Children's Flight Day in aid of disadvantaged children and teenagers living in Austria

An impressive helicopter flight, high above the beautiful upper Austrian landscape, and a diverse programme of events awaited them, making for a fantastic day. The children were kept busy all day long with the vast array of craft stalls, tractor rides, husky dogs to stroke and a children's cocktail stand, tasty snacks and meals. 

Second Children's Flight Day 2019 in the Styrian Gnas.

The second Children's Flight Day took place on 7th September 2019 in Gnas, Styria, where the local fire brigade opened up their grounds to host the event which also spilled out onto the neighbouring football pitch. We were able to make the dreams of approximately 100 disadvantaged children and teenagers come true. The children are looked after by several different care institutions including the SOS Kinderdorf, the Anton Afritsch Kinderdorf, the Leah Verein(t) and Mosaik GmbH.  They were all very enthusiastic about the helicopter flight and the view of the world from above.

A successful distraction

The aim of the children's flight days is to give the children and teenagers involved a break from their everyday lives and to take their minds of their worries, fears and issues.  Many of them struggle with problematic familial or social backgrounds, physical restrictions or psychological illnesses which make their everyday lives and that of their families and carers very difficult. 

80 volunteers, including the Whiskey Distillery und Café Lounge Peter Affenzeller, the Rotary Club Gallneukirchen-Gusental and myWorld Austria, the Austrian branch of the global shopping community, Cashback World, supported ur in realising the Children's Flight Days this year.  Furthermore, we were thrilled to receive support from Maria Freidinger, the initiator of the project in Gnas, and from the local community of Gnas.  Many thanks!