Save clothes at the 50th Berlin Marathon on September 29, 2024 for homeless and needy people
Berliner Stadtmission
- Homeless People
- Hands-on Activities
- Sports & Leisure Activities
- Zero Waste
About the volunteering opportunity
The Berlin Marathon will take place on Sunday, 09/29/2024. Before the race, the runners wear warm clothing. Until 2022, these were simply left in the starting area and disposed of. This is clothing that we urgently need to equip homeless people. Since the year before last, we have therefore been cooperating with Komm und Sieh gGmbH, the inclusion company of the Berlin City Mission, to rescue these clothes. We want to collect as much of this clothing as possible for our clothing store and return it to the textile cycle. We are now looking for lots of helping hands!
The inclusive company "Komm & Sieh" runs four second-hand neighbourhood stores, the TEXTILHAFEN with material pool, the upcycling label WaterToWine, the Re-Use Centre in the House of Materialization, the logistics kitchen and helps with professional apartment clearances.
Your Tasks
Job: For the Berlin Marathon, we need reliable support who will be on site on time. You will collect the clothes of the marathon participants and pack them into the garbage cans provided. This is physically demanding work. You will receive all important information in advance from Julia Voll (see contact below).
What's needed
For this volunteering opportunity, advanced German skills are required.
Requirements: You are physically resilient. You can communicate well in German. You are friendly and open towards the donors and our team. The minimum age for this volunteer position is 16 years.
Time required
Time required: one-off approx. 4 hours
When: 09/29/2024 from 08:00 am - approx. 12:00 pm
Important notice
Expected attitude: You are convinced that every person has an inalienable dignity. You are respectful of the Christian faith as well as other religions and world views.
Where: Berlin Marathon start area (exact meeting point will be communicated after registration)
Where?
Berliner Stadtmission
"Berliner Stadtmission" is an independent institution under the guardianship of the protestant church Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz.