3FM Serious Request will focus on Spieren voor Spieren (Muscles for Muscles) this year. The Glass House will be located on the Markt in Den Bosch in the week before Christmas, DJs Barend van Deelen, Sophie Hijlkema, and Wijnand Speelman announced on Thursday in a special morning show.
Every year, NPO 3FM takes action for a good cause in the week before Christmas. This year, the proceeds will go to children with a muscular disease.
Annually, 200 to 250 children in the Netherlands are diagnosed with a severe muscular disease. They often can no longer walk, chew, swallow, or breathe independently. The money raised is intended to help make faster diagnoses and treatments available, among other things.
After a number of less successful editions, Serious Request has regained popularity in recent years. Last year, over 13.8 million euros were raised for the Metakids foundation, which was the second-highest amount ever. The year before, the final amount was almost 7.8 million euros for the ALS Netherlands Foundation.
The Glass House will be in Den Bosch from December 18 to December 24. NPO 3FM will announce at a later time which DJs will be staying in the house this year.