The Open Monument Day was a resounding success for us! Around 150 inquisitive visitors received friendly and expert guidance and generously responded to our request for targeted donations. In the end, €135.50 was collected in our newly acquired donation box! This will allow us to enable two young refugees to participate in our courses. We will report on their progress later. – A big and heartfelt thank you also goes to the building team, who were such friendly and caring hosts. – See you again in 2016, when we celebrate our 65th anniversary!
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The team (Heinz Blumensath, Uta Denzin and Susanne Müller) – excellently supported by other staff members – will accompany tours, answer questions about the building's history and the history and current work of the educational institution.
A slideshow in the reception hall offers a glimpse into what the house means today for the young people and the permanent and freelance staff. – The current situation in Berlin has also prompted us to take action: Visitors are offered free coffee and cake, and the foundation requests donations so that we can, within our means, include young refugees in our political and cultural education courses. – Children who come with their parents and often get bored at such events can go on little discovery tours and, if they have a smartphone, can also find additional information via the QR codes distributed around the grounds. For games, there's the foosball table in the basement and the mysterious hollows under the large beech trees.
Have fun, we'll be back in 2016!
WannseeFORUM Foundation from the lake side (Pohlesee)
Photo: Silke Krüger