Students at Steinmühlen School Raise More Than 1,000 Euros for Refugee Children in Marburg

Students at Steinmühle raised 1,135 euros for refugee children in Marburg through a charity flea market and a fundraising appeal held during parent-teacher conferences. The money was presented to the organization “Vielfalt Marburg e.V.” on January 27 at the “Portal Gisselberg.”

Last fall, students from several different groups came up with the idea of using this spirit of generosity to support refugee children in Marburg, and the plan was a complete success.

The members of the Children’s and Youth Parliament, the Student Council, and the Interact Club joined forces to organize a “charity flea market” on Parents’ Day: All students were asked to bring games, CDs, books, or other items from home and offer them for sale to their classmates in the school hallways. In the afternoon, guests at the parent-teacher-student conference were also asked to make donations. The organizers were quite surprised when, by the end of the day, they had raised €1,135.

In consultation with Ms. Fleck-Delnavaz from the Coordination Office for Refugee Affairs in Marburg, the money was donated to the organization “Vielfalt Marburg e.V.” to support refugee children in Marburg. During the donation ceremony at “Portal-Gisselberg,” the newly opened refugee center in Marburg, students from Steinmühle were able to see for themselves how their donation would be used: toys are just as necessary as learning materials. Ms. Fleck-Delnavaz was visibly pleased with the students’ commitment and thanked them for their generous donation.