We are very proud of the owner of our company Bert Verbakel who received a royal award from the Mayor of Meijerijstad on 26 April and was appointed Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Bert has been a busy man all his life. Apart from founder and owner of L. Verbakel B.V. in 1971, he has always worked on all kinds of matters and is not a man of sitting still.
Bert has been a co-founder and long-time member of the KLW association, an association of Classical Agriculture Tools with 800 members. He is still closely involved in various activities they organise, including the Rural Festival. http://www.klw-vereniging.nl/
In addition, Bert is founder, owner and passionate tour guide at the Museum Hoeve Strobol in Nijnsel. For many years he has been working with many volunteers to offer visitors a beautiful day by giving guided tours in the museum of old crafts. Also the annual harvest party in the first weekend of August is visited by hundreds of people. http://www.hoevestrobol.nl/ http://www.hoevestrobol.nl/oogstfeest-2017/
Bert also organizes the children's bachelor project in his museum. All groups 4 from the former municipality of Sint-Oedenrode get to see how bread was made. http://www.hoevestrobol.nl/kinderbak-project-2017/
For many years, Bert has been a volunteer at the Saint Oda parish in Nijnsel. Bert is involved in the construction of the Saint Antony chapel, the restoration of the Antony of Paduakerk and the renovation and decoration of the Procession Park. Bert was also closely involved in the transfer of six sacred statues from the St Gerardus church in Eindhoven to the church in Nijnsel. https://www.heiligeodaparochie.nl/3915/eerste-stee…https://www.heiligeodaparochie.nl/4739/bezoek-open…
In the late 1980s, Bert was a board member of the Carnival Association De Heikneuters in Nijnsel. Bert was part of the cradle of the Nijnsel Bonte Avonden.
Co-founder and chairman of Neighborhood Association De Zandhoef in Nijnsel.
We are proud of Bert's award and hope to enjoy it for a long time!
Read more on: http://www.bd.nl/sint-oedenrode/bert-verbakel-uit-…https://meierijstad.nieuws.nl/2017/04/26/lintjesre…
