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"Queen's Day" on Emma TV - Wednesday, April 25, 2007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Martin Aas was invited as a feature guest on the "Queen's Day" Emma TV show. The audience consisted of 6 children; Aisha, Dilara, Diego, Don, Hoyee and Ilgim. Fleur and
Lex
were presenting and helping the children with making the art. The "mission" for the children in the TV studio was to create their own art and sell it for “Queen's Day”. The result was extraordinary and spectacular!
"Queen's Day" celebrates the birthday of the former
Queen Juliana
(Juliana Emma Louise Marie Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau, April 30, 1909"s Gravenhage, – March 20, 2004, Soestdijk),
and is one of the largest, most vibrant celebrations in the Dutch calendar. Flags fly, music pumps and millions take to the streets for a national holiday.
Queen Beatrix
decided to maintain the holiday her mother set, and the festivities have become an integrated part of the national culture. Every city and town in the country transforms itself into a fairground: bright orange pendants wave in the wind; town choirs welcome the day; all shops are shut and all trade is unregulated - the streets become a market place as attics are emptied for hidden treasures to sell.
"Queen's Day on Emma TV - Final check up before we go on air"
At the Emma TV studio, which was decorated as a park, the children where creating their own art to be sold for "Queen's Day". Emma TV has since 1981 been the television station of the Emma children’s hospital AMC. Weekly there are tree" live" television broadcasts from the Emma TV studio at AMC. The idea behind Emma TV is to let the ill children get a chance to forget about their situation in the hospital and get some enjoyment for a moment. Many of these children have already enough on their mind, Emma TV ensures some pleasure by broadcasting television in the hospital, and by inviting the children as guest in the program.
"Queen's Day on Emma TV - Final check up in the control room"
Emma TV is specialised in TV-programs target for the particular group of ill children. Monday afternoon is the programme "confetti" for the smallest children. Wednesday afternoon "babbels" for children from six to twelve years, and Friday evening "Strak" for the teenagers. More than 60 volunteers work together with pleasure to create programmes of high quality for the children at Emma children’s hospital. The programs are made with professional equipment at the Emma TV studio in Amsterdam.
"Queen's Day at Emma TV - The Emma TV Crew"
The programmes are made for the children. Some children are invited to the studio to take part of the live show. If they can't walk on their own, beds are brought into the studio. The children are interviewed to take part of the program. Sometimes they make music, serve a camera or sing a song. From the child clinic other children can also take part of the show by calling in from their bed. Game shows are popular and they can win prizes directly on the Emma TV show.
"Martin Aas and director Susanne at the Emma TV Studio in Amsterdam"
Below you can see the art created by the children on Emma TV.
All in all an unforgettable experience with enthusiastic children and fantastic results!
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For more information about Emma TV you can click on the links below. Emma TV helps children in the hospital through a difficult time in their lives. Some of the children will not make it to adult age. If you would like to help out Emma TV to make the best for these children, you can donate some money to the following accounts:
Emma TV, ABN AMRO Bank NV, IBAN:
NL67 ABNA 0546 9312 35, BIC: ABNANL2A
or
Emma TV, Postbank N.V., IBAN:
NL35 PSTB 0001 6074 65, BIC: PSTBNL21
Emma TV (Official Website in Dutch)
Emma Child Hospital AMC (Website in Dutch)
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