{"id":7885,"date":"2023-03-18T10:50:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T09:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.venloop.nl\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2023-08-03T16:02:14","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T14:02:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/venloop.nl\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7885\" class=\"elementor elementor-7885 elementor-1401\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7bb3e1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7bb3e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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They were mostly novice runners looking to raise \u20ac42,195 for two charities. So for every meter one euro. A year of hard training, having fun together and suffering to train toward a marathon, THE marathon, creates a bond. So the experience in New York was also indelible. On the way back to Holland the idea arose that we should have such a fantastic event with so much atmosphere, sportsmanship, for so many people also in Venlo. New York in miniature, in other words.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly afterwards, the Venloop Foundation was founded and preparations for a running event started. The purpose of the Venloop Foundation was originally to promote the sport of running to a wide audience. This by a well-organized, atmospheric running event.<\/p>\n<p>A few years later, a walking tour was added and the Venloop Foundation is now an &#8216;umbrella&#8217; of all kinds of activities, in which a healthy lifestyle is central through sports, exercise and healthy food. All kinds of events are organized throughout the year, in the form of running competitions, walking tours, but also awareness days such as the VenloopKids afternoon and the Senior Day. Every target group has been thought of, because after all, you experience the Venloop together!<\/p>\n<p>In this way, the foundation knows how to motivate people to an active and healthy lifestyle in a fun way throughout the year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9228b81 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"9228b81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f69d2a5 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f69d2a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5ef9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f5ef9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/venloop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2022-tbf9948-web-141.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a6978e\" data-id=\"0a6978e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c93ac89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c93ac89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become a volunteer?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e4ad5 elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"69e4ad5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Would you also like to enroll as a verijwilliger? We could really use your help.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b52b99 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6b52b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/venloop.nl\/en\/volunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register here!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us Home How can we help you? 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