Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna: Danube Island Festival Presents Charity Partner
The largest open-air festival in Europe with free admission, which takes place this year under the motto "Your Island. Real Moments.", is more than a place of entertainment for all Viennese and visitors - it is a celebration of social cohesion. A central component is the Danube Island Festival Charity, which each year highlights an organisation that is particularly committed to people in Vienna - such as this year's Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna, which accompanies cancer patients and their families with valuable support services. Thus, the Danube Island Festival gives the concerns of the Cancer Aid a stage and a donation platform at the festival itself through the possibility of cup donations of 2 euros per cup.
Reaching Countless People with the Vienna Danube Island Festival
"We are very pleased to be this year's charity partner of the Danube Island Festival. The Danube Island Festival is expecting many thousands of visitors again this year and we are reaching countless people with our message: As Cancer Aid Vienna, we are always there for all patients and their relatives. We listen and help", says Dr. Ursula Denison, President of the Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna, about the cooperation between the Danube Island Festival and the Cancer Aid Vienna. "As an oncologist, I know: cancer can affect any of us. And cancer indirectly affects us all. Because, whether in the family, among friends or at work: we all know someone who has fallen ill or died from it."
The cooperation with the Danube Island Festival is an opportunity to create awareness on a broad basis not only about how many people among us are affected by cancer, but also about how individuals and society can help.
Cancer Affects Us All
One in four people is confronted with a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. In Vienna alone, a total of 8,136 people (source: Statistics Austria) were diagnosed with cancer in 2023, and about 68,000 people live here with a cancer disease. Unfortunately, the trend is rising. The good news: More than half of all cancer patients can be cured. Despite the good medical care, patients need psycho-oncological support. And not only the patients themselves, the whole family and the social environment, like friends, but also colleagues at work are affected by the cancer disease.
When a parent is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family life is thrown off balance. Parents worry about their future with their children, while children and teenagers often remain alone with fears and uncertainties. This is exactly where the free counselling service "Mama/Papa has cancer" of the Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna comes in. Specialised psychologists accompany children and teenagers up to 18 years of age and their parents in individual talks to show them ways to cope with this challenging situation. The aim is to strengthen families and support them in managing their everyday life as best as possible despite the diagnosis.
Working Together with Vienna's Professional Fire Brigade and Vienna's Helpers in the Fight Against Cancer
This year, the Vienna Professional Fire Brigade and Vienna's Helpers are playing a significant role in ensuring a safe festival. Their commitment - both as an organisation and through every single employee - makes the festival a unique event. A special highlight is the Vienna City Insurance / Safe Vienna Island, where the Danube Island Festival Charity will also have its information stand this year. Here, interested parties will have the opportunity to gather information and exchange ideas with experts from the Austrian Cancer Aid, as well as with those personally affected by the disease.
The Vienna Professional Fire Brigade has also repeatedly made a stand in the fight against cancer in the past, such as being a Pink Ribbon Partner 2024 as part of the Pink Ribbon campaign by the Austrian Cancer Aid (umbrella organisation) on International Breast Cancer Day.
For the Vienna K-Circle, a unique global association around the topic of safety, the Danube Island Festival has a special significance, as it was founded here in 1989. Five organisations laid the foundation for the prevention network, which today includes 41 organisations, such as the Vienna Blue Light and Aid Organisations, and receives international recognition. This year, Vienna's Helpers, together with the organisations of the Vienna Prevention Network K-Circle, are offering visitors to the Danube Island Festival on Festival Saturday and Sunday on the Vienna City Insurance / Safe Vienna Island an exciting programme: Spectacular demonstrations, valuable safety tips from professionals and impressive operational demonstrations provide fascinating insights into the work of Vienna's aid and emergency organisations. There is also the opportunity to discover emergency vehicles and equipment up close.
How to Support the Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna at and Around the Danube Island Festival:
- Becherpfand spenden - Einfach das Festival genießen und das Pfand eines Getränkebechers (2 Euro) für den guten Zweck abgeben.
- Die Wiener Städtische Versicherung / Sicheres Wien Insel am Donauinselfest besuchen - Hier gibt es nicht nur spannende Attraktionen der Wiener Einsatzorganisationen, sondern auch den Infostand der Österreichischen Krebshilfe Wien. Zusätzlich wird es auch einen Gastrostand der Charity bei der Wien Energie Festbühne geben, dessen Einnahmen gespendet werden.
- Ganzjährig helfen - Die Angebote der Krebshilfe stehen das ganze Jahr über offen, jede Spende zählt!
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