Committed Chemnitz residents take part in the Federal President's reception on 3 October 2016
Socially engaged Chemnitz residents and Mayor Miko Runkel, standing in for Mayor Barbara Ludwig, have been invited to attend the reception hosted by Federal President Joachim Gauck to mark the Day of German Unity in Dresden on 3 October.
A ceremony in the Semper Opera House and the subsequent reception by the Federal President will be the highlight of the central celebrations for the Day of German Unity from 1 to 3 October in Dresden.
The ceremony in the Semper Opera House will be broadcast live into the plenary chamber of the Saxon State Parliament on 3 October at 12 noon. The participants from Chemnitz are also invited to attend.
The following eleven socially committed Chemnitz residents will be taking part:
Rolf Esche, Küchwaldbühne e.V.; Veronika Förster, Head of the Volunteer Centre - Caritasverband für Chemnitz und Umgebung e.V.; Gabi Frehse, Volunteer Coach Artistic Gymnastics, TUS 1861 Chemnitz Altendorf e. V.; Claudia Großkopp, Strassen, TUS 1861 Chemnitz Altendorf e. V.V.; Claudia Großkopp, Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz e.V.; Manfred Hastedt, Umweltzentrum Chemnitz e.V.; Ute Kiehn-Dziuballa, Kraftwerk e.V. Dr Ingrid Krause, Chairwoman, Elternverein krebskranker Kinder e.V. Chemnitz; Pedro Martin Montero Perez, Board of Directors, AGIUA Migrationssozial- und Jugendarbeit e.V. Anja Poller, Office Manager of the Bürgerstiftung für Chemnitz; Gottfried Reuther, Independent Citizens' Initiative Rabenstein and Heiko Schinkitz, President of the Stadtsportbund Chemnitz e. V.