In Lower Austria, more than 800,000 people are active on a voluntary basis. The “Krone” now brought particularly courageous individuals, clubs and communities to the fore.
Emotional moments, goosebumps and even hidden tears: the “Krone” honored people with hearts for the fourth time on Friday evening with its partner “Voluntencenter NÖ” in the Landhaus St. Pölten. “There are more and more people with more and more beautiful and moving stories,” explains patron and “Krone” publisher CR Dr. Christoph Dichand.
Governor of the Protective State Johanna Mikl-Leitner said: “Thank you for feeling so much warmth in Lower Austria. Thank you for having so many people with a heart. The ‘Krone’ has made it its mission to place these people in the center of our hearts – thank you for that too!”
“We have been honoring people with a heart for four years. “Volunteers who are there for others 24 hours a day, seven days a week – wherever and whenever they are needed,” says Kroon-NÖ leader Lukas Lusetzky, explaining the background of the campaign. Together with regional director Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Martin Lammerhuber (Cultural Region of Lower Austria) and singer Natalie Holzner, he then honored the ten winners in the ‘Individuals’ category.
Birgit Berger from the Gmünd district, who cares for children with Rett syndrome, said about the gala led by Jana Pasching: “It’s very exciting, I can’t believe I can witness this.” Lifesaver Kenan Cenanovic from St. Pölten feelings: “It feels nice. I’m glad I’m here today. The prize will of course have a place of honor in my shop window.”
The club ranking, which had a record number of votes this year, went to Pfötchenhilfe Mistelbach. Herzensmensch jury member and animal expert Maggi Entenfellner congratulated: “We are proud of each of them. A person with a heart helps without asking – also in the field of animal welfare. Without them, this help would not exist.”
Viehdorf in the Mostviertel took first place in the “most club-friendly communities”. “Krone” and Mediaprint director Gerhard Valeskini, parliament speaker Karl Wilfing and pop star Marc Pircher warmly congratulated Mayor Markus Burgstaller.
The world-famous magic couple Thommy Ten and Amélie van Tass, both part of the Herzensmensch jury, summarized it in a nutshell: “We have been there from the start. And this subject is of particular concern to us. When you do something good, so much comes back. Nothing is better than putting a smile on people’s faces. It is nice to see and feel the good cause, because that is anything but obvious.”
Source: Krone
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