establishing the Community Foundation
speech at the founding of the Community Foundation Bad Ems On 06/14/2010 in the "bath house", Bad Ems From City former Mayor Ottmar Canz ________________________________________________________
Ladies and Gentlemen,
love founding trustees of and founding donor of the Community Foundation Bad Ems,
Dear representatives of public life and the press,
addition to the many initiatives in our city occurs as of today now have a new idea in Action: The Community Foundation Bad Ems.
This new idea is supported by the finding that the public sector in the future can no longer guarantee full protection of the quality of life in our city. The city of Bad Ems developing under the influence of demographic change, migration and the impact of globalization in a new direction. This
we learn that the city is more and more to their limits. Therefore, the responsibility of individual citizens and the citizens is more important. A new form of civic engagement is to establish in his native city and set up for this purpose, a community foundation. to pool
The idea of the social and cultural ideas in the form of a foundation does not come from Bad Ems, but - would almost say, how could it be otherwise - were developed in the United States nearly a century ago.
In Germany the first community foundations were established in the 1990s. In Rhineland-Palatinate, there are only eight community foundations. On the idea of establishing a community foundation, I have come in Koblenz. There, in the immediate vicinity of Bad Ems, there is already a community foundation. Sun ripened in me the idea to initiate such a foundation in Bad Ems.
to achieve something, you have supporters. In the person of William Augst I found this ideal companions. Competence and a generous and good and friendly meeting were the ideal conditions for the success of a community foundation. Together we have achieved that we can establish the foundation. Each has brought his skills and potential. The Community Foundation
Bad Ems is tonight from citizens from the Baptism to be lifted in order to strengthen the community in our city. In the organizational form of the foundation, the social and cultural thought to be lived. The foundation aims to support people who make and take responsibility do. She wants to invest in social interaction. This investment can be made in many ways. With money, of course, but just with moral support. And to dispel
a repeatedly expressed concern: The new Civil commitment is no competition to the club culture and the city council or the city mayor, but will primarily be support and supplement.
What citizens citizens and assets together, already proves the place of today's inaugural meeting. The "bath house", this unique product of spa architecture in Bad Ems, owes its revival of the private initiative of Dr. Kraus Beck and Jörnhs families, supported by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the city of Bad Ems. It is an example of how a good idea to come for the town, can be implemented with support from the outside.
What I wish the community foundation has, the famous French writer, "Saint Exupéry" summarized in his book "The Little Prince" in one sentence: "If You want to build a ship, do not drum up men to gather wood, give orders and divide the work, but teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. "
This quote reveals a lot about the motives of people who are committed to civic. Committed to break new ground on. They can motivate themselves by a common goal. And they infect others with enthusiasm. In terms of Bad Ems, it can also mean that the founders complete Committed uneigenützig in Bad Ems what needs to be done and do not represent the eternal questions of who is responsible and what should be done. Simple: They do.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Bad Ems has made his way into a self-determined civil society.
Even on Bad Ems, it can be said of the divorced from the Official Federal President Horst Köhler: "When is the modernization of our civil society, we need, not by the cities and towns, it is not at all."
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Conclusion of city mayor Ottmar Canz at the founding of the Community Foundation Bad Ems on 06/14/2010 in the "bath house" Bad Ems you all, that is involved in volunteer and Board of Trustees and of course at the Foundation meeting at the base, so to speak, my thanks. The Community Foundation
Bad Ems need especially in this start-up phase people who are willing to advance the Foundation and to represent them to the outside and to advertise it.
us every donation - no matter how much - you are very welcome and we want to put across that it
is a community foundation, which should be shared by as many citizens.
We will That call that you can dispense with birthdays, anniversaries, etc. on personal gifts and instead support the community foundation.
Donations can also be given with the notice, special facilities and activities to support.
For these and other activities will engage the Board.
the start, we have surely done quite well. Now comes the time to establish the wider community foundation.
We call on the Bad Ems to participate actively. If the newly elected board takes office, it is first and foremost to launch a public campaign.
We hope for much support. I here the press for support. have
I thank all who contributed to the success of this day.
The donors for their generous support.