On November 7th a gala and charity auction for Project MinE was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This event was initiated by the Dutch entrepreneur and ALS patient Roland Jorna.

The Dutch celebrity Beau van Erven Dorens presented this evening starring the girls band O’g3ne, singer Anita Meijer and rock band Racoon.

O’g3ne performing

The charity auction with lively atmosphere raised an amazing total of €103,000. The majority of this money is donated to Project MinE, with a small part designated to projects of ALS Foundation Netherlands to increase patients’ quality of life.

Roland Jorna and his family hand the cheque to Marguerite Soeteman-Reijnen, board chairman ALS Foundation Netherlands

The evening was organized by Roland Jorna together with Roland van den Hoek and Top productions.

A big thanks to the organizers of this great Project MinE gala in Rotterdam!

Gala dinner

Project MinE initiator Bernard Muller with Beau van Erven Dorens

Prof. Leonard van den Berg emphasized the importance Project MinE in the search for the genetic causes of ALS