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I want to. Looking back with a lot of gratitude and a positive sense of community for the future
The Willicher Neighborhood Aid, founded by Annika Jäschke on March 13, 2020, is more than just any Facebook group. It is now known to many Willich residents as quick, unbureaucratic help with a lot of heart.
The volunteer team consisting of Barbara Jäschke, Christiane Gabler and Annika Jäschke coordinates a wide variety of help in all 4 districts and constantly initiates new activities. The Willich Neighborhood Aid belongs to the Corona aid network of the city of Willich, is in lively contact with various cooperation partners and has over 1170 members.
The group started a year ago with the intention of coordinating requests for help and offers of help due to the corona pandemic. This is how the shopping aids, for example, came about. Here fellow citizens, in compliance with hygiene and protective measures, went shopping for older people and high-risk patients or ran errands. The group also provided food to people in quarantine. This offer was gratefully accepted and found many supporters. Long-term sponsorships were also created.
The group thought of disadvantaged children in Willich both at Easter, St. Martin and at the start of school. At Easter there were Easter presents and small Martin bags were donated for Sankt Martin and distributed by the Willich Tafel. At the start of school, families with little financial means received school supplies, well-preserved school bags and even self-made school cones.
In order to bring a little warmth to the old people’s homes, there was a joint guardian angel campaign with Leprahilfe Schiefbahn eV and the St. Johannes Brotherhood Niederheide. This was particularly important to the group, as the residents were not allowed to receive any outside visits at that time.
When it got colder, the Willich neighborhood help collected winter clothing from its members in good condition and distributed a number of clothing packages to adults and children. A large donation went to both the Moltkedorf in Willich and the homeless aid in Mönchengladbach and Krefeld. At Christmas, the residents of the Lebenshilfe were surprised with musical instruments and individual Christmas gifts. The joy was huge. The year 2021 began with the animal feed instead of firecrackers campaign and delighted animal lovers in need. After the compulsory use of medical masks and FFP2 masks was decided, the group asked for donations of these masks and can now support people on a budget in this regard. The Willich Tafel also received mask donations again.
The Willich Neighborhood Aid would like to thank their former team members Bettina Schneider and Elisabeth Siemes – but above all for the enormous helpfulness and support of the Willich population! True to the motto: “Together for Willich”
If you need help or are in distress, you are welcome to contact the Willich neighborhood help team:
Annika Jäschke
☎️ 02154 – 9548875
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Barbara Jäschke
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Christiane Gabler
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