Opening hearts

From the first day Europa-Park opened its doors in 1975, the company has been involved in social and cultural activities. This commitment is one of the central social cornerstones of the Mack families. High double-digit millions of euros have been donated to charitable causes over the years. In addition, Europa-Park regularly promotes art and cultural exchange. However, this balance sheet is not characterized by numbers, but it is a balance sheet of the heart of a family business that is firmly rooted in the region. The following examples show how Europa-Park provides happy moments not only with its great attractions, but also with other commitments, according to the motto: ‘Open hearts’. Europa-Park is the park of happy hearts.

April 2024
"einfach helfen e.V." receives donation from the "Friederike-Brion-Grundschule" primary school in Meißenheim

Together with head teacher Marlene Haßler, the primary school pupils in Meißenheim presented a generous donation of 1,125 euros to Mauritia Mack and Ludwina Geiger, the first chairwoman of the "einfach helfen e.V." association. The money will be donated to a sick boy who needs numerous therapies to treat his illness.
The 150 primary school pupils spent a day crafting and then sold their creations at the Christmas market in Meißenheim. Accompanied by various programme items, they ceremoniously handed over the money on Monday. Mauritia Mack was delighted with the children's commitment: "It's impressive how much the primary school children are doing for the boy. The money will go directly to the family concerned".

March 2024
Lunch for a good cause: Remarkable commitment to the German Child Protection Association Ortenau e.V.

The 16th charity lunch in aid of the "Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V." took place in Europa-Park's festive Berlin Ballroom. The organisation is committed to ensuring that children in the region have a protected and non-violent youth. At the invitation of the deputy chairwoman of the association, Dipl.-Ing. Mauritia Mack, around 200 committed women from politics, business and culture came to Germany's largest theme park to support the valuable work of the German Child Protection Association. The event raised 28,288 euros for a good cause.

Hiking into spring and helping people: "simply run for simply help" attracted many people to the route

Helping can be so easy. This was once again proven by the many hikers who took part in the event organised by the "einfach helfen e.V." association and the Rheinauen Nature Centre in the municipality of Rust. The 13th edition of the popular spring hike "einfach laufen für einfach helfen" attracted many people who set off on the route to welcome spring. At the same time, visitors to Europa-Park were once again able to experience action-packed attractions and fascinating shows at the pre-opening.
Mayor Kai-Achim Klare was proved right in his welcoming speech: the number 13 was a lucky number. Although the forecast had predicted rain, the hiking group was able to complete the five kilometres in dry weather. A shorter route was chosen this year and the event could only take place on Sunday. Next year, the hike should be possible again for a whole week.

February 2024
Paediatric anaesthesia in the underwater world - Rulantica motifs at Freiburg University Medical Centre

The anaesthesia rooms in the paediatric surgery department at Freiburg University Hospital have been transformed into an impressive underwater world. In a design partnership, Europa-Park financed this redesign as a sponsor. The creative motifs, inspired by the Rulantica water adventure world, aim to create a calming environment for the young patients. At the inauguration of the redesign, the mascots Snorri and Ed Euromaus explored the rooms together with Miriam Mack, owner family Europa-Park.

January 2024
Carolers bring blessings to Europa-Park

In 2023, the carol singers collected more than 45 million euros for a good cause. Once again this year, around 300,000 carol singers travelled throughout Germany to deliver the blessing "Christus mansionem benedicat - Christ bless this house". The motto of the 66th Three Kings' Singing campaign organised by the Children's Missionary Society is "Together for our planet - in Amazonia and worldwide". All 27 dioceses in Germany traditionally take part in the fundraising campaign organised by children for children.
Europa-Park also welcomed a delegation of carol singers from France, Switzerland and parishes from the region. Around 100 kings from the border triangle left their blessing next to Europa-Park's main entrance.

December 2023
Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. at Europa-Park: Carefree hours for the whole family

Mauritia Mack traditionally invites families from the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. (BVKH) to Germany's largest theme park during the winter season. After a delicious lunch together with the wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack and ambassador of the BVKH, the children were delighted to receive lovely presents.
Afterwards, the families were able to explore the 16 European themed areas with their lovely decorations and over 100 attractions. The top-class show programme of the Circus Revue, gingerbread decorating in the Kambly winter bakery and the exhibition "The chickens are laughing - Peter Gaymann's drawings at Europa-Park" were further highlights of the emotional day at Germany's largest theme park.

Brauwerk Baden supports the Mack family's social commitment with 2,000 euros

Brauwerk Baden presented the Mack family with a generous donation totalling 2,000 shortly before Christmas. In keeping with tradition, Michael Nitze, Managing Partner of Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, presented a total of four donation cheques worth 500 euros each to Marianne, Mauritia, Miriam and Katja Mack. Brauwerk Baden has been supporting the work of the voluntary organisations for many years.
Marianne Mack was delighted with the support for her association "Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien" and Mauritia Mack was also delighted to receive the cheque as the first chairwoman of "Einfach helfen e.V.". Miriam Mack as ambassador of the German Children's Charity and Katja Mack at the head of the "Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V." were also delighted with the generous support of 500 euros each.

Over 11,000 euros donated at the "Golden Harps" charity concert

The traditional charity concert by the well-known gospel choir "Golden Harps" in the Europa-Park Dome was a complete success: more than 800 visitors listened to the concert, which raised over 11,000 euros.
In the first part of the evening, the 25 or so volunteer singers from Lahr as well as the experienced soloists and a band delighted the guests with Christmas carols, modern gospel interpretations and well-known pop songs. In the second part, together with the large choir of the musical "Martin Luther King", they gave a musical insight into the eventful life of the civil rights activist. Between the songs, pictures of Martin Luther King were shown and texts about him were read.

Europa-Park invites young people

The Mobile Youth Work Baden-Baden visited Europa-Park in Rust with more than 30 young people. Germany's largest leisure park invited social organisations to spend an eventful day as part of the "Happy Hearts" campaign, according to the city of Baden-Baden.
Due to the short waiting times, the young people were able to use the attractions almost continuously. Jian Bender from Mobile Youth Work and Jonathan Ahonto from Caritas accompanied the group and can look back on a great end to the year. Especially in times of rising prices and challenging situations, the city's social workers are delighted to be able to offer the young people such experiences. "The shining eyes of the young people in front of Europa-Park were fantastic and there couldn't have been a better gift. Many thanks to the organisers of the event for this opportunity," the two summed up.

Christmas surprise from Europa-Park:
Ed Euromaus gives presents to patients at the Centre for Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine in Freiburg

Together with Ed Euromaus, Miriam Mack, ambassador of the German Children's Fund (DKHW), and her sister Monica Meier-Ivancan visited the Clinic for Paediatric Haematology and Oncology in Freiburg. The wife of Michael Mack, Managing Partner of Europa-Park, surprised the patients and nursing staff with numerous gifts.
Miriam Mack: "It is a matter close to my heart to put a smile on the young patients' faces and give them a little bit of the magic of Europa-Park. As a mum of two children, the visit was really emotional for me. I am very grateful for the great work that Dr Tobias Feuchtinger and his team do every day."

Mauritia Mack and head physician Dr Patrick Gerner surprise the young patients together with Ed Euromaus and the winter princess.

Ed Euromaus surprises young patients: Europa-Park's Advent campaign at the Ortenau Children's Hospital

Together with Ed Euromaus and the wintry princess from Germany's largest theme park, Mauritia Mack visited the Ortenau Children's Hospital in her role as patron to give presents to children and young people in the run-up to Christmas. The wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack has been the patron of the children's clinic since summer 2017.
"The Ortenau Children's Clinic with Head Physician Dr Patrick Gerner and his team does valuable and indispensable work for children in our region. I am not only impressed by the wide range of medical services and the high medical quality, but also by how passionately every single member of staff is committed to the children and young people. With our visit to Offenburg, we want to bring some of the magic of Europa-Park to the young patients," says Mauritia Mack.

Skitty action day "Para-Ski Nordic" - Paralympics stars inspire children with disabilities for winter sports

In cooperation with the German Ski Association, Europa-Park is once again offering "Skitty World Nordic" this winter. The cross-country skiing world for children of all ages can be found in the Scandinavian themed area between the festively decorated fir trees and is supervised by professional ski instructors from the Thoma Ski School. On the course, winter sports enthusiasts have lots of fun learning technical and coordination elements of the movement forms "skiing - running - jumping" on two boards.
A special highlight in the "Skitty World Nordic" was the "Para-Ski Nordic" activity day. At this inclusive event, children and young people aged between eight and 13 with physical disabilities, including visual impairments, gained their first experience of Nordic para-skiing.

Inclusive Advent service organised by the "Church at Europa-Park" with more than 200 participants

The International Day of Persons with Disabilities takes place every year and raises social awareness of the needs of people with disabilities worldwide. For the first time, the Advent service, to which the "Kirche im Europa-Park" traditionally invites, was organised in close cooperation with the inclusion officers of the Evangelical Church of Baden and the Inclusion Generations Department of the Archdiocese of Freiburg. More than 200 participants celebrated the atmospheric service in the 4-star superior Hotel Santa Isabel together with the "Kirche im Europa-Park" deacons Andrea Ziegler and Thomas Schneeberger.

Pre-Christmas afternoon for a good cause: Advent hours organised by "Einfach Helfen e.V."

For the 14th time, Mauritia Mack, Chairwoman of the charitable organisation "Einfach Helfen e.V.", invited guests to the Advent Hours. 700 guests enjoyed a colourful show programme with coffee and cake in the festively decorated Europa-Park Dome and made a donation to a good cause. Once again this year, singer and presenter Hansy Vogt delighted the audience with his own songs and created a festive atmosphere.
Mauritia Mack greeted the numerous guests in the packed Europa-Park Dome with personal words: "We remain true to our name. This means that we help people and families in our region who are in great need due to a serious illness or a tragic fate in a quick, uncomplicated and unbureaucratic way. "

Matthias Hirschbolz, treasurer of the Münsterbauverein and the management spokesman of Europa-Park Engelbert Gabriel

November 2023
Benefit dinner show at Europa-Park

Germany's largest theme park and the Freiburger Münsterbauverein e.V. organised the twelfth charity gala as part of the dinner show. The event raised an impressive total of 34,000 euros. In total, Europa-Park was able to raise over 330,000 euros for the renovation work on Freiburg Minster. This year's dinner show "Welcome to Hotel Romantica" thrilled 276 guests in the glamorous "Europa-Park Teatro". The breathtaking performances by the 40 international world-class artists amazed the audience. The exquisite 4-course menu by 2-star chef Peter Hagen-Wiest from "Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant" also enchanted those present.

20th charity gala "Helping helps!" at Europa-Park
94,345 euros for the Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e.V. charity organisation

The 20th charity gala took place at Europa-Park Teatro under the motto "Helping helps!". The hosts of the evening, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Förderverein krebskranker Kinder, Werner Kimmig, and the owner family Mack welcomed around 350 guests, including Paola Felix, Hansy Vogt and Olaf Malolepski, to a glamorous evening. The event raised a total of 94,345 euros, which the Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e.V., which has been supporting young, seriously ill patients for over 40 years, was delighted to receive.

Marianne Mack (left) and Barbara Dickmann, Santa Isabel e.V., welcomed Prof Dr Dietrich Grönemeyer

Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series "New Perspectives" with Prof.Dr.Grönemeyer
Fit to 100 - a question of attitude

As part of the voluntary lecture series "New Perspectives", Professor Dr Dietrich once again spoke at numerous events on a special topic - "Fit to 100 - a question of attitude". He spoke about gentle, alternative treatment methods, the weaknesses of the healthcare system and gave many practical tips on how to grow old healthily. Prof Dr Grönemeyer does not receive any fees and in his spirit, the donations from the evening's guests will be used to support families who have a difficult fate to bear and are dependent on help via Marianne Mack's charity "Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien".

Around 30 schools in one year: showman families visit Europa-Park

As the child of a showman family, you are always on the move. School education in particular therefore comes with special challenges. As part of the "Fit on the road" project, Europa-Park once again welcomed 35 young people and their families travelling on business to the 4-star superior hotel "Santa Isabel". At the invitation of the Mack family, the students and their parents were able to enjoy an eventful day at Europa-Park. Last year, four young people achieved their school-leaving certificate during their trips to Europa-Park with the help of the "Fit unterwegs" programme. Thanks to the initiative of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, which launched the project twelve years ago, 15 children travelling with the project have already successfully completed their school careers.

October 2023
World Hospice Day of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz at Europa-Park

For the ninth time, Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, invited the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e. V. (BVKH) and affected families with a life-shortening child to Germany's largest theme park to celebrate World Hospice Day together. The aim of the day this year was not only to show the support that BVKH needs, but also to ensure that children's hospice work is perceived more positively. The BVKH is politically committed to better framework conditions for children's hospice work and works to bring affected families out of the social margins.
The day started with a varied programme in the Ballroom Berlin of Europa-Park. There, it was also announced that the Children's Life Run will take place again next year under the patronage of Elke Büdenbender. The destination is Germany's largest theme park. This run is intended to draw attention to the important work of children's hospices and to call for more tolerance and openness. After the programme, the families could enjoy a day at Europa-Park.

September 2023
12th Big Charity Flea Market of Santa Isabel e.V.: Thousands of bargain hunters rummage for a good cause

Thousands of flea market lovers came to look around for lots of junk and rarities in the greenhouses of the Europa-Park nursery. For the 12th time, the association "Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien" (Help for Children and Families) with its chairwoman Marianne Mack organised the big flea market for a good cause. Visitors were able to buy unusual pieces of jewellery, porcelain and trendy fashion, win valuable prizes at the raffle or enjoy the afternoon with coffee and cake and musical entertainment. Special thanks go to the many volunteers, donors and sponsors whose support made the event possible. The proceeds of the entire flea market will go undiminished to children and families who have fallen into a difficult life situation through no fault of their own.

Euromaus Charity Golf Cup: Golf Friends Raise 5,500 Euros for a Good Cause

The seventh Euromaus Charity Golf Cup Breisgau in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden raised 5,500 euros for the charitable associations "Einfach helfen e.V." with first chairwoman Mauritia Mack and "Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien" with first chairwoman Marianne Mack. The two associations were set up to provide quick and uncomplicated support for people in difficult life situations and in the event of particularly severe strokes of fate.
The golfers of the Euromaus Charity Golf Cup played a 2-way scramble over 18 holes on the Rebland championship course. There was also a two-hour taster course from the "Swing to win" golf academy. After the sporting event, the participants were able to round off the day in a relaxed atmosphere with a joint buffet. The Euromaus Charity Golf Cup has been held since 2015 under the motto "We play for our region".

Successful autumn festival of "einfach helfen e.V.".

The 12th autumn festival of the association "einfach helfen e.V." and the nature centre of the municipality of Rust was blessed with imperial weather. The 31 degrees reminded more of a midsummer day than an autumn day. No wonder that the chairwoman of the association Mauritia Mack and the whole team as well as mayor Dr. Kai-Achim Klare were beaming with the sun. More than 1000 people found their way to the festival around the Allmendsee. Some children took advantage of the weather to cool off in the fresh water and everyone found a shady spot under the trees.
On Sunday, everything was just right: the great weather, the activities and the atmosphere. Numerous families took advantage of the wide range of activities that the organisers had put together.

Together for a good cause: With the State Family Pass at Europa-Park

Europa-Park, together with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration of Baden-Württemberg, once again welcomed numerous families with the State Family Pass to Germany's largest theme park. More than 300 people received an invitation to visit Europa-Park as part of the campaign day. The lucky participant families were selected by the Verband kinderreicher Familien Deutschland e.V. (Association of Families with Many Children) and ABC-Club e.V. - internationale Drillings- und Mehrlings-Initiative. Thus, especially families with three or more children benefit from the campaign this year.
Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack warmly welcomed the parents and their children at the start of their visit: "We are very happy to welcome numerous families at Europa-Park again this year in the best late summer weather. The sparkle in the eyes of the many children who are looking forward to a day full of fun with their siblings and parents encourages us in our social commitment and illustrates the importance of the state family pass."

Bright eyes: 200 orphans and foster children visit Europa-Park

For many years now, Europa-Park, together with the jewellery company Rauschmayer from Pforzheim, has made it possible for numerous orphans and foster children to spend a carefree day in Germany's largest theme park. Around 200 children from Pforzheim and the Enzkreis region accepted the traditional invitation and experienced an action-packed excursion.
The enthusiastic children explored the 16 European themed areas and made unforgettable memories at more than 100 attractions and shows. The focus was on getting to know each other and exchanging ideas before the day came to a successful conclusion with a pizza meal together. The Mack and Rauschmayer families have been friends for many years and work closely together to support social projects.

August 2023
50 children from Ukraine visit Europa-Park

Once again, children and young people from Freiburg's twin city Lviv spent an eventful day in Germany's largest theme park at the invitation of the owner family Mack. Together with refugee children from Ukraine, they were able to recharge their batteries in the 16 European themed areas and enjoy the more than 100 attractions and shows. The trip to Europa-Park is part of a colourful holiday programme for school children from Lviv, which was organised by the city of Freiburg for the second time. The Mack family is involved in a variety of projects to help Ukraine, and in particular supports families who have found refuge in the region.

Unforgettable dream times with Alexandra Polzin at Europa-Park.

Consciously experiencing the present and enjoying the moments of the here and now. Meeting one's greatest idol, flying in an aeroplane or experiencing a fast-paced rollercoaster ride - that's probably the dream of many children. The non-profit association "Traumzeit e.V. - Herzenswunsch-Aktionen für krebskranke Kinder" fulfilled 17 children and their families with a total of 39 participants an unforgettable experience stay at Europa-Park Erlebnis-Resort. The Traumzeit families visited Europa-Park in Rust accompanied by their patron, German TV presenter Alexandra Polzin.
The association "Traumzeit e.V. - Herzenswunsch-Aktionen für krebskranke Kinder", founded in 2016, currently cares for 93 children and young people and their families. The aim is to forget difficult times with the help of unforgettable activities and moments, to focus on the positive ones and to recharge their batteries with the whole family. Where better to do this than in Germany's largest amusement park?

July 2023
Award ceremony of the German Children and Youth Prize at Europa-Park

At this year's award ceremony in the festive atmosphere of the Europa-Park Teatro, the German Children's Fund awarded projects from Freiburg, Berlin-Neukölln and Lübeck with the German Children and Youth Prize. The winners can look forward to prize money of 6,000 euros each. The German Children and Youth Award recognises projects in which children and young people play an exemplary role in shaping the world in which they live.

The "Special Mentions", which are endowed with 3,000 euros, were awarded this year to projects from Berlin-Charlottenburg, Heidelberg and Wernigerode (Saxony-Anhalt).

SV Rust celebrates its 100th anniversary at Europa-Park

At the celebration of the 100th anniversary of SV Rust 1923 e.V., Roland and Jürgen Mack were appointed honorary members of the club. In doing so, the sports club expressed its gratitude for the great services rendered by the two Europa-Park owners. Jürgen Mack received the certificate from the club on Saturday, Roland Mack will receive it personally at a later date. Armin Kienzler, Chief Financial Officer of SV Rust: "Since 1975, Europa-Park has supported the club financially and with donations in kind as a cooperation partner. Jürgen Mack is still the contact person for SV Rust today. The good partnership is also reflected in the fact that Europa-Park and SV Rust do not have a written agreement, but that word and handshake from both sides are sufficient. And that is exactly why SV Rust would like to appoint Jürgen Mack as an honorary member." Football legend Berti Vogts was also present at the anniversary celebration and praised the extraordinary commitment of Roland and Jürgen Mack to SV Rust.

Barbecue afternoon with Ukrainian pupils at the Camp Resort

For the second time, the Mack family and the mayor of Rust, Dr. Kai-Achim Klare, invited the refugee children and young people from Ukraine, who are taught at the Rust/Kappel-Grafenhausen Community School, to the Camp Resort of Europa-Park at the end of the school year. The children and young people were very happy about the successful barbecue afternoon. As a thank you, the pupils presented Mauritia Mack with self-made cards and gifts in which they were impressed by the support they have received so far.
Since last year, the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau e.V. has received funding from the Munich-based "TRIBUTE TO BAMBI Foundation" for the "Starthilfe jetzt" project when taking in refugees. The chairpersons of the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau e.V. Mauritia Mack, Edith Schreiner and Dr. Hans-Peter Dufner convey the generous sum in their function as chairpersons. The money is urgently needed to finance social and psychological support for underage Ukrainian refugees in Ringsheim and Rust.

Committed pupils

On the initiative of Miriam Mack, 205 pupils of the Freiburg Montessori Centre "Angell" were able to spend a great day at Europa-Park with free tickets. The state-recognised school is run by a non-profit organisation and offers a grammar school, a nursery school, a primary school and a secondary school. Pupils and teachers of the Montessori Centre are involved in social issues in many ways, including as a partner school for the children's charity Unicef since 2014.

June 2023
Ukrainian Father's House children visit Europa-Park

47 Ukrainian Father's House children between 6 and 18 years of age from Freiburg visited Europa-Park together with 20 carers and enjoyed the day in bright sunshine.
In cooperation with the German Family Association (Deutscher Familienverband e.V.), Europa-Park put a big smile on the faces of the Ukrainian Father's House children. Together they made the visit possible. The children and young people are from a children's home near Kiev and have found a new home in Freiburg and the surrounding area with Vaterhaus gGmbH, supervised by Evangelische Stadtmission Freiburg e.V.. Uto R. Bonde, retired vice-president and honorary member of the DFV Bundesverband e.V. Berlin, and Harald Gress, deputy chairman of the Deutscher Familienverband Baden-Württemberg, were on hand to represent the German Family Association.
In addition, the young guests were able to have a small midday snack at the "Bistro Tomi Ungerer" to fortify themselves for the rest of the day.

"On the way TO Where?": Church at Europa-Park welcomes pilgrims to the "Shell in Europe"

More people than ever before made the pilgrimage on the Way of St. James in 2022. By the middle of the year, a new record is already on the horizon for 2023 on Europe's oldest cultural trail. One of the sections on the way to the tomb of the Apostle James in Santiago de Compostela also leads pilgrims from Ettenheim to Rust.
At the "Shell in Europe" event, which takes place annually in cooperation between the Baden St. James Society and the "Church in Europa Park", numerous interested people set out together on this path. After the sending off in the Ettenheim parish church, the pilgrims enjoyed the walk in bright sunshine. Arriving in Rust, they were welcomed with a devotion in the parish church "Petri in Ketten" in Rust.

Europa-Park gets a care room for people with disabilities

More than 17 wheelchair-accessible toilets are already located on the grounds of Europa-Park. Now, a new care room for people with disabilities has opened right next to the main entrance, making it easier for even more people to visit Europa-Park in the future.
The ten-square-metre room is equipped with a height-adjustable couch and a personal lift. People with severe or multiple disabilities can thus change incontinence materials with the support of an attendant. The project was implemented and funded in cooperation with the Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Integration of Baden-Württemberg. In addition, Europa-Park has been pursuing a sustainable strategy towards more accessibility for many years. For example, numerous attractions have been extensively retrofitted and modernised in recent years to enable as many people as possible to ride along.

Oliver and Bianca Kleine, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Stiller, Mauritia and Jürgen Mack

Donation for "Herzklopfen e.V." (Heartbeat)

The exclusive jewellery event of the "Mauritia Mack by LEONARDO" collection took place again in the historic castle park of Europa-Park. With the charity jewellery collection, Germany's largest theme park supports selected social projects together with LEONARDO, Europe's leading lifestyle brand in glass and jewellery. Mauritia Mack has been committed to helping children for many years. That's why it was a special pleasure for her to personally present the generous donation together with the owners and managing directors of the glaskoch company with the LEONARDO brand, Bianca and Oliver Kleine, and her husband Jürgen Mack. 2023, the money raised from the sale of the "Mauritia Mack by Leonardo" charity jewellery collection will go to the "Familienpaten" project of the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau e.V. in Offenburg. Trained, reliable family mentors accompany single families and their children who are in an extremely stressful situation.

May 2023
20,000 Euros for a good cause - Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup

Renate Lingor, Olaf Malolepski, Andrea Spatzek, Max Schautzer and many other celebrities from sports and show business raised 20,000 euros for a good cause at the Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup on the 18-hole course of the Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau e.V.. The donations of the Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup have been going to charitable institutions and projects for more than 20 years. Actor Mark Keller received the cheque for 20,000 euros for the "Brot gegen Not" foundation.
The foundation "Brot gegen Not" (Bread against misery) helps people, mainly youths and young adults, who eke out a living on the streets and are victims of disabilities, war, flight and natural disasters. By helping people to help themselves, "Brot gegen Not" wants to give these people a future, wherever hunger, misery and unemployment are blocking their future. The foundation is non-profit and charitable.

March 2023
Anniversary of the Charity Lunch
Extraordinary commitment for the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V.

The Charity Lunch in aid of the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V. took place at Europa-Park for the 15th time. The association is committed to ensuring that children in the region have a violence-free and sheltered youth. 200 committed women from politics, business and culture came to Germany's largest theme park at the invitation of the association's vice-chairwoman, Dipl.-Ing. Mauritia Mack, to promote the valuable work of the German Child Protection Association. The event raised 30,000 euros for the good cause.

Hiking for a good cause: "simply run for simply help" once again a great success

The weather was kind to the "simply run for simply help" event: Although heavy rain clouds threatened from the sky at the start, they left their wet cargo behind. The numerous walkers walked the five-kilometre route around Europa-Park without getting wet.
The twelfth new edition of "simply run for simply help" was a great success thanks to the event being spread over several days. This was a wise decision last year. Many people were already out and about on the route the week before, supporting the social cause. The event is a successful concept that was created many years ago by the "einfach helfen" association and the Rheinauen Nature Centre in the municipality of Rust, a successful symbiosis. The Mack family is delighted with this trusting co-operation. After the extended walk, this year's guests met at Europa-Park's Camp Resort.

December 2022
More than 10,000 euros donated at "Golden Harps" concert

The traditional benefit concert of the well-known gospel choir "Golden Harps" at Europa-Park at the end of the year was again a great success: More than 800 visitors listened to the concert of the 30-member choir from Lahr, which raised more than 10,000 euros.

Marianne Mack, first chairwoman of the support association "Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families" and Mauritia Mack, first chairwoman of the association "Einfach Helfen e.V.", were happy about the donations for the good cause. With their work, both associations support children and families who are in need due to a severe stroke of fate or an illness.

Europa-Park and the municipality of Rust support Ukrainian pupils

Shortly before Christmas, there was a surprise for the Ukrainian refugees of the primary and community school in Rust: Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa Park owner Jürgen Mack and deputy chairwoman of the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau e.V. (KSB), visited the young people aged six to 14 together with the mayor of the municipality of Rust, Kai-Achim Klare, and distributed small presents from Europa Park.

Mauritia Mack and Kai-Achim Klare also got an idea of the current situation of the Ukrainian pupils, who are being supported by the "Tribute to Bambi Foundation", for example, with 30,000 euros for the "Starthilfe jetzt" project. The money was urgently needed to finance social and psychological support for underage Ukrainian refugees in Ringsheim and Rust. Mauritia Mack, Edith Schreiner and Hans-Peter Dufner had arranged the generous sum in their function as chairpersons of the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau e.V..

Successful year for "Merry Hearts" at Europa-Park

Within the framework of the popular campaign "Merry Hearts", Germany's biggest theme park has again invited social institutions to spend an eventful day at Germany's biggest theme park since the start of the season. Also in the winter season, some groups were allowed to marvel at the festively decorated facades, the glittering Christmas tree baubles and the 3,000 fir trees from the region as well as enjoy adrenaline kicks and a top-class show programme.
The groups were very happy about the Mack family's invitation and were thrilled by the loving design of the 15 European themed areas and the diverse attractions. Among others, the private residential facility "Haus Birkenhof" from Seeheim-Jugenheim, near Darmstadt, visited from Germany. The house offers assisted living for people with mental impairments who are impaired in their way of life and in their participation in society.

Brauwerk Baden supports the Mack family's social commitment at Christmas with 2,000 euros

As is traditional at Christmas, Brauwerk Baden once again supported the social commitment of the Mack family this year. Michael Nitze, Managing Partner of Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, presented a total of four donation cheques, each worth 500 euros, at the Hotel Colosseo. Marianne Mack was delighted with the support for her association "Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien", while Mauritia Mack accepted the cheque as the first chairwoman of "Einfach helfen e.V.", beaming with joy. Miriam Mack as ambassador of the German Children's Charity and Katja Mack at the head of the "Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V." were also delighted with the generous support of 500 euros each.

Ed Euromaus brings a smile to the faces of young patients at the children's hospital

Mauritia Mack visited the Ortenau Children's Hospital in her capacity as patron and surprised the young patients. Together with Ed Euromaus and the wintry princess from Europa-Park, she distributed presents in the highly specialised department of head physician Dr Patrick Gerner in Offenburg. "I would like to draw attention to the indispensable work and the high medical quality of the Ortenau Children's Hospital and hope that our visit will help the young patients to forget their stay at the hospital for a short moment and that we have been able to give them a pinch of the magic of Europa Park to take with them," said Mauritia Mack. She also thanked the entire nursing staff for their tireless efforts.

Advent Hours of "Einfach Helfen e.V." at Europa-Park

Mauritia Mack, chairwoman of the association "Einfach Helfen e.V." and wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, again invited to the cosy Advent Hours. They have been taking place since 2008 and enjoyed great popularity also in the 13th year of their existence: About 600 guests came to the festively decorated Europa-Park Dome. This year, the popular singer and presenter Hansy Vogt was there to accompany the picture show by Ludwina Geiger and Lioba Metz on the Women's Hike with wonderful songs. With his performance, he also supported the work of the association. The new location offered even more space to get in the mood for the wintry season with coffee, cake and varied entertainment while doing good. With their attendance and a donation of 15 euros per person, all those present committed themselves to "Einfach Helfen e.V.".

Benefit gala at Europa-Park: Around 20,000 euros in aid of Freiburg Cathedral

Germany's biggest theme park and the Freiburger Münsterbauverein e.V. invited to the big charity dinner show for the eleventh time. The joint event in the glamorous "Europa-Park Teatro" raised an impressive sum of around 20,000 euros. In the last eleven years, Europa-Park has raised a total of almost 300,000 euros for the renovation of Freiburg Cathedral. In the glamorous "Europa-Park Teatro", the dinner show, which this year was all about love, energy and passion, thrilled around 230 cathedral fans. 40 international world-class artists impressed the audience with artistic masterpieces, live music, comedy, visual poetry and a potpourri of circus and dance art performances. In addition, the guests were treated to an exquisite 4-course menu exclusively created by 2-star chef Peter Hagen-Wiest from "Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant".

Europa-Park supports Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V.

During the winter season at Europa-Park, Mauritia Mack again invited some families of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. (BVKH) to Europa-Park. After a delicious lunch together with the wife of the Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack and ambassador of the BVKH, the children and their parents were happy about beautiful presents and an emotional day in Germany's biggest theme park. "Seeing the beaming eyes of the children and their parents is incredibly moving. It is a matter close to my heart to support the work of BVKH and to draw attention to it. I hope that the families at Europa-Park can gather strength for the big challenges in their everyday lives," says ambassador Mauritia Mack.

October 2022
World Hospice Day: Children's Life Run 2022 ends successfully after six months at Europa-Park

Grand finale on World Hospice Day: After more than 175 days since the start of the Children's Life Run in Berlin, the starter child Rasul carried the angel torch "Angel" to Europa-Park. Here, last Friday, the nationwide campaign, which is under the patronage of Elke Büdenbender, came to a festive conclusion. For six months, children with life-shortening illnesses, together with their families and accompanying persons, covered more than 7,000 kilometres across Germany - whether on foot, by bicycle, wheelchair, carriage or boat. Throughout Germany, they visited more than 120 children's hospice facilities, passed on the Angel Torch and drew attention to the work of children's hospices.

August 2022
Carefree time at Europa-Park for children with cancer

As patron of the association ‘Traumzeit e.V. - Herzenswunsch-Aktionen für krebskranke Kinder’, presenter Alexandra Polzin organised a special stay for two families at the Europa-Park Resort. Founded in 2016, the association currently cares for 90 children and teenagers and their families. The aim is to help them forget difficult times with the help of unforgettable experiences and to recharge their batteries with the whole family. Where better to do this than in Germany's largest theme park? Eventful days in bright sunshine awaited the families, including rides on the water roller coasters Poseidon and Atlantica - SuperSplash. ‘We plan to give a larger group of families with children suffering from cancer a break here in Rust every year, and as soon as we have the required donation amount together, we will book,’ Alexandra Polzin explained.

July 2022
Donation for girls' education in India

The charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ supports selected social projects. This time, 11,000 euros were raised for the ‘Lucy-Hilfswerk - Bildung für Kinder e.V.’. Mauritia Mack has been campaigning for children and especially for women and girls for many years. Therefore, it was a special pleasure for her to personally present the generous donation together with the owners and managing directors of the company ‘glaskoch’ with the brand Leonardo, Bianca and Oliver Kleine, as well as her husband Jürgen Mack. The architect has been working with Europe's leading glass and jewellery company since 2010. Together, the family businesses select a social project every year to which the proceeds are donated. The money from the 2022 jewellery collection will go to the ‘Herzklopfen’ parents' initiative for children with heart disease in South Baden.

Young people present their musical talent

More than 2,000 young musicians meet at Europa-Park for the 21st edition of the Euro Musique Festival. True to the motto ‘Music connects’, musical friendships are forged and cultivated across national borders at the event. The festival opened with the acclaimed finale of the creative song contest ‘Welcome To Europe’. The competition for up-and-coming acts celebrated its 15th anniversary, and for the first time it was supported by both the Ministry of Culture and the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg.

May 2022
Music unites more than 500 pupils from the border triangle

Children and young people from France, Germany and Switzerland come together at Europa-Park for the cross-border choir and dance project ‘Fantastikinder’ (or ‘Enfantastiques’ in French). For this purpose, the participants aged eight to 13 have learned a common repertoire of dances in school lessons. Even though the sequence of steps in the dance can be followed entirely without a language barrier, the pupils also rely on a basic knowledge of the neighbour's language during the exchange encounters. This is how the ‘Fantastikinder’ and ‘Enfantastiques’ were finally able to form a large, cross-border choir at Europa-Park.
The initiative is organised by the Rectorate of the Strasbourg Academy, the Freiburg Regional Council and the Department of Education of the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Michael Mack, managing partner of Europa-Park, supports the project as part of his work as French Honorary Consul, thus promoting cultural exchange between the three countries.

Caritas and Europa-Park thank over 1,000 volunteers

For two years, the traditional ‘Thank You Day’ of the Caritas Association of the Archdiocese of Freiburg for participants of the Voluntary Social Year or Federal Volunteer Service had to take place online. On 10 May 2022, more than 1,000 volunteers can finally celebrate again at Germany's largest theme park. Also special on this day: The Caritas volunteer services celebrate - just like the ‘Thank You Day’ at Europa-Park – their 10-year anniversary. On behalf of the owner family Mack, Jürgen and Mauritia Mack welcome and thank the volunteers, who are allowed to spend a summery day at Europa-Park as a thank you for their social commitment.

March 2022
14th Charity Lunch for a good cause

On 30 March, the 14th Charity Lunch in aid of the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V. takes place at Europa-Park. The association is committed to ensuring that children in the region have a violence-free and sheltered youth. At the invitation of the association's vice-chairwoman, Mauritia Mack, 200 committed women from Ortenau came to the ‘Ballsaal Berlin’ to support the valuable work of the German Child Protection Association. The event raises 31,224 euros for the good cause.

‘Einfach helfen’ collects donations for Ukraine aid projects

The eleventh edition of ‘einfach laufen für einfach helfen’ in cooperation with the Nature Centre of the municipality of Rust is a success in three respects. The new concept with the extension over several days staggers the event, the weather is right and the donations support Ukraine aid projects in the region. After the five-kilometre hike through the Rhine meadows, the participants met at the lake of the Europa-Park Camp Resort.

Diverse help for people in need

The Europa-Park owner family Mack and the entire team of the Europa-Park Resort are shocked by the human tragedies in the wake of the Ukraine war. As a relief measure, 70 refugee women and children from Ukraine were spontaneously taken in at the hotel ‘Colosseo’. Although Europa-Park was in its winter break at the time, some attractions were open especially for the families from Ukraine. Furthermore, the charity association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, founded by Marianne Mack in 2005, donated a large sum for Ukrainian orphans. Likewise, Mauritia Mack with her non-profit association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ also campaigned for people who had to flee from Ukraine to the region and supported them with a generous donation.

January 2022
Carolers deliver blessing

Every year, around 300,000 carol singers in Germany bring the blessing ‘Christus mansionem benedicat - Christ bless this house’ and collect donations for children in need. This year, the campaign's motto was ‘Get healthy - stay healthy. A child's right worldwide’. For the 16th time, the carol singers came to Europa-Park on 8 January. At the entrance to the ‘Voletarium’ attraction, a king and his star bearer from the community of Forst near Karlsruhe left their blessing for the coming year.

December 2021
Brauwerk Baden supports social commitment of the Mack family

It is already a tradition that Michael Nitze, managing partner of the Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, presents Marianne and Mauritia Mack with a special surprise just in time for Christmas. He had 500 euros each in his luggage, which he donated to Marianne Mack's association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ and to the association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ with chairwoman Mauritia Mack. The German Children's Charity with Miriam Mack as ambassador and the ‘Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V.’ with chairwoman Katja Mack were also pleased with the generous cheque.

November 2021
219,031.76 Euros for ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ (Support Association for Children with Cancer)

After an involuntary break of one year, the 18th Charity Gala takes place on 18 November under the motto ‘Helping helps!’. The hosts of the evening, the chairman of the board of trustees of the Freiburg ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’, Werner Kimmig, and the owner family Mack welcome about 300 guests to a glamorous evening in the Europa-Park Arena - among them Paola Felix, Karlheinz Kögel, Christina Obergföll as well as the multiple gold medallist at the Paralympics, Alexander Spitz. The event and donations from last year's cancelled gala raised a total of 219,031.76 euros.

Olympic champion Aline Rotter-Focken becomes Katharinenhöhe ambassador

In December, a group from Katharinenhöhe in Schönwald was invited by Marianne Mack to visit Europa-Park. Katharinenhöhe is an after-care facility for children and young people with severe cancer and heart disease. The association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Santa Isabel - Help for Children and Families) with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack has been supporting the facility for ten years with valuable on-site projects and a fundraising campaign that has already collected more than 1.8 million euros. Aline Rotter-Focken, Olympic wrestling champion, is also committed to Katharinenhöhe. During the winter press tour at Europa-Park, she was appointed ambassador of Katharinenhöhe. As a small start-up aid, Marianne Mack presented her and thus Katharinenhöhe with a cheque for 10,000 euros on behalf of ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

Europa-Park supports Ukraine aid

At the ‘Charity Balloon Event’, Germany's largest theme park collects 3,271 euros for people in need. The owner family Mack is shocked by the human tragedies in the wake of the Ukraine war and wants to help. The ‘Charity Balloon Event’ is just one of numerous activities that have taken place. For one hour, a total of 13 hot-air balloons floated above the Europa-Park Resort, consisting of Europa-Park, the water world Rulantica and the hotels, thus setting a sign for peaceful coexistence. The proceeds from the sale of the balloon ride tickets were donated in full by Europa-Park to an aid organisation.

Caritas and Europa-Park thank more than 1,800 volunteers

The Corona crisis has highlighted the great importance of social commitment at all levels of society. For this reason, the Caritasverband für die Erzdiözese Freiburg and Europa-Park decided to thank more than 1,800 volunteers for their commitment with an invitation to Europa-Park. Representing the many participants, Jürgen and Mauritia Mack welcomed a delegation of volunteers, including four young people from Brazil.

Virtual Park Tour on the Occasion of World Hospice Day

This year, Europa-Park once again invited families with seriously ill children to spend a wonderful day in Germany's largest theme park. Mauritia Mack, ambassador of the German Children's Hospice Association (BVKH), and Sabine Kraft, managing director of the German Children's Hospice Association, bring the 15 European themed areas into the living rooms at home via a virtual tour. Mauritia Mack, patron of World Hospice Day, has been supporting the impressive work of the BVKH for many years and is thus particularly committed to making society aware of the concerns of children with life-shortening illnesses.

10th Charity Flea Market of the ‘Santa Isabel’ Charity

On 9 and 10 October, the tenth flea market for people in need, initiated by the charity ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (‘Santa Isabel - Help for Children and Families’) with its chairwoman Marianne Mack, took place in the nursery of Europa-Park. A great many flea market lovers came to look around the greenhouses for lots of treasures and knick-knacks. Even Twitch and YouTube star Knossi didn't miss out on the charity event during his visit to Europa-Park. All the proceeds of the flea market went to children and families who have found themselves in a difficult life situation through no fault of their own.

Bringing the cycles of nature closer

The school garden campaign ‘My little beautiful garden’ of the Burda publishing house takes place for the third time this year with the support of Europa-Park in the hotel ‘Bell Rock’. Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, is among the guests. The aim of the campaign is to introduce children of primary school age to the cycles of nature in the ‘green classroom’ and to convey an awareness of healthy and enjoyable nutrition with fruit, herbs and vegetables grown together. This topic is also close to the heart of jury member Miriam Mack. Together with her sister Monica Meier-Ivancan and presenter Alexander Mazza, she is an ambassador for the Burda campaign.

September 2021
With the Family Pass to Europa-Park

For more than 40 years, the ‘Landesfamilienpass’ has helped families in Baden-Württemberg to spend more time together. This year, Europa-Park and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration once again welcomed numerous families. On 7 September, around 300 people were invited to visit Europa-Park. The families had been chosen by the state association of the German Child Protection League, whose representative Heike Reuter, member of the state board, came to Europa-Park. Mauritia Mack, Deputy Chairwoman of the Ortenau District Association of the Child Protection League, together with the Chairwoman of the Board Edith Schreiner, were pleased to give the families a unique break and a day full of fun.

August 2021
Unforgettable dream times with Alexandra Polzin at Europa-Park

Flying in a hot air balloon, doing five loops on a roller coaster or shaking hands with your favourite footballer - that's what many children wish for. But dreams like these help seriously ill children in particular not to lose courage during hospital stays and lengthy treatments. The non-profit association ‘Traumzeit für krebskranke Kinder’ (Dream Time for Children with Cancer) supports them in this. On 26 and 27 August, such a dream came true for 24 children and their families. Accompanied by their patron, TV presenter Alexandra Polzin, the Traumzeit families visited Europa-Park and the Rulantica water world. The association, founded in 2016, currently cares for 88 children and young people with their families.

‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign exceptionally until December

As part of the popular ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign, Europa-Park once again invited social institutions to spend an eventful day in Germany's biggest theme park since 23 August. As the spring campaign could not take place due to the Corona pandemic and the lockdown, Europa-Park ran ‘Frohe Herzen’ for the first time and exceptionally until December. Thus, every day, except on weekends, four groups with a maximum of 50 people each could experience extraordinary hours free of charge.

June 2021
German-French youth project

Around 60 young Germans and French people with different profiles started a project called ‘German-French Youth Voices’. They want to build a bridge between the two countries, develop and realise ideas. The initiative is under the patronage of the presidents of the Franco-German friendship groups of the National Assembly and the German Bundestag (Christophe Arend and Gunther Krichbaum) and involve large companies, including Europa-Park.

May 2021
Europa-Park is a role model in the Corona crisis

Europa-Park is the only theme park that belongs to the ‘Exemplary Companies in the Crisis’. This was the result of a study of the same name by the F.A.Z. Institute and IMWF (Institute for Management and Economic Research). The study honours companies from various sectors in Germany that have shown particular social commitment during the Corona crisis and have fulfilled their social responsibility through donations, support initiatives or special goodwill.

Brauwerk Baden supports commitment of the Mack family

tFor Michael Nitze, managing partner of Brauwerk Baden in Offenburg, it has been a great concern for years to support the voluntary work of the Mack family as the oldest cooperation partner of Europa-Park. Just in time for Christmas, Nitze handed over 500 euros each to Marianne Mack's association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and to the association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ with its chairwoman Mauritia Mack. The German Children's Charity with Miriam Mack as ambassador and the ‘Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V.’ with chairwoman Katja Mack were grateful for the donation of 500 euros each.

October 2020
16,000 euros for the Federal Children's Hospice Association

Last year, 16,000 euros were raised with the charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ for the benefit of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz (BVKH). As ambassador of the non-profit association and patron of the World Hospice Day at Europa-Park, Mauritia Mack has been committed to the BVKH for many years and supports the interests of children with life-shortening illnesses. Therefore, it was a special pleasure for her to personally present the generous donation to BVKH Managing Director Sabine Kraft together with her husband Jürgen Mack and the owners of Leonardo, Bianca and Oliver Kleine, on 4 October.

Anita and Alexandra Hofmann shoot music video again at Europa-Park

These are ‘wild times’: Corona pandemic, lockdown, economic crisis. It is precisely this extraordinary year that the Schlager stars Anita and Alexandra Hofmann sing about in their latest album. The sisters used the summer for a new edition of their successful LP. The ‘Wilde Zeiten’ deluxe edition was released in late autumn with eight more songs and two remix versions. Europa Park served as the backdrop for the music video for the hit ‘Sins of the Night’.

September 2020
Cooperation between Europa-Park and Franziska van Almsick

Swimming star Franziska van Almsick and Europa-Park are expanding their cooperation and are jointly committed to helping more children learn to swim. ‘If the Mack family can't do it, who can?’ This is how Franziska van Almsick expressed her enthusiasm about the new water world at the opening of Rulantica. Europa-Park supports Franziska van Almsick in an important social cause: With her foundation, the former swimming world champion has been working for years to ensure that more children can swim safely again.

Miriam Mack visits aftercare clinic Tannheim

At the invitation of the German Children's Cancer Foundation, Miriam Mack, ambassador of the German Children's Charity, visited the after-care clinic Tannheim in the Black Forest on 21 September 2020 together with Ed Euromaus to give the children a wonderful afternoon. A 45-minute show programme with artists from Europa-Park made the little patients' eyes light up and the children's laughter echo across the grounds of the aftercare clinic. As a further highlight, Miriam Mack handed out 100 plush mice on the occasion of World Children's Day. The clinic is designed to provide holistic care for families. Families with severely chronically ill children can spend four weeks working through the consequences of the respective illness and gain new strength.

July 2020
‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ hands over new e-bike

For nine-year-old Lena Marie from Freudenstadt, 29 July was a very special day: finally, her mother was able to receive the long-awaited e-bike with which the charity ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ supports the family. The young girl, who was born with Ullrich-Turner syndrome, loves extensive bicycle trips with her mother, but she needed a new bike to pull her daughter's special trailer. The chairwoman of the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ charity, Marianne Mack and Michael Thoma, were very happy to be able to fulfil this heart's desire for the family. The company Reifen & Zweirad Schönstein from Rheinhausen also participated in the good deed with special conditions.

Sculpture ‘Love Hate’ at the main entrance of Europa-Park

The Berlin artist Mia Florentine Weiss sees the monumental sculpture entitled ‘Love Hate’, which was on display at the main entrance of Europa-Park for months, as a commitment to a united Europe and a clear signal against hate and for love. Within a very short time, the more than five-metre wide and 2.5-metre high steel sculpture became a popular selfie spot for park visitors. Mia Florentine Weiss wants to set a sign for Europe with the steel work of art. ‘Love-Hate’ sculptures have also been on display in Berlin, Brussels and Prague.

May 2020
Sweet Easter surprise

The doctors and staff of the University Hospital Freiburg and the Ortenau Hospital are happy about a sweet Easter surprise - Europa-Park gave the heroes in the fight against the Corona virus chocolate bunnies as a thank you for their tireless efforts. ‘We are extremely grateful for this gesture of solidarity by the Mack family, because in these difficult times the staff of the clinics are at the breaking point almost every day and take a greater risk for the general public than anyone else,’ emphasised Christian Keller, Managing Director of the Ortenau Clinic.

April 2020
Europa-Park gives care staff rain ponchos for protection

As a sign of friendship between the Mack family of entrepreneurs and Brigitte Klinkert, President of the Haut-Rhin département, Europa-Park has donated 25,000 rain ponchos for care staff to the département. These were distributed in Alsace to the carers of various homes for the elderly, children and the disabled, as well as to domestic helpers, and used as protective clothing. Michael Mack, Honorary Consul of France, underlined: ‘I thank the care staff for their great commitment. With this donation, we also want to set a sign for the German-French friendship.’

Bringing colour into everyday life with flickflack and juggling

Europa-Park had a very special surprise in store for the residents of the St. Katharina home in Endingen am Kaiserstuhl and the AWO senior citizens' centre Ludwig-Frank-Haus in Lahr on 15 April 2020. In order to make the grey everyday life without visits during Corona times a little more colourful, the residents of the senior homes were allowed to marvel at the acrobatic arts of the Brazilian artist team Up Leon from their balconies and windows. The crew has been enchanting visitors at Germany's largest theme park for many years.

Europa-Park donates food for Tafel Herbolzheim

Drinks, fresh fruit and vegetables, eggs and cornflakes – Europa-Park has been supporting the Herbolzheim food bank with food for many years and especially during the Corona pandemic. Food is regularly brought to Herbolzheim from both the Europa-Park hotels and the logistics centre to help people in the region who urgently need support. ‘The Mack family is a great help to us. We get less and less food from markets and bakeries. We can compensate for this with the donations from Europa-Park and thus help many people in need in these difficult times,’ says Lilli Ruddies, who manages the Tafel distribution point.

March 2020
Roland Mack donates redesigned outpatient area for Freiburg children's hospital

For his 70th birthday in October, Roland Mack received a unique gift from the team of Europa-Park's construction department: In close cooperation with the Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine of the University Hospital Freiburg, the outpatient waiting area, which was getting on in years, was extensively renovated by Mack Solutions. On 3 March 2020, the result was presented and ceremoniously handed over.

February 2020
3,500 euros for social commitment of the Ladies Mack

For the fourth time, visitors of the ‘Ladies Only Festival’ as well as the ‘Euro Dance Festival’ at Europa-Park could take part in a ticket raffle for the benefit of the associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’. With over 8,000 participants, the two events are among the largest of their kind worldwide. The prizes included tickets with overnight stays in the Europa-Park adventure hotels for the festivals in the following year. The raffle raised a total of 3,500 euros.

28,500 euros for the German Child Protection Association

Every year in January, around 200 committed ladies from the Ortenau region prove what women's power, friendly ties and regional cohesion can achieve: For the 13th time, they met at the hotel ‘Santa Isabel’ of Europa-Park for a charity lunch in aid of the Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau. The event raised 28,500 euros. The board of the non-profit association, which consists of Edith Schreiner, Mauritia Mack and Hans-Peter Dufner, had invited the guests

December 2019
2,000 euros for the social commitment of the Mack ladies

As in previous years, Michael Nitze, managing partner of the Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, had a special surprise in store for the Mack family just in time for Christmas: He donated 500 euros each to Marianne Mack's association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and to the association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ with chairwoman Mauritia Mack. The German Children's Charity with Miriam Mack as ambassador and the ‘Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V.’ with chairwoman Katja Mack were grateful for the generous donation of 500 euros each.

Traditional benefit concert by the Golden Harps

At the end of the year, music lovers were in for another special treat. On 27 December, the traditional charity concert of the ‘Golden Harps’ took place. The approximately 30-strong choir from Lahr has been amazing guests with its gentle yet powerful gospel rhythms for over 20 years. The volunteer singers were accompanied by a band of several members and experienced soloists during their performance in the Europa-Park-Dome. Half of the proceeds and donations from the concert went to Marianne Mack's support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ and half to Mauritia Mack's non-profit association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’. Both are committed to helping people and families in need in the region.

Europa-Park supports the Federal Association of Children's Hospices

On 21 December, a number of families of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz (BVKH) were once again invited to Europa-Park. In the 15 European themed areas decorated for Christmas with more than 100 attractions and shows, the children together with their parents and siblings were able to experience a carefree day full of beautiful moments. Especially the lovely post office ‘Himmelspforte’, the sparkling circus revue as well as the colourful Ferris wheel Bellevue thrilled young and old. Another highlight was the meeting with Mauritia Mack, long-time ambassador of the Federation, in the ‘Narrenscheune’ in the Deutsche Allee. In addition to an exciting artist performance, the wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack and Ed Euromaus provided small pre-Christmas gifts for beaming faces. ‘Supporting the work of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz is a matter of the heart for me. It is incredibly moving and beautiful to see how much the families enjoy the carefree hours,’ said the ambassador.

Ed Euromaus surprises children at the oncology clinic in Freiburg

Together with Ed Euromaus, Miriam Mack, ambassador of the German Children's Charity (DKHW), visited the clinic for paediatric haematology and oncology in Freiburg on 10 December. With numerous gifts, the wife of Michael Mack, managing partner of Europa-Park, put a smile on the faces of the patients and the nursing staff. The personal meeting with Ed Euromaus and the Christmas elves gave the families the opportunity to escape the daily routine of the clinic for a short time every year. Miriam Mack on her visit to the children's ward: ‘It is a matter close to my heart to bring the little patients great joy with our Christmas campaign. They will also be visiting Europa-Park soon, which makes the children's eyes light up and hopefully makes their stay in hospital a bit easier.’

Atmospheric afternoon in the run-up to Christmas

On 3 December 2019, the ‘Ballsaal Berlin’ was shining in festive splendour when Mauritia Mack invited guests to the annual Advent Hours. For the twelfth time in a row, the chairwoman of the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack organised this special event. With coffee, cake and varied entertainment, visitors can get in the mood for the Christmas season and do good at the same time. All proceeds from the event went to the non-profit organisation ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’.

Benefit gala: Around 37,000 euros in aid of Freiburg Cathedral

On 2 December 2019, Europa-Park and the Freiburger Münsterbauverein (Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association) invited to the big benefit dinner show for the ninth time. In the glamorous Europa-Park Teatro, 25 top international artists transported the 360 guests to the dazzling New York of the 1970s. For over three and a half hours, the friends of the Minster were able to immerse themselves in a fantastic world of entertainment and enjoy a unique combination of artistic masterpieces, live music and comedy. In addition, two-star chef Peter Hagen-Wiest from the ‘Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant’ enchanted those present in the evening with an exquisite four-course menu. The joint charity event raised an impressive sum of almost 37,000 euros. In total, Europa-Park has raised more than 250,000 euros for the renovation of Freiburg Cathedral over the past nine years.

Eckart von Hirschhausen: ‘Humour helps to heal’.

Stormy applause already as the speaker entered the Europa-Park-Dome through a side door. More than 1,000 guests were eagerly awaiting Eckart von Hirschhausen, physician, cabaret artist and presenter, who was speaking as part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. He spoke about how medical content can be conveyed in a humorous way and how belly laughter can be used to give lasting tips and messages that stay in the memory. With his foundation ‘Humor hilft heilen’ (Humour helps to heal), he initiates projects and activities nationwide to make the mood in hospitals more cheerful - true to the motto: ‘Healthy people can laugh themselves sick - and sick people can laugh themselves healthy.’

‘Bring colour into your life!’

What is your favourite colour? Red or green? You would never wear orange but find a bright blue irresistible? The colours we love say a lot about us, because they represent parts of our personality. Colours are not just colourful - they have power and impact. It is the colours of our clothes, our living spaces and the workplace that often influence us unconsciously, but also have a special effect on other people. On 9 and 12 October, Karsten Homann spoke about this colourful topic as part of Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. The speaker, in whose veins ‘colour’ flows, received no fee. The guests' donations of twelve euros per audience member were passed on directly to people in need who have to bear a heavy fate via Marianne Mack's support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’.

Joint commitment of the ‘Kirche im Europa-Park’ and ‘missio’.

For many years, there has been a close cooperation between Europa-Park and the international Catholic mission organisation ‘missio Aachen’. Christian charity is the main focus for the owner family Mack, as Jürgen Mack emphasised at a meeting. Since 2005, the ‘Kirche im Europa-Park’ (Church at Europa-Park) with the two park chaplains Andreas Wilhelm and Martin Lampeitl has offered a contact point and a place of peace amidst the lively hustle and bustle. In addition, more than 100 baptisms and weddings are celebrated in Germany's largest theme park every year. At a meeting of missio Aachen employees with Jürgen and Mauritia Mack, the Europa Park owner reaffirmed his commitment to humanitarian aid. As part of the ‘MyMission’ campaign, which also made a stop at the Norwegian stave church of Germany's largest theme park, the aid organisation offered people the opportunity to answer the question of what drives them in their lives. Jürgen Mack spontaneously named his very own mission: ‘To make people happy’.

Rummage and rummage for a good cause

Flea market lovers got their money's worth at the big charity flea market on 5 and 6 October. Bargain hunters and collectors of rarities were cordially invited to rummage to their hearts' content in the Europa-Park garden centre. In addition to many rarities, visitors could look forward to the flea market fashion show, a large raffle with great prizes and the children's entertainment. The donations from the flea market were donated to the ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ support association for people in need who have found themselves in a difficult life situation through no fault of their own.

Steffi Jones new patron of the Federal Children's Hospice Association

The Federal Association for Children's Hospices (BVKH) was pleased to welcome a very special supporter: In future, Steffi Jones will support children's hospice work in Germany as patron of the Federal Children's Hospice Foundation. The former national football player and coach took on this new task on the occasion of World Hospice Day. At the invitation of long-time ambassador Mauritia Mack, the BVKH has been able to celebrate this special day at Europa-Park since 2015. Germany's largest amusement park offers the perfect setting for both joy and encounters.

September 2019
Action day Landesfamilienpass

More than 300 guests of all ages enjoyed a visit to Europa-Park! Numerous families with a disabled child had accepted the joint invitation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration Baden-Württemberg and Europa-Park. In the impressive ‘Ballroom Berlin’, State Secretary Bärbl Mielich, the Managing Director of the State Association for People with Physical and Multiple Disabilities Baden-Württemberg, Jutta Pagel-Steidl, and Felix Heuberger from Europa-Park welcomed the participants of the ‘Action Day State Family Passport’. After a warm welcome and a colourful show programme, the families joyfully went on a discovery tour in the 15 European themed areas. Children with disabilities and special needs were also able to visit many of the over 100 attractions and experience an unforgettable day together with their parents and siblings.

Santa Isabel’ and ‘Einfach helfen’ are happy about 5,000 euros

The ‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’ took place for the fifth time on 14 September at the Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden. Participants had the opportunity to test their golf skills on the championship course Rebland in an 18-hole tournament and on the short course Heckenrose in a nine-hole tournament. For newcomers, the ‘Swing to win’ golf academy offered a two-hour taster course. The proceeds from green fees and donations in the amount of 5,000 euros went again in equal parts to the charitable associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ with its chairwoman Marianne Mack and to ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ with its chairwoman Mauritia Mack. Both associations support people in the region who are in a difficult life situation and urgently need help due to illness or a stroke of fate.

August 2019
Cycling through Germany for a good cause

On 31 July 2019, Andreas Eckermann from South Baden kicked off a charity bike tour from the southernmost point of Baden-Württemberg in Grenzach-Wyhlen to the northernmost point of Germany on Sylt. On 1 August, he also made a stop at Europa-Park. The 36-year-old has been an ambassador for the Federal Children's Hospice Association for four years and collected donations in the run-up to and during the 1,100-kilometre tour for the association, which supports the 40,000 children and young people in Germany with life-shortening illnesses and thus also supports those affected from the region. Andreas Eckermann rode his racing bike in stages of between 80 and 150 kilometres per day through five federal states. He rode the tour alone and also visited various companies and institutions to draw attention to the important children's hospice work. All the costs of the tour, such as accommodation and food, were covered by him, so that 100 per cent of the donations went to the Federal Children's Hospice Association.

1,400 euros for the social commitment of the Mack ladies

At the 18th International Europa-Park Cup, one of the biggest youth tournaments in Germany, the SV Rust collected a small contribution from the spectators parking on its premises for the first time. This campaign raised 1,400 euros, which SV Rust has now donated. The board of the sports club was able to hand over 700 euros each to the first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, Marianne Mack, and to the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ with its first chairwoman Mauritia Mack. Both voluntary associations support children and families in the region who are in need due to a severe stroke of fate or illness and require quick, uncomplicated help.t, leo eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc,

July 2019
10,000 kilometres from west to east

They are young, hungry for adventure, enthusiastic Europeans and want to do good: together, Delphine (27), Maximilian (29) and Thibaut (27) went to the start of ‘Europ'Raid 2019’ and combined their love of travel with social commitment. In order to be able to take part in the sixth edition of the big charity rally, which leads across 22 countries from Western to Eastern Europe in just three weeks, the German-French trio diligently collected donations. On their way across the continent, the ‘Raid Rocket’ team not only wanted to explore the beauty and diversity of Europe, but also call for solidarity and support poorer regions. Europa-Park, which is a unique place of encounter, joy and togetherness, supported them with donations in kind. Among other things, 70 kilograms of school supplies were on board the red Peugeot 205 in which the friends set off from France on 27 July and completed the 10,000-kilometre route.

25,000 euros for Ortenau Children's Hospital

With the charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ and support from Regine Sixt, 25,000 euros were raised in 2018 for the children's clinic at the Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg-Kehl. Mauritia Mack took over the patronage for this in summer 2017. This is another reason why the mother of two was particularly pleased to be able to present the generous donation to head physician Stefan Stuhrmann and his team together with the owners of Leonardo, Bianca and Oliver Kleine, at Europa-Park. The architect has been working with Europe's leading glass supplier since 2010 and selects a social project each year to which the proceeds are donated.

June 2019
Pilgrimage with the Church in Europa-Park

Already for the 14th time, the event ‘Shell in Europe’ invited pilgrim friends to a joint hike. On 29 and 30 June 2019, this provided the ideal opportunity for an interesting exchange and exciting encounters. Under the motto ‘Pilgrimage - those who move have a reason: motives for pilgrimage’, the Baden St. James Society in cooperation with the ‘Church in Europa-Park’ welcomed all those interested in the parish church of St. Bartholomew in Ettenheim. The destination of the pilgrimage was the hotel ‘Santa Isabel’.o eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc,

The psychology of a successful life

66 percent of Germans say they are happy at the moment. 28 percent even believe that they will be even happier in five years. But in surveys, more than half say they have been unlucky rather than lucky in their lives so far (source YouGov study 2019). So what is happiness? How neuroscientist Volker Busch interprets ‘luck’ was the subject of his lecture as part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series on 16 May at the hotel ‘Colosseo’.

‘Laureus Sport for Good’ on a visit

This year's ambassador meeting of ‘Laureus Sport for Good’ took place from 3 to 5 June 2019 at Europa-Park. Together with well-known ambassadors such as Roman Weidenfeller, Thomas Morgenstern, Fredi Bobic and Timo Bracht, the Laureus team spent two wonderful days in Germany's largest theme park. For many years now, the non-profit foundation has been pursuing the goal of connecting people of all backgrounds and cultures through sport. For this year's ambassadors' meeting, there was therefore no more suitable place than Europa-Park, where a borderless Europe with international guests has been lived every day since 1975.

Lebenshilfe workshops produce for Europa-Park

The slatted frames of the almost 600 children's beds of the new ‘Krønasår - The Museum-Hotel’ were manufactured by the Lebenshilfe (WDL) workshops in the Baden-Baden - Bühl - Achern region. On behalf of Europa-Park, 14 WDL employees processed more than 19,000 slats and over 3,000 metres of centre belts for the grids. On 25 June 2019, the highly motivated craftsmen inspected their results in the ‘Krønasår’ and then enjoyed a carefree day at Europa-Park. The partners already cooperated very successfully with each other in 2012, when WDL produced over 400 slatted frames for the ‘Bell Rock’ themed hotel.

May 2019
High school students from Hausach win international maths competition

The Ballroom Berlin at Europa-Park will once again be the show stage for the final of ‘Mathematics without Borders’ on 29 May 2019, where around 350 clever brains will solve tricky maths problems under time pressure. Pupils from Germany, France and Switzerland are confronted with nine different tasks over three rounds. The complex equations and geometric tasks had to be solved in three minutes and partly also in a foreign language. With 131 points, the pupils of the Robert-Gerwig-Gymnasium achieved the highest score of all twelve participating classes. A total of twelve classes qualified for the decisive competition in Germany's largest amusement park. Second place was secured by the Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium from Grenzach-Wyhlen, and third place went to the Kantonsschule Zürich Oberland from Switzerland.

Fairytale May at Europa-Park

On 11, 18 and 19 May, Ed Euromaus and his friends celebrated the ‘Fairytale Festival’ and invited young and old to join in. Magical hands-on activities in Grimm's Fairytale Forest were waiting to delight the younger guests in particular. On 12 May, the focus was also on mothers. The ‘Fairytale Mother's Day’ provided great surprises not only for the children. On 13 May, the fifth Franco-German Fairytale Project organised a rally in Grimm's Fairytale Forest with 800 participants from both countries.

Hollywood star Ralf Moeller accepts 20,000 euros for ‘skate-aid’

The German-American actor and ‘skate-aid’ ambassador Ralf Moeller was delighted to receive a donation of 20,000 euros at the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golfcup’ on 6 May. For years, well-known personalities from sports and show business have been supporting charitable causes with the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup’. Sven Ottke, Jan Hartmann, Ireen Sheer, Wolfgang Bosbach and many other celebrities played on the 18-hole course of the Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau e.V. and supported ‘skate-aid’ this time. The non-profit organisation stands for a holistic, self-determined approach to supporting young people in the context of youth welfare, sport, culture and international understanding.

April 2019
What the heart does not forgive

Professor Friedhelm Beyersdorf, medical director of the Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Heart Centre Freiburg-Bad Krozingen, cares about every heart and especially the small, weak ones. On his initiative, ‘Save Children's Hearts’ was founded in 2002, a non-profit association that treats children with congenital heart defects from countries with underdeveloped medical care. They come seriously ill from Nigeria, Kenya or El Salvador to the University Children's Hospital in Freiburg. Sometimes these children are only a few months old and have to endure serious operations in order to survive. What does the heart forgive and how can it be protected? As part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, Friedhelm Beyersdorf provided comprehensive, competent and understandable information and answered questions on 2 April. Friedhelm Beyersdorf did not receive a fee and the guests' donations from the tickets of twelve euros each via Marianne Mack's support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ will help to alleviate some of the heartache.

Health challenge at Europa-Park

Just in time for the start of the season on 6 April, the 4,150 employees of Germany's biggest theme park will experience a very special offer: Patrick Heizmann, the well-known fitness coach and best-selling author, has developed a twelve-week challenge especially for Europa-Park employees. With various tasks on the topics of eating, drinking and exercise, the expert motivates for twelve weeks with the aim of sustainably improving the personal lifestyle. To kick things off, Heizmann offers the park employees a humorous impulse lecture in the ice stadium.

March 2019
3,500 euros for a good cause

The ‘Ladies Only Festival’ and the ‘Euro Dance Festival’ took place at Europa-Park at the beginning of March. With a total of over 8,000 participants, the two events are among the largest of their kind worldwide. At the ‘Ladies Only Festival’, the women are among themselves and enjoy the choice of 160 workshops over three days. The dancers at the ‘Euro Dance Festival’ then get their money's worth in more than 600 workshops led by numerous world and European champions as well as well-known TV stars. For the third time, guests could take part in a ticket raffle for the benefit of the associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’. The associations support families from the region who are often in need through no fault of their own. Tickets for the 2020 festivals as well as matching overnight stays in Europa-Park's adventure hotels were up for grabs. The raffle raised a total of 3,500 euros, again surpassing last year's amount.
February 2019

Almost 400,000 euros for Katharinenhöhe

For eight years now, Marianne Mack and her association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ have been supporting Katharinenhöhe, a family-oriented cancer after-care clinic in Schönwald in the Black Forest. A very important institution that finances all necessary purchases only through donations. Marianne Mack brought together four strong partners and launched a fundraising campaign in November 2018 under the motto ‘Together for Katharinenhöhe - help and win’. The sum of donations that could be handed over to Katharinenhöhe on 22 February 2019 speaks for itself: 391,226.88 euros, of which Stephan Maier, director of the aftercare clinic, was more than overwhelmed.
Christian Streich receives the Goldene Narrenschelle 2019
The new winner of the Goldene Narrenschelle of the Vereinigung Schwäbisch-Alemannischer Narrenzünfte (VSAN) is Christian Streich. The coach of the Bundesliga football team SC Freiburg is thus the 14th Narrenschelle bearer. Traditionally, the award ceremony took place at Europa-Park: On 20 February 2019, the foolish award was handed over in the 4-star superior hotel ‘Colosseo’.

Almost 400,000 euros for Katharinenhöhe

January 2019
DJ Bobo donates 15,000 euros

With a great mix of new songs and his big hits, DJ Bobo will bring the Europa-Park Arena to the boil on 11 January. The world star, whose shows also stand for impressive stages, will ensure astonished faces at the premiere of his tour ‘Kaleidoluna’ with an eight-metre-high spaceship. He was already able to make many people happy at the dress rehearsal. DJ Bobo donated 15,000 euros to the charities ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’, ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and ‘Märchenland e.V. - Deutsches Zentrum für Märchenkultur’. The Swiss superstar has been socially committed for many years. With the donation, he supported the charitable projects of Marianne Mack, Mauritia Mack and Miriam Mack.

Carolers bring blessing

On 5 January, around 100 children and young people went to Europa-Park as carol singers. The little kings from Germany, France and Switzerland brought the blessing ‘Christus mansionem benedicat - Christ bless this house’ at the entrance to the big attraction Voletarium. With their visit, the blessing bringers always also collect donations for worldwide aid projects. The donations collected during the ‘Three Kings' Singing’ campaign support more than 1,500 aid projects in over 100 countries. Among other things, the young people in the robes of the Three Kings sang on the open-air stage in the Italian themed area of Europa-Park.

27,000 Euros for the German Child Protection Association

Every year in January, more than 200 committed ladies from the Ortenau region prove what women's power, friendly ties and regional cohesion can achieve: For the twelfth time, they met on 23 January at the Hotel ‘Santa Isabel’ of Europa-Park for a charity lunch for the benefit of the German Child Protection Association (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau). This year's event for a good cause raised 27,000 euros.

December 2018
2,000 euros for the social commitment of the Mack ladies

Almost traditionally, Michael Nitze, managing partner of the Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, delivered a special Christmas surprise to the Mack family towards the end of the year: He donated 500 euros each to the first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’, Marianne Mack, and to the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ with the first chairwoman Mauritia Mack. The ambassador of the German Children's Charity, Miriam Mack, and the Chairwoman of the ‘Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V.’, Katja Mack, were also pleased about the generous donation. The two voluntary associations ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support children and families in the region who are in need due to a severe stroke of fate or an illness and require quick, uncomplicated help. The ‘Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk’ (German Children's Charity) campaigns for the rights of children as well as for the fight against child poverty in Germany. The ‘Europa-Park Talent Foundation e.V.’ supports the promotion of talented children of the ‘Europa-Park Talent Academy’, for example by participating in competitions and financing further education and training. The regionally brewed Kronenbier has been served in Germany's largest theme park since the park opened in 1975. The trusting cooperation between Europa-Park and the brewery makes this cooperation something very special.

Benefit concert of the Golden Harps at Europa-Park

7,000 euros in donations and over 700 enthusiastic guests - the traditional benefit concert of the gospel choir ‘Golden Harps’ on 27 December 2018 in the Europa-Park Dome was a complete success. The proceeds go to the association ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’, whose patron is Roland Mack. The association works together with the University Hospital Freiburg and helps children with heart disease from medically less developed countries to be able to lead a healthy life with a one-off operation.

Golf ladies swing clubs for a good cause

The senior ladies of the ‘Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden trained diligently throughout the summer. On Tuesdays, the members of the ladies' team not only worked together to improve their handicaps, but also got involved in a good cause at the same time: For each round on the course, the golfers collected two euros for ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’. Over the course of the season, the ladies raised an incredible 1,200 euros. On behalf of the entire team, the ladies' captains Sabine Bär and Johanna Kühn were delighted to hand over a cheque to Mauritia Mack, chairwoman of the non-profit organisation. Since 2008, ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ has been supporting people from the region who have fallen on hard times due to illness or a stroke of fate.

‘Biggest band of the heart’ with ‘voXXclub’ at Europa-Park

Come and sing along: The children's aid campaign ‘Herzenssache’ by SWR, SR and Sparda-Bank together with the alpine rock band ‘voXXclub’ invited people to join in the ‘voXXclub and you!’ campaign. The aim was to gather music-loving people on the piazza of the ‘Colosseo’ hotel in Europa-Park and, as the biggest ‘cause of the heart’ band in the southwest, to sing a Christmas song together for a good cause. For each participant, the ‘Stiftung Bildung und Soziales’ (Education and Social Foundation) of Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg donated ten euros to the children's charity ‘Herzenssache’, the children's charity of SWR, SR and Sparda-Bank. Every child in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland has the chance to grow up happy - that is the vision of ‘Herzenssache’. With its strong network of help, ‘Herzenssache’ is rooted in the south-west of Germany and helps children, young people and their families on our doorstep.

‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ receives record donation amount

For the 16th time, the charity gala took place under the motto ‘Helping helps!’. The hosts of the evening, the chairman of the board of trustees of the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’, Werner Kimmig, and the owner family Mack welcomed about 300 guests, among them presenter Thomas Gottschalk, Paola Felix, Dagmar Kögel and the leading professor of paediatric oncology in Freiburg, Charlotte Niemeyer, to a glamorous evening in the baroque ‘Europa-Park Teatro’. The gala raised an impressive 145,000 euros. The ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e.V.’, which has been supporting young, seriously ill patients for 38 years, is delighted with the money.

Musikkapelle Rust plays music for a good cause

On the second weekend of Advent, the traditional performance of the Rust music band put both guests and external music lovers in the mood for the Christmas season at the ‘El Andaluz’ themed hotel. For the 19th time, the band played for a good cause in Germany's largest amusement park and delighted the audience. In the process, the musicians collected 1761 euros for donations to Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. (BVKH).

Gastronomes and vintners donate 3,025 euros

‘Kitchen against cellar’ was the name of the game when the association of about 40 restaurateurs and winegrowers around the Kaiserstuhl played their annual football match. In addition to the match, all active players and other members of the ‘Culinary Kaiserstuhl’ association had the idea to give something good back to the region with a fundraising campaign. No sooner said than done: On 13 December, a delegation of the Genusskicker handed over the proud sum of 3,025 euros to the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’. The first chairwoman Marianne Mack was overwhelmed by the great idea and of course by the generous donation, with which she can fulfil one or the other heart's desire just before Christmas.

Eighth Benefit Gala at Europa-Park

On 3 December 2018, Germany's largest theme park and the Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association once again invited guests to the big charity dinner show. In the glamorous ‘Europa-Park Teatro’, around 40 international artists and performers transported the 380 guests to the dazzling Paris of the early 20th century. For over three and a half hours, the friends of the Minster were able to immerse themselves in a fantastic world of entertainment and enjoy a unique combination of artistic masterpieces, live music and comedy. In addition, two-star chef Peter Hagen-Wiest from the ‘Ammolite - The Lighthouse Restaurant’ enchanted those present with an exquisite four-course menu. The joint charity event raised an impressive sum of more than 40,000 euros. In the last eight years, Europa-Park has raised a total of more than 175,000 euros for the renovation of Freiburg Cathedral.

Families with sick children given a carefree Christmas Day

The winter season is particularly beautiful at Germany's biggest theme park: 3,000 snow-covered fir trees, 10,000 Christmas tree baubles and thousands of lights make sure that young and old alike will have smiling faces. In addition, a fascinating show programme, atmospheric Christmas markets and many breathtaking highlights make hearts beat faster. This year, Mauritia Mack, ambassador of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. (BVKH), has once again invited sick children with their siblings and parents, giving them an unforgettable Christmas experience. ‘I like to contribute to supporting and drawing attention to the families and the work of the BVKH. In Europa-Park, which is decorated for Christmas, the young and old guests can experience a few carefree hours together and gather new strength for the big challenges in their everyday lives,’ says the wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack.

Unforgettable evening with Wolfgang Bosbach

Volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ at Europa-Park: Marianne Mack welcomes around 400 guests to her volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ and the guest speaker Wolfgang Bosbach, who provides his services free of charge. The former politician talks about Europe, draws attention to dangers, sheds light on developments and points out facts where changes are needed. The audience experiences ‘new perspectives’ à la Wolfgang Bosbach. They become thoughtful, often nod in agreement and applaud. The donations from the evening go to Ben. Ben is five years old, his cerebral cortex is not fully developed, he cannot speak and is completely paralysed. But his eyes are big, brown and look bright. Ben needs a computer with special software to communicate through his eyes. ‘We will lay the foundation stone for this purchase today,’ Marianne Mack is pleased to say.

October 2018
Volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ at Europa-Park

Carsten Stark, foot cartographer from Munich, talked about those often neglected body parts, the feet, as part of Marianne Mack's volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. Around 350 guests listened with interest and eagerly noted down the speaker's tips. Marianne Mack and the audience were enthusiastic about the informative lecture. Carsten Stark answered many questions and signed several books. Together with his audience, he is pleased that the donations from this evening are used to support three children who have become orphans within two months.

Bundesverband Kinderhospiz celebrates World Hospice Day at Europa-Park

‘Hats off!’ was the motto on Saturday when the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz celebrated World Hospice Day at Germany's largest theme park. For years, Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, has supported the children's hospice work as an ambassador. By inviting the families who are cared for by the Federal Children's Hospice Association, the hostess made a day full of happy moments possible.

Record attendance at the charity flea market of the ‘Santa Isabel’ association

The flea market for people in need, initiated by the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Help for Children and Families) with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack, has become indispensable. The eighth event under the motto ‘Kunst, Krempel, Kommoden & Co’ (Art, Stuff, Chests of Drawers & Co) in the Europa-Park nursery on 6 and 7 October attracted thousands of flea market lovers who found lots of junk and bric-a-brac in the greenhouses instead of palm trees and plants. The proceeds of the flea market days will be donated 100 per cent to children and families who have fallen into a difficult life situation through no fault of their own by the support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

September 2018
Golf friends raise 5,000 euros for a good cause

The ‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’ took place for the fourth time on 15 September 2018 at the ‘Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden. The golfers had the opportunity to play an 18-hole tournament on the ‘Rebland’ championship course or a nine-hole tournament on the short course ‘Heckenrose’. There was also a two-hour taster course from the ‘Swing to win’ golf academy for beginners. The entry fees and donations totalling 5,100 euros went again this year to the two charitable associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ with first chairwoman Marianne Mack and to ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ with first chairwoman Mauritia Mack.

‘Black Forest Charity Open’ supports social projects in the region

For the 13th time, the ‘Lions Club Oberkirch-Schauenburg’ and the ‘Rotary Club Offenburg-Ortenau’ jointly invited to the big charity golf tournament. In glorious sunshine, more than 80 participants took to the starting line at the Urloffen Golf Course in Appenweier and got involved for a good cause. With the proceeds of the ‘Black Forest Charity Open’, the organisers support selected charities from the Ortenau and the surrounding area. Once again, the non-profit organisation ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ was pleased to receive a donation of 6,500 euros.

July 2018
Ten years of ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ (Simply Helping)

The ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ association celebrated its 10th birthday in a very different way: large panels documented some of the association's activities and individual aid projects. Two speeches by the chairwoman Mauritia Mack and Rust's mayor Kai-Achim Klare opened the evening and there was enough time for guests, members, sponsors, donors and also those affected to get together and talk - the simply different alternative to celebrating an anniversary. Mayor Klare put it in a nutshell in his speech: ‘It is impossible to imagine our region without simply helping. That is why I combine my thanks with the deep wish that the association can continue its successful work in the years to come. Because it gives hope, from which new strength can grow.’

June 2018
20,000 euros for African school

The charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ raised 20,000 euros for the ‘Mon Devoir’ school north of Lomé in Togo. Both the Ettenheim Municipal Grammar School and the non-profit association ‘Mon Devoir e.V.’ were very pleased with the large donation. Representatives of both institutions have been to West Africa several times. With a lot of heart and soul, they are committed to giving all children in the poor district of Zongo, from pre-school to high school, the chance of a comprehensive education and an independent professional future. Mauritia Mack has been working with Europe's leading glass supplier Leonardo since 2010 and selects a social project each year to which the proceeds are donated.

‘Goldene Göre’ of the German Children's Fund

The project ‘SchokoFair - Stoppt Kinderarbeit!’ from Düsseldorf wins the ‘Goldene Göre’ of the German Children's Fund on 11 June. The winners can look forward to prize money of 5,000 euros. The ‘Goldene Göre’ is awarded to projects in which children and young people play an exemplary role in shaping the world in which they live. Germany's most renowned prize for child and youth participation is endowed with a total of 12,000 euros and was awarded this year under the patronage of Guido Wolf, Minister of Justice and for Europe of Baden-Württemberg, at Europa-Park. ‘It is very close to my heart to promote the involvement of children and young people in Germany. The projects that made it to the final round of the Goldene Göre at Europa-Park are characterised by great commitment, dedication and creativity. That impresses me very much,’ emphasised Miriam Mack, ambassador of the German Children's Fund.

May 2018
Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup

Thomas D from the Fantastic Four was delighted to receive a donation of 25,000 euros for children in need at the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup’ on 7 May 2018. As an advisor to the ‘Til Schweiger Foundation’, he supports children and young people: ‘It's great that we can again offer many children in Germany a perspective with this money and thus secure their future,’ explained the musician. The ‘Til Schweiger Foundation’ is a foundation for children in need and provides uncomplicated help where the suffering is greatest.

‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ supports ‘Fit unterwegs’ (Fit on the Road)

The ‘Fit unterwegs’ project offers support to families travelling for work. The initiative was launched in 2014 with a big kick-off event at Europa-Park and a donation from ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’. Together with Volker Schebesta, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Baden-Württemberg, Marianne Mack entrusted a total of 18 primary school pupils with an iPad as a learning aid. ‘The project succeeds in a special way in supporting the pupils in addition to their school attendance and in preparing them for a school-leaving qualification in the long term,’ explained State Secretary Schebesta. With the tablets, the children can also complete learning tasks on the go, which are packaged in a playful way and adapted to their age and level of knowledge.

‘No Limits - how do I achieve my goal’.

The beginning was just a bet Joey Kelly wanted to win. Then he started doing endurance sports as a balance to his performances with the Kelly Family. Joey Kelly thus acquired qualities that made him a successful athlete and entrepreneur. With absolute discipline, a lot of ambition, will and passion, he pursued and achieved his goals. As part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, Kelly describes his life's journey and lets the audience share in the secret of his success. The donations made during the evening will be donated without deductions to the ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ support association for children and families, both young and old, who have to cope with a difficult fate.

March 2018
Volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’

Karin Beckendorff is a structured person who knows how to keep things in order. Her motto in this regard is ‘Tidy up so that it is done once and for all.’ On 21 March 2018, she spoke about the ubiquitous topic of tidiness as part of Marianne Mack's volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. The interested audience in the ‘Santa Isabel’ hotel learned how it is possible to create a plan for one's personal order individually and systematically. The donations from this evening went to Marianne Mack's support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’.

January 2018
Action ‘Merry Hearts

More than 80,000 socially disadvantaged people have been invited to Germany's largest theme park for free in the 2018/2019 season during the ‘Merry Hearts’ campaign. As part of this campaign, social institutions with a maximum of 50 people are invited to visit Europa-Park for free. For four weeks in spring and four weeks in winter, social institutions can benefit from this popular campaign. Since the park's inception, more than 1.2 million socially disadvantaged people have already benefited from a free admission ticket.

1,500 euros for social commitment of the Mack family

Michael Nitze, managing partner of the Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, once again presented a special gift to the Mack family: he donated 500 euros each to the first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, Marianne Mack, to the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ with its first chairwoman Mauritia Mack as well as to the ambassador of the German Children's Charity, Miriam Mack. The two voluntary associations support children and families in the region who are in need due to a severe stroke of fate or an illness and require quick, uncomplicated help.

Citizen's medal of the municipality of Rust for Marianne and Mauritia Mack

During the traditional New Year's reception, the municipality of Rust awarded the citizens' medal to Marianne and Mauritia Mack on 10 January 2018. In the presence of more than 300 guests, Mayor Kai-Achim Klare honoured the wives of Europa-Park owners Roland and Jürgen Mack in particular for their services to the common good. ‘You both have been reaching out to people for many years, giving hope in situations that seem hopeless. In doing so, you stand by the weakest in society in particular.’ In addition to the great social commitment, the mayor also showed the life paths of the ladies Mack in his personal laudation and emphasised their close ties to the community and home region.

Charity lunch for a good cause

Every year, more than 200 ladies from the Ortenau region prove what female power, friendly connections and regional cohesion can achieve at the stylish charity lunch in the Hotel ‘Santa Isabel’ at Europa-Park. In the eleventh year of the event, around 28,000 euros were raised. The money will be donated in full to the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V.. For more than 25 years, it has been working to secure the rights of children and young people and to ensure that they can grow up free from violence and poverty. Children and young people are very close to Mauritia Mack's heart. Since 2008, she has therefore been inviting people to a charity lunch, the proceeds of which ensure the continuation of the association's important projects.

December 2017
Successful year for New Perspectives and Santa Isabel

It is time to take stock: a year with ups and downs, with fulfilled and unfulfilled dreams and wishes. Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ was launched in 2005 and has since developed into a popular event series far beyond the region. For twelve years, fascinating speakers, interesting lectures, energetic helpers and voluntary commitment have been among the important pillars of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’. In 2017, many donations were once again collected, which can be used to help children and their families with particularly difficult strokes of fate quickly and unbureaucratically.

20,000 euros for farm school in Namibia

The charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ successfully raised 20,000 euros for the Baumgartsbrunn farm school near Windhoek in Namibia last year. Hans Kress, former member of the Rotary Club of Lahr, is committed to the continuity and maintenance of the school.

‘Golden Harps’ with anniversary and donations

On 27 December, the gospel choir ‘Golden Harps’ gave its traditional benefit concert in the Europa-Park-Dome. On the occasion of the choir's 20th anniversary, a large gospel workshop also took place on this day. The ensemble of 35 singers with band presented the best of two decades at the concert. The proceeds again went to the charitable associations ‘Santa Isabel’ and ‘Einfach Helfen’.

36,000 Euros in aid of the Freiburg Cathedral Tower

For the seventh time, Germany's largest amusement park and the Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association invited guests to the big charity dinner show in aid of the historic landmark of the city of Freiburg. In the magnificent ‘Teatro dell'Arte’, 40 international artists offered the approximately 450 friends of the cathedral the best entertainment through artistic masterpieces, live music and comedy. The charity events raised an impressive sum of around 36,000 euros. In total, more than 135,000 euros have been raised at Europa-Park for the renovation of Freiburg's cathedral tower over the past seven years.

Ed Euromaus visits little patients

Mauritia Mack has been the patron of the Ortenau Children's Hospital since the summer of 2017 and is committed to the indispensable work of the paediatric ward run by head physician Stefan Stuhrmann. On 13 December, she visited the highly specialised department in Offenburg together with Ed Euromaus. They had numerous gifts in their luggage: books, cuddly toys, caps and much more brought a smile to the little patients' faces. ‘It is great how much joy our Christmas campaign brought to the little ones. Hopefully we were able to contribute a little to their speedy recovery,’ said Mauritia Mack.

Christmas stollen for a good cause

On the second Sunday in Advent, the Armbruster bakery from Schutterwald donated a metre-long Christmas stollen to Europa-Park for sale on ‘Luxemburger Platz’. Many visitors took the opportunity to do something good at the same time by buying the Christmas pastry. After the cash register had been closed, the Oberdorfer-Armbruster family and Europa-Park rounded up the proceeds to an even sum, so that a total of 5,000 euros was raised for a good cause

‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ with an atmospheric afternoon

The ‘Ballroom Berlin’ at Europa-Park shone in festive splendour when Mauritia Mack invited guests to the annual ‘Advent Hours’. The chairwoman of the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack organised the event for the tenth time in a row. In addition to coffee and cake, a varied pre-Christmas programme awaited the guests. All proceeds from the event will go to the non-profit organisation ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ (Simply Helping), which supports people from the region who have suffered existential hardship as a result of a stroke of fate or illness and need quick, uncomplicated help.

November 2017
Itp Ingenieur GmbH donates to ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.

The non-profit association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ was pleased to receive a particularly generous donation. Andreas Bökamp, Managing Director of itp Ingenieur GmbH in Freiburg, presented the founder and 1st Chairwoman Mauritia Mack with a cheque for 10,000 euros. In addition, the 30-year-old announced that he would continue to support the charitable organisation regularly in the future. Since 2008, the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ has been helping people in the region who are in existential need due to strokes of fate or an illness and who need quick, uncomplicated help.

‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ receives record donation amount

On 25 November 2017, the benefit gala took place for the 15th time under the motto ‘Helping helps!’. The hosts of the evening, the chairman of the board of trustees of the Förderverein krebskranker Kinder, Werner Kimmig, and the owner family Mack, welcomed around 300 guests, including Paola Felix, Dagmar Kögel and the leading professor of paediatric oncology in Freiburg, Charlotte Niemeyer, to a glamorous evening in the baroque ‘Teatro dell'Arte’ of Europa-Park. The gala raised a proud 112,259 euros for the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e.V.’.

‘Santa Isabel’ finances bowling alley for Katharinenhöhe

7 November 2017 was a special day for the Katharinenhöhe rehabilitation clinic near Schönwald in the Black Forest. Thanks to many supporters and donors, a three-million extension with family-friendly living areas and a brand new bowling alley was handed over to the facility's managing director, Stephan Maier. The voluntary association ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack, who has been very committed to the work of the clinic for years, took care of the centrepiece of the family house, the new bowling alley, from planning to construction to financing. The Katharinenhöhe rehab facility helps families with children and young people suffering from heart disease or cancer to find their way back into life despite serious illness.

October 2017
‘Laureus Sport for Good’ Youth Camp at Europa-Park

Workshops, sports and roller coaster rides: Around 50 young adults from the Laureus sponsorship projects ‘kick mit’ (Vienna), ‘Schneetiger’ (Vienna), ‘WIFFZACK’ (Innsbruck), ‘HIGH FIVE’ (Munich), ‘KICKFORMORE’ (Offenburg), ‘move&do’ (Stuttgart), ‘KICK on Ice’ (Berlin) and ‘Kicking Girls’ (Germany-wide) took part in the first ‘Laureus Sport for Good’ youth camp under the motto ‘Young People for Young People’ at Europa-Park from 27 to 29

October 2017.
Another great success at the annual charity flea market

Gerlinde Kretschmann, wife of Baden-Württemberg's Minister President Winfried Kretschmann, was completely enthusiastic: ‘This is a wonderful idea!’ Guido Wolf, Minister for Justice and Europe of Baden-Württemberg, was also infected by the good mood that prevailed in the Europa-Park garden centre. Around 4,500 flea market lovers enjoyed ‘art, bric-a-brac and rarities’, a large raffle with many prizes, atmospheric music and delicious food. The proceeds of the event, through the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support association, with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack, went entirely to children and families who, through no fault of their own, have found themselves in a difficult life situation.

Highest recognition for Mauritia Mack

In the festive ‘Ballroom Berlin’ of Germany's largest theme park, Mauritia Mack was delighted to receive a very special award on 20 October: On behalf of the Federal President, Volker Schebesta, State Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Baden-Württemberg, presented her with the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon. In the presence of 200 guests of honour, the member of the state parliament thus honoured Mauritia Mack's outstanding achievements for the community on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany. ‘Federal President Theodor Heuss had people like you in mind when he endowed the Order of Merit,’ said Schebesta.

World Hospice Day: ‘You really are little heroes!’

‘Wow!’ Eleven-year-old Amelie is beside herself with excitement. She's been at Europa-Park with her family all Saturday morning, whizzing from theme area to theme area, from ‘Spain’ to ‘Switzerland’ to ‘Greece’. So far, so normal on 14 October in Germany's biggest theme park. But Amelie is a special guest this weekend: her big sister Sina is in a wheelchair because she suffers from SMA (spinal muscular atrophy), and Amelie is at Europa-Park with her family to celebrate World Hospice Day together with the German Children's Hospice Association.

September 2017
Action day ‘State Family Passport’ at Europa-Park

On 10 September 2017, numerous families were delighted to visit Germany's largest theme park! Around 200 guests of all ages accepted the invitation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Integration Baden-Württemberg, the German Child Protection Association Ortenau e.V. and Europa-Park. Together, State Secretary Bärbl Mielich and Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, warmly welcomed this year's participants of the ‘Action Day State Family Passport’.

With over 1,500 children and carers to Europa-Park

At the invitation of Germany's largest theme park and the Association of Baden-Württemberg Bus Operators (WBO), over 1,500 children and young people and their chaperones from social institutions from all over the country visited Europa-Park and spent a carefree day there.

‘Giving children a voice!’: Europa-Park at the ‘World Children's Day Festival’.

On 19 September, the German Children's Fund celebrated the national ‘World Children's Day Festival’ in Berlin at Potsdamer Platz. Europa-Park was there with Ed Euromaus and many interactive games for the kids. The motto of this year's World Children's Day Festival was ‘Giving children a voice! With this, the German Children's Fund and the UN Children's Fund UNICEF call for more opportunities for children and young people to participate. Children and young people should be given opportunities to contribute their ideas and opinions in their immediate environment, in schools and day-care centres, in cities and communities, but also at the state and national level.

Diseased teeth and their importance for the body

It is a subject close to all our hearts, although it is actually anchored in our mouths. They bring us pleasure or annoyance - the teeth. Wolfgang Blien, dentist, dental technician and alternative practitioner, gave a lecture on the connection between teeth and the organism on 28 September as part of Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. He answered many questions that people have always wanted to ask a dentist to the approximately 200 interested guests.

July 2017
Big heart for little patients

Mauritia Mack is the patron of the Ortenau Children's Hospital. For many years, she has been committed to the well-being of the youngest and socially disadvantaged. In July, at the invitation of Christian Keller, Managing Director of the Ortenau Clinic, she visited the children's clinic at the Offenburg site. The mother of two, who has strong ties to the region, gained a comprehensive impression of the high medical quality. Afterwards, it was a matter close to her heart to take on the patronage of the Ortenau Children's Hospital, which had been newly entrusted to her.

May 2017
Europa-Park Talent Academy supports MAKS

Since May 2014, Katja Mack and her team of the ‘Europa-Park Talent Academy’ have been successfully inspiring children and young people for movement, music and art. Now, the founder of the talent academy and her team of trainers volunteered for the Freiburg ‘Model Project Working with Children of Addicts’ (MAKS). With workshops and an exclusive visit to Europa-Park, they put a smile on the faces of more than 15 young participants.

Benefit Concert of the ‘Zonta Club Offenburg-Ortenau

Social commitment rewarded: For the seventh time, Mauritia Mack, as patron of the ‘Zonta Club Offenburg-Ortenau’, presented the ‘Young Women in Public Affairs Award 2017’ to young women who have made a special contribution to the school community or other groups. Numerous guests appeared at the Reithalle Offenburg on 5 May 2017 in support of the project ‘Old-age poverty among women’.

Knowledge of human nature at a glance

Matthias Herzog, extreme athlete and best-selling author, mixd up his audience on 3 May and it was colourful, or more precisely: red, yellow, green and blue. These basic colours symbolise four different human characters, which one should know in order to be able to better assess one's counterpart. As part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, he talked about the beautiful and sometimes also difficult togetherness. Around 400 guests listened intently to his tips and advice, which once again opened up ‘new perspectives’ in interpersonal relationships.

Strong alliance for a good cause with Laureus

It was with great pleasure that the renowned ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’ and Germany's largest theme park announced their cooperation at a press conference on 5 May. Together, the partners want to show disadvantaged children and young people perspectives for a better life through sport. Supported by Laureus board member Sabine Christiansen and Laureus ambassador Jens Lehmann, Europa-Park owner Roland Mack and the managing director of the ‘Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’, Paul Schif, specified the contents of their cooperation.

March 2017
‘New perspectives’ on the positive effects of fasting

Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo, a doctor of medicine and nutrition specialist, has been involved with fasting since childhood. Today, together with her husband Raimund Wilhelmi, she is the third generation to run the Buchinger Wilhelmi Clinic in Überlingen on Lake Constance. At the invitation of Marianne Mack, she gave a talk on a topic that literally hits the stomach as part of the voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. ‘Eat, fast, live longer’ was the title of her lecture.

Marianne Mack receives AWO's highest award

The first chairperson of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ was presented with a very special award on 6 March 2017. Katharinenhöhe, a rehabilitation clinic for children with heart disease and cancer in Schönwald in the Black Forest, awarded Marianne Mack the silver medal of honour of the AWO district association Baden at a ceremony. This is the highest award of the sponsor of Katharinenhöhe and is given to people who distinguish themselves through extraordinary social commitment to the young patients. For many years, Marianne Mack has been providing special support to the rehabilitation clinic in the Black Forest with donations through her association ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

January 2017
Charity lunch for a good cause

Every year, more than 200 ladies from the Ortenau region prove what female power, friendly connections and regional cohesion can achieve at the stylish charity lunch in the ‘Santa Isabel’ hotel at Europa-Park. In the tenth year of the event, over 27,000 euros were raised - a successful anniversary for a good cause. The money will be donated in full to the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V.. The board of the non-profit association had invited: Mauritia Mack, honorary member of the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V., Jens-Uwe Folkens, former head physician of paediatrics and adolescent medicine at Offenburg Hospital, and Hans-Peter Dufner.

December 2016
31,000 euros for Freiburg Cathedral

Germany's largest amusement park and the Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association once again invited guests to the big charity dinner show in aid of the Freiburg Cathedral tower. In the magnificent ‘Teatro dell'Arte’, more than 30 international artists immersed the approximately 400 friends of the cathedral in a fantastic world of entertainment. In addition to artistic masterpieces, live music and comedy, two-star chef Peter Hagen-Wiest spoiled the guests with culinary delights. The joint benefit event raised an impressive sum of around 31,000 euros. Thus, more than 130,000 euros were raised for the renovation of Freiburg Cathedral in the past six years at Europa-Park.

Kronen-Brauhaus supports social commitment of the Mack family

On 21 December 2016, Michael Nitze, managing partner of the Kronen-Brauhaus in Offenburg, presented a generous donation for charitable purposes to the Mack family. Mutual recognition through gestures like this make the unprecedented cooperation between Europa-Park and the brewery something special. Since the park opened over 40 years ago, visitors have been able to enjoy the locally brewed Kronenbier in Europe's most popular theme park. Michael Nitze presented 500 euros each to the first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, Marianne Mack, to the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ with the first chairwoman Mauritia Mack as well as to the ambassador of the German Children's Charity, Miriam Mack. The joy and thanks for the donation from the Kronen-Brauhaus were accordingly great. The two voluntary associations support children and families in the region, while the German Children's Fund works for children's rights and to combat child poverty in Germany.

Big day of action

For 60 children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in the Freiburg region, a dream came true on 17 December 2016: to have carefree fun for once and immerse themselves in the fascinating world of magic and roller coasters. This dream was fulfilled by the German TV Lottery together with the ‘Town & Country Foundation’ for the children on the occasion of the end of this year's children's trips to Europa-Park - carefree holidays with added educational value.

Campaign of the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz

Antonia, long brown hair, big dark eyes, pink anorak and thick winter boots, sits on her father's lap and gazes intently up into the air. Up there, surely five or six metres above her, daring trapeze artists whirl through the air. After each successful trick, the petite nine-year-old smiles, raises her delicate hands a little, claps and then rests them on her thighs again. We can only guess how difficult the applause is for her. In fact, it probably costs Antonia a lot of willpower and energy, because she suffers from an incurable, special type of muscular atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy. This disease gradually robs her of all bodily control and will significantly shorten her lifespan. ‘Clapping has become difficult for her,’ says Isolde, Antonia's mother. Invited by the Federal Association of Children's Hospices, Antonia, her big brother and their parents visited Europa-Park and enjoyed, among other things, Europa-Park's circus revue.

‘Einfach Helfen’ and ‘Santa Isabel’ are happy about 2,250 Euros each

A sold-out hall in the hotel ‘Colosseo’, 4,500 euros in donations and over 460 enthusiastic guests - the benefit concert of the gospel choir ‘Golden Harps’ on 27 December 2016 was once again a complete success. The donations of 2,250 euros each will go to the support associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’.

Reflective afternoon for the ‘Einfach Helfen’ association

The annual ‘Advent Hours’ enjoy great popularity. More than 600 guests came to the ‘Ballsaal Berlin’ at Europa-Park on 6 December 2016. Mauritia Mack, chairwoman of the association ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and wife of Jürgen Mack, managing partner of Europa-Park, invited the guests. In addition to a varied programme, the guests could enjoy a stylish afternoon with coffee and cake in a pre-Christmas ambience. With a donation of 15 euros per person, the visitors supported the association, which has been assisting people from the

Great fundraising gala at Europa-Park

The chairman of the Förderverein krebskranker Kinder, Werner Kimmig, and the Mack family invited to the 14th charity gala for the glamorous charity dinner show ‘Cirque d'Europe’ at Europa-Park on 2 December 2016. The event raised a sensational sum of 100,000 euros, which the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ in Freiburg was delighted to receive. For more than 35 years, the association has been committed to helping the young, seriously ill patients of the paediatric oncology department in Freiburg.

November 2016
Europa-Park to eat

For the sixth time, a mosaic image made of 20,000 apples has decorated Germany's largest theme park during the Halloween season. At the end of the summer season, the fruity work of art serves yet another purpose. Europa-Park's autumnal decoration goes as a food donation to the Alternative Wolf and Bear Park Black Forest.

Nina Ruge on the ‘invincible summer in us’.

The days are getting shorter, the nights longer, the sun shines less often - the dark season has begun. Gloomy thoughts settle in the mind, fears about the future grow and the search for sources of strength, inner warmth, confidence, hope and joie de vivre begins. Nina Ruge, well-known TV presenter and successful book author, spoke about this search and the path to the places of happiness to around 400 guests on 8 November in Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. Her topic: ‘The invincible summer in us’. With this, she got involved with the support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Help for Children and Families) for a family that is dependent on a handicapped accessible car, which is to be financed with the donations.

October 2016
Mauritia Mack new ambassador of the Federal Association for Children's Hospices

As a new ambassador for the German Children's Hospice Association, Mauritia Mack is campaigning for children with life-shortening illnesses. Her goal is to help ensure that the needs of these children receive greater attention. The enterprising businesswoman has been involved in the social sector for many years and has now dedicated herself to a major task.

Thousands of bargain hunters rummage for a good cause

Almost traditionally, the big flea market for a good cause took place on the second weekend in October under the motto ‘Kunst, Krempel, Kommoden & Co’ (Art, Stuff, Chests of Drawers & Co) in the nursery of Europa-Park. Organised by the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Help for Children and Families), the flea market with a big raffle once again attracted thousands of interested people who found lots of junk and bric-a-brac in the greenhouses instead of palm trees and plants. Special thanks go to the many volunteers, donors and sponsors whose support made the event possible. The proceeds of the flea market days are donated by the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support association, with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack, to children and families who have found themselves in a difficult life situation through no fault of their own.

Volunteer Award for ‘Einfach Helfen’ and the German Child Protection Association

Mauritia Mack, wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack, had two reasons to be happy on 15 October 2016 in Ettenheim. Every two years, the retail company dm awards the ‘HelferHerzen’ prize for voluntary commitment. More than 10,000 applications were received throughout Germany, showing the diversity of civic engagement. In the southern Ortenau region, the jury selected the ‘Deutscher Kinderschutzbund - Kreisverband Ortenau’ (German Child Protection Association - Ortenau District Association) in Offenburg for its family sponsorship campaign and the ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ (Simply Helping) association for its support of people in need, in addition to five other initiatives. Each organisation received a donation of 1,000 euros.

September 2016
Memory world champion Christiane Stenger speaks at ‘New Perspectives’.

She is 29 years young, good-looking and extremely smart. Christiane Stenger moves around the stage as if it were her home. Listening is not only fun, it also teaches her to activate her brain through various techniques. Christiane Stenger, multiple junior memory world champion, television presenter and best-selling author, spoke to around 450 guests on 27 September in Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. Her topic: ‘Don't leave your brain unattended!’ The donations from this went via the support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families) to a family that is dependent on a handicapped accessible car.

Europa-Park supports ‘Lukas Podolski Foundation

Leather trousers and checked shirt instead of jersey and football boots - that's what it's like when Lukas Podolski swaps the football pitch for a marquee. Together with organiser Markus Krampe, the popular football player organised an Oktoberfest in aid of disadvantaged children and young people. Europa-Park, Germany's largest theme park, supported the ‘Kölsche Wiesn’ from 16 September to 2 October for the ‘Lukas Podolski Foundation’ with many stars such as Jürgen Drews, Peter Wackel, Kasalla and Anna-Maria Zimmermann.

Ducks swim to 5,114-euro donation

Thousands of rubber ducks went swimming in Germany's biggest amusement park in glorious summer weather and fought beak to beak for the best places. The fastest 100 swimmers, which could be purchased in advance for one euro, earned their owners great prizes. These ranged from small surprises to an overnight stay with wellness treatment in one of Europa-Park's hotels. The eager squeaking ducks generated proceeds of 5,114 euros at the event for the two associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’.

August 2016
Cheque presented to ‘Simply Helping

For the eleventh time, the Urloffen Golf Club organised its Charity Golf Tournament to support people in need in the region. The event is organised by the ‘Lions Club Oberkirch-Schauenburg’ and the ‘Rotary Club Offenburg-Ortenau’. The two service clubs once again presented a cheque for 6,000 euros to ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’.

Birthday donation of 6,000 euros

The two non-profit organisations ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ were delighted with a generous donation. Reinhold Kopfmann, Managing Director of Kopfmann Elektrotechnik GmbH, celebrated his 60th birthday at the Europa-Park Resort in June. Instead of presents, he asked his guests for donations for a good cause. He was able to hand over a cheque for 3,000 euros each to ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ with first chairwoman Marianne Mack and to ‘Einfach Helfen e.V. ‘ with first chairwoman Mauritia Mack. Both associations support people in the region who are in a particularly difficult life situation and are in urgent need of help due to illness or a stroke of fate.

June 2016
‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’ raises 3,000 euros for a good cause

For the second time, the ‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’ took place at the ‘Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden. Despite the bad weather forecast, about 100 golf friends met to play either the 18-hole tournament in the format of a four-ball best ball on the ‘Rebland’ championship course, the nine-hole tournament on the short course ‘Heckenrose’ or to try out the two-hour taster course. After the tournament and the award ceremony, the participants let the event come to an end with a joint barbecue buffet.

Award ceremony of the ‘Goldene Göre

On 19 June 2016, Germany's largest theme park hosted the ‘Goldene Göre’ award ceremony. Germany's most prestigious prize for child and youth participation is endowed with a total of 12,000 euros. The ‘8er-Rat - Ein neues Modell der kommunalen Jugendbeteiligung’ from Freiburg won the ‘Europa-Park Junior-Club Sonderpreis’. Miriam Mack, wife of the managing partner of Europa-Park, Michael Mack, and ambassador of the German Children's Charity, handed over the prize endowed with 1,000 euros. From now on, children can also participate in campaigns of the German Children's Fund via the ‘Europa-Park Junior-Club’. The ‘Goldene Göre’ is awarded to projects in which children and young people play an exemplary role in shaping their living environment.

May 2016
Young talents at the 15th ‘International Europa-Park Cup

Around 150 teams from Germany and Switzerland competed for the coveted trophy at the 15th ‘International Europa-Park Cup’ organised by SV Rust from 26 to 29 May 2016. From bambinis to D-youth, the kids kicked around the SV Rust sports field at one of the biggest youth tournaments in Germany, beaming with the sun. The many roller coasters at Europa-Park were the perfect reward for exciting games. All participants were allowed to visit Germany's biggest theme park for free after the tournament. In addition, the teams had the chance to prove themselves in goal wall shooting for the first time, and in doing so, they achieved a donation of 500 euros each for the charities ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ and ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’.

Standing ovation for Sister Teresa

Sister Teresa Zukic is a Catholic nun who became famous as a skateboarder and won 100,000 euros in a television quiz. The qualified religious educator is an author, composer and as soon as she is on stage, she captivates people. On 10 May 2016, as part of Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, the nun spoke on the topic: ‘Everyone is normal until you know them: On the spiritual power to (endure) people without losing your sense of humour.’ The proceeds from the event with around 550 guests went to the ‘Verein für Frühgeborene und kranke Neugeborene’ in Freiburg via the ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ support association.

First stop of ‘Gumball 3000’ in Germany

Spectacular luxury cars create an impressive atmosphere with howling engines and spinning tyres in the best amusement park in the world. The ‘Gumball 3000’ series made its first official pit stop on German soil on 3 May 2016. Former Formula 1 drivers David Coulthard and Jean Alesi were among the most prominent participants, along with star DJ Afrojack and US rapper Eve. In total, more than 100 extravagant automobiles entered Europa-Park during the course of the evening. Admission fees for the event generated proceeds of 2,000 euros, which benefited the charities ‘Santa Isabel’ and ‘Einfach Helfen’ in equal parts.

35,000 Euros for ‘Gérard Depardieu Foundation

French top star Gérard Depardieu was delighted to receive a donation of 35,000 euros for abused children at the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup’ on 2 May 2016. With his ‘Gérard Depardieu Foundation’, the actor supports social institutions in France that stand up for the rights of children and protect them. ‘Violence against children is something terrible,’ says Depardieu. ‘Those who are beaten often get into a vicious circle and encounter problems themselves with violence. It is very important to me to work to ensure that children grow up sheltered and protected in a peaceful family environment.’

April 2016
‘Children's Village Air Mail’ 2015 generates 35,000 euros

A Europa-Park zeppelin started its journey from Friedrichshafen to Rust on 20 April. On board: a donation cheque in the amount of 35,000 euros. This amount is the proceeds from last year's ‘Children's Village Airmail’ and was symbolically handed over after landing by Wolfgang von Zeppelin, founding member of the ‘Friends of the Children's Village Airmail’ association, to Bernd Löhle, Managing Director of the Pestalozzi Children's Village Wahlwies. It was also a special day for 30 pupils of the ‘Dr. Erich Fischer School’ in Wahlwies, who were given a day at Europa-Park as a gift.

Désirée Nosbusch visits with SOS Children's Village

Forget everyday life and spend carefree hours in Germany's largest theme park - that's what around 50 children from the SOS Children's Village in Mersch, Luxembourg, were able to do on 6 April 2016. The girls and boys from socially difficult backgrounds accepted the invitation of their compatriot and TV presenter Désirée Nosbusch, who was also there to accompany them.

March 2016
Countrywomen's Day 2016 raises €3,500 donation

On 21 March 2016, around 350 countrywomen from South Baden met at Germany's largest theme park. The host of the Landfrauentag and herself a member of the association, Marianne Mack, was pleased with the lively attendance and the resulting willingness to donate. In addition to a joint lunch, the members of the countrywomen's association enjoyed a fashion show by ‘Marianne Mack Private Collections’ and a lecture by Matthias Herzog. The mental trainer and best-selling author spoke on the topic of ‘Motivation in Volunteer Work’. Afterwards, the ladies were invited to visit Europa-Park. At the event, 3,500 euros were donated to two charitable organisations.

‘Gut gegen Nordwind’ at Europa-Park

Actors Alexandra Kamp and Ronald Spiess were guests at Europa-Park as part of the lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ and presented the cult play ‘Gut gegen Nordwind’. In it, they played a pair of lovers who meet through a careless typing error while writing an e-mail. The misdirected message eventually turns into a passionate digital flirtation. The novel ‘Gut gegen Nordwind’ by Daniel Glattauer was nominated for the German Book Prize. The two full-blooded actors captivated the audience with intelligent and witty dialogues. The eleventh year of Marianne Mack's voluntary again yielded donations for families who need a lot of strength and help.

January 2016
500 euros each donated

Michael Nitze, head of the Kronenbrauerei in Offenburg, presented three cheques at Germany's largest theme park as a donation for the charitable commitment of Marianne, Mauritia and Miriam Mack. With 500 euros each, the donations come from the brewery boss's company and will benefit the associations of Mauritia Mack, first chairwoman of ‘Einfach Helfen’ and Marianne Mack, first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, as well as the German Children's Fund, of which Miriam Mack is an ambassador. Joy and thanks for the donation from Michael Nitze and the Kronenbrauerei Offenburg were accordingly great.

Committed ladies in the region

On 27 January 2016, around 200 dedicated ladies once again demonstrated social commitment and regional solidarity at the charity lunch of the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau at Europa-Park. At the invitation of honorary member Mauritia Mack and Jens-Uwe Folkens, former head physician of paediatrics and adolescent medicine at Offenburg Hospital and member of the association's board of directors, a proud sum of 25,750 euros was raised for the charitable association for the ninth time with a great deal of cordiality on the part of the ladies. The German Association for the Protection of Children (Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau) actively supports the protection of children against violence, child poverty and the implementation of children's rights in Ortenau. Since the first benefit event at Europa-Park, the association has already been supported with donations amounting to almost 300,000 euros.

December 2015
Benefit dinner show for Freiburg Cathedral

For the fifth time, Europa-Park and the Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association invited to the traditional charity dinner show in favour of the renovation of the Freiburg Cathedral tower. In the course of the benefit event, an impressive donation sum of 30,000 euros was collected. This means that far more than 100,000 euros have been donated for the renovation of the cathedral in the past five years at Europa-Park.

Donations for ‘Santa Isabel’, ‘Einfach helfen’ and the German Children's Fund

In December, Michael Nitze, head of the Kronenbrauerei in Offenburg, presented three cheques for the charitable commitment of Marianne, Mauritia and Miriam Mack at Germany's biggest theme park. With 500 euros each, the donations come from the brewery boss's company and benefit the associations of Mauritia Mack, first chairwoman of ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ and Marianne Mack, first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’, as well as the German Children's Fund, of which Miriam Mack is an ambassador. The joy and thanks for the donation from Michael Nitze and the Kronenbrauerei Offenburg were accordingly great.

Christmas presents for needy children in the Ortenau region

Bobby cars and trains, building blocks and dolls: The Simba Dickie Group donated 100 colourful gifts to the German Children's Charity, whose ambassador Miriam Mack distributed the toys directly to the little ones needy children from the Ortenau district. A big thank you also went to the pupils of the Werkrealschule Rust who, together with Monica Meier-Ivancan and Miriam Mack, had baked biscuits for a Christmas afternoon. Over cocoa and gingerbread, needy children and their families were able to forget their worries for a while and then, at the invitation of the Mack family, spend a happy afternoon in Germany's largest amusement park.

Children from children's hospice invited

Together with the Bundesverband Kinderhospiz e.V. from Lenzkirch, Europa-Park invited ten affected families to Europa-Park for Christmas.

Large online charity auction raises 23,000 euros

In the 40th anniversary season, Europa-Park, together with Germany's biggest charity auction portal ‘United Charity’, auctioned off 40 very special experiences and historical rarities that could not be bought. The fabulous proceeds of 23,000 euros were handed over to the two charitable associations ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ and ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

Families with many children as guests at Europa-Park

On St. Nicholas Day, Europa-Park, in cooperation with the Association of Families with Many Children (Verband kinderreicher Familien Deutschland e.V.), invited families with many children to the park free of charge, who normally would not have been able to afford the park entrance fee for the whole family.

Numerous guests visit the ‘Advent Hours

The ‘Advent Hours’ of the association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ on 1 December 2015 in the ‘Ballsaal Berlin’ at Europa-Park were a complete success. In addition to a varied programme, the guests were able to enjoy a stylish afternoon in a pre-Christmas ambience. ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ was very pleased that so many people from the region were willing to donate for the good cause. Mauritia Mack, chairwoman of the association, took the opportunity to report on a year with many events for the association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ and many emotional moments.

November 2015
Miriam Mack new ambassador for the German Children's Fund

Miriam Mack from Europa-Park will be an ambassador for the German Children's Fund in the future. The 33-year-old would like to promote the participation and co-determination of children and young people and fight child poverty in Germany. Miriam Mack started her commitment with an action in a shared accommodation for refugees in Bruchsal. There, together with the Federal Director of the German Children's Fund, Holger Hofmann, she distributed school bags to refugee children.

89,240 euros to ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e. V.’ (support association for children with cancer)

On 20 November 2015, the charity gala under the motto ‘Helping helps!’ took place for the 13th time. The hosts of the evening, the chairman of the board of trustees of the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e. V.’, Werner Kimmig, and the Mack family, owners of Europa-Park, welcomed around 400 guests to a glamorous evening in the baroque ‘Teatro dell'Arte’. The Hoffmann siblings, Olaf Malolepski, Dagmar and Karlheinz Kögel, javelin world champion Christina Obergföll and Martin Heuberger were among the prominent guests. The event raised a total of 89,240 euros, which the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ is very pleased about. The association has been committed to the young, seriously ill patients of the Freiburg paediatric oncology department for 35 years.

‘The Methuselah Strategy’ by Michael Nehls

Michael Nehls lives in Freiburg, is a doctor and molecular geneticist by profession. The academic with many years of professional experience puts forward a thesis that astonishes. ‘Don't worry about getting older,’ says Nehls, ‘because nature didn't design us for mental decline.’ Nehls spoke on 10 November 2015 as part of Marianne Mack's volunteer lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. The best-selling author showed a natural way for people to live well over a hundred years without long-term drug therapy.

October 2015
Europa-Park donates 15,000 euros to Unicef

As a partner of the international children's relief organisation Unicef, Europa-Park has once again handed over a generous donation of 15,000 euros to Unicef ambassador Sabine Christiansen. The amount originates from various fundraising campaigns at Europa-Park in the past months: Hotel guests could round up their bill in favour of Unicef. In addition, the proceeds from a water-spouting dolphin on the ‘Poseidon’ water roller coaster went towards this campaign. Those who insert a coin can splash other visitors sitting in passing boats and do good at the same time.

5,000 visitors rummage, buy and help

For the fifth time, the big charity flea market under the motto ‘Kunst, Krempel, Kommoden & Co’ (‘Art, Stuff, Chests of Drawers & Co’) opened its doors in the Europa-Park nursery. Organised by the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Help for Children and Families), the flea market with a large raffle once again attracted thousands of interested people on 10 and 11 October. Special thanks go to the many volunteers and donors whose support made the event possible. The proceeds of the two flea market days will be donated by the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ association, with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack, to children and families who have found themselves in a difficult life situation through no fault of their own.

World Hospice Day at Europa-Park

This year's World Hospice Day took place on 10 October 2015. To mark the occasion, the German Children's Hospice Association and Europa-Park jointly organised World Children's Hospice Day for the first time, with the motto: ‘Hats off to little heroes’. Germany's largest theme park offered a colourful programme of information and entertainment about children's hospice work. Mauritia Mack was the patron and artists such as magician Tanjano Herbert Hassio and singers Franca Morgano and Evy made the day unforgettable. This drew attention to the valuable work of the Federal Children's Hospice Association and gave space to an important topic.

September 2015
Sabine Christiansen on ‘Strong women, strong men’.

Marianne Mack, first chairwoman of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ was very pleased to welcome speaker Sabine Christiansen, who was a guest at the voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ on 30 September. Sabine Christiansen, media entrepreneur, supervisory board member and chairwoman of the ‘Sabine Christiansen Kinderstiftung’ (Sabine Christiansen Children's Foundation), has made television history and around 250 visitors were eager to hear about her extraordinary experiences.

Ukrainian children at Europa-Park

Within the framework of the international World Children's Day, Europa-Park invited more than 30 Ukrainian children from difficult social backgrounds to offer them an unforgettable stay. While exploring the more than 100 attractions and shows in Germany's biggest theme park, a ride on the recently opened world novelty ‘Alpenexpress VR-Ride’ was a very special highlight. For many years, Europa-Park has been committed to supporting socially disadvantaged children and young people. Therefore, it is a matter of the heart for Roland Mack, special ambassador of the Council of Europe for families since 2003, to give these children some carefree days. As part of its social activities, Europa-Park also supported the big festival of the German Children's Fund on World Children's Day on 20 September in Berlin.

Rockers with heart

Once again, the bikes of the rockers with heart smoked at the ‘Days of Steel’ 2015, where the bikers crossed the 13 European themed areas of Europa-Park. Numerous fans from Germany, Switzerland and France took part in the Harley parade for a good cause. Germany's biggest theme park and the ‘Days of Steel’ team have been organising this event for eleven years now.

Squeaky Ducks Swim to 5,000 Euros

On 13 September, the first rubber duck race took place in Germany's biggest theme park for a good cause. 5,000 ducks, which could be purchased in advance for one euro, went to the start and competed for the yellow jersey. The owners of the fastest hundred ducks could look forward to great prizes. For example, the winning duck earned an overnight stay in one of the park hotels with a wellness treatment and park admission for two days. The proceeds of 5,000 euros were donated to the two associations ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Help for Children and Families) with first chairwoman Marianne Mack and to ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’ (Simply Helping) with first chairwoman Mauritia Mack. The non-profit associations support people in the region who are in a particularly difficult life situation and are in urgent need of help due to illness or a stroke of fate.

August 2015
Over 1.8 million euros for children with cancer

Cycling and collecting donations for seriously ill children - this is the leitmotif of the ‘Tour of Hope’. The 32nd edition of the cycling tour, in which celebrities also pedal every year, had its daily destination on 21 August at the Hotel ‘Colosseo’ of Europa-Park. Along the 279-kilometre route, a total of around 1,825,000 euros was raised. The amount will be donated to clinics throughout Germany that provide treatment for children with cancer.

July 2015
Children hand over cheque to ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’

The First Communion children from Oberharmersbach presented a proud donation of 1,549.12 euros to the non-profit organisation ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ at the Europa-Park camp resort in July 2015. They did not give any gifts to friends and relatives and instead donated to the charity. In addition, they collected donations from the local business community.

Anniversary cakes raise 1,000 euros each

On 12 July, Europa-Park celebrated its 40th birthday. To mark the anniversary, the Armbruster bakery from Schutterwald donated an elaborately decorated cake in the shape of Ed Euromaus and a 40-metre-long yeast plait to Germany's largest theme park. After the Armbruster bakery rounded up the proceeds from the cake sale, a donation of 1,000 euros each was handed over to the two associations ‘Einfach Helfen’ and ‘Santa Isabel’.

Charity Golf Tournament of the Urloffen Golf Club

The ‘Rotary Club Offenburg Ortenau’ and the ‘Lions Club Oberkirch-Schauenburg’ achieved record proceeds of 25,000 euros at their tenth charity golf tournament on the grounds of the Urloffen Golf Club, which can be shared by four charitable organisations from the region. The first donation of 6,000 euros was handed over by the clubs in the hotel ‘Colosseo’ of Europa-Park to the support association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’. The association with its first chairwoman Marianne Mack supports families who are in great need through no fault of their own.

June 2015
‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ supports another social project

21,000 euros for the ‘KiJu’ children's and youth hospice service in the Ortenau region is the pleasing result of the 2014 ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ charity jewellery collection. Since 2010, the wife of Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack has been working with Europe's leading glass supplier Leonardo, choosing which social project a portion of the proceeds will be donated to. Every year, two collections are presented for the good cause.

Poker for a good cause

For the fifth time, enthusiastic poker players met in the foyer of the Europa-Park-Dome for the big charity poker tournament. This year's tournament was again under the patronage of ‘King’ Arthur Abraham, the current WBO World Champion in the super middleweight division. The donations were used to support the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V.’ in Freiburg.

‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’ raises 2,800 Euros

On the 18-hole championship course of the ‘Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden, members of the club and guest players raised a total of 2,800 euros for a good cause on 4 June at the first ‘Euromaus Charity Golf Cup’. The proceeds were divided equally between Mauritia Mack's ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ and Marianne Mack's ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’.

May 2015
‘New Perspectives’ with Manuel Herder

Manuel Herder publishes one bestseller after another, wins personalities and celebrities as authors. On 19 May, the head of Herder Verlag spoke at the invitation of Marianne Mack as part of the voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ and gave almost 100 listeners a ‘look through the keyhole’. As always, the entrance fees went to the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ association.

Donation for Katharinenhöhe

The voluntary association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ once again made a generous donation to the family-oriented cancer after-care clinic ‘Katharinenhöhe’ in Schönwald. Marianne Mack, first chairwoman of the association, handed over the cheque in the amount of 25,000 euros to Stephan Maier, director and managing director of the Katharinenhöhe.

Everyday heroes

600 young people from the Caritas Association who are currently completing their voluntary social year (FSJ) or their federal voluntary service (BFD) were rewarded with a visit to Europa-Park. The young people are among a total of 1,000 volunteers of the Caritas Association of the Archdiocese of Freiburg and enjoyed the adventurous and sunny day with roller coaster rides and shows at Europa-Park. ‘Social commitment is of great importance for the people in our country. Without the commitment of volunteers or honorary workers, the variety of tasks would not be manageable’, said Europa-Park owner Jürgen Mack at the welcoming speech.

20,000 Euros for ‘Peter Maffay Foundation

The Peter Maffay Foundation has been offering shelters for children for 15 years. The focus is on therapeutic activity stays for traumatised and disadvantaged children and young people. At the ‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’ at Europa-Park on 4 May 2015, 20,000 euros were once again raised for a good cause. The successful rock musician Peter Maffay received the cheque for his foundation. The tournament on the course of the ‘Europa-Park Golfclub Breisgau’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden has already become a tradition. For 19 years, well-known personalities from sport and show business have been supporting charities. Axel Schulz, Günther Maria Halmer, Sven Ottke, Joachim Llambi and many other celebrities supported the ‘Peter Maffay Foundation’ with their sporting commitment.

April 2015
Cheque presentation to ‘Einfach Helfen’ and ‘Santa Isabel

The St. Michael Catholic kindergarten in Rust donated the proceeds of its St. Martin's Day festival last year to charity. The parents' association and the kindergarten management presented Marianne Mack and Mauritia Mack with a cheque for 300 euros each for their charities ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ and ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’.

March 2015
Ten years of the voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives

Frank Elstner, the well-known and popular presenter, interviewed different talk guests and thus created a special anniversary evening. The occasion: The successful voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’ was ten years old. All in all, the lecture series initiated by Marianne Mack brought more than 50 lectures with a wealth of topics to the benefit of the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Help for Children and Families’ during this time.

January 2015
Charity lunch for Deutscher Kinderbund

For the eighth time, 200 committed ladies from the region came to Europa-Park and collected 25,200 euros for the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau. Since the beginning of the event series, which was initiated by honorary member Mauritia Mack, a total of 260,000 euros could already be handed over to the Child Protection Association.

Carolers deliver blessing at Europa-Park

Traditionally, Europa-Park welcomed about 100 children and young people who came to Rust as carol singers. The little kings travelled from Germany, France and Switzerland to collect donations for the aid projects of the Kindermissionswerk and to deliver the blessing ‘Christus mansionem benedicat - Christ bless this house’. Under this year's motto ‘Healthy nutrition for children in the Philippines and worldwide!’ the carol singers sang, collected and blessed in the German Alley of Europa-Park.

Charity concerts

Throughout the year, numerous concerts were held for a good cause. Singer Jasmin Nopper, the ‘Golden Harps’, the Musikkapelle Rust and some more made music at Europa-Park.

Frohe Herzen

The ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign invited more than 58,000 socially disadvantaged people to Germany's biggest theme park for free in the 2014 season.

December 2014
Benefit dinner show

25,000 euros were collected by Europa-Park and the Freiburg Cathedral Construction Association at this year's benefit dinner show in favour of the renovation of Freiburg Cathedral. At the dinner show ‘Cirque d'Europe’ with this year's programme ‘Casino’, more than 30 international artists amazed the almost 400 guests with breathtaking acrobatics.

‘Advent Hours’ for ‘Einfach Helfen’

Many people from the region were willing to donate for a good cause during the ‘Advent Hours’ of the ‘Einfach Helfen’ association. Mauritia Mack, chairwoman of the association, was pleased that in 2014 more than 100 affected people and their families from the region could count on the quick and uncomplicated help of ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’.

November 2014
Elegant repartee

Petra Schächtele-Philipp, a long-time trainer for rhetoric, repartee and leadership, gave a talk on ‘Elegant repartee’ to 600 visitors as part of Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’. Donations from the lecture benefited orphaned children from the region.

Benefit Gala ‘Helfen hilft!’

For the twelfth time, the charity gala took place under the motto ‘Helping helps!’. About 400 guests came to the glamorous benefit evening in the baroque ‘Teatro dell'Arte’. The event raised a total of 87,355 euros, which the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e.V.’ was very pleased about.

October 2014
Art, bric-a-brac and chests of drawers

For the fourth time, the association ‘Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ organised a big flea market for a good cause. With the proceeds, the association supported the Katharinenhöhe rehabilitation clinic, the Tigerherzen campaign and many individual fates.

Charity Tournament at Urloffen Golf Club

For the ninth time, the ‘Lions Club Oberkirch-Schauenburg’ and the ‘Rotary Club Offenburg-Ortenau’ held the popular Charity Golf Tournament at the Urloffen Golf Club. 6,000 euros went to the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support association.

July 2014
Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ Charity Collection

The golden jewellery pieces of the new charity jewellery collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’ convey courage and confidence. This year's summer collection supports the children and youth hospice service ‘KiJu’ in the Ortenau region.

June 2014
Playing cards for children with cancer

More than 100 poker friends and some celebrities played into the night for a good cause. All proceeds went to the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder’ in Freiburg.

May 2014
‘New Perspectives’ with Father Anselm Grün

As part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, more than 1,300 visitors attended the lecture by Benedictine monk Father Anselm Grün. He spoke in the Europa-Park Dome on the topic of ‘Healing Rituals’.

Golfing for needy children

20,000 Euros for sick and needy children were raised by celebrities at the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup’. The tournament has been held at the Breisgau Golf Club in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden for 18 years.

March 2014
‘New Perspectives’ with Angelika Welsch

The mentor for eight-full living, Angelika Welsch, spoke to over 300 guests as part of Marianne Mack's volunteer lecture series about the connection between home furnishings and well-being and how to give impulses that make people happy and ultimately create a new attitude to life.

February 2014
Angelika Resch-Ebinger on good behaviour

The trainer and modern advocate of good manners, Angelika Resch-Ebinger, gave lots of tips on the right way to deal with people as well as rules of etiquette, tact and politeness with a lot of humour and acting skills.

January 2014
Charity lunch for the Child Protection League

For the seventh time, 200 committed ladies from the region came to Europa-Park and collected 25,385 euros for the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau.

December 2013
‘Advent Hours’ in aid of ‘Einfach helfen’ (Simply help)

During cosy Advent hours, donations were made to the charitable association ‘Einfach helfen’, whose chairwoman is Mauritia Mack.

November 2013
Charity gala for ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder’ (support association for children with cancer)

The ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder’ (Support Association for Children with Cancer) has been helping seriously ill patients in Freiburg's paediatric oncology department for more than 30 years.

Benefit dinner show in favour of Freiburg Cathedral

Europa-Park invited together with the Freiburg Cathedral Society to a benefit dinner show in favour of the renovation of the Freiburg Cathedral. 331 guests accepted the invitation and experienced an exclusive gala evening in the ‘Teatro dell'Arte’.

‘New Perspectives’ with Professor Dietrich Grönemeyer

900 visitors experienced a speaker known for his tireless commitment to prevention and health promotion, his books and TV contributions and his commitment to holistic medicine as part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’.

October 2013
Charity Collection ‘Mauritia Mack by Leonardo’

The proceeds of the jewellery collection by Mauritia Mack and Leonardo benefited the ‘European House of Encounter’ in Foncebadón on the Spanish Way of St. James.

Flea market for a good cause

The third flea market for a good cause of the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support association offered visitors a colourful and high-quality smorgasbord of crockery, books, clothes, furniture and toys.

Professor Helmut Fuchs explains ‘Launology

Helmut Fuchs, who holds a doctorate in business education and psychology, gave a tongue-in-cheek introduction to ‘launology’, the science of cheerfulness and good humour, which is increasingly developing into a serious science and of which Helmut Fuchs is the founder, in the ‘Ballroom Berlin’ at Europa-Park as part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’.

September 2013
KONUS transport associations donate profit

The KONUS transport associations (KONUS stands for ‘Free use of local public transport in the Black Forest’), as winners of the 2013 State Innovation Award, donate their cash prize to the associations ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ and ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

Charity Golf Tournament in Urloffen

For the eighth time, the Lions Club Oberkirch-Schauenburg and the Rotary Club Offenburg-Ortenau hosted the popular Charity Golf Tournament at the Urloffen Golf Club. Part of the proceeds went to the ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ support association.

April 2013
‘New Perspectives’ lecture series with Penny McLean

As part of Marianne Mack's honorary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, over 400 listeners experienced an impressive evening on ‘Numerology and Destiny’ by the most widely read spiritual author who gives courses and lectures throughout the German-speaking world, Penny McLean.

March 2013
‘World Hosting Days’

For the third time, technical experts from all over the world meet at Europa-Park from 19 to 21 March 2013 for the largest B2B event in the hosting and Internet industry; donations of 5,000 euros each to ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’ and ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ also result.

‘New Perspectives’ lecture series with Walter Kohl and Heidi Prochaska

As part of Marianne Mack's voluntary lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, over 350 listeners experienced a very special evening on the topic of ‘Living or being lived - ways to one's own freedom through reconciliation and change’ by Heidi Prochaska, former bodyguard, and Walter Kohl, son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

January 2013
Charity lunch for Kinderschutzbund

For the sixth time, around 200 committed ladies from the region came to Europa-Park to support the Deutscher Kinderschutzbund Kreisverband Ortenau e.V. (German Child Protection Association Ortenau).

Frohe Herzen

Every year, the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign invites groups of young people, senior citizens and people with disabilities to Europa-Park for free. In total, well over one million socially disadvantaged people have already benefited from a free admission ticket.

Lecture series

Marianne Mack is the initiator of the very popular lecture series ‘New Perspectives’, which is successful far beyond the region. Since 2005, competent speakers have been offering tips, suggestions and life support several times a year on a voluntary basis and free of charge. The donations from the guests of the individual lectures benefit people who urgently need help through her association ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

October 2012
Trinational training promoted

Europa-Park strongly promotes trinational education in the German-French-Swiss Upper Rhine region. For eight years now, it has been participating in the ‘Euregio Certificate’ programme, which gives trainees and vocational students from the Upper Rhine region the chance to do an internship abroad. Europa-Park regularly takes on trainees and enables its own trainees to do such internships abroad. In addition, Europa-Park organises and finances the annual closing of the programme, at which the more than 200 project graduates receive their certificates.

Benefit concert in the ‘Ballsaal Berlin

Ettenheim musicians, such as the Harmonika Spielring, choirs from Altdorf as well as the town band, played for the benefit of the ‘Förderverein Krankenhaus Ettenheim e.V.’ and ‘Einfach Helfen e.V.’.

Flea market for a good cause

Under the motto ‘Kunst, Krempel und Kommoden’ (Art, Stuff and Chests of Drawers), Marianne Mack organised a flea market for the second time with many volunteers. Among other things, there was a large raffle and an unusual ‘flea market fashion show’. The flea market visitors' donations of 22,000 euros went to the ‘Förderverein Santa Isabel e.V. - Hilfe für Kinder und Familien’ (Santa Isabel Association - Help for Children and Families), founded by Marianne Mack, which has been providing fast and uncomplicated support to people in the region for many years. The flea market is part of the association's annual programme.

September 2012
Olympic stars celebrated

After the exciting months before, during and after the London 2012 Olympic Games, the German teams of the Olympic and Paralympic Games met at Europa-Park again this year. Part of the proceeds from the gala went to the German Disabled Sports Youth.

Day of Wind Music

For the seventh time, the Day of Wind Music took place at Europa-Park in cooperation with the Bund Deutscher Blasmusikverbände (BDB). 21 associations with a total of 800 musicians travelled to Rust with their clarinets, flutes and trombones to make music together. At this unique event of folk culture, visitors were able to see for themselves at various stages that brass music does not always have to be just traditional.

July 2012
Conclusion of ‘Bible Today’

‘Four bishops in one fell swoop’ promised Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and Chairwoman of the ‘Bible and Culture Foundation’, to the approximately 800 pupils at the beginning of the closing party of ‘Bible Today’ in the Europa-Park Dome. Ulrich Fischer and Frank Otfried July, Protestant regional bishops from Baden and Württemberg, as well as Bernd Uhl and Thomas Maria Renz, Catholic auxiliary bishops from the dioceses of Freiburg and Rottenburg-Stuttgart, presented the prizes to the students. More than 4,000 young people took part in the competition with around 400 entries.

Unicef campaign ‘Water works

At the opening of the new four-star hotel ‘Bell Rock’, Europa-Park handed over a cheque for 10,000 euros to Unicef Ambassador Sabine Christiansen. The donation will go to Mozambique to help provide access to clean drinking water.

June 2012
‘Days of Steel’

At the ‘Days of Steel’, the Harley meeting at Europa-Park, donations amounting to more than 7,000 euros were collected for the association ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’.

International Europa-Park Cup of SV Rust

For the 11th time, football kids from the age groups Bambinis to D-youth from Germany, France and Switzerland competed at the International Europa-Park-Cup of the SV Rust. A total of 165 youth teams took part - Europa-Park donated a total of 50,000 free admissions over several days.

May 2012
Popular venue for educational, cultural and social events

Maths and fun - a contradiction? At the trinational final of the worldwide competition ‘Mathematics without Borders’ at Europa-Park, twelve classes from Germany, France and Switzerland showed that numbers and cheer go well together. At the final event in the Europa-Park Dome, there was a hustle and bustle among around 1,200 pupils who had been invited to Europa-Park free of charge. In general, Europa-Park is an extremely popular venue for educational, cultural and social events of all kinds. Other examples include the health initiative ‘Deutschland bewegt sich’ (Germany is moving) and ‘Kein Mensch ist perfekt’ (No one is perfect), an event organised by the Caritas Association for and with people with disabilities.

‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

In 16 years, Europa-Park and the ‘Eagles Charity Golf Club e.V.’ have already raised a total of 800,000 euros for charitable projects. This time, Franziska van Almsick was delighted to receive a cheque for 20,000 euros for her charitable organisation ‘... für Kinder e.V.’ charity. The association ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’ was delighted to receive a cheque for 10,000 euros.

January 2012
Charity lunch for Kinderschutzbund

A charity lunch for the Ortenau district association of the German Child Protection Association at Europa-Park raised donations amounting to 26,500 euros.

Frohe Herzen

In 2011, around 36,000 socially disadvantaged and needy people were invited to Europa-Park free of charge, which corresponds to a donation value of approximately 1.3 million euros. The campaign has been running since the early days of Europa-Park.

December 2011
Biscuit campaign with Minister President's wife

Gerlinde Kretschmann, the wife of Baden-Württemberg's Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann, baked delicious biscuits and vanilla crescents for the Bild-Zeitung's fundraising campaign ‘Ein Herz für Kinder’ (A Heart for Children) and had them auctioned on ebay. The highest bid came from Europa-Park: 1,000 euros.

‘White Night for Charity’

On the night of her 46th birthday, figure skater Katarina Witt collected donations for children suffering from cancer at a charity gala organised by the Mack family and TV producer Werner Kimmig: supported by numerous other celebrities, 100,000 euros went to the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V.’ in Freiburg.

November 2011
‘Advent Hours’ for a Good Cause

For the fourth time, Mauritia Mack invited to the contemplative ‘Advent Hours’ in favour of the charitable association ‘Einfach helfen e.V.’ in the ‘Ballroom Berlin’ of Europa-Park. The response to the invitation was very great and thus a considerable sum of money could once again be donated to the association.

Action Day of the German Child Protection League

More than one hundred volunteer family sponsors spent a free and unforgettable day at Europa-Park with their sponsored children.

August 2011
Singing for a good cause

At the first benefit concert ‘Stefanie Hertel, Stefan Mross & Freunde - Live’, the proceeds went to the ‘Förderverein krebskranker Kinder e. V.’ in Freiburg, which received a donation of 15,000 euros.

July 2011
Orphans as guests at Europa-Park

On the initiative of Pforzheim jewellery manufacturer Roland Rauschmayer, Europa-Park invited 80 orphans and foster children to an action-packed day.

Caucasus Peace Camp

At the first Caucasus Peace Camp at Europa-Park, 27 participants from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia got to know each other better.

May 2011
AMSEL on an outing

As in 2011, members of the AMSEL contact group Ortenau are regularly invited to Europa-Park on World MS Day on 25 May. AMSEL stands for ‘Action for Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers’. The association under the patronage of Ursula Späth, wife of the former Minister President of Baden-Württemberg Lothar Späth, is supported by Europa-Park in many ways.

Frohe Herzen

Europa-Park invited about 33,000 socially disadvantaged people to spend a day with free admission at the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign this year.

‘Salon Baden’ erected in Balthasar Castle

The wall drawings in Balthasar Castle record Baden history in connection with the former lords of Balthasar Castle, the Boecklins von Boecklinsau. The castle is over 500 years old. Its preservation is also a testament to the down-to-earth nature, sense of tradition and cultural commitment of the Mack family.

Support for Rust

Europa-Park supports the community of Rust in many ways. For example, Europa-Park is very committed to local clubs and institutions, such as the Rust sports club, the music clubs, the German Red Cross, the fire brigade and many more. In addition, all citizens of Rust can visit Europa-Park free of charge and all senior citizens of Rust are invited to a senior citizens' afternoon once a year. In 2010, the municipality of Rust awarded Roland Mack the Citizen's Medal. Mayor Günter Gorecky paid special tribute to the entrepreneurial success of Europa-Park, from which the municipality of Rust could also benefit in many ways. ‘You have also brought property and prosperity to the community and its citizens,’ he said. Furthermore, he emphasised how important it was that the Mack family, as residents of Rust, is involved in the community life and thus knows about the problems of the citizens.

December 2010
Volunteer Day

Together with the campaign ‘ErlebnisBusReise’, Europa-Park invited around 1,100 volunteers from all over Baden-Württemberg to honour their special commitment.

November 2010
30th anniversary of the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder’ (Support Association for Children with Cancer)

‘Helping helps!’ - this is the motto of the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder’ (Association for the Support of Children with Cancer), which has been supporting the young patients of the paediatric oncology unit in Freiburg for 30 years. For several years now, the Oberkirch TV producer Werner Kimmig and the Mack family have invited guests to a glamorous benefit gala in November as part of the ‘Cirque d ́Europe’ dinner show in aid of the support association. Around 350 guests donated 73,500 euros this time.

October 2010
‘Days of Steel’

Since 2005, Swiss organisers have been inviting Harley riders to the ‘Days of Steel’ at Europa-Park. The meeting always includes a bike parade through the park as well as a fundraising campaign. This year, the impressive sum of 10,000 euros was raised and presented to the ‘Kinderherzen retten’ (‘Saving Children's Hearts’) association.

September 2010
Youth Fire Brigade Day

At the first youth fire brigade day in Baden-Württemberg, around 600 young fire fighters came to Europa-Park for free.

August 2010
Sporting commitment for ‘Saving Children's Hearts’

Europa-Park was premium sponsor of a charity match between SC Freiburg and FC Basel: 20,000 Euros were raised to help children with heart disease worldwide.

‘A place for kids’

Boxing legend Henry Maske helps socially disadvantaged children with his foundation ‘A place for kids’. At the grand opening of the ‘Historamas’, the Mack family presented Maske's foundation with a cheque for 3,000 euros.

July 2010
Council of Europe Youth Peace Camp

On the initiative of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, 54 young people from former and present conflict regions met at the 7th International Youth Peace Camp at Europa-Park.

May 2010
‘We help Africa’

Europa-Park has been a partner of Unicef since 2010. One of the first campaigns in favour of the children's relief organisation: Together with the then Unicef Children's City Karlsruhe, the park collected donations amounting to 8,000 euros, which enabled an operation for a child in Africa.

‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

The charity golf tournament raised 10,000 euros for the ‘Daheim im Heim’ association.

Action day for families with many children

At the action day for families with many children at Europa-Park, 1,000 young and old guests were very happy: In cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Baden-Württemberg, Europa-Park invited 100 families with many children.

April 2010
Children from Freiburg University Hospital at Europa-Park

Children from the University Hospital Freiburg spent two great days in the rustic log cabins at the camp resort and at Europa-Park. Europa-Park had invited them at short notice.

February 2010
United Charity: ‘Beauty for a good cause

The ‘United Charity Stiftungs GmbH’ is an initiative of media entrepreneur Karlheinz Kögel and his wife Dagmar, which holds auctions for children in need. The special thing about the auctions is that only things that are otherwise not for sale can be bought. Europa-Park raffled off two VIP tickets for the initiative as well as a ‘Meet and Greet’ with ‘Miss Germany 2010’, Anne Julia Hagen. Proceeds: around 500 euros.

Roland Mack's 60th Birthday

When Roland Mack celebrated his 60th birthday, around 2,200 guests were present. Numerous friends - including celebrities from the worlds of business, politics, sport, media and showbiz - and the staff of Germany's largest theme park gave the birthday boy more than just a once-over. The jubilarian himself did not forget those who can lead a less fortunate life on this evening. Instead of presents, he wished for donations: A proud 100,000 euros were collected for the charities ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’ and ‘Santa Isabel e.V.’.

November 2009
Benefit Gala

The traditional benefit gala of Werner Kimmig and the Mack family one day before the start of the winter season raised 96,000 Euros for the benefit of the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder’.

A ray of hope in Tannheim

The young patients of the after-care clinic Tannheim in Villingen-Schwenningen received a visit from the Euro-Mouse. Together with the managing partner of Europa-Park, Roland Mack, and the former Miss Germany, Doris Schmidts, she visited the clinic and of course brought presents. The clinic is designed to provide holistic care for families with seriously chronically ill children. Roland Mack has supported the facility since it opened in 1997.

July 2009
Council of Europe Youth Peace Camp

For the sixth time, Europa-Park and the Council of Europe organised an international peace camp at Europa-Park. 40 young people from different conflict regions came together to break down prejudices and exchange experiences.

May 2009
‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

When Europa-Park invites to the traditional ‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’, stars from sports, radio and television do not wait long: This time, Axel Schulz and Lars Riedel, among others, won 20,000 Euros for the ‘Sepp Herberger Stiftung’ (Sepp Herberger Foundation) of the German Football Association and 5,000 Euros for the ‘Förderverein Santa Isabel e.V.’.

November 2008
‘Tribute to Bambi

One day before the Bambi Awards in Offenburg, the charity event ‘Tribute to Bambi’ took place in the Europa-Park-Dome in cooperation with Die Bunten. Many celebrities solicited donations. With success: ‘Tribute to Bambi’ at Europa-Park raised more than 530,000 euros. The proceeds went to the ‘Tribute to Bambi Foundation’, which used the donations to sustainably support three children's charities in Offenburg. Lesewelt Ortenau e.V.’, ‘Kickformore’ and the foreigners' initiative ‘Das Bunte Haus e.V.’ were able to expand their activities in the region with the support. Europa-Park donated 50,000 euros. The organisation and implementation of the event meant a commitment totalling around 250,000 euros.

Big fundraising gala

For the sixth time, Werner Kimmig initiated a fundraising gala in favour of the ‘Förderverein für krebskranke Kinder e.V.’. Europa-Park has been a partner and venue of the charity gala since 2003. This year's proceeds: 89,000 euros.

September 2008
The ‘Feriengestaltung’ Foundation for Children

The Swiss foundation ‘Feriengestaltung’ offers low-cost holiday projects for children. 54 children were invited to Europa-Park.

Adventure Bus Trip Day

Together with the campaign ‘ErlebnisBusReise’, Europa-Park invited more than 3,500 children from children's homes and day-care centres in Baden-Württemberg - donation value about 100,000 Euros.

Children from Ukraine

Together with the foundation ‘Ukraine 3000’, Europa-Park invited 30 Ukrainian children from difficult social backgrounds to an unforgettable stay over several days.

July 2008
Young people from Israel explore Europa-Park

On the initiative of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, about 30 young people from Israel spent a nice day at Europa-Park.

‘Vive la France’

Under this motto, Europa-Park has been inviting young people to the ‘Quartier Français’ on the occasion of the French National Day on 14 July for years. The special friendship with France is also underlined by Europa-Park's participation in the Babel music festival in Strasbourg and the flower parade in Sélestat. Roland Mack has been a Knight of the Legion of Honour since 2008.

April 2008
‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

50,000 Euros were raised for the Franz Beckenbauer Foundation at the 2008 Charity Golf Tournament.

CoE Fan Camp

Only a few weeks before the start of the European Football Championship in Switzerland and Austria, the Council of Europe invited 70 football fans from different countries to Europa-Park to make young fans aware of problems such as racism, discrimination and anti-Semitism. Roland Mack is a special ambassador of the Council of Europe.

January 2008
Kinderschutzbund Ortenau

Due to a lack of funds, the Kinderschutzbund Ortenau was about to be dissolved after almost 20 years of existence. This led to Mauritia Mack's first charity event for the benefit of the German Child Protection Association. More than 150 committed ladies, mainly from the Ortenau region, supported the good cause and made donations. Mauritia Mack was finally able to hand over a cheque for 20,000 euros. The benefit event in favour of the German Child Protection Association has been held annually since then.

2007
Frohe Herzen

In 2007, about 37,500 socially disadvantaged people again received free admission to Germany's most beautiful and largest theme park through the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign.

December 2007
Father Christmases for a good cause

At the start of the ‘Magical Winter Weeks’ season, 2,520 Father Christmases came together for the big Father Christmas meeting. The proceeds of 37,000 euros from the meeting went to the non-profit organisation ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’.

Charity gala

130,000 euros were raised for children with cancer at the ‘Cirque d'Europe’ dinner show.

November 2007
Swiss Cancer League

50,000 Euros were raised at the live broadcast ‘Gala of the Cancer League’ from Europa-Park on Swiss television. The big fundraising show took place at Europa-Park for the second time. Prominent Swiss people like singer DJ Bobo accepted donations by phone. The programme focused on fates like that of 13-year-old Romano Gasparini, who was fighting an insidious bone cancer at the time. Europa-Park had already been a partner of the Swiss Cancer League since 2006. Europa-Park again contributed artists and performers to the show programme in the ‘Teatro dell'Arte’.

July 2007
Council of Europe Youth Peace Camp

32 young Serbs and Albanians from Kosovo as well as Arabs and Jews from Israel came to Europa-Park for the Youth Peace Camp to learn non-violent communication and confidence building.

May 2007
Donations for Henry Mask Foundation

In the year of Henry Maske's grandiose boxing comeback, Europa-Park's ‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’ was also marked by the gentleman boxer: donations amounting to 20,000 euros went to his foundation ‘A Place for Kids’.

2006
Frohe Herzen

A great day at Europa-Park does not have to remain a distant dream, even for people who are not financially well off. In 2006, about 38,000 people experienced this during the ‘Merry Hearts’ campaign.

December 2006
Award of the ‘Goldene Göre’

For the first time, the German Children's Fund honoured the participation of children and young people in shaping their living environment by awarding the ‘Goldene Göre’ at Europa-Park.

September 2006
Children from children's homes at Europa-Park

Under the motto ‘ErlebnisBusReise’, 1,500 children from children's homes all over Baden-Württemberg travelled to Europa-Park.

April 2006
‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

Golfing for a good cause: At the charity gala after the ‘Eagles Charity Golfcup’ in Herbolzheim-Tutschfelden at the hotel ‘Colosseo’, Roland Mack handed over a cheque of 20,000 Euros to Verona Pooth. She accepted the donation in favour of the SOS Children's Village ‘Veronas Casitas’, which she founded.

2005
Frohe Herzen

In 2005, a total of about 27,000 socially disadvantaged people benefited from the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign.

November 2005
Dinner show

The dinner show ‘Cirque d`Europe’ transported many prominent guests into a sparkling world of fantasy during a benefit gala for the children's cancer ward of the University Hospital Freiburg. 130,000 Euros were raised from the proceeds and donations of the unforgettable evening at Europa-Park.

October 2005
Gala for ‘Power-Child’

It could not have been more gigantic: The ‘Europa-Park & Power-Child Charity Night’ with 600 invited guests - among them numerous celebrities such as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Franziska van Almsick and Mathias Sammer - was a terrific success. At the end of the gala, patron Veronica Ferres received 500,000 euros in proceeds from an auction, a raffle and donations for the ‘Power-Child e.V.’ association.

June 2005
‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’

The 18-hole golf course in Herbolzheim-Tuschfelden, which had just been opened, was put to the test for the first time at the ‘Europa-Park Eagles Charity Golf Cup’. At the subsequent charity gala, Roland and Jürgen Mack presented a cheque for 20,000 euros to the ‘Brot gegen Not’ foundation.

Hostage victims from Beslan come to Europa-Park

In 2004, the Beslan hostage crisis shook Russia. 40 surviving children of the hostage drama were invited to Europa-Park.

January 2005
Donations for the Tsunami victims in Asia

The devastating tsunami killed more than 230,000 people on Asia's coasts. Park visitors, hotel guests, employees and the Mack family reacted immediately: In a joint campaign, an amount of 25,900 euros was collected. The donation went to Welthungerhilfe, whose President Ingeborg Schäuble accepted it.

October 2004
Longest mobile meatloaf oven in the world

In aid of ‘Kinderherzen retten e.V.’ (Save Children's Hearts), a 30-metre-long meat loaf made by the Emmendingen Butchers' Guild was sold to visitors at Europa-Park. A 30-metre-long meatloaf oven was built especially for the occasion - the longest mobile meatloaf oven in the world. The meatloaf was cut into pieces by Minister President Erwin Teufel.

‘72 hours - without compromise’

This is the title of a social action of the Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ), the Catholic Youth Austria (KJÖ) and the Swiss Working Group of Youth Associations (SAJV). Action groups are each given a social, ecological, intercultural or political task to solve within 72 hours. Europa-Park took part in Germany's biggest social action.

September 2004
Children with cancer as guests

On the initiative of the organisation ‘Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen’, Europa-Park and Eurowings, 60 children from the clinic for paediatric oncology in Würzburg and the paediatric ward of the merciful brothers in Regensburg were flown to Europa-Park. All of these children had been undergoing treatment for many years.

Benefit Gala of the Hans Rosenthal Foundation

Europa-Park organised the show-opening of the benefit gala of the Hans Rosenthal Foundation, thus underlining its manifold social commitment.

2003
Heart's desires fulfilled

‘Herzenswünsche e.V.’ is a registered, nationwide association that fulfils the wishes of seriously ill children and teenagers. In 2003, Europa-Park enabled children and young people looked after by the association to spend three days in the theme park's incomparable world of adventure.

Winter 2003
Dolls for SOS Children's Village in Kazakhstan

After the end of the winter season, Europa-Park sent the dolls, which were ready for the little visitors to play with in the ‘Winterworld for Kids’, to Kazakhstan.

December 2003
Benefit concert of the Rust music band

On St. Nicholas Day, a benefit concert of the Musikkapelle Rust took place in the hotel ‘El Andaluz’. The proceeds of 1,372.09 euros were donated to the non-profit organisation ‘Kinderherzen retten e. V.’.

Herbolzheim Hospital

The ‘Förderverein Krankenhaus Herbolzheim e. V.’ organised a charity event in the Europa-Park-Dome.

October 2003
SOS Children's Village Sulzburg

On the occasion of the SOS Sponsorship Weeks, about 80 children from the SOS Children's Village Sulzburg visited Europa-Park free of charge.

September 2003
World Wide Fund for Nature

50 ‘Young Pandas’ - members of the children and youth group of the environmental protection organisation ‘World Wide Fund for Nature’ - were guests at Europa-Park for several days.

August 2003
‘Tour of Hope’

The goodwill bike tour ‘Tour der Hoffnung’ for children suffering from cancer started from Europa-Park. Celebrities from sports, politics, economy and entertainment cycle for the good cause.

July 2003
‘The Bridge New York - Berlin

As part of the campaign ‘The Bridge New York - Berlin’, two groups of schoolchildren from New York came to visit Rust at the invitation of Europa-Park. ‘The Bridge New York - Berlin’ is an initiative aimed at young people who were affected by the terrorist attacks in New York on 11 September 2001. The campaign was launched by the then German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and DaimlerChrysler.

‘Sternstunden’ with Europa-Park

‘Sternstunden e.V.’ is a charity campaign of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation. Since its foundation in 1993, ‘Sternstunden’ has been helping children and young people in need. Among other things, Europa-Park supports the initiative with the ‘Eagles Charity Golf Cup’. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of ‘Sternstunden’, a painting competition was launched under the motto ‘kids paint with us! One of the main prizes was an adventure weekend at Europa-Park.

March 2003
Spatz receives help

A big benefit gala was held to raise funds for the organisation ‘Spatz - Selbsthilfe für Kinder mit chronischer Stoffwechsel- oder Zuckererkrankung’.

2002
Doris Schröder-Köpf presented ‘Nummer gegen Kummer’ (number against sorrow)

Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder came to Europa-Park with his wife Doris Schröder-Köpf, who presented ‘Die Nummer gegen Kummer’ in her function as patron. This is one of the best-known telephone counselling services for children and young people in Germany. As part of the visit, a discussion forum with Doris Schröder-Köpf and some young people took place on the open-air stage in the Italian themed area.

Concerts and Events in the Dome

A tent created by Ticino architect Mario Botta was one of the highlights of the 700th anniversary celebrations of the Swiss Confederation in 1991. Ten years later, Europa-Park integrated the Botta tent as a permanent venue for major events. Numerous well-known artists such as DJ Bobo and Revolverheld have already performed in the venue, which can hold up to 2,500 people.

May 2001
‘Chance for the Youth’

‘Europe - the chance for the youth’: This was the motto of the big Youth-Europe-Festival with 1,800 children of the Europa-Union Germany and the districts Ortenau and Emmendingen at Europa-Park.

2000
Children from disaster regions invited

On 14 October 2000, devastating storms hit the Swiss cantons of Valais and Ticino. The worst hit was Gondo: a landslide destroyed a third of the border village and killed 13 people. Europa-Park invited 1,000 children from the disaster region to Rust by train.

‘Olympia Welcome’

Since 2000, Europa-Park has hosted the ‘Olympia Welcome’ of the German Olympic team, supporting German sport among other things.

May 1999
‘More than a Game’

At the farewell match of world champion Jürgen Klinsmann under the motto ‘More than a Game’, more than 30 artists from Europa-Park performed before the start of the match and during the half-time break. With the participation in this charity game, the proceeds of which went to children's charities, Europa-Park once again demonstrated its social commitment.

September 1998
Artists help cystic fibrosis sufferers

Europa-Park actively supported the garden party of the Christiane Herzog Foundation for people with cystic fibrosis with a large show programme. Works of art by various European artists were auctioned off at the festival.

Donation to Russian home for deaf-blind children

The home for deaf-blind children in Sergiyev Possad, Russia, is home to over 200 children who are deaf-blind or have severe visual and hearing impairments. The home is considered the largest of its kind in the world. The proceeds of the children's balloon competition at the big Europa-Park balloon festival went to the home.

Daniel Nivel

After the attack of German hooligans on the gendarme Daniel Nivel during the Football World Cup 1998, Roland Mack invited the whole gendarmerie brigade from Lens with their families to Europa-Park.

Art exhibition

Works of the Swedish artist Janeric Johansson were on display in the Scandinavian themed area.

March 1998
Dürer and Rethel

With its artistic commitment, Europa-Park made valuable originals accessible to a large circle of visitors. In the lobby of the ‘El Andaluz’ adventure hotel, exquisite prints from German art history from the 15th century onwards were exhibited. Among others, there were works by Albrecht Dürer and Alfred Rethel to admire.

1997
Roman Herzog visits with ‘godchildren’

When the roller coaster ‘Euro-Mir’ is opened in 1997, the then Federal President Roman Herzog is a guest at Europa-Park with more than 5,000 ‘godchildren’. Upon request, the Federal President takes over the honorary sponsorship for the seventh child of a family.

August 1997
Flood victims invited

Before the millennium flood on the Elbe in 2002, there was the flood of the century on the Oder in 1997. 40 children from flooded areas in the Czech Republic and 75 children from Poland - aged between 12 and 16 - were spontaneously invited to stay at Europa-Park.

June 1997
Art also behind the scenes

In the administration building of Europa-Park, the artists' association ‘Bilder-Werk’ showed works from the world of showmen, the circus and Europa-Park on three floors.

‘At home in the home’

Europa-Park donated 15,000 DM to the foundation ‘Daheim im Heim’. The foundation is committed to improving the living conditions of elderly, disabled and nursing home residents, especially in the new federal states.

May 1997
Donations for CNS patients

Chancellor's wife Hannelore Kohl opened the exhibition of the Kuratorium ZNS (Central Nervous System) at Europa-Park. Founded in 1983 by Hannelore Kohl, the curatorship cares for accident victims with damage to the central nervous system. At the opening of the exhibition in the French themed area alone, donations amounting to DM 18,000 were collected within a very short time.

Fascination Glass

Glass objects by the artists Czeslaw Zuber, Jörg F. Zimmermann and Yan Zoritchak are exhibited in the foyer of the Variété Theatre. All three artists are represented with their works in numerous international museums.

José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation

In Germany alone, up to 12,000 people contract leukaemia and related blood cancers every year. In 1987, the star tenor José Carreras also fell ill with leukaemia. At the time, this diagnosis was almost a death sentence - but the miracle succeeded. He owed his cure to research, the great work in the clinic, his family and the many messages of encouragement from all over the world. Out of gratitude, he founded the ‘German José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation’ in 1995. His goal: leukaemia must become curable, always and for everyone. And also since 1995, the world-famous tenor has always hosted the ‘José Carreras Gala’ for donations on ARD television at the end of each year. At Europa-Park, the ‘Plaza José Carreras’ in front of the arena now pays tribute to the star. In addition, Europa-Park supported the ‘José Carreras Leukaemia Foundation’ with donations.

Promoting art

A first international sculpture symposium took place at Europa-Park. In addition, works by Salvador Dali were shown in the same year in the hotel ‘El Andaluz’. The internationally renowned exhibition was brought to Europa-Park from Marseille. Among the exhibits were etchings and lithographs by the surrealist, which were published in very small numbers.

4,000 DM for the Red Cross

Roland Mack presented the German Red Cross with a cheque for DM 4,000. The donation was collected as proceeds from a performance by the Europa-Park ice skaters in Strasbourg.

1994
Red Cross honours Roland and Franz Mack

Roland and Franz Mack received the medal of merit from the Red Cross of Baden. With this award, the aid organisation honoured the two's many years of social commitment and also the exemplary first-aid station as well as the establishment of a company fire brigade at Europa-Park.

1993
Bosnian refugees invited

Europa-Park invited 320 Bosnian refugees to the park as part of a sponsorship campaign by the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Social Affairs and the then Südwestfunk radio station.

1991
Art in the park

The sculptor Chodja Sediq from Ettenheim designed a fountain with Nordic sculptures for the new Scandinavian themed area.

Honoured by Caritas

Franz Mack was honoured with the Lorenz Werthmann Medal by the German Caritas Association for his social commitment. Roland Mack has also received this honour in the meantime.

May 1989
Sponsor for school competition

In cooperation with the Oberschulamt Freiburg and Europa-Park, the Freiburg Regio-Gesellschaft organised the pupils' competition ‘Europe - our homeland’ for the third time this year. Nine school classes from France, Switzerland and Germany received prizes totalling DM 4,500.

April 1989
100,000th guest of the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign

The Minister of Social Affairs of Baden-Württemberg, Barbara Schäfer, honoured the 100,000th guest of the ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign.

May 1988
Pupils invited

Classes from France, Switzerland and Germany competed for cups and prizes at the second Regio school competition. 1,000 classes from secondary schools and grammar schools took part, three classes were drawn by lot and invited to Europa-Park.

June 1987
‘Europe - our home’

The Oberschulamt Freiburg was the patron of the first Regio educational competition among school classes from Germany, France and Switzerland on the theme of ‘Europe - our homeland’. Europa-Park was the sponsor of the closing event, at which the 250 winners were awarded prizes and invited to visit the park.

1986
More and more glad hearts

The ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign already registered more than 70,000 free admissions.

September 1986
150,000 DM for World Hunger Aid

At an international children's festival at Europa-Park, Norbert Nothelfer, President of the Freiburg Regional Government, presented a cheque for DM 150,000 to Deutsche Welthungerhilfe.

Summer 1986
Impressive theatre

The Badische Kammerschauspiele from Endingen gave a guest performance in the Italian themed area with impressive scenes from the Commedia dell' Arte.

March 1986
Hungary as a guest

Although the Cold War was still raging, Europa-Park was already opening up for understanding with countries behind the Iron Curtain. Among other things, Hungary was a guest in the park with a special presentation by the Maxim Varieté from Budapest and a Hungarian speciality week.

August 1985
The Brothers Grimm honoured

To mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Brothers Grimm, Europa-Park stages the fairytale performance ‘Cinderella’ by the Deutsche Kammerschauspiele on the open-air stage.

May 1985
Railway history presented

The anniversary exhibition ‘150 Years of German Railways’ presented numerous exciting exhibits from railway history at Europa-Park.

1984
Children from Marlenheim

A partnership between Rust and the Alsatian community of Marlenheim has existed since 1984. As early as 1981, Jeanne Maetz-Lehn, the president of the ‘Union des Fédéralistes Européens, Région Alsace’ in Strasbourg, had casually mentioned in a personal and private letter to Roland Mack that she was ‘negotiating for the town of Rust to become a twin town’. Europa-Park regularly invites children from Marlenheim to visit for free

December 1984
Charity concerts with Tony Marshall

Together with Europa-Park, pop singer Tony Marshall organised 20 charity concerts for the benefit of people with disabilities.

June 1984
Israeli junior fencers visit Europa-Park

The Israeli youth fencing champions visited the Europa-Park as part of a friendly match against the German youth fencing champions in Tauberbischofsheim. Permission to do so had been granted by the Israeli fencing federation only under the condition of escort.

Unique space exhibition

Unique in Germany, only at Europa-Park: The unique exhibition ‘Space Flight and Space Research in the USA’ of the US Information Service was on display at Europa-Park. Photos, drawings, models and original objects have been compiled by the space agency NASA since 1962.

1981
Record for ‘Frohe Herzen’ campaign

More than 8,000 orphans and people with disabilities received free admission to Europa-Park this year as part of the ‘ Frohe Herzen ‘ campaign - a record! The 5,000th visitor to the campaign was honoured by Annemarie Griesinger, CDU politician and long-time Baden-Württemberg Minister of Health.

May 1981
Panel discussion on European issues

Europe Day’ goes back to a key date for the European Community on 9 May 1950, when the then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented an ambitious plan for a European federation to the international press in the clock room of his official residence on the Quai d'Orsay in Paris with a ‘declaration of the highest importance’. On Europe Day 1981, Europa-Park hosted a panel discussion of European parliamentarians under the chairmanship of Annemarie Griesinger, regional chairwoman of the Europa-Union Baden-Württemberg.

1980
Philippine youth footballers as guests

To promote sport in developing countries, Europa-Park invites the Philippine national youth football team to the park and organises a friendly match against the A-youth team of SV Rust.

1980
Open Doors

On several days, Europa-Park opens its doors again for socially disadvantaged people. The ‘ Frohe Herzen s’ campaign has already become extremely popular in orphanages and other social institutions.

June 1980
A stage for young musicians

50 young musicians from the Kenzingen town and fire brigade band gave a concert in the new music pavilion. Under the direction of music director Otfried Weis, the youth band pulled out all the stops.

Refugee children invited

Europa-Park invited 40 Vietnamese refugee children who have found refuge in Germany to Rust for a fun-filled day of entertainment.

1979
Thank you to aid workers

As a thank-you for their efforts, the Europa Park management invited forces from the Herbolzheim Red Cross, the Emmendingen control centre, the emergency doctors from Herbolzheim and the Ettenheim police, together with their families, to a convivial evening and an exclusive night-time white-water ride.

October 1978
‘Handicapped accessible in every respect’

The ‘Amsel Kontaktgruppe Ortenau’ in the Baden-Württemberg regional association of the ‘Multiple Sclerosis Sufferers’ campaign spent a day at Europa-Park at the invitation of the Mack family. The chairman at the time, Klaus Freund from Offenburg, said: ‘Europa-Park is designed to be handicapped accessible in every respect.’

Unique special exhibition

In about 28 years of true tinkering, Swiss Eduard Odermatt created a miniature fairground with a bratwurst stand, beer stand, roller coaster and chain carousel. It also included 2,400 figures and 2,000 lamps. During a unique special exhibition, the gem was on display at Europa-Park.

People with disabilities warmly welcome

The management of Europa-Park already showed a heart for the handicapped in 1978 when the access roads to the lakeside restaurant were made handicapped accessible. In addition, the newly built toilet facilities at the main entrance were equipped with a separate compartment for the disabled.

May 1978
Cultural bridge to Scandinavia

An 80-man orchestra from Kramfors, Sweden, gave a guest performance at Europa-Park and brought Scandinavian culture to Rust.

June 1977
Young people invited

During a holiday camp in Kappel-Grafenhausen, 27 young dog handlers and their four supervisors were given free admission to Europa-Park at the invitation of Roland Mack.

1975
Free admission for large families

At the request of the parents, the Federal President takes over the honorary sponsorship for the seventh child of a family. Since the foundation of Europa-Park, several 1,000 such large families have received free admission to Europa-Park with the Federal President as their sponsor.

Happy hearts

Since its opening in 1975, Europa-Park has always focused on its responsibility for society, especially for people in need. In its opening year, Europa-Park starts the ‘Frohe Herzen‘ campaign, which gives free admission to socially disadvantaged people.

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