Garlock GmbH combines sporting employee activity with a fundraising campaign for the benefit of Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V.

Lack of physical activity is the biggest risk factor for the health of home office workers. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued new physical activity recommendations during the 2020 pandemic. According to these, adults need at least 21 minutes of exercise per day. According to estimates, more than 25 percent of adults do too little exercise. The WHO goes on to say that four to five million premature deaths could be prevented worldwide each year if people were more committed to exercise.

In order to motivate employees to exercise more and to promote their health, Roger Hessels and Till Föste, Managing Directors of Garlock GmbH, announced the Employee Sports Weeks for June and July 2021 in the company. During this period, each participating employee accumulates their activity minutes in the sports group of an app. To emphasise the team spirit, each employee received a Garlock team jersey in advance.

However, the health of the "Garlockers" is not the only focus of this project, but also the support of an extremely committed social institution in Neuss, Garlock GmbH’s home town. With every minute of sport, the Garlock employees contribute to a donation by Garlock GmbH for the benefit of Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V..

The Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V. is an outpatient children’s and youth hospice service that supports families with children with life-shortening illnesses, severe disabilities, or who have died. The family support and the administrative activities of the association are carried out by full-time and voluntary staff, who are professionally supported by specialists.

The donation is intended to support the work of the Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V. so that the services can continue to be offered free of charge to the affected families.

According to Birgit Ritter, managing director of Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V., the work of the outpatient children’s and youth hospice service faced new kinds of challenges during the pandemic. Family support, which normally takes place at home in the everyday life of the sick child’s family, can currently often not proceed along the usual lines. Creativity, digital media and extraordinary commitment are needed here, which the full-time and voluntary members are currently providing.

Garlock GmbH is pleased to be able to combine sport, health, and a good deed for two months during this campaign.

More about the Initiative Schmetterling Neuss e.V.:
https://schmetterling-neuss.de

Über die Garlock GmbH

Garlock, part of Enpro, is one of the leading international companies in the field of sealing technology and is regarded as a specialist for the sealing of critical and demanding media in innovative mechanical and plant engineering. More than 1,500 employees work for the company worldwide, of which around 240 work in Europe. Garlock is also represented by sales partners and specialist dealers in over 90 countries. Garlock supports a wide range of industries with an integrated range of services. In addition to standard seals, Garlock primarily develops and produces special solutions for customer-specific applications.

www.garlock.com

Firmenkontakt und Herausgeber der Meldung:

Garlock GmbH
Falkenweg 1
41468 Neuss
Telefon: +49 (2131) 349-0
Telefax: +49 (2131) 349-222
http://www.garlock.com

Ansprechpartner:
Stephanie Bursch
Marketing
Telefon: +49 (2131) 349119
E-Mail: stephanie.bursch@garlock.com
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