Sunday, May 2, 2010

Family castle is dedicated



Cologne - The new home beside the children's hospital on the Amsterdam street is finished!
On Thursday, the "castle" officially opened for parents of sick children, at 15.30 clock.
Where: Federal Family Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Euro-politician Dr. Silvana Koch-Mehrin as a board member of McDonald's Children's Aid Foundation.
 The plan is the performance of a play entitled "My castle is my home" - played by the ensemble of the musical Spamalot. Kai plum leads through the program, Monsignor John Bastgen will bless the house.
And then (around 17.30 clock), the new home of the Ronald McDonald Foundation (14 apartments spread over nearly 1,000 square meters) may finally be stormed.
The self catering accommodation in the six-story "temporary home", including a bridge to the Children's Hospital is expected to cost around 15 euros a day, which are covered by health insurance. Annually, it is now about 350 families can live.