Lucie air runs 24 hours for the hospice: donation hike in the Black Forest!

Lucie air runs 24 hours for the hospice: donation hike in the Black Forest!

Wilferdingen, Deutschland - Nature calls and the good purpose is in the foreground: Lucie Air from Remchingen organizes an impressive donation hike through the Black Forest. Next Saturday morning, the 24-hour event with a distance of 70 kilometers and over 1,500 meters of altitude, a committed team of around a dozen runners will come together to collect donations for the Christian Hospiz Pforzheim-Einzkreis . This event is not only a challenge for the participants, but also an opportunity to draw attention to the valuable work of the hospice and to emphasize the importance of hospice in our society.

The hike starts in Wilferdingen and leads the runners through beautiful meadows, fields and forests as well as historical villages until they arrive in Freudenstadt on Sunday morning. "The route was designed by my husband Heiko to offer varied sections and shady paths," explains the passionate ultra runner and alternative practitioner Lucie Lucie, who has already taken part in many international long-distance runs, including countries such as Peru, the Czech Republic and Spain. For September she even plans a tour of the salt desert in Botswana.

a run with importance

The main goal of the 24-hour run is not only the sporting challenge, but also the promotion of consciousness for the necessary support that the hospice needs every day. The Christian hospice, which closes an important gap in palliative care, offers a variety of services to meet the needs of seriously ill people. According to the Diakonie , the hospice work aims to enable people in their last phases of life and not only supports those affected, but also their relatives.

Thanks to the financial means that are collected by events such as this, the Hospiz Pforzheim-Enzkreis can maintain its extensive offers. This includes targeted palliative care treatments, psychosocial advice and spiritual accompaniment. "60-95% of the financing takes place by the health insurance companies, but we are still dependent on donations to secure the quality of our work," explains a representative of the hospice association. In 2003 the Hospiz Pforzheim - Enzkreis e.V.

support for the participants

The route leads the runners over Ellmendingen, Gräfenhausen, Neuenbürg and Enzklösterle, where the mayor provides the participants a sports hall for a well -deserved rest. Heiko Luft will accompany the runners by car throughout the event and surprise them at five catering stations with high -energy snacks and drinks.