A big thank you to the families: Once again, school backpacks were sent on their way to Sibiu, Romania

Once again this year, we received active support from the students and parents of Steinmühlen School for the Children’s and Youth Parliament’s charitable campaign, “School Bags for Romania.” The families of 5th-grade students were asked to donate well-preserved “second-hand” backpacks from their elementary school days for the new school year, to be sent to Sibiu, Marburg’s sister city. There, many children can only afford a backpack and quality school supplies to a limited extent—or not at all! So, on November 10, the backpacks collected over several weeks set off on their journey—first to the Haus der Jugend in Marburg, and then, in even greater numbers, to Romania. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all the children and families who donated a backpack and, in some cases, even filled it with school supplies.