HeadFirst Group climbs Alpe d'HuZes and raises 53,000 euros for KWF
HeadFirst Group climbs Alpe d'HuZes and raises 53,000 euros for KWF
On June 1, 2023, the sixteenth edition of Alpe d'HuZes took place on the flanks of the Alpe D'Huez. Under the motto "giving up is not an option," 5,000 participants started at 4:30 a.m. walking or cycling to climb the famous French mountain. Eighteen of these participants were part of HeadFirst Group. They did this not only for the sporting challenge, but precisely to raise as much money as possible for KWF. All the money raised during the Alpe d'HuZes goes to KWF for scientific cancer research within various themes.
Connection to each other
With great enthusiasm, 18 colleagues signed up. Each with their own reason. Organizer Koen van Rijn's reason was clear. "I am cycling for my mother who lost the battle to cancer last year, but also for all my dear family, friends and colleagues who are currently fighting for recovery. In addition, I think it's great that we took on this challenge with a large group of colleagues. This definitely adds to the connection with each other."
Co-organizer Tamara Boeff also agrees. "Health is not self-evident, because I am healthy, I want to dedicate myself to KWF. I think it's great that I was able to climb the mountain together with my colleagues. It was absolutely grueling, but that also gives a fantastic feeling when it succeeds."
Sponsors thank you!
In total, our colleagues raised 53,000 euros for KWF. A huge amount that we are extremely proud of. We would therefore like to thank everyone who donated and in particular our sponsors: Alicia Insurance, Nétive VMS, Intelligence Group, Energize, Basis Cloud Solutions, Werf&, Ciphix, Millenaar Adviesgroep B.V., FinanceFactor Executive Finance Professionals, doen'r, Scotty Technologies, IT Topdogs, MyCademy - The Learning Platform for Guaranteed Growth 🌱, CodeBridge, Simon-Kucher, That's Lease, ImpactWork.io, Branding Office Furniture B.V., FTI Consulting, Buckles and Up In Business!
Together we achieved this wonderful amount to hopefully increase the life chances of people with cancer.
First sports victory Team HeadFirst Group
First sports victory Team HeadFirst Group
We proudly look back on a great soccer adventure. Two selection days, a seminar by none other than Jan van Halst, various training sessions and to cap it all the friendly match against AJAX | Only Friends. Despite the fact that team HeadFirst Group came onto the field ready to play, including matching outfits, they still made things difficult for us. It remained exciting until the end.
What started as an enthusiastic initiative grew into a real soccer team. Based on the (strict) selection days, coach - and colleague - Michel Kakisina was able to compose the team. In preparation, Jan van Halst gave both the players and the rest of the HeadFirst Group colleagues an inspiring seminar in our own theater. With the motivating words in their pockets, all team members could prove themselves one more time during the official training. Here they got extra tips & tricks from the former professional football player and it was the perfect moment for coach Michel to assign all players to a tactical position. A good preparation is half the work.
Hidden soccer talents?
Still, many colleagues had some questions at the beginning. Would there be team members with professional potential? Or should we consider ourselves lucky if some will soon be off the field? Although some colleagues sneaked through, we also discovered soccer talents. For example, our own striker Bart van der Geest who unexpectedly scored the first goal and flying goalkeeper Niels Knapen who keeps the balls up both on the field and on the shop floor. Thanks to midfielder Jeroen van der Zijden's winning goal, we got the win. Of course the rest of team HeadFirst Group should not be forgotten, including supporters. What a great performance they put up! Of course this could not be celebrated without a drink at the club. After all, it was a friendly match.
What a fantastic experience to have worked towards this as a team! This definitely tastes like more, so what's next? Do you want to be there next time to represent team HeadFirst Group on the soccer field? Are you a star in another sport or do you want to excel on the work field? Check out our vacancies!
