Amann Girrbach has been supporting the German and Austrian Cleft Children’s Aid with numerous campaigns since 2018. Thanks to these organisations, children with cleft palates receive highly professional and quality on-site medical care in 12 project countries from more than 250 local physicians and therapists.
“What we started with a Charity Olympics at the 2018 Sales Meeting has now become a joint success story with a wide range of projects. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, economic crisis, and political uncertainty, Amann Girrbach can look back on a magnificent result of the campaign: the dental industry’s willingness to donate is unprecedented – worldwide,” said Stephanie Günther, Marketing/Charity, Amann Girrbach.
The fundraising activities are extremely diversified: Amann Girrbach sponsors surgery as part of the “Give a smile” programme.
Dental laboratories from all over the world have the opportunity to give donations at Amann Girrbach’s exhibition stands, employees organise donation raffles for a sponsored children’s hospital in Bangladesh, and there is also a lively exchange of expertise and project support at the development level – ideas are continuously developed, multiplied, and shared.
The continued sustainability of this cooperation was confirmed this year with the founding of the Austrian Cleft Children’s Aid not far from Amann Girrbach’s headquarters in Koblach, Austria.
“In 2020 in particular, we learned that the willingness to help is limitless – be it on a personal or a business level. In summary, we were able to transfer the incredible sum of EUR 50,000 in total on behalf of all those involved,” said Kai Kietz, International Sales at Amann Girrbach.
He continued, “Ceramill dealers have also contributed to this donation in the form of waiving purchase discounts. To date, 32 dealers worldwide have joined this initiative, which started back in 2019. Together with Denspro, our trading partner in India, we are embarking on a fantastic new project to 3D print splints for pre-operative treatment (rapid NAM – naso-alvolear moulding). This enables us to distribute free splint sets to affected infants, which help to minimise the procedure, often quite drastically.”
