New wind at the Red Cross: Stepwieser demands more appreciation!

New wind at the Red Cross: Stepwieser demands more appreciation!

Thörl, Österreich - An exciting change in the Red Cross of Styria: The former regional councilor Siegfried Stepwieser was elected as the new president. In an exciting choice, the 72-year-old prevailed against the incumbent President Werner Weinhofer with 112 out of 167 delegate votes. His choice is a clear bang with which he wants to bring a fresh wind to the organization, which recently had to deal with problems with recruiting volunteers. "Night services are becoming increasingly difficult to fill", Stepwieser looks at the pressing challenges.

As a long -standing official of the Red Cross and the former politician, step meadows brings a great deal of experience. He emphasizes that it is high time to regain the lost appreciation for all employees, volunteers and civil servants. "The trust of everyone, including the delegates who did not choose me, I would like to win," said Stepwieser in an interview, as meinbezirk.at . To achieve this, he plans to visit all district branches and to look for direct dialogue.

urgent need for action in financing

A central concern of step wiesers is to improve the financial situation of the Red Cross. Last year, the organization recorded a loss of 14 million euros, while the parishes of the municipalities have not been adjusted in eight years. "That can't be," he accuses the voice. The loss of 43 cents per kilometer in health and rescue transport is not portable. His clear goal is to enforce an increase in the rescue euro in the state parliament in order to secure the financial basis of the emergency services.

In terms of assignment of civil servants, he calls for an adaptation to the needs of the emergency services, since the allocations for the spring dates remain significantly behind expectations, which made the line -up during the summer months more difficult. Stepwieser sees his new role an important responsibility, which is intended to strengthen the internal structure of the Red Cross and improve the framework conditions for employees. "It must be a matter of course that our 12,000 employees like to go to service," he concluded, like krone.at .