Bad Homburg Augenblick offers fair enjoyment in the form of coffee and chocolate, naturally Fairtrade certified. Available at the Tourist Info and selected Bad Homburg stores.
This year, the St. Nicholas parade organized by the action group will take place on 6 December at 12 noon in Bad Homburg city centre. Celebrities from politics and trade in Santa Claus costumes will be handing out fair chocolate Santa Clauses and making young and old smile as they walk through the pedestrian zone.
Would you like to support the Fairtrade movement in Bad Homburg? There are many ways to do so...
Make conscious purchasing decisions. Buy fair trade products if you have the choice, or ask specifically in the store. In this way, everyone can make a contribution to improving the living and working conditions of families in countries of the Global South and providing children with education and prospects through their purchasing decisions.
Do you sell or trade in fair trade products, serve Fairtrade coffee in your restaurant or prepare your meals with fair trade products? Then support us! Register your commitment with the City Management of Bad Homburg. Our aim is to strengthen fairly equipped restaurants and hotels in Bad Homburg and to increase the proportion of fairly traded products in the retail trade. Your commitment will be publicized on the Bad Homburg city website and noted for the new edition of the fair trade shopping guide.
Use Fairtrade products in your association, initiate tastings or organize Fairtrade campaigns in your school.
Use fair trade products in the canteen or cafeteria, as Christmas gifts for your customers or as advertising material.
Do you represent a retail or catering business, a school, a parish or a club/association and use Fairtrade products there or carry out activities on the subject? Simply contact us directly.
The steering group meets several times a year to discuss and initiate campaigns for the Fairtrade city. Planned Fairtrade campaigns can also receive support from the steering group.
When jazz returns to Bad Homburg at the end of September, the retail trade should also benefit. The city management of Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe is therefore calling on all retailers to be there when it's time for JAZZT. in the City!
After the successful premiere in 2019, the Kur- und Kongreß-GmbH in cooperation with the city of Bad Homburg and the Louisen Arkaden are once again inviting you to "JazzT. Bad Homburg" from September 23 to 26, 2021. Visitors to the festival can look forward to New Orleans jazz, swing, lounge jazz, pop jazz, funk jazz and electro jazz both on the city's stages and in the city center.
Saturday, September 25, 2021, will be particularly atmospheric in the city center. From 11 am to 9 pm, visitors can look forward to walking acts, a-capella live music and mini-concerts, accompanied by street food stalls with fair and regional products on Waisenhausplatz and Kurhausplatz.
And retailers have the chance to join in. "We would be delighted if retailers took up the positive mood in the city and offered an extended shopping experience until 9 p.m.," explains City Manager Tatjana Baric. In cooperation with Louisen Arkaden, the city management is also inviting retailers to decorate their shop windows in a JAZZT style free of charge. Retailers are asked to send an email to citymanagement@bad-homburg.de to let them know whether they would like to take part.
The Jazz Days will be adapted to the current regulations. The entire program and the hygiene concept can be found at www.jazztage-bad-homburg.de. Baric: "We would like to invite everyone to celebrate the festival days together with us and would be delighted if the retail trade participated actively."
On this special city tour, you will experience with all your senses how fair trade and enjoyment belong together.
It is the small stores with history and heart that give Bad Homburg its flair. City manager Tatjana Baric invites you to enjoy a special kind of stroll through the city under the motto "Hereinspaziert".
On the approximately three-hour themed tours, you will get to know the owners of selected businesses personally, gain real background knowledge and learn interesting facts that often remain hidden from you as a customer. Each tour offers tasty delicacies, exciting retailer stories and unique insights behind the scenes of Bad Homburg's stores and gourmet manufactories.
BY THE MASTER'S HAND - A WALK
THROUGH THE LOUISEN ARCADES
Thursday, May 07, 5:30 p.m
ON THE SPORTY TOUR
Tuesday, June 23 and
Thursday, June 25, 5:00 p.m
WITH ALL YOUR SENSES
Thursday, July 16 and
Thursday, July 23, 4:00 p.m
A CULINARY STROLL THROUGH THE CITY
Thursday, August 4 and
Thursday, August 27, 5:00 p.m
FROM BAR TO BAR
Thursday, September 3 and
Thursday, September 10, 5:00p.m
CULINARY-CULTURAL
STROLL THROUGH THE OLD TOWN
Thursday, October 1 and
Thursday, October 8, 4:00 p.m
A selection of exciting stops awaits you on your tour.
Tickets are now available in advance for €14.90 at the Tourist Info + Service or at www.bad-homburg-tourismus.de .
It is important that you are at the meeting point 5-10 minutes before the tour starts. Due to the necessary preparation for this tour, it is not possible to purchase tickets spontaneously on site.
More information about Hereinspaziert at www.bad-homburg-tourismus.de
Fairtrade City supports: Under the motto "Justice in a globalized world", students from Bad Homburg would like to travel to Tanzania and are looking for support.
Supporters wanted for dialog trip: MWanga High School (Tanzania) and Humboldt School Bad Homburg
The school partnership between MWanga High School in Tanzania and Humboldt School in Bad Homburg has existed for over 20 years. It became clear at an early stage that, in addition to supporting the school partnership, the main focus is on meeting at eye level and enabling pupils from both schools to gain a different perspective within the global community. With this in mind, it is planned to send a delegation of Bad Homburg pupils from Humboldt School to Tanzania again this year. In the interests of social justice, the project is currently looking for external financial support to enable pupils who would otherwise not be able to afford a trip to Tanzania to continue this long-standing partnership. In this regard, it is possible to issue donation receipts via the MWanga Association Bad Homburg and any sponsors would of course be mentioned in the follow-up reporting with thanks. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact the following office for further information on the history of the partnership and the planned dialog trip: Humboldt School School management Jacobistraße 37 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Contact pedagogical coordination of the school partnership with Mwanga High School: thomasdietergmxde
The new Fairtrade Group will meet on March 7 at 5 p.m. in an open meeting at the Kurhaus Bad Homburg.
Fair trade has had a firm place in Bad Homburg for some time now. Since 2015, stakeholders from the city administration, educational institutions, gastronomy and retail have been working together with great commitment to promote fair trade in their city. The steering group has had a new leader since January of this year. City Manager Tatjana Baric and Nina Gerlach, Head of City Marketing, have taken over the coordination of the steering group with immediate effect. The previous head, Cornelia Henrizi-Freund, will continue to support the steering group. The new management duo have ambitious plans. For example, Baric and Gerlach want to raise awareness of Fairtrade again and set new priorities. Ongoing and proven campaigns will be maintained and refreshed where necessary. This year, these will include preparing and updating information about fair offers and fair trade products on the city's website and in a shopping guide, a stand during Fair Trade Week and supporting individual measures such as the Humboldt School's Fair Rose campaign on Valentine's Day or the action group's St. Nicholas parade.
New campaigns are also in preparation. Another goal for 2019 is to renew the certification. "There is still a lot to do. Because even after recertification, fair trade must continue to be brought to the public's attention," says Baric. However, the Fairtrade campaigns are already bearing fruit, particularly among children and young people. For example, the Hausmannspark day care center is about to be certified as the first Fairtrade kindergarten in Bad Homburg. Baric and Gerlach are focusing on campaigns and fresh impetus with new members to ensure that the topic continues to spread. "We want to use the new organization to gain more supporters of the Fairtrade idea. In particular, we see great potential to develop campaigns with a stronger impact and greater attention through stronger networking of trade with actors from civil society, educational institutions and associations," says the new management team, outlining their concept. New partners - be they schools, daycare centers, retailers, companies or associations - are therefore always welcome. The steering group will now meet quarterly to exchange ideas and plan and implement specific activities. "The meetings are open to anyone interested in actively participating in the steering group and getting involved in the planning and organization," says Gerlach. The contact person for the steering group is Tatjana Baric, who is also available to answer questions. The next meeting will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2019 from 17:00 in the Kurhaus (Hölderlin room). Please register by 04.03.2019 attatjana.baric@bad-homburg.de.
The Hope Theater group from Nairobi visits Oberursel with a Fairtrade Play.
The Hope Theatre Nairobi is a socio-political theater group from Nairobi (Kenya), which was founded in 2009 by the German-Austrian director Stephan Bruckmeier with young adults from the large slums of the metropolis with the aim of giving poor young people without opportunities a perspective for the future.
Last year, the ensemble performed Fair Trade Play in Oberursel and Bad Homburg. This year, the focus was on climate change. Humboldt pupils from different age groups were able to interactively experience what climate has to do with fairness and what effects air and environmental pollution have in poor countries. The performance was sponsored by the city of Oberursel and the city of Bad Homburg.
As part of the Christmas musical in the Evangelical Free Church in Bad Homburg, Fairtrade Santa Clauses were distributed to the children taking part and to the children in the audience as a small thank-you gift.
Bad Homburg takes part in the 16th Fair Week from September 15 to 29, 2017
From September 15 to 29, 2017, the 16th Fair Trade Week was held nationwide. Bad Homburg also took part as a Fairtrade city: on Thursday, September 21, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the "Fairtrade City" steering group set up an information stand on fair trade on Waisenhausplatz.
Children up to the age of 12 could take part in a balloon competition and win fair prizes. Fair milk and dark chocolate could also be tested. There were also fair trade cold drinks to try. At the information stand, interested visitors could find out about fair trade, the range of fair trade products was displayed and brochures on various topics were also available.
Bad Homburg hosted more than 30 Fairtrade towns and districts from Hesse.
Bad Homburg hosted a meeting for more than 30 Fairtrade towns and districts from Hesse. Workshops and presentations focused on promoting fair trade.
After a welcome café, the more than 70 participants from over 30 Fairtrade towns, communities and districts were able to hear about the potential of the initiative during a presentation by Lisa Herrmann (Transfair e.V.). Afterwards, various participants briefly presented successful projects.
During an exchange of experiences, the participants were able to get to know each other better and also place wishes and offers on the display walls. The participants also briefly introduced themselves with a place name sign.
After the lunch break, Stefan Müller (HMWEVL) spoke about "Fair and sustainable procurement in local authorities. Scope for action within the framework of the Hessian Collective Bargaining and Public Procurement Act".
At the end of the networking meeting, the participants met in four workshops on the topics of "Municipal networking and future cooperation", "The Sustainable Development Goals in the municipalities", "Strengthening educational and public relations work for Fair Trade" and "Strategies and practical workshop".
Fair roses for all female employees in the town hall.
On International Women's Day, there was a fair trade rose for every female employee at the town hall. The fair trade flowers were distributed by the trade union ver.di.
500 Faitrade rose greetings for the pupils of the Humboldt School
The Fairtrade rose campaign organized by the Humboldt School student council was once again a complete success in 2017! 500 pupils from the grammar school gave each other flower greetings and also sent each other short personal texts on red or white paper in the shape of a heart. As every year, the roses and hearts were distributed by the HUS student council team.
The tasks of the student council included not only the distribution of the roses, but of course also the corresponding advertising and advance sales as well as the morning collection of the flowers from the Frankfurt flower wholesale market. The Humboldt School had already placed its order for the long-stemmed quality roses from Fair Trade weeks beforehand so that it could be sure of being able to delight the whole school with the roses on Valentine's Day.
A special highlight this year was the origin of the roses, which, unlike in previous years, did not come from Latin America but from Kenya. As usual, information on the exact origin of the flowers could be obtained on the Internet using the Fairtrade code of the roses with this year's number 5567001. If you enter the code on the www.fairtrade-deutschland.de website, you will find out that the Siraji flower farm, located around Mount Kenya at an altitude of almost 3000 meters, is characterized by its fertile soil due to the abundant rainfall.
The local use of the Fairtrade premium is also explained: the focus is on supporting women and female employees and the education system. 50 percent of the women working on the Siraji flower farm are single mothers. Most of them were previously unemployed and are thus given the opportunity to gain qualifications and a job.
A school was set up for the children of the employees using the funds from the Fairtrade premium, which they can attend free of charge. The aim is to break the cycle of poverty and create future prospects for the next generation through access to high-quality education - goals that are not only fully in line with the Fairtrade concept, but also with the UNESCO profile of the Humboldt School.
JOSEF, MARY, JESUS CHRIST and FAIRTRADE
On Sunday, December 18, 2016, the Christmas musical "JOSEF" was premiered in the Evangelical Free Church - Bad Homburg in front of more than 300 worshippers. The three actors playing Joseph, Mary and a shepherd were adult members of the children's service group. The children formed the 20-strong choir and played in the musical band.
This musical, which tells the story of the conception and birth of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Joseph, is about hope, love and justice.
One of the words used to describe justice in English is fair. The children were therefore shown Fairtrade videos to liven up the rehearsals and then discussed them.
One thing became clear: the refugee situation, civil war, occupation, unrest and exploitation of people today,
this links our current world situation with the Christmas story and the situation 2000 years ago in Judea (Israel).
After the successful performance and the rapturous applause from the audience, the young and old artists were presented with FAIRTRADE Santa Clauses as a small thank-you gift from Josef.
Fairtrade City Bad Homburg supports the 20th anniversary of Humboldt School Bad Homburg and Mwanga High School in Tanzania
With the support of Fairtradestadt Bad Homburg, a special calendar has been published to mark the 20th anniversary of the school partnership between Humboldtschule Bad Homburg and Mwanga High School in Tanzania: a birthday calendar on 64 pages with many attractive photos from Tanzania and, of course, in particular from Mwanga High School and the 2016 dialog project between HUS and MHS, which was awarded the "Together for Africa" school prize.
The birthday calendar, published in magazine format and look, is ideal as a coffee table book and contains a calendar that can become a beautiful companion through the birthdays of the year in the coming years - and at the same time takes the viewer into the Tanzanian expanse. In addition, the entries already made in the calendar by the HUS and MHS participants in the dialog project will tell you more about our growing world and the "personal heroes" from a Tanzanian and German perspective.
Who took the photos for the calendar?
The photos in the calendar were taken by professional photographers Stefanie Wetzel and Rudi Feuser, both of whom were also actively involved in the 2016 dialog project as Humboldt parents.
Where can I buy the calendar?
At the Humboldt School kiosk in the main building or by post to your home.
How much does the calendar cost?
64 pages with the best photos and exciting stories cost 16 euros at the HUS kiosk.
What happens to the proceeds?
100% of the proceeds will go to the upcoming visit of the Mwanga High School student group in June 2017. The 2017 dialog project will be dedicated to the thematic focus of the Sustainable Development Goals and will also deal with fair trade.
How can I order the calendar for home delivery?
Please transfer 18 euros to the HUS dialog project account and enter your address in the reference field. The account details are as follows:
Name: Class account dialog project (HUS)
IBAN: DE57 5125 0000 0014 4408 60 (Taunussparkasse)
Purpose: Calendar + your address details
If you would prefer to send your address by e-mail, please send it to the following address: dialogprojekte_schulpartnerschaftgmxde
Can the calendar only be used for 2017 or for longer?
As a birthday calendar, it is not tied to a specific calendar year, but will give you lasting pleasure and is also handy to use.
Brothers & Sisters. Birthday calendar of the school partnership between Humboldt School and Mwanga High School. Photos by Stefanie Wetzel and Rudi Feuser, text by Klaus Schilling. 64 pages of color photographs, 2016. ISBN: 978-3-00-054962-5.
What is Fairtrade?
What does the Fairtrade logo stand for? This question was explained to children in a church service at the Evangelical Free Church. The children learned about agricultural workers and small farmers who live and work in the Dominican Republic. They talked to the children about the importance of earning a decent wage for the work they do, as this enables families to live a life beyond poverty. The children can go to school, the families can afford medical care and
Care and families can buy enough food. Fairtrade can help prevent economic migrants from embarking on dangerous journeys and falling into the hands of criminal traffickers. Or from dying by drowning while fleeing on the world's oceans.
To illustrate this, the children were able to watch a movie about cocoa farmers in the Dominican Republic and then talk about this movie. It was a very productive children's service and the young visitors participated actively.
Support for the partner school project of Mwanga High School in Tanzania.
Councillor Dieter Kraft (right) today presented Ursula Balser, principal of Humbdoldt School, with a cheque for 300 euros for the Mwanga High School project in Tanzania. Councillor Kraft had raised the money in a Fairtrade quiz.
During Fair Week, fair products can be sampled at Waisenhausplatz.
As part of Fair Trade Week, the steering group offered fair products for tasting and provided information about fair trade on Waisenhausplatz from 10 am to 4 pm. Citizens were able to try three fair nut nougat creams and three fair honeys and vote on the taste. Fair lemonade, fair iced tea and fair red and white wine were also available for passers-by to taste.
The St. Ursula street cruiser team came to Bad Homburg from the Fairtrade town of Oberursel. Delicious fair coffee was served at the Piaggio mobile.
Interactive play by the Humboldt School clarifies the question of what fair trade is and why we should support it.
Fair trade - what is it and why should we support it? Two classes at Humboldt School were able to get to the bottom of this question in an interactive play. Stephan Bruckmeier traveled to Nairobi with an ensemble from Hope Theatre Nairobi to raise the children's awareness of the importance of fair trade. In various scenes, he highlighted the problems of unfair world trade. The pupils were allowed to play an active part in this and thus had a somewhat different lesson. Finally, they were able to rehearse cool moves with a dancer in a workshop.
Mother Earth laments environmental pollution and the waste of resources
The students watch a short film about child labor on cocoa plantations
Stephan Bruckmeier explains fair trade with reference to two products
End of the dance performance
Bad Homburg winnings to support the partnership project with Mwanga High School in Tanzania.
Things are very fair at the Autumn Fair in Oberursel. This year, city councillor Christof Fink and our Bad Homburg city councillor and head of the steering group Dieter Kraft took part in a quiz on fair trade on stage. With the support of citizens, they were able to win 10 euros for a social project for each correct answer. The Bad Homburg winnings went to the Humboldt School for the partnership project with Mwanga High School in Tanzania.
Which fair trade honey tastes best?
At this year's International City Festival, fair drinks were also available for the first time: Charitea, lemonade and wine were on offer. Visitors were also able to test which fair honey or fair nut nougat cream they liked best.
600 red and white fair roses for Valentine's Day greetings at HUS
On the morning of February 15, 2016, the Humboldt School's student council room made a splendid impression with 600 red and white roses. On Valentine's Day 2016, the HUS student council once again used high-quality fair trade roses to carry out the popular Valentine's Day flower greeting campaign.
The fair trade roses of 2016 came from Ecuador and brought joy not only to the Humboldt School community. In the afternoon, around 80 roses were also given to the employees of the town hall of the Fairtrade city of Bad Homburg.
Important information on why fairly traded roses from countries in the Global South - such as Ecuador in Latin America, which is located on the equator, or Kenya in East Africa - are also preferable to roses from heated greenhouses in Europe in terms of their ecological footprint can be found at the following link, for example: http://www.fairtrade-deutschland.de/fairtrade-rosenaktion-2016/warum-fairtrade-rosen/
The parish of St. Marien offers fair trade products for sale every 1st Sunday of the month after the 11.30 a.m. service. You can download an overview here.
Annual parents' brunch at the children's service of the Evangelical Free Church with fair products.
Once a year, a parents' brunch is held as part of the children's service. The parents get to know the staff of the children's service and the content of our work. The children who take part in the children's service cook for their parents under supervision. They set the tables festively and make the table decorations themselves.
This parents' brunch took place on Sunday, October 11 - with fair trade products. At the beginning, there was a short talk about fair trade for the children and their parents. It was about fair wages, which secure the livelihood of small farmers and workers, and about fair working conditions in terms of occupational safety and working hours.
The Fairtrade organization was presented, as well as Fairtrade's commitment to financing infrastructure projects such as schools, social stations,
Roads, bridges, wells, warehouses and much more.
Finally, we talked about how Fairtrade can be a building block for keeping people in their home country and ensuring that they can earn a good living there through fair wages.
Winners of the Fair Weeks balloon competition receive their prize.
Giuliana Kampmann and Maja Plachetta took part in our Fair Week balloon competition and won. They were delighted to receive a great voucher from Livipur. The two winners can buy fair toys there for 100 euros each.
"For us, it was crucial that the winners didn't just get any shopping voucher, but one that stands for fair trade," explains Dieter Kraft, head of the steering group and city councillor. "Livipur shows that fair trade is by no means limited to cocoa and coffee, i.e. to food."
For Livipur management Christian Hess, Gordana Hess and Julia Hess, it was a matter of course to top up the vouchers by 50 euros each, as they want to support and promote children sustainably with their toys: "Even in the production of toys and children's furniture, it is possible and important to pay attention to fair working and trading conditions. We want to show this with our children's products. Our family-run company has been producing ecological, sensible and high-quality children's toys and organic solid wood furniture since 1998. The promotion and development of all children's senses and skills are our main focus."
Fair-trade Santa Clauses for all children in the Bad Homburg refugee accommodation centers.
As a Fairtrade town, Bad Homburg sets a good example when it comes to chocolate: for St. Nicholas Day, the town distributed fair trade Santa Clauses to all the children in Bad Homburg's refugee shelters. The children in the children's homes also received fair trade chocolate this year.
As in the previous year, there were also fair Santa Clauses for the adults at the St. Nicholas parade organized by the action group: 2,000 ambassadors for fair trade were distributed to passers-by in Louisenstraße.
Steering group draws attention to fair trade at the action day on Waisenhausplatz.
At the day of action on Waisenhausplatz, the steering group drew attention to fair trade - with a fair breakfast, a chocolate test and much more.
Two pupils from the Humboldt partner school in Tanzania were on hand to talk about the school project and promote fair trade.
The Bad Homburg restaurateurs provided a fair breakfast - with fair trade products such as juice, coffee and jam.
There was no clear winner in the test of three dark chocolates. The Bad Homburgers had the choice between Maestrani 72% cocoa (left), the organic dark chocolate 60% cocoa from Rewe (center) and the dark chocolate 70% from Gepa (right).
The Bad Homburg test eaters were unanimous when it came to the three milk chocolates: "The good chocolate" was the winner. The test also included the city chocolate from Zotter (left) and the milk chocolate with stevia from Cavalier (right).
Anyone who wanted to find out more about fair trade had the opportunity to do so at the information stand, where numerous brochures were available to take away. In addition, passers-by could test their fair trade knowledge in a wheel of fortune quiz and win fair trade prizes such as flowers, jelly babies and the city chocolate.
Presentation of certificates to the Lord Mayor and the steering group.
The town of Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe can now officially call itself a Fairtrade town. The honorary ambassador of TransFair e.V. Manfred Holz presented the certificate to Mayor Michael Korwisi and the steering group that coordinated the application. This makes the spa town the 331 city in Germany to be awarded the title. In his laudatory speech, Holz emphasized: "You don't get a title like this for nothing. And your municipality has passed all the criteria with flying colors. As of today, Bad Homburg is playing in the Champions League together with London, Manchester, Rome, Paris, Copenhagen, Madrid, Dortmund and Munich. All of these metropolitan areas have such a certificate." The honorary ambassador was impressed by the voluntary commitment. In return for the certificate, he received two bars of fair trade Bad Homburg chocolate.
Sweet surprise for outstanding youth and adult athletes in Bad Homburg.
Every year, the successful youth and adult athletes are honored in Bad Homburg. This year there was a sweet surprise for the youngsters: among other things, they received fair trade chocolate from the town as a gift. Around 300 children and young people enjoyed the fair trade product. The cover for the City Chocolate was designed by their peers as part of a painting competition.
Shared pirate treasure: fairy tales at the Kirdorf parade.
After last year's success, the magistrate once again took part in the Kirdorf parade under the motto "Pirates of the Caribbean". In their luggage: fair caramels. As a contribution to the environment, the councillors recycled parts of the depot's themed float, which the in-house team had built for the 2014 Lantern Festival.
Lord Mayor Michael Korwisi (right), Mayor Karl Heinz Krug, Head of Social Affairs Dieter Kraft (left) and City Councillor Monika Wallrapp braved the cold and threw fair trade sweets, among other things, in the spirit of the Fairtrade City application. The city council was somewhat decimated due to illness.
Fairtrade meets church service of the Evangelical Free Church.
As part of the children's service, the Evangelical Free Church congregation dedicated a session to the Fairtrade idea.
One of the themes of the service was: "Our Lord Jesus has Fairtrade - that is, acting justly - close to his heart anyway, as we know from the Beatitudes: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled." (Matthew 5:6)
As a thank you for being open-minded about Fairtrade, the town of Bad Homburg gave away these sweet little Santa Clauses made from Fairtrade chocolate, which were then distributed to our children after the family service on the 4th of Advent.
Chocolate gifts for passers-by in Bad Homburg city center. The 11th St. Nicholas parade organized by the action group.
The Action Community's St. Nicholas Parade took place for the 11th time on December 6. 19 well-known personalities from the city came together to delight passers-by with chocolate gifts.
This year, for the first time, fair trade chocolate Santa Clauses were distributed instead of baked Santa Clauses. Head of Social Affairs Dieter Kraft, who is in charge of the "Fairtrade City of Bad Homburg" initiative, was particularly pleased about this cooperation. It is one of the many campaigns that support our town's application to be able to call itself a "Fairtrade City" in future.
The action group was delighted with the enthusiastic participation of the head of the city council Holger Fritzel, the chairman of the district council and member of the state parliament Jürgen Banzer, the head of the social affairs department and city councillor Dieter Kraft (DIE GRÜNEN), the parliamentary group chairmen Alexander Hetjes (CDU), Hans-Peter Schäfer (NHU), Daniela Kraft (DIE GRÜNEN) and Günter Beermann (FHW), the city councillors Dr. Etzrodt (CDU) and Sepp Peklar (SPD), city councillors Peter Schmidt (SPD) and Günter Krause(CDU), as well as Nicolas Morand (Chairman of the Bad Homburg Hotel and Restaurant Association), Wolfgang Herder (Chairman of the Kur- und Verkehrsverein von 1860 e.V.), Felix Heuser (personal advisor to the District Administrator), Dr. J.-Dietrich Reinking (Syna site manager), Heino Overzet (head of the commercial customer center of Taunus Sparkasse), Claudia Kott (chairwoman of the CDU Mittelstandsvereinigung) and the secretary of the action group Wolfgang Schafheutle.
Information stand suitable for the Christmas season: Bad Homburg informs about the Fairtrade idea
In keeping with St. Martin's Day and the upcoming Christmas season, the town of Bad Homburg is providing information about the Fairtrade concept. An information stand will be set up in the service center of the municipal energy advice service and the municipal utilities in the Rathauspassage.
Brochures and flyers will provide information on the various aspects of fair trade. Visitors can also find out about the variety of fair trade products, as Fairtrade now has much more to offer than just cocoa or coffee. There is also a PC available to find out more about the city's application to become a Fairtrade city on the city's website.
The information stand is accessible during the normal opening hours of the Service Center: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 am to 5 pm, Wednesday from 8 am to 6 pm and every 1st and 4th Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm.
Steering group distributes fair products on the occasion of the 3rd Hessian Sustainability Day.
Members of the Bad Homburg FAIRändern steering group handed out fair trade cookies, chocolate, bananas and much more on the occasion of the 3rd Hessian Sustainability Day. The town, action group, Humboldt School and other participants provided information at their stand in the pedestrian zone. Topics included fairly traded goods and Bad Homburg's application to become a Fairtrade city. Interested parties were given lots of tips for fair shopping and suggestions, including recipes, on how Bad Homburg can make a FAIR change.
Mayor Michael Korwisi (left) and Jörg Hölzer, chairman of the action group, also sought to talk to citizens. The city and retailers are members of the steering group, which also includes schools, churches and associations.
Pupils from the Humboldt School, which has a partnership with Mwanga High School in Tanzania, reported on the cultivation of coffee and bananas by the Kilimanjaro Native Cooperative Union.
The steering group had timed the event to coincide with Fair Trade Week, which is now in its 13th year - this year under the motto "I am Fair Trade"
Children's drawing competition as part of the Fairtrade campaign.
From September 15, 2014, the city is launching a drawing competition for children as part of the Fairtrade campaign. The city would like to sell a fairly traded city chocolate as part of the application. A suitable cover is being sought for the square packaging under the motto "Bad Homburg FAIRändern". JOIN IN!
All children and young people in grades 1 to 8 who live or go to school in Bad Homburg.
Bad Homburg wants to become a Fairtrade city, i.e. a city that values fair trade. Draw a picture on the subject of "Changing Bad Homburg FAIR". In other words: How do you imagine a fair Bad Homburg?
Make sure you stick to the square format. The cover of the chocolate packaging is approx. 13 x 13 cm. Therefore, paint in the original size or in another square format (no larger than on an A0 sheet). If the format is not adhered to, the picture cannot take part in the competition.
No. The main thing is that you paint or draw by hand. You can paint with the colors you like best (e.g. wax crayons, colored pencils, ink, watercolors, watercolor, oil, etc.).
Hand in your picture to your art teacher. Make sure that you state your first name, surname and class (preferably on the back). Do you not go to school in Bad Homburg or does your school not participate? No problem! Hand in your picture at the town hall at the town information desk. Make sure that your picture is not nodded. Please be sure to enclose the form (see below). Your parents have to fill it in!
The intellectual property of others demands respect and consideration; copyrights must not be infringed. For this reason, it is not permitted to copy the content or verbatim from other works. This applies in particular to photos/graphics from the Internet.
Your school will decide which of the submitted works to pass on to the jury. In any case, the jury can only select your work if you have complied with the formal requirements set out in the conditions of participation. The jury consists of the so-called steering group, which coordinates Bad Homburg's application to become a Fairtrade city. The main assessment criterion is the implementation of the theme. The jury's decisions cannot be contested. Legal recourse is excluded.
The two winning pictures (one each for grades 1-4 and 5-8) will adorn the packaging of the fair trade city chocolate. All shortlisted pictures will also be shown in a public exhibition.
The deadline for entries is January 15, 2015
Fair Easter bunnies for daycare centers
This year, the Easter bunny appeared in the municipal kindergartens in a special guise: he was made of fair trade chocolate.
Today, Thursday, a total of 1,500 chocolate Easter bunnies were distributed to the children in the 16 daycare centers. City Councillor Dieter Kraft personally gave out the Easter greetings at the Leimenkaut daycare center. "The foundations for later actions are laid in early childhood. That's why it's important to confront our children with topics such as fairness and social justice in a child-friendly way," said Councillor Kraft, adding: "We also hope that this will raise parents' awareness of fair trade products."
Carnival meets fair carnival sweets at the Kirdorf parade
Fair trade products can also be used in a fun carnival parade. The city council of Bad Homburg proved this. With specially printed fair trade sweets, the councillors drew attention to the issue of fair trade. Full of enthusiasm, they brought two types of gummy bears to the fools lining the streets of Kirdorf. In keeping with the fair doughnuts, the magistrate chose "The World Fair Betterers" as the float's motto.
Fair roses for the Humboldt School
The first event in the Fairtrade City campaign took place on Valentine's Day. At Humboldt School, city councillor Dieter Kraft, principal Ursula Balser, the principal of Mwanga High School (Tanzania) Mena Kengera and members of the student council distributed fairtrade roses in the school.
There were also presentations for the pupils on the idea of fair trade and the Fairtrade City campaign. Finally, pupils from the UNESCO working group had the opportunity to discuss the topic of fair trade with the principals, city councillor Kraft and members of the student council.
