Björn Steiger Foundation Explained

Björn Steiger Foundation
Founder:Siegfried and Ute Steiger
Type:Benevolent (Medical and Emergency Aid)
Location:Winnenden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Key People:Pierre-Enric Steiger (President)
Area Served:Germany
Method:Charitable donations to emergency medical services, funding of emergency vehicles, public finance.
Owner:Siegfried and Ute Steiger

The Björn Steiger Foundation (Björn Steiger Stiftung) is a German charity which assists in providing funding for emergency services, and rescue organisations.[1] It is named after an 8-year-old child, Björn Steiger, who died in 1969 after being hit by a car whilst returning home from a communal swimming pool. Despite several calls to emergency services it took nearly one hour until paramedics arrived. Björn Steiger died from shock on the way to the hospital.[2] Shortly after this incident, his parents, Siegfried and Ute Steiger, set up the foundation in his memory.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://motp.gov.gy/index.php/2015-07-20-18-53-36/1145-minister-harmon-meets-representatives-of-steiger-foundation "Minister Harmon meets representatives of Steiger Foundation"
  2. Web site: Björn Steiger Stiftung – Alles für dein leben. https://web.archive.org/web/20080205011253/http://www.steiger-stiftung.de/Historie.118.0.html. dead. 5 February 2008. 3 August 2012. Winnenden, Germany. German.
  3. News: "Björn-Steiger-Stiftung": Rettungswagen den Weg geebnet. Soldt. Rüdiger. 12 May 2019. Winnenden. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. de. 0174-4909.
  4. Web site: Stiftung in Winnenden: Siegfried Steiger gestorben – Einsatz für die Notfallhilfe. Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart. Germany. stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.