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Updates from the club and from our missions.
Football for the Philippines
With its charity series “Auswärtsspiel”, TSV Langenbieber raised €1,470.70 for our 2027 mission in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao. Hessian broadcaster hr reported on it.
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Fifty boxes for Mindanao
Members from Saarland and Fulda packed around 50 boxes of instruments and consumables in a single Saturday. They travel ahead of the team to Cagayan de Oro.
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€3,000 from Rotary Club Rhön
Rotary Club Rhön shared the proceeds of its wine festival among 13 projects. €3,000 of it goes towards our next mission in the Philippines.
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Ten years, one evening
On 12 September, the Philippine Cultural Organization in Saarland turned our anniversary into its festival. The evening in pictures and clips, with a look ahead.
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Philippine Festival for our 10th anniversary
For the 10th anniversary of Surgical Mission Saarland, the Philippine Cultural Organization in Saarland (PCOS) hosts a Philippine Festival on 12 September 2026 at the Stadthalle St. Ingbert: folk performances, music, and a grand raffle with a flight to Manila as first prize.
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Eight from Fulda, Bound for the Philippines
An eight-person team from two Fulda hospitals is preparing the next four-week mission.
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Talks with hospitals on Mindanao
Christian Motsch visited potential partner hospitals on Mindanao for the next mission.
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Emergency aid after the earthquake on Mindanao
€2,500 for medical supplies and food in the region of the planned mission.
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At the 20th Solilauf in St. Ingbert
The team ran, took care of the food, and said thank you once more for the 2014 donation.
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New team photos at the members' meeting
New group photos and portraits were taken at the members' meeting on 6 September.
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The Charity Run Is Back
In 2014, the St. Ingbert charity run raised €36,400 for the Mindoro mission. Eleven years later, it returns.
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€5,861.71 from a bike ride
Dr. Andreas Grimme's charity ride raised €5,861.71 for medical care in the Philippines.
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A new mission to the Philippines is being planned
A new island, the same task: in online meetings, the team has worked out the first steps for the next surgical mission.
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128.55 kilometres in one day
On 21 June, Dr. Andreas Grimme cycled from sunrise to sunset for the next mission.
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From Sunrise to Sunset
Dr. Andreas Grimme cycled 128.55 kilometers and 5,447 meters of elevation — raising €5,861.71 for the Philippines.
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New board elected
At the election on 22 March 2025, the board was reorganised.
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A Guest of the Federal Minister
Astrid Kany met Svenja Schulze at the opening of “The True Size of Africa” at the Völklingen Ironworks.
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“Starke Frauen” award for Astrid Kany
The Frauen Union Saar honoured Astrid Kany for her humanitarian work.
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Donation from the Frauen Union Saar
The Frauen Union Saar's Christmas appeal supports the association's aid for Ukraine.
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Talk at the Saarland state parliament
The team presented the association's work at the state parliament, to a far larger audience than expected.
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Members' meeting 2022
The members discussed the plans for 2023: aid for Ukraine, new missions abroad, and two donations in Saarland.
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