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"Together for Central Hesse" – 5.000 Euro Volksbank donation to THE BRIDGE

DR. Lars Witteck (3. v.l.) and Regional Director Alexander Zippel (on the right) were happy with the winners of the Volksbank funding competition from the DIE BRÜCKE-Klub.

CASTING-WETZLAR (rg / guardian / ger), At the beginning of the year, our German-American club DIE BRÜCKE Giessen-Wetzlar took part in the Volksbank Mittelhessen competition “Together for Central Hesse”. Our commitment has now been made with a donation of an incredible amount 5.000 EURO!!!rewarded. From the hands of Volksbank board member Dr. Lars Witteck and the regional director Alexander Zippel received our delegation with Kerstin Pal, Cathrine Friebel-Müller, Helmut Ott, Fritz Hoßbach and President Roger Schmidt officially presented the donation check at the Volksbank headquarters in Gießen. Regional director Zippel was happy for DIE BRÜCKE and said “With your voluntary work you are not only getting involved for social or cultural purposes. You are committed to an entire region and the people who live here in an exemplary manner. We are proud of such an active club life and are therefore happy to support them. ”“ We are happy, that with the Volksbank donation we can further strengthen our transatlantic programs for young people on both sides of the Atlantic with their unifying goals. ", Roger Schmidt thanked DIE BRÜCKE for this generous monetary support.

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THE BRIDGE supports Helmut von Bracken School for 60. Geburtstag

CASTING (guardian), This year, Helmut von Bracken School casting celebrates its 60th anniversary. These plans the school in June an anniversary celebration, in which the music project with the entertainment group "The Young Americans" play an important role. The request for assistance for this project for all students met at the German-American Klub THE BRIDGE Gießen-Wetzlar already out alone this reason, open ears, because music connects people around the globe. The school young people up to the high school has a future as a school with funding priorities from the basic level with pre-school classes and musical elementary school plus since 2012 is also located in the former US Elementary School, combines the BRIDGE managers. more so with the special school, emphasized at the donation ceremony bridge-President Roger Schmidt. Who handed over together with Treasurer Fritz Hoßbach 200 Euro to the school authorities. the donors were outlined the most important work of the school vice-principal and project managers Simone Böcher. THE BRIDGE like to want to support the school going on, so in circumstances which is specially conceived for the STEM area in an educational project and young people provides core competencies for the future, thus promoting creativity and team spirit. Dafür sollen weitere Gespräche mit dem MINT-Schulbeauftragten Sebastian Vaupel geführt werden. Schulleiterin Sabine Wießner-Müller bedankte sich mit allen Verantwortlichen über die Brücke-Unterstützung.