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, cooks and graphic designers working for us, simply because they are enthusiastic about the cause,” says Seidensticker. Since the association has not received any institutional funding to date, despite numerous awards, the work of the volunteers is of the highest value.