Annual report-2005 - Karl Kübel Stiftung

Karl Kuebel Stiftung fuer Kind und Familie, www.kkstiftung.de
3 rd Hessian Family Day
www.hessischer-familientag.de
30.000 visitors in Hofgeismar
In 2005 the most important project of the department Family Forum of the Karl Kuebel Stiftung
has been the 3 rd Hessian Family Day which took place on the 9 th July in Hofgeismar. The Family
Forum constitutes the official agency and coordinates the planning of this huge family-oriented
event which is hosted by the Hessian Ministry of Social Welfare and the city of Hofgeismar, which
presents the Family Day. A programme of information, entertainment, games and fun for young
and old have been developed during the preparation of nearly one year. The contents were
important for the organisers: At the centre was the cooperation of different generations in the
family, the integration of late-resettier-families, life-models of fathers and mothers, the possibilities
and boundaries of early childhood education and the integration of people with disabilities.
For the announcement of the Family Day all over Hesse, Karl Kuebel Stiftung and the Federal
Government initiated a painting competition themed: “Who can paint the most beautiful picture for
the 3 rd Hessian Family Day?” 1.100 children in the age group between three and twelve years
participated in the competition. All over Hesse the event was announced on TV, in newspaper
articles and in advertisements. In addition the organisers distributed 50.000 invitation flyers. The
daily newspaper “Hessische/Niedersaechsische Allgemeine” (HNA) and the editorial staff “service:
familie” (“service:family”) of the local radio station “Hessischer Rundfunk” (hr) supported the
Family Day as media partners and sponsors like Amigo-games and the German dictionary publisher
“Duden” gave an important contribution.
A crucial factor for the success was the enthusiasm
which was brought in by the organisations and
initiatives of family work in Hesse and especially of
Hofgeismar, the city that hosted the Family Day:
Already by the middle of April 2005 with 150
organisations a record of registrations could be noted
down and the number continued increasing. On 9 th of
July 2005 groups and institutions presented themselves on the market of possibilities. This market
encompassed seven streets with different contents – for example the “Street of Children and
Youth”, the “Street for Social Encounter”, the “Street of Family Education” and the “Street of
Health”. Together with the Odenwald-Institute, the “hessenstiftung – familie hat Zukunft” and the
Hessian Ministry of Social Welfare Karl Kuebel Stiftung presented its work on the market place of
Hofgeismar.
A diversified programme with discussions
about current issues of family politics, which
were moderated by professionals from the
local radio station “Hessischer Rundfunk”
(hr) Mathias Muench, Susanne
Schwarzenberger and Andreas Clarysee, was
offered on four stages. Artists presented
theatre plays and performances on issues of
the German fairy-tales. In addition there
were readings and a fairy-tale quiz with
1.000 participants.
On the left: Obviously Hessian Prime Minister
Roland Koch, Minister for Social Welfare Silke
Lautenschlaeger and chairperson of the
Foundation Council of Karl Kuebel Stiftung
Matthias Wilkes, had a lot of fun.
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