Release from 26.06.2020

Hidden Heroes: Ice hockey family hands over donation cheque to Caritas

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In the federation, league and club-wide campaign "Hidden Heroes", the ice hockey family collected a total of 10,000 € for Caritas. On Thursday, league manager Christian Feichtinger handed over the cheque to Caritas Salzburg director Johannes Dines on behalf of all donors.

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In the "Hidden Heroes" campaign the ice hockey family used its influence to publicly acknowledge the charitable work of individuals and groups of people in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. On a new web platform, the ice hockey family let these "hidden heroes" shine and collected donations worth €10,000 via the "Charity Hockey Sale", where ice hockey rarities were offered free of charge by leagues, associations and clubs.

Handing over the cheque
On behalf of all donors of the international ice hockey family, league director Christian Feichtinger handed over the donation cheque for €10,000 to director Johannes Dines at the Caritas Salzburg headquarters on Thursday. The donations will be allocated internationally by Caritas Austria according to donor origin and will be forwarded to the respective national Caritas Corona emergency aid organisations.

Caritas Salzburg Director Johannes Dines: "Many thanks in the name of Caritas for this generous donation. We were particularly challenged in the past months: A great number of people have turned to Caritas who could never have imagined that they would one day need help. And we continue to be challenged, as the social effects will only become apparent with a delay. To be able to continue to help people, we depend on the solidarity of all and are very happy about the support of the international ice hockey family."

League Managing Director Christian Feichtinger: "The entire ice hockey family of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga and Alps Hockey League , as well as the respective national federations and associated ice hockey clubs, stand behind the Hidden Heroes campaign. We are very happy to have made a contribution together and thank all supporters. It is a special concern of ours to stand by each other in times of crisis and to be there for each other".

Hidden Heroes - the donation campaign
The coronavirus pandemic marked everyday life in many parts of the world and especially in Central Europe. In order to cope with this exceptional situation, numerous people from the ice hockey family - despite their own risk of infection - put themselves at the service of their neighbours and society. They ensured that daily life was maintained despite massive restrictions. They helped others, gave everything and made a significant contribution to overcoming the crisis.

Those "Hidden Heroes" were asked in front of the curtain to thank them on behalf of all people. On the channels of the participating leagues, associations and clubs, social commitments of individuals but also non-profit group initiatives against the spread of the coronavirus were presented and honoured. In order to offer spotlight to all "Hidden Heroes" - and thus to provide media appeal - a new web platform was launched, which was also used to manage the successful charity hockey sale in favour of Caritas.