Social commitment of Frutania
We consider it a privilege to be surrounded by fruit and vegetables every day. Therefore, since the company was founded, it has been a matter of course to also support those who need help for social or health reasons. Social commitment is a personal matter of the heart for us. Therefore, we maintain direct contact with initiatives and organizations. On this page we inform you about some initiatives supported by Frutania:
Vitamin-rich commitment: apple donation for future-oriented journalism
With the b° future festival, the non-profit Bonn Institute brings together all those who are committed to future-oriented journalism that is good for society: critical, constructive and focused on the needs of the many different people in our societies. Participation, diversity and variety are important for our democracy and for future-oriented journalism. That is why these values are also central to the b° future festival in the heart of the international city of Bonn.
The focus of the second edition of b° future from October 3 to 5, 2024 was the central Münsterplatz in Bonn’s city center. Visitors, interested parties and random passers-by were able to take part in free live events such as podcast productions, readings and interactive discussions and engage in conversation with media professionals.
The KiTa Konfetti as a guest in the raspberry field
In July, we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of pre-school children from KiTa Konfetti to Schneiders Obsthof to pick raspberries. Together with Katharina Quast, they diligently harvested raspberries and learned a lot in the process.
A big thank you goes to Katharina for her generous time that she took for us in the middle of the season! The children were delighted and were able to set off on their return journey with full cans of raspberries and unforgettable experiences in their luggage. Through such excursions, they experience first-hand where our delicious raspberries come from and how they are picked before they end up on their Tigerkids magic plates in the KiTa.
We are proud to combine social projects like this with our daily tasks. We firmly believe that such experiences promote children’s growth and curiosity, while at the same time teaching them the importance of healthy and regional food.
Once again, many thanks to everyone involved, with whom we were able to organize a great day full of fun, knowledge transfer and wonderful memories!
Sponsorship for the "Magic Plate Fruit" of the KiTa Konfetti
The KiTa Konfetti is a kindergarten from Meckenheim, which approached us because the pedagogical team wanted to apply for a program on the topic of nutrition to teach the children of the KiTa about healthy eating. Unfortunately, the KiTa does not have fruit. Since we found the commitment of the educators to this topic extremely impressive, we entered into a permanent sponsorship for this KiTa. We are delighted to have been able to supply this kindergarten with a weekly fruit donation for the “Magic Plate of Fruit” since December 2022!”
Frutania GmbH supports the CIO Cancer Information Day
The CIO Cancer Information Day (Center for Integrated Oncology) at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) has been taking place since 2013. This information day serves to inform patients, relatives and interested parties about current developments in cancer research and treatment.
And because we at Frutania consider this event to be particularly important and valuable, we have decided to support the information day with a fruit donation. All participants receive a healthy and tasty apple as a welcome gift.
Flood relief: donations of fruit, materials and goods
In flood relief for the Ahr Valley, we continue to cooperate with Carl, whose work with his association “helpundfun” continues to impress us greatly. The association supports sponsorships for individuals or families in the Ahr Valley, in each individual situation and accompanies as a sponsor in all matters and problems that arise. In the summer, they have entertained sporadic donations of fruit for actions and festivals, from which it was possible to bake strawberry pies together and support senior citizens.
Support for the Bonner Tafel
Another project that is very close to our hearts is the support of Bonner Tafel e.V., with which we have a personal contact. The situation of recent years and the prospects of massive worsening this winter has regrettably contributed greatly to the increase in child poverty in particular, and the influx of people to the food banks has increased rapidly.
Project Sibling Camps
With our donation to Bunter Kreis Rheinland, we support the financing of the sibling camps “Tatendrang”. We know some of the participating children by now, as they have already been with us on the Frutania tour, then participated in pumpkin carving or pony rides in a subsequent year. To give the siblings in families with seriously ill children beautiful, relaxing moments during the vacations, we find a very enriching project. It is quite valuable at this time, fortunately, the camps could take place.
Samos sleeping bags
A very good personal contact has existed for years with the association “Refugees Foundation” based in Cologne. The association regularly travels to Greece and provides people in refugee camps with relief supplies. Our logistics were able to provide active support for an aid transport to Samos. “Just in time”, before Greece went into lockdown, the relief supplies arrived on Samos. Here are a few photos of the packing of the relief supplies, combined with a thank you to Frutania- Logistik for their commitment.
🎄❤️ Frutania Christmas campaign 2024 – Together for Little Hearts
Once again this year, we are combining the Christmas season with a special campaign for a good cause. Our customers and partners were invited to be part of something big in an exclusive hands-on campaign. For every correct answer, we will donate 5 euros to Little Hearts – an organization that supports orphanages in Ukraine.
This personalized campaign is all about solidarity and gives us the opportunity to work together to help children in need.
A big thank you to everyone who is involved and who is making a difference with us! 🙌🏼
Update on our Christmas campaign for orphans in Ukraine
A big thank you to everyone who took part! As part of our Herzbeeren donation campaign, we transferred a total of 5,000 euros to Herzensgut. This enabled us to provide psychological support to almost 200 children from Ukraine – almost twice as many as planned.
Christmas campaign for orphans in Ukraine
This year, we are focusing on a unique Christmas campaign combined with a good cause! Instead of traditional Christmas cards, we are sending digital greetings made of heart berries, accompanied by a heartfelt thank you for the berry-strong cooperation in the past year! But that’s not all! In this reflective moment, we want to share our happiness, do something good and playfully invite our customers and partners to support us. Together with the Cologne-based organization “Herzensgut gUG”, we have launched a charity campaign to support orphans in western Ukraine. On site, the organization told us about the touching stories of these children who urgently need help. With the specially developed landing page, the search for heart berries begins and every fruit found is diligently donated.
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A slice of happiness from Team Frutania
In Ukraine, the laughter of the children has long since faded and countless orphans are faced with a reality that is far removed from the warmth of a loving family. Today we would like to invite you to support us in making a difference and bringing a bit of happiness into the lives of children like Olga and Ivan.
Meet Olga: Olga, a bright 5-year-old with dreams as big as the Ukrainian sky, found herself in a children’s home due to extremely difficult family circumstances. Despite the challenges she faces, Olga’s love of drawing radiates hope. Her pictures tell stories of hope, dreams and a future that she imagines beyond the walls of the children’s home. The Frutania donation can not only provide Olga with better basic care, but also give her the opportunity to pursue her passion for painting. Let’s empower Olga to paint a brighter future for herself.
Meet Ivan: Ivan, a spirited 10-year-old with a heart full of curiosity, dreams of becoming a train driver. The brutal war against Ukraine took his family from him and his whole life since then has consisted of a daily struggle against the adversities of life. With Frutania’s support, we can provide Ivan with better educational resources and psychotherapeutic support that can give him the encouragement he needs to pursue his dream of becoming a train driver. Let’s stand together to support the ambitions of children like Ivan.
How the Frutania initiative is making a difference:
Frutania’s support will have a direct impact on the lives of children like Olga and Ivan:
- Improving the infrastructure in the facilities
- Educational opportunities and more individual support
- Psychotherapeutic support
Only when traumas are overcome and with the appropriate education do children like Olga and Ivan have the chance to lead a self-determined life later on.let’s rewrite the stories of Olga, Ivan and the other 400 or so children in the 5 facilities we support together. Let’s give them a piece of happiness.
Link to the Herzensgut website
Collège Sainte Therèse
As we have done since the company was founded, we support the Sainte Thérèse School in Haiti, a project that came about through our former tax consultant, who is a native Haitian. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake in August 2021 unfortunately hit the village of Jérémie particularly hard. However, as reported, the school has proven to be a stable building and refuge for many desperate families. Last year, we helped financially support the introduction of an additional 9th grade there. We were told very proudly how successfully the first state exams could be held this year and that all students had passed – despite all the adverse circumstances as a result of the earthquake. There is still no question of a “normal everyday life”. We think it is extremely important to support an established project like this in the long term.
Christmas tree sale
Our Christmas tree campaign, which was held for the first time this year, spontaneously raised an additional sum of 1,200€. With mulled wine and time to chat just before Christmas, Frutania employees were able to purchase a Christmas tree for a good cause.
26 employees purchased a Christmas tree as part of the campaign. On the initiative of Holger Hoge, Frutania provided the Christmas trees free of charge. The entire sales price goes to the organization www.helpundfun.de.