New Year's Day reception by the state government of Saxony
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| About 1000 Saxons from areas of politics,
economics and society at a New Year's Day reception in Bautzen. |
On January 11, 2002, at the invitation of the Minister President of the
Free State of Saxony, Prof. Kurt Biedenkopf, the members of the Transcarpathia
Benefit Society, Helmut Schramm, Christian Ehrler, Lutz Heckel and Peter
Szeghljánik took part in the New Year's Day reception by the Saxon state
government in Bautzen, a 1000-year-old city.
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| (from left): Helmut Schramm (2nd chairman),
Christian Ehrler (chairman) and Peter Szeghljánik |
"With the invitation to his New Year's Day reception, Biedenkopf has
honored the volunteer activities going back some years by this organization."
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"As early as 2 years ago, Biedenkopf became aware of the selfless activity
of the Lengenfeld volunteers and took over the chairmanship of the Christmas
Joy program." - so wrote the regional newspaper Freie Presse.
When Barbara
Hintzen of the state chancellory was asked in an interview, she said: "The
particular and highly successful activity by the Benefit Society finally
prompted the invitation."
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| (from left): Peter Szeghljánik and Lutz Heckel
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We were naturally enormously delighted, not only at that great moment for
the 4 participants and for the Benefit Society, but also at the fact that
our work was honored and recognized in such a way. |