23 August 2024
LSV Minerva raises €7,166 for Support Casper
From Monday 19 to Thursday 22 August, a group of 35 LSV Minerva students and members collected donations for Support Casper in Rijnsburg, Katwijk aan Zee, Voorburg and Oegstgeest. Their efforts raised €7,166 for pioneering pancreatic cancer research.
Learning and fundraising
Each day began with an introduction to Support Casper and its pancreatic cancer research. Speakers included director Sjoerd Zwanenburg, Professor Rob Hoeben of Leiden University Medical Centre and Dr Casper van Eijck Jr of Erasmus MC. On Thursday, the group watched the documentary Tegengif, about Professor Casper van Eijck. The students joined us for a thank-you breakfast on Friday 23 August, where they presented director Sjoerd Zwanenburg with a cheque for the amount raised.
Social partner of LSV Minerva
Support Casper became an official charity partner of LSV Minerva in 2023. Minerva students take part in Support Casper events and organise their own fundraising activities. This induction-week collection is a fine example of that partnership.
We would like to thank everyone involved and look forward to the next fundraiser.