This year's prize for local social projects of the Diocesan Kolping Society was awarded to the Kolping Family Schmelz St. Marien for their engagement in the GUTE ZWECK LADEN, which offers support to Ukrainian refugees, but also to other needy people locally.

Besides the two chairpersons of the Kolping Family, Beate Haben and Dr. Katharina Hilker, Christiane Görgen and Petra Muhm from the team of the GUTE ZWECK LADEN received the certificate and the check at the diocesan convention on June 24, 2023 in Hermeskeil. "The needs of the time will teach you what to do", this quote of Adolph Kolping encouraged us to take over the sponsorship of the GUTE ZWECK LADEN, explained Dr. Katharina Hilker, 2nd chairwoman of the Kolping family and team member of the private initiative "Ukraine Hilfe Schmelz", which was founded end of March 2022 and opened the GUTE ZWECK LADEN on April 2, 2022.

After the presentation of the certificate and the check, this honor was toasted at the subsequent champagne reception.

The pictures shows from f.l.t.r.: Dr. Bernd Geisen (Diocesan Chairman), Beate Haben, Dr. Katharina Hilker ( 1. and 2. chairmen of the KF Schmelz St. Marien), Petra Muhm, Christiane Görgen (Team GUTE ZWECK LADEN), Julia Semmling (Managing Director Diocesan Association)

Heroes in Schmelz help people in need with a flea market for GOOD PURPOSE

The Kolping Society DV Trier has called on all Kolping Families to take part in the 6-hour "KolpingHelden" campaign in May. It is about doing something good together for our fellow men or making the world a little bit more beautiful.

True to Adolph Kolping's motto "The needs of the time will teach you what to do", the Kolping Family Schmelz St. Marien decided to take over the sponsorship of the  GUTE ZWECK LADEN Schmelz in March 2023. And so, together with the team of the GUTE ZWECK LADEN, a flea market for a good cause was held in front of the GUTE ZWECK LADEN on Saturday, 13 May 2023.