The parcels are intended for children with cancer/disabilities and orphans in kindergartens & clinics in rural areas in Ukraine.

We want to give these children a little joy at Christmas and make them feel that they are not forgotten.

In an impressive joint campaign with : 

Weinfreundehelfen e.V.

Ukraine Aktivhilfe München e.V.

Plast-Ukrainian Scout Association e.V.

International Aid BRK Dachau

2180 parcels were packed and transported to the shipping company.

This campaign underlines the solidarity and cohesion in our community and shows how important it is to support each other, especially in challenging times, and to bring light into the lives of those in need. 

   Partnership & culture Dachau Red Cross & Weinfreundehelfen e.V. in Fondi

Nine active Red Cross members (including Jörg & Anett Zimmermann in a dual role from the Weinfreundehelfene.V. association) visited the Italian sister association of the Red Cross in the partner town Fondi with a delegation from the town of Dachau and got to know an exciting, highly committed group. The Red Cross group had traveled to southern Italy to establish initial contact within the framework of the Dachau-Fondi town partnership.

President of the Croce Rossa of Fondi, Arianna Carnevale, gave an impressive account of her work.  The thirty, all-volunteer Red Cross employees in Fondi were stretched to the limit during the coronavirus pandemic. Barracked in a monastery for over three months, they provided vital aid in their completely sealed-off home town. The Red Cross volunteers are also at the forefront of earthquake relief and caring for boat refugees on Lampedusa.  The Dachau Red Cross members were impressed by the Fondians' RK bike - equipped with blue lights and first aid equipment, it does a good job in the narrow streets of the historic old town. Like everywhere else, financing the Red Cross team is a problem in Fondi. The team has to make ends meet with just three supporting members, grants from the local authority and individual donations.  They all spontaneously declared their support for the Red Cross in Fondi.

The visit is an important sign for BRK District Managing Director Dennis Behrendt and the Chairman of Weinfreundehelfen e.V. Jörg Zimmermann: “It is important to maintain our network beyond Germany”.

Support knows no borders.

Source: Red Cross Dachau