Whether as Santa Claus in the children's hospice, as the founder of the ZaP Gospelworkshoppers or as an organizer of cultural events: Kurt Wieser is always guided by his motto "Together - for each other" and makes it easy.
For his commitment, he has now been awarded the title “Mensch der Tat” in July.
Eichenau / Puchheim - In Puchheim, Kurt Wieser is known like a sore thumb.
No wonder, after all, he worked in the town hall there for around 30 years.
And that's where his voluntary work began - although he doesn't like to hear the word "honorary office", as he says.
“You just do it,” he says.
“You see something, you like to do it and then you just grab it.” That is a disposition of him.
“And I also have a bit of a Rampensau gene,” he says and laughs.
Engagement in ZaP
Among other things, Wieser (now 74 years old) was responsible for culture and social affairs in the town hall. He accompanied the development of the Center for All Puchheimers (ZaP) on the administrative level. And he also actively supported the construction: “I saw that everything wasn't finished on time and I helped,” explains Wieser, who lives in Eichenau. So he laid carpets and took on other smaller manual work - all after work in his free time.
When the ZaP opened in 2007, he continued to get involved.
Because he was able to do it through his job in the town hall, he took on the public relations work for the multigenerational house and organized events.
“I had the necessary contacts through my job.” They also benefit him in his work for the Puchheim cultural association.
There he organizes exhibitions, concerts and much more.
Founder of the Gospelworkshoppers
The 74-year-old is passionate about music.
He sings, plays the accordion and guitar.
“I taught myself that,” says Wieser and laughs.
He couldn't play by notes.
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Joy during the lockdown: the gospel workshoppers singing on the balcony in the Roggenstein residential complex.
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When a gospel workshop was offered in the ZaP, Wieser was immediately there with his guitar.
That went on for a while.
But then the group leader stopped.
Nobody wanted to do it, Wieser let himself be persuaded.
“But I wanted to expand the repertoire.” In addition, the group got a new name: The ZaP-Gospelworkshoppers were born.
And the ZaP song was texted.
Since then, the gospel workshops have been appearing at events again and again.
During the lockdown, they delighted the residents of the Roggenstein residential park with their songs - in the form of balcony singing.
Book author and Nicholas
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With a bishop's hat and staff: Kurt Wieser as Nikolaus.
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Wieser's commitment is closely linked to the Puchheim Christmas market, which he organized as a town hall employee.
Actually, it all started there: This is how he read stories he had written himself in the market.
So many have come together over the years that in 2010 he published the book “A bisserl Heiliger Dreikönig”.
He sold it at Christmas markets in the region.
For each booklet, five euros went to the outpatient children's hospice in Munich.
Wieser not only supports the children's hospice financially.
He slips into the role of St. Nicholas for the boys and girls there.
And he also mimes the Holy Man for the little ones in the Hotzenplotz kindergarten.
Wieser's Nikolaus work began several years ago.
A visit to St. Nicholas was to be raffled off at the raffle at the Christmas market.
Wieser took on the role of the holy man.
And this “office” remained with him.
What is the motivation for his commitment?
To which he replies: "You make yourself happy when you do something."
Commitment to asylum seekers
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At the festival that Wieser organized as a thank you for the asylum seekers, there was home-cooked lamb stew.
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Wieser can relax in his allotment garden in Eichenau.
There he is secretary in the allotment garden association and helps with events.
One thing stuck in his memory in particular: the party with the asylum seekers who live right next to the allotment gardens.
“My grill was on fire,” says the 74-year-old.
"And suddenly the asylum seekers stood there and helped extinguish the fire."
As a thank you, Wieser organized a big party in the allotment garden.
Among other things, there was a lamb stew that we had prepared ourselves.
And the ZaP gospel workshops also performed.
Together for one another - just like Kurt Wieser's motto in life.
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