Thanks to Brother for this great event and the support via running shoe! Over 1000! kilometres were run by engaged employees in Bad Vilbel, Hesse, to collect donations for the Frankfurt Foundation for Children with Cancer. The result? An impressive donation of 20,000 euros for hope of a cure for children with cancer – which will go directly towards our research at the Dr Petra Joh Research House. Because paediatric cancer is rare, but merciless. Too many children still die or suffer from the late effects. Every research project, every discovery, every advance brings us a step closer to a cure. This is precisely why corporate initiatives such as the Golden Ring Run are so valuable: they combine sporting commitment with social impact.

A huge THANK YOU to all runners, donors and supporters. You make the difference – one step at a time.

We are delighted with the generous donation of 10,000 euros from our long-standing supporter, Frankfurter Sparkasse.
This contribution helps us to get one step closer to our goal – no more children should die of cancer. Especially in challenging times like these, it is clear how important reliable partnerships are.
A big thank you to Frankfurter Sparkasse for its trust in our research work – and for this strong sign of social responsibility.

Photo (from left): Dr Ingo Wiedemeier (Chairman of the Management Board of Frankfurter Sparkasse) and Uwe Menger (Board Member of Frankfurter Stiftung für krebskranke Kinder)

Art and STEM education – these are the two pillars of the educational initiative that our foundation supports in cooperation with schools, teachers and artists. One part of the project was the work with schoolchildren for the exhibition “Science meets Art: Powerhouse Cell” on World Childhood Cancer Day in Frankfurt’s Römer. And it continues with an educational concept on the subject of the cell, which is being realised with Frankfurt schools.

The topic of education is close to our hearts, because education, like health, is the future for children. We want to awaken little explorers’ hearts and educate them about the taboo subject of cancer in order to reduce fears and reservations through knowledge.

Merck found this worthy of support and sponsored €5,000. We are very pleased that Mr Thomas Eberle from MERCK KGaA visited us in person recently, so we were able to express our thanks in person. On this occasion, we also showed him our research laboratories and gave him a glimpse behind the scenes of our foundation. Merck KGaA and the foundation have this in common: a heart for research and for education.

Photo (from left): Dr Daniela Golz, Thomas Eberle, Marcus Klüssendorf, Thekla Kulik