Voluntary heroes: Mühldorf citizens honored with Bavarian honorary signs

Voluntary heroes: Mühldorf citizens honored with Bavarian honorary signs

Mühldorf am Inn, Deutschland - On June 22, 2025, four committed citizens from the Mühldorf district were recognized at the festive reception. Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder honored her with the honorary sign of the Bavarian Prime Minister. This award, which has been awarded since 1994, honors outstanding merits in clubs and organizations and underlines the immense importance of volunteering for society. Deputy District Administrator Richard Fischer emphasized that the honored people actively contributed to enriching their community for at least 15 years, making it clear how valuable this commitment is.

The honored are Edda Schubert, Gerda Gentzsch, Gerhard Hahnreich and Josef Gaigl. Each of these members impressively provided its part to society and thus kept the volunteering alive.

honored personalities

• Edda Schubert has been a voluntary school assistant since September 2000 and has been committed to school assistants since 2012. She also took over the midday supervision at elementary school in Schwindegg over twelve years ago and has headed the parent-child group on site since 2015.
• Gerda Gentzsch has organized numerous senior citizens' afternoons with lectures, celebrations and excursions as chairwoman and club manager of Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO). Their commitment also includes the children's carnival program and holiday activities for which she uses her own horses.
• Gerhard Hahnreich was chairman of the warrior and soldier comradeship Walkersaich from 1991 to 2024 and organized many important events there such as the 100th festival in 2007. He was strongly committed to the dialogue between clubs and the care of the war memorial.
• Josef Gaigl has been active in the German Alpine Association (DAV) since December 1992 and takes care of the organization of daily and multi-day tours as well as skiing and snowshoe tours. In addition, it continuously trains in the field of nature conservation and the avalanche and creates an activity report for the DAV members every year.

importance of volunteering

Voluntary commitment is a voluntary and unpaid activity that is invaluable for our society. It not only shows that people are willing to invest time and energy for others, but also that they actively contribute to strengthening their community. Especially in the area of ​​social, cultural and sporting activities, over 86,000 sports clubs in Germany enable many people to volunteer. More than a million volunteers are also active in volunteer fire departments - figures that impressively show how many citizens are involved in Germany.

The increasing number of volunteers is also a reaction to the growing need for support in various areas, such as charity organizations and panels. It is a nice trend that shows how firmly volunteering is anchored in society and what variety of opportunities there are to become active. A suitable date to celebrate volunteering is the international day of volunteering on December 5th.

After the ceremonial ceremony there was a convivial end, in which those present exchanged thoughts with drinks and snacks. The commitment of the honored reminds us that the community lives from people who are willing to work for others. Your stories are a call to each of us to also become active and support volunteering.

For details on the awards and the committed citizens who have received the honorary sign, take a look at the reporting of Innsalzach24 href = "https://www.stmuv.bayern.de/ministerium/ungeniensungen/ehrenzichen/index.htm"> Bavarian State Ministry . Also Statista offers you exciting insights into the world of volunteering.