged in 1953. They immigrated to Canada immediately after the wedding and lived there for 9 years
until 1966. Then they were transferred to the States where they lived until 1976. They then lived in the UK and returned
to the States for good until 1985. They have 5 children and 8 grandchildren. They will celebrate this great event in July
with a family reunion in the Smoky Mountains. We all wish the couple a wonderful anniversary!

May-Aug 2007
NOW OPEN!!!
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A Dutch Grand Café
703 McKinney Ave.
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 468 0073
We serve lunch and dinner and are open late for cocktails. Our menu features
items from a Broodje Croquette to an Indonesian Sateh with Peanut Sauce.
We have a variety of Dutch and Belgian beers on tap.
Come and visit us! Café Rembrandt is located in the Dallas Brewery, between
the West End and Victory Park. Mention you found us through Tulip Talk and
get 15% off all food!
Opening hours:
Mondays-Thursdays 11:00am-12:00am
Fridays 11:00am-2:00am
Saturdays 5:00pm-2:00am
Sundays Closed
Did you know...............
That the HACD maintains a website
since March 2001?
That this site was visited over 22,000
times since?
That it contains this and previous Tulip
Talk newsletters?
That it lists details about all HACD
events including driving directions?
That you can see pictures of these
events?
That it lists links to many other sites related
to the Netherlands?
That you can find phone and email contacts
to the board?
That you can renew your membership?
That you can advertise on this site?
Please take a moment and visit
www.hollandamericaclub.com

May-Aug 2007
UPCOMING EVENTS
KONINGINNEBAL (QUEEN’S BALL)—SATURDAY May 5th
Club Reservations Policy
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One of our great events to finish the club year! We will feast and dance the night away! During this
event our new Board will be chosen, and we will review the club’s successes of this year.
Starting time: 7 PM.
Member prices: Adults: $ 30 pp / Non-Member prices: Adults: $40 pp
Cash bar.
Please reserve before Tuesday May 1st: Agatha Mills—6323 Pineview Road, Dallas, TX 75248
Please make Check out to: "Holland America Club Dallas"
Please read the club’s reservations policy below!
Program:
7.00 pm Reception with Cash Bar
7.30 pm President’s Annual Report
7.45 pm Nominations and Election of HAC Board. Nominations will be accepted from the floor
with nominee’s consent.
8.00 pm Sit-down dinner and dancing until midnight with music provided by Marc de Haan
THE PLAY GROUP—Summer: New Hosts needed—Please contact Membership Chair!
MEMBERSHIP PICNIC—September 9th
Yes, yes, this is WAY too early, but please put this event in your calendar! We will have our annual
membership drife and picnic on our customary date. More details in evites and the first Tulip Talk
of the new club year!
On several occasions the club has incurred losses due to members who had made reservations without paying,
and then not showing up for the event.
When you are making a reservation for an event, we ask that you make a reservation with, and send a check
to, our director Agatha Mills. It has happened that some members made reservations, without sending a
check, and then don't show up.
Your Board would like to point out that as a result of reservations, commitments are being made by the Club.
In other words, if you make a reservation for a particular event (example: $30) for two people without sending
a check, and do not show up, the Club is still responsible for paying $40 for each member who did not
come ($30 paid by member, plus $10 additional which the Club paid for each member.) This is a loss of $80
for your Club.
It has been decided for future events, that unless your reservation is accompanied or immediately followed
by a check, no reservation will be made. In other words, if there is NO check, there is NO reservation.
Please ensure the timely receipt of the check; commitments will only be made based on the checks
received. If your check is received after the deadline, a $10 late fee will be assessed to your reservation..
In case you have made a paid reservation and are then prevented from coming, the club will refund your
money, provided the Reservations Chair receives the notification of cancellation before the commitment is
made.

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Nieuwe (of weer hernieuwende) Leden (Sommigen nog
niet in Directory) - Welkom (terug) iedereen!
LEDENINFORMATIE May-Aug 2007
Chuck and Loes Hield
Frits and Patricia Andeweg
Olessya Wulfers
Mimi Dupont—new e-mail
address:
mdupont001@tx.rr.com
Yes, I/We would like to join The Holland-America Club of Dallas
Fill in the information as you would like it to appear in the Holland-America
Club directory. Also, please use this form to communicate any changes to the
information we have. You may also use the online membership form at
www.hollandamericaclub.com.
Name:________________________ Spouse's Name: ______________________
First Name Last Name First Name Last Name (Optional)
Do you speak Dutch? __Y __N Does your spouse speak Dutch? __Y __N
Address:__________________________________ City: ________________
Zip Code: ____________Phone: _______________Mobile:_______________
Email: _________________________________________________________
Your Birthday: _____-_____
Month - Day
Children's names and birth dates (under 18):
Mo Day Yr
Spouse's Birthday: _____-____
Month - Day
Mo Day Yr
1) ________________, __-__ -__ 2) ________________, __-__-__
3) ________________, __-__ -__ 4) ________________, __-__-__
Do we have permission to print the above information in our directory and
use the birth dates for Happy Birthday wishes in the Newsletter? __ Y __N
I, the undersigned, do hereby declare that when I, my spouse and child(ren)
will be participating in various activities of the H.A.C. I assume all risks and
hazards incidental thereto, but not limited to, transportation to and from
said activities, and do hereby waive, release, absolve, indemnify and agree to
hold harmless the H.A.C., its officers and members from any claim arising
out of injury during any activity authorized by the H.A.C. This agreement is
effective from the date signed until terminated by the member or the
Holland-America Club.
__________________
Member Signature
PLEASE CUT OUT AND SEND
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Date
Membership Dues:
Full Family Membership.....……...$45.00 Single Membership.............$30.00
Senior Membership (65+ couple)...$35.00 Newsletter Only..................$20.00
Senior Single Membership ………$25.00
Please make your check payable to the Holland-America Club of Dallas and mail
with the above form to:
The Holland - America Club of Dallas c/o Frits Evenbly
1103 Brazos Drive
Southlake, TX 76092-6026

May-Aug 2007
HUMOR
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I always get my sin 2 —Het bizarre Engels van Nederlanders (boek geschr. door Maarten Rijkens)
Idee van Grace Tamminga.
It will what say (Het wil wat zeggen)
I don’t want to mow away the grass for your feet (Ik wil het gras niet voor je voeten wegmaaien)
I have bitten myself fast in this subject (Ik heb mezelf in dit onderwerp vastgebeten)
We have discussed this under each other (We hebben dit onder elkaar besproken)
I take off my pet (Ik neem mijn pet af)
We are the child of the bill (We zijn het kind van de rekening)
It is not a one-day fly (Het is geen eendagsvlieg)
I don’t believe that you can get it from the ground (Ik geloof niet dat je het van de grond kunt krijgen)
THE HELPDESK 3 By Grace Tamminga.
Helpdesk
En dan toetst u nu F8.
Klant:
hij doet het niet.
Helpdesk
wat heeft u precies gedaan?
Klant:
heb acht keer op de F-toets gedrukt zoals u zei, maar er gebeurt niks.

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SPECIALE REPORTAGE
May-Aug 2007
ADOPTEREN VANUIT KAZAKHSTAN
Het fantastische resultaat
Erik Wulfers en Nahla Lorenzi (zie benedenste foto op pagina 10)
Aan het einde van 2005 besloten Erik en Nahla dat ze in een fase van het leven waren gekomen waar
er ruimte was voor een kind—ze kozen voor adoptie! Omdat adoptie in de V.S meer dan twee jaar
duurt, wilden ze naar het buitenland hiervoor. In februari 2006 begonnen ze te kijken welke landen
hiervoor het beste in aanmerking zouden komen. De keuze bleek uiteindelijk tussen Rusland en Kazakhstan,
en Kazakhstan won! De reden was het betere juridische systeem voor wezen. Ze besloten
ook een heel klein adoptiebureau in Dallas in de arm te nemen (twee personen!) en werden door het
hele proces uitstekend begeleid.
Toen begon de lol pas! Het echtpaar moest heel veel formulieren invullen, er werden vingerafdrukken
afgenomen (maar drie maanden geldig, dus dit moest een paar keer gebeuren), ze werden door
allerlei instanties thuis bezocht; kortom hun hele leven en verleden werd uitgeplozen! Ze moesten
met de FBI spreken, medische en psychologische testen doen, bewijzen dat ze wel degelijk in hun
huis woonden etc. Ook moesten hun papieren niet alleen genotariseerd worden, maar ook geapostoliseerd
(stempel om aan te duiden dat de notaris wel echt was). Dit nam maanden in beslag en
uiteindelijk stuurde het adoptiebureau al die paperassen naar Kazakhstan. Die werden daar weer
grondig doorgenomen, en daarna kwamen er aanbevelingen van baby’s die een tehuis nodig hebben.
Erik en Nahla hadden al besloten een gezond kind te willen adopteren, dus het feit dat Nahla
arts is hielp erg veel met het interpreteren van de medische rapporten van de baby’s.
De procedure is dat als je een aanbeveling krijgt waar je op af wilt, je dan meteen naar Kazakhstan
zou moeten voor een maand. In die maand besteedt het echtpaar twee weken met de baby in het
weeshuis, en dan nog twee weken in de rechtszaal om alle juridische procedures te doen. Het adoptiebureau
zorgt ervoor dat er een full-time vertaler of vertaalster is voor ze, en dat er een coordinator/chauffeur
is. Niemand anders spreekt daar Engels. In de eerste twee weken kan het echtpaar de
baby alsnog afwijzen, maar dan moet het proces opnieuw beginnen! Natuurlijk, wie heeft er tijd om
meer dan een maand of twee in Kazakhstan uit te hangen! Dat speelde ook mee voor ons echtpaar.
Ze hadden een maand vrij kunnen krijgen via de Federal Medical Leave Act, maar veel meer hadden
ze ook niet! Dus het is wel het idee om de medische rapporten grondig door te nemen. Erik
vertelde me dat er zelfs dokters bestaan in de V.S. die gespecialiseerd zijn in het adopteren van
baby’s uit Kazakhstan, en die hielpen ook deze rapporten te doorzien.
OK, in November 2006 (9 maanden nadat ze het proces begonnen waren) kreeg ons echtpaar eindelijk
een gunstig rapport van een baby die ze wilden hebben. Toen moesten ze hals over kop alles
weer opnieuw doen: testen, notariseren, apostoliseren, vakantie aanvragen, etc. Ze moesten snel
zijn, want de baby kon weggeven worden. Op 3 februari gingen ze naar Kazakhstan (de stad Astana);
toen ze aankwamen, was het zeer koud: min 18 graden Celcius. Ze werden dus opgehaald
door de chauffeur en de vertaalster. Ze kwamen aan in het weeshuis voor een bespreking met dokters
en weeshuispersoneel, en kwamen er toen achter dat hun baby was weggeven! Het zal je toch
maar gebeuren! Het weeshuis presenteerde toen een andere baby. Toen moesten ze snel denken,
want je hebt maar 20 minuten om te beslissen of je die baby wil proberen. Met hulp van e-mail en de
kennis van Nahla werd besloten om deze baby niet te nemen. Toen werd er een derde gepresenteerd,
en deze zag er goed uit. Erik en Nahla hadden toen al genoeg ervaring om te zien dat deze het
zou kunnen zijn! Toen brak de proefperiode dan echt uit: elke dag zagen ze de baby in een mooie

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SPECIALE REPORTAGE Page 13
speelzaal (het weeshuis zelf was van hoge kwaliteit), en er was een overvloed aan speelgoed. Geweldig
dus! De Wulfers kregen drie uur per dag met de baby. Dit was het emotionele hoogtepunt
van de reis. Na de twee weken “bonding period” werd het beslist: deze baby werd de nieuwe
Wulfers! Nu moesten alle papieren hier in Kazakhstan getekend worden, men moest naar de rechtbank,
en al die tijd werd ons paar uistekend begeleid door de twee dames die hun aangewezen
waren.
Nu ging de volgende fase in, want ze mochten de baby niet zo maar meenemen! De Wulfers vertrokken
naar Dallas. De baby werd dan weer gekeurd door de Kazak autoriteiten; dan moest de
baby met een “tijdelijke voogdes” naar de Amerikaanse ambassade in de stad Ahmati om een immigrantenvisum
te verkrijgen, en de voogdes kreeg dan ook voor haar een bezoekersvisum voor de
V.S., want zij zou dan de baby naar Dallas brengen! Deze voogdes/escort was niemand anders dan
de legale coordinatrice/chauffeuse die de Wulfers al hadden, dus dat was makkelijk. Haar naam is
Ainura. De Wulfers moesten haar een “power of attorney” geven in Kazakhstan, zodat zij alles
verder af zou kunnen handelen. Ainura zou ook papieren meebrengen voor de Amerikaanse immigratie
in de V.S.
Toen gebeurde het: alles ging goed en binnen een paar weken werd Ainura toegestaan om met de
baby naar Dallas te reizen! Alles was in orde! In het begin van April kwamen de twee aan, maar
eerst moesten ze nog door de immigratie in Dallas zoals elke passagier. Wat een weerzien daarna in
Dallas, en nu zijn Erik en Nahla de trotse ouders van een 10 1/2 maand-oude baby met de naam van
Olessya. (het betekent beschermvrouwe van de mensheid). Ze heeft nu een dubbele nationaliteit, en
als ze 18 is, mag ze kiezen welke nationaliteit ze wil houden. Ze is nu al heel makkelijk met mensen,
en is zeer comfortabel in haar nieuwe huis.
Wij wensen de gelukkige familie een geweldige eerste verjaardag op 2 juni!
Olessya Wulfers
Speelzaal in weeshuis

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May-Aug 2007
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Contact the Newsletter Editor (see above) to place an ad.
CONTACT
OUR
WEBMASTER
****HAC Web Site Advertising rates effective January 1, 2007 ****
1 month 12 months
Link on our Links page $ 5 $ 50
Link on our Home page $ 10 $ 100
Small Ad on our Home page $ 25 $ 250
Other Email Email
CONTACT
OUR
WEBMASTER
Deadline for Tulip Talk Articles
Articles by members are always
appreciated and needed.
The deadlines are August 15, October 15,
December 15, February 15 and April 15.
Please e-mail or call the Newsletter Editor
Just
write
me a
doggy
good
story!
OVERCOMPLETE ?
Overcomplete?
No charge for this service!
DOG NEEDS HOME
Overcomplete?
Let us know!
Members letting each
other know of items
that they want to get
rid of, etc.
Member Corrie Hale is looking for a good home for a
beautiful seven-year-old American Eskimo. This dog
was “fostered” to her as a result of its owner’s passing,
and she really wants to find it family that can give it the
love and caring it deserves. This dog has had therefore
had only one owner.
Please call her at 972.306.0978 if you are interested!

May-Aug 2007
Page 15
Vander Veen's ® The Dutch Store®
Serving the needs of the Dutch community in North America for over 60 years, Vander
Veen's offers a complete selection of foods, candies and gifts including:
Drop (Licorice) Koekjes (Cookies) Kaas (Cheese) Snoep (Candy)
Haring (Herring) Delfts Blauw Klompen (Wooden shoes) Curtain Lace
Call 1-800-813-9538 for our complete catalog, or visit our website at
www.TheDutchStore.com
To order: Phone one of our friendly associates at Ph. 800-813-9538, fax 800-850-6466 or
email to info@TheDutchStore.com
Vander Veen's and The Dutch Store are registered trademarks of Holland American
Food Co.
Vander Veen's ® The Dutch Store®
2755 28th Street SW • Grand Rapids, Michigan 49519 • Phone 616 531 4224 • Fax 616 531 3511
www.TheDutchStore.com
"LET MOMMY FIND YOU A
GOOD HOME, TOO"
Keller Williams Realty Direct Line/Fax: 469-449-9988
As a member of the Holland-America Club of Dallas, you may be assured
that your success is my commitment and your interest is always
my priority. Whether buying or selling, call me anytime if you have any
questions regarding Real Estate.
Ik zou dolgraag Uw makelaar willen zijn voor al
Uw benodigdheden op het gebied van onroerende
goederen.
Please keep me in mind when you or anyone you know needs
a REALTOR
KAY POLK
Realtor
Email: kaypolk@kw.com
Web: www.kaypolkrealtor.com

TULIP TALK
Published by The Holland-
America Club of Dallas
9916 Tanglevine Drive
Dallas, Texas 75238
The charter of the Holland-
America Club is to provide social
and recreational activities
for its members, encouraging the
preservation of their Dutch
heritage
We’re on the WEB!
www.hollandamericaclub.com
5811 Blackwell Street, Dallas, TX 75231
Tel: 214-987-9090
We have a large assortment of Dutch merchandise:
D.E. Coffee and Tea, Beschuit – Ontbijtkoeken, Hollandse Koekjes,
Mocha Cakes and Slagroomtaarten,
Fijne Vleeswaren, Croquettes and Bitterballen (Chicken or Meat),
Boerenkool, Capucijners and Hollandse Azijn,
Indonesian Spices, Jonge - Belegen - Oude Kaas, Drop en Pepermunt
STORE HOURS:
Mon-Thurs. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays with Live Music 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sundays for Brunch 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
We are located behind the SAM’s on Greenville Avenue if you are coming from that direction,
or behind the Half Price Books on the North East corner of I-75 and Northwest Highway should you come from
that direction.
Let us know that you are a Holland-America Club member when you come to see us.