12 . MEANWHILE AT THE HOUSE

 Het Dierenhuis ( the animal house) is located in a nice street with special houses. The house had been empty for a long time because no destination could be found. And so the ASC was able to buy it for a reasonable price. But it needed a lot of updating.

 Next to the Dierenhuis is a senior daycentre called De Lauwerkrans ( The Laurels wreath)
Seniors come to chat, drink, play bridge, do needle crafts and it houses a great craft club. It is a very nice and comfortable venue. The renovation of the Dierenhuis is closely monitored by the members and is the talk of the day!

And when the members of the club heard that they were also invited to the opening, they immediately started making plans. Flags had to be made and good food and drink. "And fireworks and a drum band," someone suggested. But fireworks were too expensive and a drum band made too much noise. "Because", explained the lady from the ASC, “This is a vulnerable group of refugees. They have had a long journey and experienced a lot. We must give them peace and privacy. ”

 However, the seniors did not let themselves be taken aback and arranged a meeting to give their neighbours a nice welcome.
The craft club was going to make flags and the cooking club would provide the snacks.

 They wanted to make cakes and canapes  until someone said, "But penguins eat fish, don't they?"
" Yuck , that's true," said another.
So there was no other option than to prepare fish. 

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