<div>Hi all, here is the story about the (almost) fall of the Hash Museum.
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<div>You can use this info to answer questions when you are raising funds for the Hash Museum during Hash Events.
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<div>In March 2024 I got a phone call from my employer, who told me my (lucrative) job did not exist anymore as a result of a merger between two companies. I was the oldest, so they didn't need me anymore. Because of my age, there were no unemployment benefits. The good thing was I didn't have to go back to the Netherlands every 3 months. The bad thing was: since I was not in the Netherlands, I lost
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<div>another job: repairing waterbeds as a self employed. So I had only one income left: my state pension. With this money I could barely cover the cost in Kuala Lumpur. I stopped traveling, did not buy any beer for myself, skipped a lot of Hashing in KL and ate only cheap, local food.
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<div>I used my savings as well, until my sister died and I had to pay her debts and funeral. That made it even more difficult to survive.
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<div>As a pensioner I needed an official address in the Netherlands. Luckily a Hasher agreed to lend me his address.
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<div>In March 2025 he told me he could no longer do it. His wife considered it as fraudulent and was afraid of the consequences. I happened to be in the Netherlands that time.
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<div>That left me no choice than to find a place to stay in the Netherlands, otherwise I would lose my last income. There was no alternative anymore.
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<div>I was really lucky to find a flat within a week!
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<div>The rent of apartments is very high in the Netherlands (not unusual). Together with the other costs of living in the Netherlands, my pension can only just about cover it.
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<div>This mend there there was no money left to pay for the Hash Museum in KL.
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<div>So I had to decide to finish with the museum.
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<div>I found a cheap place to store the content of the Museum until the building near the Hash Heritage House has finished. ( The entire collection will be displayed in that building, free of charge).
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<div>Luckily there was a fundraising  in February 2025 which can cover this rent in KL for a while.
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<div>I still need some more fundraising, not only to pay for the storage but more important: two very well known hashers have lend me money and I want to pay them back.
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<div>So for the near future I need around 6000 euro. This will cover the rent for the storage for at least 2 years and make it possible to pay back the guys who helped the museum to survive.
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<div>If you could support me  use GoFundMe or ask for funds during Hash Events, please do!
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<div>There are a lot more issues but this is the main reason of the problems.
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<div>If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
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<div>On On
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<div>Neptunus
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Just €568 to go!
Make an impact.