{"id":5686,"date":"2022-03-25T22:50:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2022-03-25T22:56:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:56:05","slug":"strings-attached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/5686\/strings-attached\/","title":{"rendered":"Strings attached"},"content":{"rendered":"
A tribute to the unsung heroes. The ones who get up when we go to sleep. Those who make the world go round. Those whose work is often forgotten and taken for granted. Volunteers who live for their passion. “I wouldn’t want to get a penny for it, they already give me enough.”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>The sun isn’t awake yet but that doesn’t stop Hugo Verlinden, handyman of the local tennis club, \u00a0from getting out of bed. When I arrive, he is already hard at work. At first glance, the tennis courts look in good condition but Hugo thinks otherwise. “Everything has to be perfect, the season has just started but there is still a lot of work to be done.”<\/p>\n