Foundation representatives deliver Christmas parcels
Invitation to the press event on Tuesday, 21 December, 11.30 a.m., at the Indira Ghandi Children's Home, Fürstenstraße 266
Representatives of the Johanneum Children and Youth Foundation's Board of Directors will be delivering Christmas parcels to girls and boys at the Indira Ghandi Children's Home, Fürstenstraße 266, on Tuesday, 21 December at 11.30 a.m. Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Chairman of the Board Hans-Rudolf Merkel, deputy chairman Jacqueline Drechsler and assessor Marko Weißbach will be available to answer questions.
Once again, the Johanneum Children and Youth Foundation has packed a total of 50 Christmas parcels with the support of Bürgerplattform Süd-Ost, Richter & Hess Verpackungsservice GmbH and the organisational cooperation with the "Zur Alten Wanne" children's and youth centre run by the Altchemnitz-Harthau Evangelical Lutheran parish. These are intended to bring Christmas joy to children living in various independent youth welfare centres in the city.
In addition to this campaign, the foundation also supports other projects. The Johanneum Academy, for example, is a project initiated by the Children and Youth Foundation that takes place twice a year: for one week during the Easter holidays and one week during the autumn holidays. The aim of the project is to introduce socially disadvantaged children to various educational programmes, to awaken their curiosity, to develop social skills and to increase their self-esteem. At the Johanneum Academy, the children receive constant educational support from staff at the Chemnitz Children's, Youth and Family Centre.
In addition to educational activities, the programme also includes sport and creativity. Stable partners for the foundation are various independent youth welfare organisations and project partners from the business world. In addition, a summer camp has been organised since last year, as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an educational deficit, particularly among children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. The foundation aims to counteract this deficit with this additional project week.
The history of the Johanneum Children and Youth Foundation began in 1855, when Carl Christian Hübner from Chemnitz initiated the establishment of a foundation to give girls and boys from socially disadvantaged families equal opportunities in life. When it was re-established in 2002, it became the first legally independent municipal foundation in the city of Chemnitz.
The projects supported primarily help children and young people in Chemnitz, most of whom are on the dark side of life, but whose life plans are sometimes also characterised by a lack of courage and prospects.
The foundation can be supported through donations and endowments.
www.stiftungjohanneum.de