Maarten van der Weijden donates 6.1 million euros raised during swim to charity
Following a donation to a Leeuwarden breast cancer center earlier this month, Olympic swimming gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden ...
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Groningen 4 Mijl race adding separate student event
The annual 4 Mijl race in the city of Groningen is hoping to get more students involved in the running ...
Night for the Refugee walk from Westerbork to Groningen cancelled due to threats
The planned walking route from the Westerbork Memorial Centre in Drenthe to Groningen during the Night for the Refugee on ...
Boy from Veendam plays every train station piano for charity
Bas, a 12-year-old boy from the Groningen town of Veendam, travelled to every train station in the Netherlands with a ...
4 Mijl marathon raises nearly 94,000 euros for UMCG Transplant Centre
During the 32nd edition of the 4 Mijl van Groningen marathon on Sunday, 93,700 euros were raised for the Transplant Centre ...
Sections of Groningen city centre closed Sunday during 4 Mijl marathon
Nearly 23,000 runners are planning to participate in the 4 Mijl marathon between Haren and the Vismarkt in Groningen. While ...
International PhDs host pub quiz for charity
Ioana Margineanu and a group of her fellow PhD candidates in Groningen are coming together to support a friend of ...
Maarten van der Weijden getting statue in Burdaard
The Frisian town of Burdaard is planning to erect a statue of Olympic gold medallist Maarten van der Weijden in ...
Eleven Cities Tour swim raises 2.5 million euros
Even though Olympic gold medallist and cancer survivor Maarten van der Weijden was forced to stop his Elfstedentocht swim prematurely, ...
Local entrepreneurs give back to homeless people
July 29th was a special day for 20 homeless men living in Groningen: a handful of international business owners from ...
