“Braas donates deck material for renovation of old barn – meeting place for disabled children and their parents will be considered new 11th, 11th, eleven eleven elsewhere it rains now Kamelle, with us it’s raining new roof stones”. The RBB reporter Andreas Ulrich squats between shrink-wrapped pallets of roof stones from an old barn in Brandenburg, Germany. Around him, several workers unpack the new roof stones and submit them to professional tilers on a scaffold. The aim: for children with disabilities and their parents within 96 hours a meeting place to create. “Old barn must be rehabilitated urgently for Action 96 hours” Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg worked dozens volunteers for four days, the self-help group kids in balance “to assist in the restoration of the barn in the years.

For several months, the members of the initiative use the old building in the small village of Liebenwalde, North of Berlin, for their meetings. While the children play together and play, parents can interact and motivate each other. Florian find friends who accept him and play with him. And I myself have also someone with whom I can talk”, the mother of a boy reported. 380 square meter roof must be newly covered to save the meeting place before the expiration, called on broadcasters to support. In addition to many private workers, craftsmen, the technical relief organization and the volunteer fire brigade participated in the action. The biggest challenge for the volunteer construction crew: 380 square meters of roof space had to be covered completely. To the old Bieber cock brick were removed in laborious hand work.

The problem is that the old brick warp and twist. Since the wind underneath can be anywhere”, explained one of roofing. You then fly up and down can injure the children.” Braas will send trucks with new roof stones until recently was the biggest concern of dedicated parents to drive the roofing tiles for the new cover. Help came from Braas. The company sent a whole new truck without further ADO Roof stones to the construction site. We have heard of this thing, was soon clear to us that we want to help”, reported Braas employees Manfred Braun. As we have told us, we donate just 4,500 roof stones.” Unlike roof tiles from clay roof stones consist of concrete and are thus especially robust. The two materials differ little in their function to protect the House from wind and weather. However roof stones are much more environmentally friendly, because their production consumes much less energy than at the roof tiles”, explains Manfred Braun. The roof holds not only close, but also contributes to environmental protection, looked especially the members of the parent initiative. Children and volunteers celebrate successful action until late into the night, and despite a rain craftsmen moved the red roof tiles. Members of the fire brigade reached them the roof stones piece by piece. Using a small construction elevator, a craftsman was available, the roof work was faster than intended. Short the new barn covering in the light of the camera lights flashed before the end of the 96-hour deadline and children, parents and volunteers celebrated the successful outcome of the action. Visibly stirred thanked Anne Gerlitzke, the kids in balance”with launched had: I’m thrilled. Our biggest concern was that we cannot finance the roof at all. “And that so many come, I would have never expected.” For more information about the products from Braas under: products /…