The Ottobock junior company is donating a total of 5,000 euros to the Alternative Bear Park Worbis and the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Göttingen-Land district association. As every year, the profits from the sales of the "Ottobock JuFi" will benefit charitable causes.  

When the donation cheque was handed over at the Worbis Bear Park, Park Manager Sabrina Schröder and Managing Director Bernd Nonnenmacher expressed their enthusiasm for the trainees' desire to get involved in social causes: "We are delighted to have the support of the Ottobock trainees. Donations are vital for us, as they allow us to carry out repairs quickly and easily, or even provide medication and food," said Sabrina Schröder. 

The Alternative Bear Park - the first of its kind in the whole of Germany - is fully committed to the humane treatment of bears. Here, the animals are not just allowed to stare at each other, they are simply allowed to be bears. The animals, most of which were not kept in a species-appropriate way before moving to the animal sanctuary, can revive their instincts here and rediscover the wild animal within them. In addition to bears, wolves and lynxes have also found a home in the Thuringian park. 

Nils Borcherding, Managing Director of the ASB Göttingen-Land district association, received the visit from Ottobock at the ASB headquarters in Hann. Münden together with Antje Schumacher, who is responsible for the district association's public relations work. The donation to ASB will benefit the "Lower Saxony Wish Wagon" project. "Since 2017, ASB in Lower Saxony has been fulfilling a special wish for seriously ill people in their final phase of life with the "Wish Wagon" - this can be as simple as a trip to visit friends and family, a visit to a soccer match at the stadium or a day at the seaside. In this way, 386 dying people were able to become travelers once again," says Antje Schumacher, who is also a multiplier for the ASB Wish Wagon Lower Saxony, explaining the idea behind the project. "The whole thing is financed 100 percent from donations, which is why we are particularly pleased about the great initiative of the junior company," adds Borcherding. 

"As a junior company, we are proud that we can also give something good back thanks to our work. The donation to the charitable projects is close to our hearts, because we want to actively contribute to bringing about positive change in our region," explains apprentice Sue Marlene Spitkowski on behalf of the junior company. 

JuFi generated the 5,000 euros itself: as a "company within a company", they generate real revenue from the sale of their own products such as drinking bottles and thermo mugs, services and a rental service. In addition, the junior company creates transparency for the trainees with regard to the interaction between the different areas in the company and teaches them important skills and competencies.