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Ahrweiler district honors heroes of volunteer work: Stay strong together!
The Ahrweiler district honored the contribution of volunteers to community and cohesion at the 2025 volunteer evening.
Ahrweiler district honors heroes of volunteer work: Stay strong together!
The Ahrweiler district shines with its commitment! A few days ago, the annual “Volunteering Evening” took place in the full Landskroner Festival Hall in Heimersheim. Under the motto “Continue Ahrweiler District”, numerous voluntary achievements that are crucial for cooperation and the community were honored. How View current reports, representatives of the German Red Cross also pulled out all the stops to underline the importance of volunteering and encourage younger generations to get involved.
In her speech, District Administrator Cornelia Weigand emphasized the outstanding role of voluntary work in social cohesion. Real proof that volunteering is more than just a nice word. The contribution from keynote speaker Jakob Lipp was also encouraging. He highlighted the topics of courage and trust and how important these qualities are in the context of voluntary work.
Volunteer Awards 2025
A highlight of the evening was the presentation of the 2025 volunteer awards to various organizations that put their heart and soul into the well-being of society:
- Deutsche Rheuma-Liga öAG Adenau: Diese engagierte Gruppe bietet in 13 Therapiegruppen spezielle Gymnastik für Senioren an.
- Brauchtums- und Förderverein Florian Wiesemscheid: Hier steht die Förderung der örtlichen Feuerwehr und der Dorfgemeinschaft im Vordergrund.
- imagine! e.V. Kempenich: Ein Kulturcafé, das mit Konzerten und Erzählabenden ein bevorstehendes kulturelles Highlight setzt.
These awards are not only a recognition for the clubs, but also an encouragement for everyone who is interested in volunteer work. Interestingly, around 16.9 million people in Germany currently do voluntary work. Loud Statista In 2024, around 27.5 percent of the population was active in organized volunteer work. This shows that volunteering is a real pillar of an active society in which commitment pays off.
Volunteering in many forms
Volunteering is diverse and ranges from sports clubs to volunteer fire departments to churches and charities. Young people also have the opportunity to gain valuable experience between school and work through voluntary service. Services such as the Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) or the Federal Voluntary Service, which was introduced in 2011, not only offer compensation for expenses in the form of pocket money, but above all the opportunity to actively participate.
Nowadays, volunteering is more important than ever. The motivation to volunteer is particularly strong among middle-aged and older adults. But the debate about a possible compulsory social year for young people could also lead to the next generation thinking more about how they can contribute their part to a vibrant community.
International Volunteer Day on December 5th reminds us all how important each individual contribution is to the common good. Volunteering is not only a sign of solidarity, but also an opportunity for all of us to actively participate in social life. Further information can be found on the district administration website kreis-ahrweiler.de.