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SAF-HOLLAND has donated $12,000, to the Freestore Foodbank’s Power Pack weekend feeding program. This program allows local children in need of food assistance to not worry where their next meal might come from. This supports children’s health and gives them the ability to reach their full potential. The support of SAF-HOLLAND will help provide students at Bond Hill and Roselawn Condon elementary schools with nutritious food over weekends so they can return to school on Monday ready to learn.

Michelle Brietburg, SAF-HOLLAND Cincinnati facility representative presents the contribution check for $12,000 to Kurt Reiber, President and CEO of the Cincinnati Freestore Foodback organization

After long and intensive preparation, the employees from SAF-HOLLAND lined up at the starting line for the HVB City Run in Aschaffenburg. ‘The team really gave it their all’, said Andreas Hasenstab, Head of Product Data Management at SAF-HOLLAND and at the same time coach and motivator of the troupe. The conditions for a perfect race could not have been better: splendid weather and a great atmosphere! The spectators at roadside cheered the runners on, providing the necessary motivation. ‘It was a great day, and next year I’ll definitely be back’, said Dr. Matthias Heiden, CFO at SAF-HOLLAND. Despite the high level of participation, the team hopes to have even more runners and spectators next year.

At this point, we want to thank Andreas Hasenstab for his assistance. It was he who trained the runners every week, repeatedly motivating them; so he is responsible for the good performance of the team.

Exhausted? Unfocused?
Anyone not in the best physical condition will quickly become drowsy and feel weak. Particularly on the road, fatigue can be fatal.

Truck drivers’ ability to concentrate is particularly important to us, which is why we support the foundation for professional truck drivers – Truckerslife Foundation – with modern outdoor fitness facilities sponsored by SAF-HOLLAND Poland. Drivers can use them to strengthen their bodies on-site.

It’s a scientifically proven fact: regular exercise strengthens the immune system and promotes feelings of wellness at the same time. The rate of cardiovascular disease drops with just an hour of exercise a day – and even bad blood values are noticeably improved. At the same time, controlled muscle-building counteracts the kind of back and neck pain often caused by an unhealthy posture in the driver’s cab. But the physical aspects are not the only ones to benefit from exercise. Exercise is also an ideal release valve to alleviate pent-up stress, promote physical coordination and stimulate the mind. All it takes is an all-out, 20-minute work-out, and you’ll be feeling better already.

More information about the Truckerslife Foundation

No one wants to be in hospital, and particularly for children and their parents, the time spent there is especially difficult. Together with the Association of Friends [Förderkreis] of the Aschaffenburg Children’s Clinic, SAF-HOLLAND seeks to make hospitalisation as pleasant as possible for the little patients and their parents.

How does this work? It can be accomplished with as little as a few cents each month. Because with this long-term fund-raising campaign, the small change after the decimal point in SAF-HOLLAND employees’ net monthly salaries adds up. This way, each month every employee can donate up to 99 cents to a good cause. And the best part: the money is forwarded, utterly unbureaucratically, to its intended destination: to sick children and their parents. ‘The direct solidarity shown by SAF-HOLLAND colleagues was tremendous’, says Katja Maier, Human Resources Manager at SAF-HOLLAND. ‘Already in the first month, many of our colleagues agreed to participate in the campaign – and the upward trend continues.’

‘We provide assistance right where it’s needed’, Maik Bartelt says. Since 2005, the Furaha Phönix Kinderhaus association has been actively involved in helping street children, AIDS orphans and children with no parents in Mombasa, Kenya. The aim is to offer these children a brighter future. The association’s own children’s home was established with this in mind in 2010 and currently houses 38 boys and young men between the ages of 2 and 18. The Furaha Phönix children’s home provides schooling linked to targeted vocational training. This is how the association offers the Furaha orphans a genuine chance to take their future lives into their own hands, have a family and be able to provide for them independently.

Alongside the personal dedication of Maik Bartelt, we – his colleagues here at SAF-HOLLAND – also lend a hand with our regular donations. The money goes directly towards the purchase of food and clothing, and towards education and accommodations for the orphans. The volunteer members of the association are not paid for their work and pay all their expenses themselves. Our aim: the money donated should go directly to where it is needed – to the children!

We are helping the poorest of the poor; please join us!

We very much look forward to your donation. Because every euro counts.
FUHARA PHÖNIX Kinderhaus
IBAN: DE83 2007 0024 0036 3606 00
BIC: DEUTDEDBHAM
For more information, visit: www.phoenix-kinderhaus.de

Do you have questions? We would be pleased to hear from you: think_ahead@safholland.de