Rotary Club St. Ingbert: Generous fundraising campaign for the board!

On January 2, 2025, the Rotary Club St. Ingbert organized the “Kauf-Es-Empt Aktion” to support the local table in St. Ingbert. Around ten members of the club as well as children and adolescents were active in the Kaufland to encourage customers to purchase an additional product or donate cash when shopping. The donations collected were used to buy durable food on site.

This year a total of 45 folding boxes with food and other products could be collected, which corresponds to around 15 shopping carts. Thanks to the generous support, almost 500 euros came together in donations, which were also handed over to the board in the form of goods. In the past two years, the Rotary Club St. Ingbert has collected a total of 2,500 euros and 60 shopping carts full of food for the board. The aim of the action is to strengthen the awareness of the work of tables and to promote solidarity in society. For the first time, an information stand was built up to inform about the work of the Rotary Club and its social projects.

results and future plans

Planning for 2025 stipulates to carry out the "purchase-one-more campaign" for Easter. The Rotary Club St. Ingbert thanked all supporters, the Kaufland and the volunteers for their valuable contribution.

A similar commitment was shown on the last weekend in October when the Göttingen Rotary Club, the Rotaract Club Göttingen and the Interact Club Göttingen carried out a purchase-one-more campaign in favor of the Göttingen Tafel. These actions, which are summarized under the term Kema, have established themselves over the years and aim to collect food and hygiene articles for the board. As a rule, the actions take place twice a year and guarantee sustainable support.

At the campaign in Göttingen, customers were addressed in super and drugstores in order to acquire "one more product" for the board. During the 1.5-day event, a whole van could be filled with food and hygiene articles. The campaign promotes cooperation between the various Rotary organizations and enables donations in different sizes, from a pack of pasta to complete purchase. The Göttingen Clubs also expressed a thank you to all helpers and plan a repetition of the campaign.