News from KRASS

In the summer vacations of 2023, we spent 2 weeks designing a creative city for the Mönchengladbach Youth Office – it was great! 280 children, 22 supervisors and countless brushes, papers, clay pots, hammers and nails………. it got sporty.

Where would we be without volunteer support? Today we were delighted that the team from Linklaters Düsseldorf spruced up the enchanted garden of our KRASSen Villa on their #SocialDay. The whole day was spent planting, sweeping, fairing, cleaning, weeding, disposing and cleaning the KulturMobil. The children and the KRASSe team are very grateful!

By dancing, we want to make this sensuous art form directly experienceable and promote cognitive and social skills in children and youngsters.

We are still quite touched: The Gesellschaft Reserve e.V. 1858 gave us EUR 10,000 at a spectacular, incredibly fun Weckmann auction.

This year we are once again collecting donations for children, encouraged by the highest award from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

On 5 November 22, we read to refugee children – Locktidock, the story of a talking lawnmower with big feelings!11:00 – 15:00, refugee shelters in Düsseldorf and Willich. The idea to have the book “Locktidock” by Irina Sosedko translated into Ukrainian arose in many conversations, with hands and feet. The children’s book by Marek Heindorff,…

A total of four workshops were held: Build Your Own SkateBoard, The World of Your Story, The Garden House! and Make Your Own Jewellery! It was an intense two weeks with limitless creations from the kids. Whether it was designing the skateboards and jewellery or working in the garden house and on the covers of…

KRASS e. V., whose founder Claudia Seidensticker was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia this year, is dedicating this year’s summer party with 80 invited guests entirely to the volunteers who are the main supporters of the association. “Without civic engagement, our work would be unthinkable. We have biologists, musicians,…