The Düsseldorf-based family company Klüh is sponsoring the Düsseldorfer Leseband(e) reading festival for the second time this year. Founded in 2007 by committed patrons of reading as a programme and project of the Düsseldorf-based foundation PRO AUSBILDUNG, the Leseband(e) has since developed into a key player when it comes to encouraging reading.
The work of the Düsseldorfer Leseband(e) focuses on fostering reading skills and a love of reading in kindergartens, day-care centres, family and community centres and schools. The target groups are extremely varied and range from children and young people, parents and childcare workers to teachers and people with a migrant background.
In the context of this year’s Düsseldorf reading festival, Klüh is supporting various reading initiatives as well as the project “Wir schreiben einen Roman” (We’re writing a novel), which gives primary school children the opportunity to immerse themselves in an adventure of their own design and write their own story.
At today’s press conference to launch the reading festival, Christian Frank, Managing Director of Klüh Service Management GmbH, emphasised the importance of education and promoting reading for the individual development of young people: “As part of our social commitment, supporting children and young people is a matter close to our hearts, as we want them to achieve their full potential. For this reason, we are delighted to once again be a partner of the Düsseldorf reading festival, which aims to encourage children to read more.”
Social commitment in the region and beyond
For Klüh, responsibility has always been among the company values. Responsibility towards the employees, the environment, the community and the market. Klüh’s corporate social commitment includes, for example, the promotion of innovation in science and research by the Klüh Foundation, as well as the donation initiative Wir für Düsseldorf (We for Düsseldorf), which was set up by the entrepreneur Josef Klüh and supports charitable associations and projects in Düsseldorf every year. One focus here is on supporting children and young people so that they can achieve their full potential. Thus, alongside the reading festival in Düsseldorf, Klüh has already supported the Pacemaker initiative several times, which promotes digitalisation in schools and the transformation of learning culture.
More information about the reading festival and registration details can be found at: https://leseban.de/
