The St. Sebastian Social Fund in Bürgstadt has donated a G-WEG system to the local Caritas day care center, which enables seniors to take personalized, needs-based measures to prevent falls. This important assistive device was officially presented to the Caritas senior care facility during a ceremony.
Steffi Trepper explained how she had already been conducting exercises with the day care guests using a makeshift setup and what hopes she had for this gift.
The St. Sebastian Social Fund was established in 2013 to mark the upcoming “500th Anniversary of the Sebastiani Brotherhood.” The goal was to carry this time-honored community—which had dedicated itself to praying for one another and to actively caring for and helping neighbors—into the modern era. Since then, the executive board and the advisory board have passed 59 resolutions, providing nearly €50,000 in assistance to residents of Bürgerstadt, regardless of their religious affiliation or background. This assistance is provided discreetly, which is why little is heard about the Social Fund.
Pastor Jan Kölbel and Willibald Schmalbach, members of the Social Fund’s board of directors, presented the G-WEG to Karola Hennig, director of Caritas’s home care services. Heinrich Almritter, chairman of the district Caritas association, expressed his gratitude for the generous and valuable gift. Willibald Schmalbach concluded by saying, “We hope the users enjoy their exercises and feel a sense of accomplishment when they succeed.”
Photo: At the G-WEG: Pastor Jan Kölbel, Willibald Schmalbach, and day care guest Erika Kleist
Photo: Kneisel, Caritas MIL
