2023-08-13 13:00:32
4,000 scouts from all over Europe at the biggest youth event of the summer – between adventure, community and a visit from Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen and Doris Schmidauer
Berg im Attergau (OTS) – From August 7th to 16th this will take place in Berg im Attergau 15th international state camp of the Upper Austrian scouts instead of. For the participants from 7 to 20 years and their volunteer youth leaders, TOGETHER’23 is about lived democracy, tolerance, sustainability and youth participation. Values for which Alexander Van der Bellen also stands. Therefore, the scouts would like to thank you especially for the appreciative and benevolent visit.
The effort to bring people together and to find solutions together is what characterizes the scouts, emphasized Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen Following the conversations with the young people: “The special thing about this scout camp is that the young people learn to stick together. It’s like a small town here. A city that was built and designed by the young people themselves with a lot of creativity and skill. We all know that something like this is only possible together. What the young scouts learn here is very important: a lot is about living democracy, international encounters, voluntary work, peace and nature conservation. I’m really impressed with what the Boy Scouts have accomplished here.”
Also thank the scouts Secretary of State for Youth Claudia Plakolm for their warm and interested visit on Friday at Scout Camp Austria. She also works closely with the youth organization and supports the international World Jamboree.
“We are pleased about the exchange between high-level political representatives and us scouts as a voluntary extracurricular children’s and youth organization that is firmly anchored in active society. This shown appreciation encourages us that our work for children and young people can achieve great things for society. As scouts in Austria, we are politically independent. Nevertheless, as one of the largest children’s and youth organizations in Austria, it is important to us to bring the interests and needs of children and young people to the top priority with decision-makers and to create awareness.”
, said the President of the Austrian Scouts Dominik Habsburg-Lorraine.
Volunteer work, teamwork and a high level of professionalism
The state camp has been in preparation for three years, all in all 730 exclusively volunteers ensure the organizational and logistical success, as well as a varied and adventurous program. “We would like to see honorary work recognized and further simplifications in the professional environment. We are therefore particularly pleased about this visit from Alexander Van der Bellen!”
, says Josef Gruber, President of the Upper Austrian Scouts.
Peaceful coexistence in the community
One of the founding ideas of the scout movement is the peaceful coexistence of all people – regardless of their culture, origin or religion. It is the focus To reduce fear of contact, to strengthen integration and teamwork, to promote tolerance and diversity. „As the world’s largest children’s and youth organization, we want to make a contribution to peace – more important than ever in times of conflict like today. Major events such as TOGETHER’23” also contribute to this.”
says project manager and vice president of the Upper Austrian scouts Stefan Hötzinger.
More info and Photos to download https://www.together23.at/presse
Specifically about Alexander Van der Bellen’s visit:
Questions & contact:
Maria Binder
Press spokeswoman for Upper Austrian scouts
+43 650 9909759
presse@ooe.pfadfinder.at
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