1.6 Million Danish Kroner Donated at First Meeting in 2008
The foundation's board has convened for its first meeting in 2008, donating a total of 1.6 mill. DKK for various charitable purposes.
Among the recipients were a number of drop-in centres, patient associations and associations for the disabled, local as well as national. Examples are:
- Drop-In Centre, Augustenborg: sports equipment, bus tours
- Laenken (The Chain) South Als: activities for abstinent alcoholics and their families
- Danish Epilepsy Association South Jutland: project days, summer camps
- Hjernesagen Silkeborg (association of apoplexy patients): computers, bus tours
- Sclerosis Association Silkeborg: tours
- Gallo Crises Counselling, Aarhus: counselling for the mentally ill or otherwise socially
disadvantaged
- National Sclerosis Association: sensory garden at the Sclerosis Centre at Haslev
- Danish Association for the Young Deaf: camps for deaf and hearing-impaired children and
young people
- Family Centre LA VIDA: recreational holidays for children with life-threatening diseases and
their families
- The Bumble Bees, a club for gliders with reduced use of their legs: modification of gliders
- FestIvand, festival at a local swimming pool for mentally handicapped children
The foundation made several donations of 100,000 DKK and more. Two of them were for major research projects into breast and cervix cancer. Two departments of South Jutland Hospital received funds for the purchase of new examination equipment.
The next board meeting will be held on 7 May. Applications to be considered at this meeting must be received by the foundation no later than the end of week 16.
7 March 2008
50,000 Danish Kroner to Flood Victims in Africa
The Fabrikant Mads Clausen Foundation has decided to support the annual collection of the Danish Red Cross with a donation of 50,000 DKK. The amount has been earmarked for the victims of the flooding in Uganda. Many people have lost their homes and other belongings and are now risking malaria and other diseases as well. At the same time they are running out of food.
Many people in the southeastern part of Jutland, Denmark experienced the destructive force of heavy rainfall at the end of August. But it seems a mere trifle compared to the destructions brought on by the immense amount of water in Uganda.
10 October 2007
2.1 Million Danish Kroner Donated for Charitable Purposes in September
The Board of Directors of the Fabrikant Mads Clausen Foundation donated 2.1 mill. DKK for various charitable purposes at a board meeting held at the end of September. 0.5 mill. DKK hereof was designated for purposes in the vicinity of Danfoss.
The largest donations were given to projects within research and education. The Research Department of the Hospital of Southern Jutland was among the recipients and received a donation for its research into multi-resistant bacteria.
484,500 DKK of the funds donated were given to projects in the vicinity of Danfoss. Recipients were mainly sports and athletic clubs as well as associations and institutions for children, the elderly and socially deprived. A number of cultural projects also received support. Examples of recipients and purposes are:
- Oksbøl Private Independent School, Nordborg: wireless network and laptop PCs
- The Shopping Bus, Nordborg: rental of bus that takes the elderly on weekly shopping trips
- Fynshav Boat Harbour: rigging sheers
- Kirkens Korshær, Sønderborg: bus
- Sønderborg Sports Diving Club: safety equipment
- Gråsten Boxing Club: boxing equipment
- Rinkenæs Voluntary Fire Brigade's Orchestra: instruments
- Volunteers Centre South, Aabenraa: furniture
- Art Museum Brundlund Castle, Aabenraa: painting for the museum's art collection
- Ungdommens Vel, Kolding: activities for socially deprived children and young people
- Aqua Freshwater Aquarium, Silkeborg: fish model
- LAVIA-Århus, Rolling Tigers Electric Wheelchair Hockey: electric hockey wheelchair
- Activity House, Flensburg, Germany: technical equipment for new sound studio
The foundation has donated 13.9 mill. DKK so far this year. 284 applicants received donations ranging from 1,500 DKK to 4 mill. DKK.
The last board meeting in 2007 will be held on 10 December. Applications to be considered at this meeting must be received by the foundation no later than the end of week 47.
8 October 2007