Charitable activities & projects
Many can achieve a lot...
The responsibility to give something back and make a difference is recognised at all organisational levels within the fraternities, districts, dioceses and associations. As a result, there is virtually no fraternity within our association that does not support at least one, and in most cases several, charitable projects.
The activities and campaigns of this cross-border initiative are managed by the Social Welfare Organisation of the Knighthood, which is overseen by our Social Officer Holger Willies. He uses strict criteria to select projects, determine their exact support needs and identify funding opportunities. He also makes recommendations to the plenary assembly regarding support payments for social projects in the regions/commanderies.
This ensures that the support goes where it is needed. Together with the regional secretaries of the five EGS regions, the organisation of donations then begins in a targeted manner.
Social Officer | Almosenier
The Almosenier of the Knighthood and Social Officer of the EGS oversees the social work of the Knighthood.
His main task is to review projects
worthy of support.
Donations for social and charitable purposes
Projects of our social services
Our flagship project
missio - Internationales Katholisches Missionswerk e.V.
EGS is taking on a three-year program of training sponsorships in Africa
The training costs for a priest or nun amount to €3,000 per year.
What makes this form of support special is that the EGS is in direct contact with the prospective priests and future nuns. They introduce themselves personally with a CV and letters.
The EGS supports them with an annual donation of €3,000.
Our ongoing project EST
Donations for charitable causes are collected between European shooting meetings over the years, amounting to €10,000, which is then topped up by the regions and used for the donation projects of the EST organiser.
Support for social and charitable organisations in individual regions/Komtureien
The amounts remaining from the contributions made by the Knights in the regions, plus additional donations and support payments, will be used for this purpose.
Donation reports from the regions/commanderies for the year 2024
Region 1 / Komturei 1
For: Deutschsommer
‘Stiftung Bürgerwaisenhaus’ in Münster
- Forty children from 17 primary schools and no fewer than 21 different countries took part in the ‘Deutschsommer’ event.
- For three weeks, the children improved their German skills through play. German teachers, social workers and theatre educators were on hand to support the Deutschsommer children.
Donation amount: €3,000
For: A new table tennis table
‘Ping Pong Parkinson’ in the Sauerland
‘Ping Pong Parkinson’ has set itself the task of promoting mobility and reaction skills in Parkinson’s patients through targeted table tennis training.
Donation amount: €500
Occasion: Collection from the church service on the occasion of the EGS spring conference in Holzen.
Occasion: Collection from the church service on the occasion of the EGS spring conference in Holzen.
At the Regional Assembly of Region 1 in Medebach, it was decided to support the following project over the next three years (2025–2027):
Donation amount: €3,000 per year
This support is intended to help the society continue its valuable work and bring a little joy to the families affected.
For: children with cancer
Fruchtalarm society
Every week, we hold cocktail parties in children’s cancer wards and children’s and youth hospices throughout Germany.
Why do we do this?
We bring joy and optimism – because that is the most important thing we can give seriously ill children and young people. When they mix their own cocktails according to their taste, they activate their senses in a self-determined way. The delicious, colourful and homemade drinks also motivate them to drink enough.
Region 2 / Komturei 2
Oberösterreichische Kinderkrebshilfe in Ansfelden
Donation amount: €500
(from own funds of Komturei 2)
With the support payment from EGS, these two organisations received a donation of €500:
Anlass: Kollekte aus den 3 Messen während des EST in Mondsee
The total amount of €5,940 will be used by the Mondsee parish for charitable purposes in and around Mondsee.
Region 3 / Komturei 3
For: Social projects in their community
Dorpsverfraaing Foundation in Pannerden
Donation amount: €1,157
For: professional transport of people with a wide range of physical disabilities, among other things.
WensAmbulance Foundation in Brabant
Donation amount: €760
Co-financed by a €500 grant from EGS.
Region 4 / Komturei 4
For: Support for the long-term ill
VoG Will Fonds
Donation amount: €330
For: Support for socially disadvantaged people with food, clothing and educational support
VoG Warm Hart
Donation amount:€330
For: Support for people in need with food and clothing
VoG St. Vincentius Limburg
Donation amount: €340
For: The EST Organisation in Mondsee
Donation amount: €990
Co-financed by the EGS support payment of €1,000.
Region 5 / Komturei 5
Occasion: Regional conference of Region 5 in Chomutov (CZ)
The amount of €1,300 was donated to the charitable society of the parish in Chomutov.
Donation projects on the occasion of
the European Shooters' Meeting
The donations from ‘Our Long-Term Project’, amounting to €10,000, were distributed equally among the following three organisations:
‘Rolling Angels’ society
- that can no longer be fulfilled independently for health reasons
- where relatives do not feel confident in fulfilling the wishes themselves
- where support is needed (patient is bedridden, medical/nursing care is required)
- wishes that cannot be fulfilled independently as a private individual
The journey with one of the ‘rolling angels’ takes place in a vehicle that is perfectly adapted to the needs of the guests. The journey is accompanied on a voluntary basis by paramedics, qualified nursing staff and doctors.
Rollende Engel
The Rolling Angels society fulfils the last wishes of seriously ill people throughout Austria. https://www.rollende-engel.at/
DEBRA Austria - butterfly children
From a self-help group (since 1995) to a patient organisation
The goal: competent medical care for butterfly children
- A special clinic, ‘EB-Haus Austria’ in Salzburg, with targeted, first-class research to increase the chances of a cure and improve quality of life
- Immediate help for those affected and their families
‘Butterfly children’ is the name given to people with the rare skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB), because their skin is as fragile as the wings of a butterfly.
In Austria, around 500 people suffer from this congenital and currently incurable skin disease.
The goal: competent medical care for butterfly children
Society ‘We and You’
All kinds of help for our fellow human beings with disabilities and limitations
in the Mondsee region
Goal: Supporting people in leading a self-determined life
‘WE and YOU’ responds to developments and requirements in the world of work with the best possible concepts. The focus is always on young people with their existing talents, strengths and abilities.