The fund-raising campaign “One warm meal a day” was a great success!

Between 7 April and 21 May 2008 RWE Companius ran an appeal for donations to the Johanniter initiative “One warm meal a day”. Almost 400 RWE employees responded to this appeal, raising a total of €26,887.86, which was matched by RWE Companius to bring the total sum donated to €54,000!

A big thank-you to all RWE employees who donated money or were otherwise involved!

In the meantime, this money has been distributed to the Johanniter’s regional organisations. Thirteen facilities, including day-care centres, schools and residential care homes in nine German states have benefited from the donations. “For many of the three million or so children growing up in poverty in Germany, a warm meal is no longer something that can be taken for granted”, according to Johanniter Director Volker Bredick. “In our facilities, these children and young people find support, respect and human warmth. They receive warm meals and can make use of the recreational and educational programmes offered”. Thanks to your support this programme is now being expanded, for example at the Kapellen primary school in Augsburg, which like the other facilities being supported by your donations is in a socially disadvantaged area and will now be able to offer its pupils a warm meal at lunchtime. Please visit the Johanniter’s joint campaign website and find out more about the facilities that have benefited from your donations!