Solidarity in Oberwart: 1,600 euros for flood victims collected in Valencia

Solidarity in Oberwart: 1,600 euros for flood victims collected in Valencia

In a great campaign, the Oberwart elementary school has set a strong sign of solidarity. After the devastating flood disaster in Valencia, which demanded many lives and made families homeless, students, students, parents and teachers collected remarkable 1,600 euros in donations. This sum is now used to return the affected people on site a piece of hope.

The flood had hit one of the two Erasmus partner schools of the Oberwart elementary school hard. "The news of the catastrophe did not leave us cold. We even have a close connection to the teachers and students in Valencia," says Marlene Ruiter-Gangol, the school's Erasmus coordinator. This close connection led to the desire to provide help was very great.

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Marlene Ruiter-Gangol commented on the donations collected: "The 1,600 euros can make a small, but important contribution to give hope to people in Valencia again." The money collected is passed on to aid organizations and directly to the partner schools. It is planned to obtain urgently needed relief supplies and to support the reconstruction of damaged school buildings.

The elementary school Oberwart thanked the supporters. "Solidarity shows that help knows no limits and that we stand together in difficult times," explains Ruiter-Gangol. This initiative illustrates how important community and support are.

In addition, sporting activities and music provided joy among the students. The reading association of the Reformed Youth Oberwart provides a song book every year that inspires the children with many new melodies. The students also blossomed in sporting activities. All fourth classes were given the opportunity to take part in the sports taster days of the European Middle School of Oberwart. Here they could become active in different disciplines and get to know the school, which meant a lot of fun for the kids.