Sustainability and regional commitment
Project competition 2020
The 2020 project competition combined two topics that are very important to our self-image at Mosca : Sustainability and regional commitment. A total of seven projects were able to impress with their ideas in the sustainability competition and will receive 10,000 euros to support their implementation.
"We are impressed by how many committed people in our area are living sustainability and driving it forward with a lot of energy and creative ideas. We are delighted to be able to support them in these projects - especially when there is little prospect of state funding," explains Simone Mosca, Managing Director.
The following projects can look forward to financial support:
The Adelsheim State School Center is delighted to receive 4,000 euros for its "Chickens and sheep as farm animals" project. The educational institution will use the money to build enclosures and fencing to keep sheep and chickens in a species-appropriate and safe environment and at the same time teach the children how to handle farm animals. Display boards, also financed by the grant, illustrate the importance of sheep and chickens as farm animals and provide an insight into the topic of breeding and the diversity of animal breeds. As the enclosures are open to the public, numerous visitors can also benefit from the information on offer outside of school hours.
Not animals, but plants are the focus of the Waldkatzenbach kindergartenIn their project "From the raised bed to the mouth", the children want to plant and care for vegetables and process them as part of their regular cooking days. This not only teaches them more about useful plants and how to grow them, but also teaches them a sense of responsibility and commitment: the children do all the work themselves. Mosca is donating 1,000 euros to the kindergarten for the construction and planting of the raised bed.
Also receiving 1,000 euros is the Jakob Mayer Primary School in Buchen. With its "Klassenacker" project, the school aims to teach children and young people about ecological relationships and strengthen their appreciation of food and a healthy environment. Each class is given its own plot of land to cultivate under the guidance of a farm teacher - from sowing and tending to harvesting and processing.
Also the private kindergarten Neckarelz also wants to promote awareness of ecological cycles among its children: As part of the "Our pizza needs almost a year" project, the girls and boys work with a farm to produce all the ingredients for a pizza - whether wheat for the dough, tomatoes for the sauce or vegetables for the topping. At the end of the year, all these ingredients are used to make and eat pizza together. With the 500 euro grant, the kindergarten can already cover half of the costs of the cooperation project.
The Eberbacher Sportclub 2019 e.V. was able to score points with its comprehensive concept on the topic of "Sport & Sustainability". This serves as a clear guideline for all members for the future of the club. Much has already been implemented in recent years - from the energy-efficient conversion of all floodlights and the switch to reusable cups at festivals to the use of well and surface water for sports pitch irrigation. The club has once again set itself ambitious goals for 2021: It wants to convert all the lighting on the club grounds to energy-saving LED lights, install water-saving sanitary and household appliances and strengthen the club's offering with further training measures and support for people with a migration background. Mosca is supporting this commitment with 750 euros.
The Lindach 1926 e.V. sports shooting club relies on electronic shooting ranges for greater environmental friendliness. Intercepting the bullets is particularly problematic with the old systems: the lead-containing ammunition in the rifles falls onto sand or paper strips with every shot. This makes waste separation more difficult and sometimes generates hazardous waste that has to be disposed of in an environmentally harmful manner. Electronic shooting systems with bullet traps offer a remedy: the sand used to trap small-caliber ammunition is completely eliminated, while compressed air bullets will in future land in reusable granulate. Mosca is also supporting this project with 750 euros.
Last but not least, Mosca supports the Schwarzbach School of the Johannes-Diakonie with 2,000 euros: In an outdoor class, the school teaches children and young people who find it difficult to learn in conventional school environments. All lessons here take place outdoors with the help of construction trailers and stables. Due to the current distancing rules, there is currently no place large enough for communal breaks that can also be heated. With the financial support of Mosca , a previously open outdoor kitchen is to be turned into a closed, heatable room where the pupils can warm up.