RTL Group | Luxembourg, 12/23/2016

Supporting Little Lions

From left to right: Oliver Fahlbusch (RTL Group), Anne Goeres (Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner), Veerle Dierick (Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner) and Irina Schulze Isfort (RTL Group)

Subject: Society
Country: Luxembourg
Category: Charitable Donations

With a Christmas donation the Corporate Centre of RTL Group has once again supported the Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner (Children Suffering from Cancer Foundation) in Luxembourg which aids families with children suffering from cancer or other serious illnesses.

As in previous years, instead of giving Christmas presents RTL Group decided to donate €3,000 to the Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner. The cheque was handed over on 21 December 2016 at the Corporate Centre by Oliver Fahlbusch, EVP Corporate Communications & Marketing, to Anne Goeres, Director of the Foundation.

Anne Goeres says: "We are once again thankful for the support from RTL Group and the projects we can realise with the donation through the Christmas cards. This year the support was used for the 'Go Gold' book, which is a collection of over 1,000 messages of solidarity for children suffering from cancer and their families."

Oliver Fahlbusch says: "Fighting for life and against cancer is at the very heart of RTL Group. Since more than 25 years we support the Télévie campaign in Belgium and Luxembourg which helps financing research into leukaemia. With our donation to the Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner we are delighted to support another strong initiative in Luxembourg which assists children and their families."

For 27 years, the Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner has supported the families of children suffering from cancer or other rare and serious illnesses with a poor prognosis in their daily struggle. The team provides individual care from the child’s diagnosis to remission. It provides psycho-social, administrative and financial support and supplies help at home and school as well as entertainment for the sick child and his or her siblings.

This year, the Fondatioun Kriibskrank Kanner launched the 'Go Gold' campaign for the first time in Luxembourg which raises awareness for children’s cancer. RTL Group’s funds went towards the publication of a book that was the final product of this campaign.

For more information and to make a donation, click here.