Braun provides support for the new youth centre in Körprich

To equip the premises, the businessman has made a gift of 20,000 euros received as donations on the occasion of his 75th birthday.  – Official presentation: The Mayor of Nalbach, Patrik Lauer, praised the technical possibilities offered by the new premises for youngsters in Körprich. The community owes the excellent equipment to a generous donation by the businessman Ernst Braun. Professional Guidance Secured

Körprich. Usually it’s the person whose birthday it is who gets the presents but Ernst Braun turned things around on his 75th birthday. The Körprich businessman asked business friends to donate money to the future youth centre in the village instead of buying presents. At the official presentation on Tuesday, Patrik Lauer, Mayor of Nalbach said, “When Mr. Braun phoned to say that he was going to add something to the current amount, I thought of 5,000 euros, maybe 10,000”. What he then heard, made him speechless: 20,000 euros. With that amount, the community could finance the complete inventory of the youth centre. The youngsters are to be given 50 square metres as a communal room on the first floor of the clubhouse of the sports club “Borussia Körprich”. There will be an internet café and a range of free time activities will be offered. There will be an additional 25 square metres as a future environmental laboratory. Furthermore, there will be a kitchenette and storage space. Patrik Lauer said, “Thanks to the generous donation we will now be able to provide all this equipment”.

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Lisa Pfau from the community’s youth organisation said, “We are not simply going to put things in and see if they are accepted. There is already a group which is dedicated to environmental research and which meets regularly”. Six modern microscopes have now been procured as well as equipment for observation and positioning. The research projects take place in the floodplains of the river Prims and everything is under professional guidance. “There is nothing of this type in the whole district” said Lauer. For this reason, from the beginning of 2009, the new environmental laboratory will also be open for other groups. A start will be made with three meetings a week, including evenings, and this can be extended at a later point in time. Ernst Braun said, “The meeting place for youngsters up till now has been our place – on the grounds of the company Braun and Schirm but this was not altogether safe.”  The main reason for his donation, however, is his former involvement in working with youngsters in the town of Dillingen.

Source: Translation of an article in the regional newspaper “Saarbrücker Zeitung” from 23.10.2008