The Civil Solidarity Public Foundation continues its donation tour this year as well, on Wednesday they visited Tatabánya, Győr and Veszprém. In addition to the appliances, the donors also handed over a recipe collection containing healthy dishes, which was created with the professional assistance of master chef Péter Budai.
Kinga Szőnyi , the president of the Association of Hungarian Women's Interests, greeted the invitees Norbert Heizler , the national coordinator of the Civil Solidarity Forum - Civil Solidarity Public Foundation, said at the press conference connected with the handover that their civil mission started in 2016, and the Hungarian Women's Interests Association also joined it shortly afterwards. joined.
In Tatabánya, the donations were handed over to the representatives of the Association for Rain People (Tata), which works with disadvantaged people and children, and the "Kömlőd késenfog" Foundation (Kömlőd).
In recent years, they have traveled around the country, visiting more than 90 locations across the border and beyond. During this time, 400 automatic canning machines, juice makers, jam making equipment and drying devices were handed over to local NGOs, catering kitchens, local small producers, primary producers and communities with large families. Their goal is to provide assistance that enables locally produced raw materials to be processed, consumed, and sold locally. In addition, I would like to motivate the organizations to organize community-building programs in addition to the production of products: through the acquisition and collection of raw materials, to the processing processes, to shared consumption, all of them offer opportunities to spend useful time together.
Starting this year, CÖF-CÖKA contacted the Civil Community Service Centers and the NGOs receiving the donations were selected with their recommendation.
Donors also handed over a collection of recipes containing healthy dishes
, the donations were handed over to representatives of Esőemberekérek Egyesület (Tata), which works with disadvantaged people and children, and the "Kömlőd kézenfog" Foundation (Kömlőd)
Melinda Mecseki , the resource generation consultant of the Komárom-Esztergom County Civil Community Service Center, emphasized that the demand for healthy food consumption is increasing, so these devices support the local economy and a healthy lifestyle with their added value.
The fifth stop of the spring tour of the country was the city of Győr, where the Angels Foundation and the received the device donation for the Children of Szigetközi
The donation was accepted by Zsuzsanna Markszné Koncz on behalf of the Angels of the Week Foundation and Réka Mészely on behalf of the PÉLDA Association for the Children of Szigetközi.
The president of the foundation, Zsuzsanna Markszné Koncz , said that they have been supporting many needy families for many years, but there is a family with seven children whose father died tragically last year, and the foundation thought that the canning device would be in the best place for them. The machine will also function as a traveling donation, passing from hand to hand between families, and used wherever there is fruit waiting to be canned.
Réka Mészely , the president of PÉLDA Egyesület, explained in her thank-you speech that during their 5 years of activity they have helped hundreds of families in Mosonmagyaróvár and its surroundings. He said that the canning equipment will be used by their association as part of a community-building activity, and the products of joint canning after fruit picking will be used to support the needy. According to the president, the device will also be of great help at their fund-raising events, where they can offer participants and visitors a hot drink from it.
At this year's sixth stop, in Veszprém, donations were received Janneke Brinks on behalf of Tótvázsony Janka Tanya , while Ferenc Molnár on behalf of Várpalota Pétfürdő Kertbarát Kör
In Veszprém, Janneke Brinks on behalf of Tótvázsony Janka Tanya accepted the donations, while Ferenc Molnár accepted the donations on behalf of Várpalota Pétfürdő Kertbarát Kör.
Tamás Óhegyi , project manager of the Veszprém County Civil Community Service Center, said that they didn't have to think much about contacting CÖF-CÖKA, two organizations that they knew very well immediately came to mind. One of them is the Janka Tanya in Tótvázsony, where they work with young people with autism, have craft programs, and do gardening, he listed. The other is the Várpalota Pétfürdő Garden Friendly Circle, which does not need to be introduced among local garden lovers, as nature conservation, environmental protection and horticulture-related activities indicate their activities in the area.
Photo: Péter Mészáros / Civilek.info
Cover photo: "Kömlőd késenfog" Foundation representatives receive the donation
