Actually, the bazaar with home-made things should have taken place during Advent. “But there were so many children sick that we had almost nothing to offer,” says Ingrid von Schlippe, head of the facility at the Perlacher Strolche parent-child initiative. A total of 26 children attend the crèche and kindergarten group in Altperlach. Without further ado, the bazaar was donated in favor of the “Advent calendar for good works of the Süddeutsche Zeitung” postponed to February. Until then, children printed bags, made plaster bowls and painted them gold for lights, made candlesticks out of clay and made bookmarks.
And then they sold it all very successfully to their parents: 640 euros came together for the golden treasure chest, which 13 children brought to Anita Niedermeier, managing director of the Advent calendar. The donation is primarily intended for families with children who live under difficult conditions and women who found refuge with their children in the women’s shelter. A wish that the readers’ aid organization is happy to oblige.
The children also encountered hardship on the way to visit the SZ high-rise building. The children were very moved by the homeless camps under the railway underpass in Berg am Laim, says Ingrid von Schlippe. Children also reported that there were people living under the bridges over the Isar who had no home. “We talk about the fact that not everyone is doing as well as we do. And we want to give something back for the fact that we are doing so well.”
Visiting the SZ high-rise: The “Perlacher Rascals” came to Advent calendar manager Anita Niedermeier with facility manager Ingrid von Schlippe (left) and nanny Thomas Feule.
(Photo: Lorenz Mehrlich)
Although money is very scarce for parent-child initiatives, the Perlacher rascals didn’t want to use it for their furnishings or to buy toys, but for people who are less fortunate. Never before has so much money been raised at a bazaar as this year, explains Ingrid von Schlippe. She only bought plaster, everything else came from leftovers or was obtained through upcycling.