Penzberg: BRK readiness celebrates its 100th anniversary - and hears a lot of praise

Created: 09/26/2022, 12:53 p.m

By: Andreas Baer

Honorary leader Ludwig Schmuck holds the speech in the Penzberg town hall.

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Penzberg - A plea for humanity: That was heard at the 100th anniversary of the Penzberg Red Cross - and much praise for the volunteers.

With a one-year delay, the Penzberg stand-by service of the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) celebrated its 100th anniversary on Saturday (September 24).

The highlight was the festive evening in the town hall.

He is the face of the Penzberg Red Cross, has been there for 58 years and has been honored with the honorary leadership: Ludwig Schmuck gave the speech on Saturday evening to mark the 100th anniversary of his aid organization.

A speech that was garnished with historical, technical and a lot of personal things.

The Red Cross, the 72-year-old praised the Red Cross in general, has been a "citizens' initiative" since it was founded in 1863.

Which, according to Schmuck, “ensures humanity in everyday life”.

A proud moment: the BRK volunteers take their guests to church in the procession.

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Volunteers are always needed

Jewelry reminded the approximately 150 guests in the town hall of the roots of the Penzberger willingness, which was founded in 1921 in the face of various resistance "a difficult step".

It was "different today", as Schmuck said appreciatively, but the basics of the work hadn't changed.

“You always need the volunteers to keep the service running 24/7.

We always need people who are willing to help.” The Red Cross also called jewelry a “humanity concern”.

The head of honorary preparedness takes the opportunity to break a lance for his comrades: "Many talk about helping, we do it."

An existence that soothes

The Red Cross representatives, including those from the water rescue service and mountain rescue service, heard words of appreciation from all sides.

The willingness "has proven itself as a constant in the district," said District Administrator Andrea Jochner-Weiss (CSU) in praise of the activists for their "reliably great commitment".

Mayor Stefan Korpan (CSU) knows what he has in the local BRK.

Of the 185 shifts worked this year, 20 were done by volunteers.

"It's reassuring to know you exist."

The festive evening was musically framed by the town and miners' band under Simon Zehntbauer.

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Play for a round birthday

The festive evening was musically framed by the town and mountain bands under the direction of Simon Zehntbauer.

The Oberlandler Volkstheater provides humorous entertainment.

Angela Korpan and Stefan Köbler played a specially written one-act play "Hauptsach, gsund samma".

Rainer Hofmann told wonderfully witty short stories.

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The Oberlandler Volkstheater (Angela Korpan and Stefan Köbler) had specially rehearsed a pharmacy sketch.

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Rainer Hofmann spoke wonderfully wittily about strange packages and "David and Goliath".

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Ecumenical Worship

The BRK helpers had previously marched through the city center to the ecumenical festival service in the Christkönigskirche with the representatives of the mountain and water rescue service and the neighboring on-call services and accompanied by the music of the town and miners' band and the music band of Iffeldorf.

The sanctuary was decorated in proper style for the service in the Christkönigskirche.

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The Catholic pastor Bernhard Holz praised the activists for "always helping their fellow citizens selflessly" - and "all in their free time, at night and at the weekend".

His fellow Protestant pastor Julian Lademann took on the biblical story of the good Samaritan: After all, this helpful man behaved in the spirit of "a very early medical corps".

"He's a real volunteer," says Lademann, who once did his civil service at the Weilheimer BRK and works as an emergency pastor.

Words of praise for volunteering, which the Red Cross activists would later hear more often in the town hall.