Ahlen/Edegem

On 31 March 2012, Frano Pasalic, Project Manager of LRGKF BeNelux, handed over a cheque for an impressive 2,000 euros to the Cliniclowns.

This amount of donations had been raised through various campaigns.

For instance, on the open house day organised by LR Health & Beauty Systems Belgium at the end of last year, coffee and cake as well as LRGKF stickers were sold for this charitable purpose. And a remarkable amount of money had already been collected in the new donation box.

Who are the Cliniclowns?
They have been active for many years, visiting hospitals in Belgium with the aim of cheering up sick children and calming their fears before surgery. Laughing is the best medicine - it has been demonstrated that it helps young patients to recover significantly faster.

For more information on the “Cliniclowns” and how to help the children, visit the BeNelux project site of the official LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND website.

Ahlen

“SHARE LOVE. GIVE HOPE!” is a clear and unambiguous call: Give the gift of love. Give the gift of hope!

It’s all about providing needy children with the opportunity to receive their fair share of warmth and security, and thereby give them a bit more hope.

Emotional poverty exists on every societal level. Nevertheless, this problem is encountered more often in families that must subsist on a low income. And it is the children who suffer most acutely from this lack, which brings with it emotional deficits that negatively affect their overall development. However, there are also many other circumstances in children’s lives that require even more than the usual amount of attention, warmth and affection: for example, when critically ill children face an imminent, major operation. In such cases, it is important to counter their fears and show them the possibilities for a fulfilled life that await them after the operation.

The campaign “SHARE LOVE. GIVE HOPE!” is precisely oriented to address this issue. Parallel to this, LRGKF is introducing new merchandising articles in line with the campaign: silicon wristbands with the campaign slogan in the CI trend colours grey-blue/ white and burgundy/white will be sold, in a limited edition, for this worthy cause.

The LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND is being supported in its efforts by its ambassadors. Top-model Marcus Schenkenberg will get things started together with Germany’s famous pop music duo the Geschwister Hofmann. For Anita Hofmann the goal is a clear one: “Children enrich our lives. Which is why we have decided to help needy children where they live, and to also share with them the blessings that we already have.”

And Marcus Schenkenberg also understands the situation: “Needy children can be found everywhere - in all countries. And each and every child has the right to receive love, hope and a secure future.”

The campaign “SHARE LOVE. GIVE HOPE!” will be launched on 26th March in Germany and, two weeks later, internationally in those countries where the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND has established its own projects. For the months May, June and July, follow-up events with additional internationally famous celebrities and further new merchandising tools are planned.

Ahlen/ Zug

At the beginning of the new year the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND Switzerland receives two generous donations. In each case, the organization Kissling...

and the trust company KBT, which had decided to donate money instead of distributing presents to the customers, donated 830 Euros to the children’s charity.

As previously reported, the project “Pestalozzi Children’s Village” is provided with financial support. This amount is spent for the refurbishment of the dilapidated houses and the sanitary facilities, which to some extent are 65 years old.

In December of last year, we have informed you on the completed restoration of the communal showers and the installation of handicapped accessible showers. The hygienic conditions in the first houses were already visibly improved thanks to the donations from the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND.

Ahlen/ Zurich

At the beginning of the year, Christopher and Daniela Kissling donated 830 Euro to the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND Switzerland.

This amount came off the original action "Buy a light - Bring a light". The idea behind this action was to donate five Swiss franc to the LRGKF Switzerland from every in-house candle the Kissling’s could sell. All in all 415 Euro were gathered.

On the occasion of the LR-annual ball in Zurich, the revenue was eventually doubled by the married couple Kissling and was thrown in the donation box of the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND. The entire supports the modernization of the sanitary facilities of the Swiss project "Pestalozzi Children's Village".

Ahlen/ Sankt Augustin

As announced, the young patients of the Children's Heart Center received a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. This gifted about 20 small children on the ward and made for a festive atmosphere.

About 20 small children were happy about the festive atmosphere on the ward and of course about the presents Santa brought them.

With parts of the donation from LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND gifts were purchased for all age groups: Dolls, grip toys, mobiles, toy phones, soft dices, board games, stuffed animals and Playmobil lay packed underneath the Christmas tree on the 24th of December.

Especially for children with a heart disease it is important to take away their fear of the complicated surgery. In this case, psycho-therapeutic and psycho-socio care is required which socially-deprived families simply cannot afford.
And that is where the LR GLOBAL KIDS FUND offers help and supports the Deutsche Kinderherzzentrum in Sankt Augustin with a full-time child psychologist.