The German Red Cross (DRK), Kleve-Geldern district association, honored people who were able to help the sick and accident victims with their blood donations and thus save lives.
Together with Mayor Dr. Dominik Pichler, DRK District Board Chairwoman Maria Anna Kaußen presented honorary pins and certificates. They expressed their heartfelt thanks on behalf of the unknown blood recipients:
Wolfgang Strack (for donating 150 times); Josef Wilhelm Blenkers (for donating 125 times); Georg van Baal, Christoph Baer, Ursula Beckers, Karin van den Hövel, Thomas Jansen, Petra Schax, Joachim Ziehm (for donating 75 times); Karl-Heinz Bonnen, Theo Bors, Thomas Hitzfeld-Evers, Anna van den Hövel, Bernhard Andreas Hoffmann, Andreas Kriesten, Andreas Lörcks, Martin Lörcks, Jutta Mildner, Berthold Schetter, Inge Steeger, Michael Steegmanns, Tanja Verrieth, Ursula Voss, Birgit Winkels (for donating 50 times) and Barbara Aymans, Brigitte Bergmann-Peters, Jacqueline Boers, Alois Hermann Bogers, Dr. Thomas Martin Brezinka, Ursula Elders, Michael Giemsa, Marzena Gruchot, Anneli Heymann, Angela Holtappels, Jens Jörgens, Elke Kauertz, Eva Kempken, Martin Lorentz, Claudia Lucyga, Renate van Meegern, Anna Maria Noschinski, Nick Oomen, Stefan Plönes, Nadine Raadts, Dominic Reuters, Johannes Roelofs, Anja Rüter, Claudia Servas, Hendrik Spolders, Torsten Thüs, Hermann-Josef Verhoeven, Heinrich Verrieth, Susanne Sabine Walsh-Naß, Matthias Wirth, Vera Ziegler, Danny Zimny (for donating 25 times).
The volunteers from the DRK blood donation groups, led by Andrea Stenmans (Kevelaer-Stadt, Wetten), Eva-Maria Magoley (Twisteden) and Peter Peters (Winnekendonk), who provide free refreshments after the donation, were also warmly thanked by those present.