Donation Pins and Magnets

Ever since 2007, we release a new pin, as well as a magnet (since 2010), every month, with the most beautiful Wunderland scenes for collectors to buy. The entire turnover of these sales (and we are not deducting manufacturing costs) is being donated to a good cause - different ones every month. The buyers decide to which cause or institution the proceeds should be donated. The pins and magnets can be bought separately or as annual collections, which include a bonus pin or magnet. A pin or magnet costs 2.90 Euros each, and will hopefully be purchased by all our visitors at our Onlineshop or within the exhibition.

Who shall receive the donation money?

Every quarter the buyers of the donation pin annual edition may choose the three institutions who shall be pin partners for the next three months. The suggestions for the institutions come from you.

In order to keep the list at a manageable length, at every vote the last three places are taken from the list and can’t be voted for again at the next election.

1.) Verein Leben im Abseits e.V. (transl.: Foundation ‚Marginal Existence’)
Leben im Abseits’ was founded to educate the general public about the unacceptable and degrading life on the streets, and to raise the awareness that homeless people have the right to be treated with the same dignity respect, and decency as everyone else. We are dedicating our work to find effective, unbureaucratic solutions. It is our aim to prompt a change in the general mindset on a political, economic, and societal level, as well as to reduce inhibitions and reluctancies towards people in need to encourage respectful interactions with them. Without doubt, the mesh in the social security netting is increasingly getting bigger, and that the effects of poverty will further accelerate in the upcoming years. By continuously expanding our network and our cooperation with existing facilities which permanently support socially deprived and homeless people, we want to improve their situation and we aim to sensitize the general public for this topic.
www.leben-im-abseits.de

2.) Die Muschel e.V. “The Shell” (mobile child and youth hospice service)
Receiving a serious diagnosis puts entire families into a state of emergency- it changes everything. Everyday life must go on in addition to the emotional and psychological strain - having time is something very precious. The focus of our work is on children and adolescents with life-shortening illnesses and their families. Our trained volunteer staff visit the families at home regularly, dealing with both- the sick child and the healthy siblings. They have an open ear for the worries and fears – not only of the children but also of the parents.
www.die-muschel-ev.de

3.) FADS Fachzentrum Hamburg e.V.
FASD is an abbreviation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, one of the least recognized physical and mental impairments, which is caused when the mother is consuming alcohol during pregnancy. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is not particularly obvious. Children born with Children who were harmed by alcohol consumption during the fetal state are struggling with a range of disabilities all their lives. 1,6 million people are affected in Germany, and each year, the number rises by 10,000 babies. Despite these numbers, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders are not recognized as a disability. And not even listed in the Medical Provisions Act (VersMedV). To date, the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has not been socially recognized. In fact, 80% of the afflicted persons end up at the fringe of society – in homelessness, psychiatric wards, in jail, or in drug addictions and a life of prostitution. Many end up committing suicide.
www.fads-fachzentrum.hamburg

4.) Hände für Kinder e.V. (Hands for children)
The booster club “Hände für Kinder e.V.“ is going to provide a short term home for severely disabled children in order to take the weight off their parents shoulders for a little while ( the “Neuer Kupferhof”). In 2011 the association managed to buy the Kupferhof, in 2012 the remodeling took place. After that the small guests with big handicaps are welcome at the Kupferhof. The Kupferhof and its team will take care of children and young adults who are severely disabled and need care and attention around the clock. This way, parents, who tend to their children 24/7 can have a bit of leisure time and recuperate from the intensive care. At the Kupferhof therapists and nurses are also going to be there for consultations.
www.haendefuerkinder.de

5.) Hamburg Leuchtfeuer
Hamburg Leuchtfeuer ("Hamburg Beacon") aims at empowering people with a serious illness to live a self-determined life, thus enhancing their quality of life despite their respective condition. Hamburg Leuchtfeuer offers assistance in the patient's home even at an early stage. It also runs a hospice center thus providing a place where people can live pain-free and with dignity for the time they have left. Hamburg Leuchtfeuer was founded in 1994 as a care organization for people suffering from HIV and AIDS.
www.hamburg-leuchtfeuer.de

6.) Mission Lebenshaus / Kinder-und Jugendhospiz
On August 20th 2014, the Angelika Reichelt Kinder- und Jugendhospiz Joshuas Engelreich ("Angelika Reichelt Children's and Youths' Hospice Joshuas Engelreich") was opened in the city of Wilhelmshaven. From the very beginning our house was meant to be a place to live, laugh and mourn. We provide help and support for children, teenagers and young adults with terminal diseases as well as their families in times of need. Unfortunately, official funding covers only 50% of the overall costs for care, support, housing of our guests and their families, thus we depend on fundraising for the remaining 50%. Please help us help young people and their families by contributing to our pin donation campaign, so that they can get relief and support in the remaining time to the end of their lives.
www.mission-lebenshaus.de

7.) wünschdirwas e.V. (make a wish association)
Wünschdirwas e.V. is a charitable association from Cologne. For the past 25 years many volunteers and 4 employees have been fulfilling the heart’s desires of children and young adults with serious illnesses. An unforgettably beautiful experience can give confidence, energy and the courage to face life and help to forget the illness for a little while. Wünschdirwas e.V. works in all of Germany in cooperation with doctors and therapists in more than 90 hospitals, children’s hospitals and hospices:
www.wuenschdirwas.de

8.) SOS Kinderdörfer (SOS Children’s Villages)
The SOS Children’s Villages take care of the well being of children around the world. In the villages orphans and other children in need have the possibility to grow up in a family. They receive shelter, food, education and medical treatment:
www.sos-kinderdoerfer.de

9.) Bestohlen, beraubt, misshandelt - Der WEISSE RING hilft (Robbed or Abused, the WHITE RING Will Help)
The WEISSE RING in Hamburg has 80 well trained volunteer workers (3,000 all throughout Germany). They are like a social lifebelt, counselor, companion and supporter for all people and families who have fallen victim to crime and brutality (in Hamburg alone there are 1,300 cases a year). The volunteers help the victims with their anger, pain and sadness and are there as long as they are needed (sometimes years). They help in finding new perspectives on life. Every year the WEISSE RING lends 14,000 hours of support in Hamburg alone. The WEISSE RING also engages in projects to prevent violence with teenagers and is financed solely through donation money, member fees and inheritances:
www.weisser-ring.de

10.) DKMS Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei
The Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei (Registry of German bone marrow donators) is responsible for keeping and updating the data on all bone marrow donors in Germany. It supports research projects on bone marrow donations, transplantations and patient education and care.
www.dkms.de

11.) Kinderkrebszentrum Hamburg e.V.
The association for the childcancer support in Hamburg supports the child cancerunit at the UKE (Eppendorf University Hospital). Approximately 600 children are being treated here both residential and ambulant. It is our goal to provide all means, material and staff wise, to support the patients in the best possible way and to enhance research as well as exchange of experience about reasons for and treatments against cancer in children. We also support parents who are in financial distress due to their child’s illness.
www.kinderkrebs-hamburg.de

12.) Jugenderholungswerk Hamburg (J·E·W)
Since 1985 this nonprofit recreation center for the youth (J.E.W) is organizing roundabout 40 holiday camp trips for more than 1200 Hamburg kids and youths between the ages 8 and 15 years. No matter the family budget, all Hamburg kids get the opportunity to recuperate on amazing holiday camp trips. No child has to stay at home out of financial reasons. We offer trips in springtime, summer, and fall for every taste and preference: Swimming in mountain lakes, relaxing on the beach, bouldering, horseback riding, exploring Sweden in a canoe, crossing, cruising the North Sea on a sailboat, conquering the ski slopes, and many more activities can be chosen from. To travel together with peers – making experiences away from the city - action and adventure, relaxing, laughing, and having fun together – this is what (J.E.W) stands for. The kids get accompanied by a team of volunteer caretakers who were meticulously selected and trained according to the German standard of youth leadership card (JuLeiCa)
www.jugenderholungswerk.de

13.) Nestwerk e.V.
Especially young adults living in inner city regions lacking of infrastructure need adequate, continuous and gratuitous leisure time facilities to break through the vicious circle of poverty and neglect. State funding, due to empty cash reserves, isn’t enough, civic envolvment and practical help are needed. NestWerk sees its main role in offering low-threshold leisuretime and sports activities to help the children long term:
www.nestwerkev.de

14.) Dunkelziffer e.V.
Making children stronger - protecting children. Many small girls and boys don’t have a carefree childhood. They are being neglected, mistreated and sexually abused, most often by the people who are responsible for their well being. We help in all of Germany with consultation and therapy, making children stronger by enforcing prevention and encourage grown-ups to engage in protecting children from sexual abuse.
www.dunkelziffer.de

15.) Hanseatic Help
Hanseatic Help has been supporting and providing for people in need since fall 2015, distributing donations to charitable organizations. We have supported refugees, homeless, women’s shelters and orphanages in Hamburg and surrounding counties with clothing and other articles of necessity for everyday life. Our honorary association does not only provide regularly for 150 institutions for people in need in Hamburg, but also delivers aid supplies to regions of crisis such as Syria, Iraq, Greece, Sicily or Haiti. Thousands of people have been initially provided with clothing and articles of hygiene.
www.hanseatic-help.org

16.) Kinderheim Kleine Strolche (Children’s home Little Rascals)
Founded in 2008, Kleine Strolche offers immediate help for infants, foster parents in attendance, mother-child living groups, and family-like living groups. We are one of only few German institutions specializing in severely traumatized and medicinally challenging children ages 0 – 6 years. Owing to this specialization, we put great emphasis on remedial education, children’s and youth psychiatry, and psychotherapeutic services in our in-house therapy center, because the sooner therapeutic measures are implemented after traumatizing experiences, the better are the prospects for healing.
www.kinderheim-kleine-strolche.de

17.) War Child
War Child supports children who are affected by war and armed conflicts in 19 countries worldwide, among others in Ukraine, the Near East, but also here in Hamburg. We are offering access to psychosocial support, protection and education. In safe surroundings, we are establishing a connection to the children with music, games and sports activities. Using scientifically confirmed methods, we are helping them to learn and to process and cope with their experiences. We cannot undo and erase their past and all the painful experiences that war brought into their young lives, but we can offer a space to heal – for a better future.
www.warchild.de

18.) Team Lebensmut e.V. (tranl: Team Courage to Face Life)
We aim to spread joy to young patients in cardiac care children’s units by giving them designed T-Shirts (with the Team Lebensmut logo). Also, our mascot “Echti”, the little elephant, is spreading information on well-known social media platforms in order to bring attention to the situation of people with heart disease. For the future, we’re planning charity concerts in order to promote the project ‘Lebensmut’ even further. Many intriguing ideas, like information booths with donation boxes, production of radio plays, textile product prints, production of ‘worry worms’, etc., have already been put into practice. Of course, the creation of all these fundraisers is not only consuming our time, but also requires a financial input. This is where you can help creating a solid basis by becoming our sponsor.
www.teamlebensmut.de

Here you will find the TOP 18 of the last election of October 2024:

Sternenbrücke (Starbridge)
Family Harbor– mobile children’s hospice service Hamburg
Viva Con Agua

4.) wünschdirwas e.V. (make a wish association)
5.) Hamburg Leuchtfeuer ("Hamburg Beacon")
6.) Verein Leben im Abseits e.V. (transl.: Foundation ‚Marginal Existence’)
7.) “The Shell” (mobile child and youth hospice service)
8.) Mission Lifehouse Hamburg
9.) Hands for children
10.) Bestohlen, beraubt, misshandelt - Der WEISSE RING hilft (Robbed or Abused, the WHITE RING Will Help)
11.) Kinderheim Kleine Strolche (Children's home little hoodlums)
12.) Childcancer support Hamburg
13.) Nestwerk e.V.
14.) SOS-Children’s Villages
15.) War Child
16.) Hanseatic Help
17.) Team Courage to Face Life
18.) Förderkreis zugunsten unfallgeschädigter Kinder e.V. (Registered Association for Children Injured in Accidents)