Active month 2023: Secovians do sports for the "Rodde Igels"

It is already a fixture in secova‘s annual calendar: our “Active Month”, which took place again this year in the merry month of May. From 01. Numerous “Secovians” actively exercised and recorded the kilometers they had covered. The result is impressive: Together we covered around 1,845 km running or walking, over 3,350 km cycling and over 646 km by e-bike! And not only did we do something for our fitness and health, but also for a good cause. Because our mileage will once again be donated in euros for a good cause. Converted according to a fixed key (€ 1.00 per running kilometer, € 0.20 per bike kilometer and € 0.10 per e-bike kilometer), the total is now exactly € 2,579.88 – so every drop of sweat was worth it…

We have now donated this total amount to the TC “Rodde Igels” e.V. The aim of all the activities of this association is to promote and support the German Children’s Cancer Aid Foundation. Originally started in 1996 as a private initiative by two people, more than 720 members now work here exclusively on a voluntary basis, so that every euro collected can be passed on 1:1. In Germany, around 2,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and four out of five recover. Very good results can now be achieved in the fight against the disease, and German Cancer Aid has strongly supported this development with numerous measures and activities. Many thanks to our colleague Jovita, who suggested the “Rodde Igels” as a donation recipient!

Donating and making a financial commitment in a variety of ways has become a tradition at secova. For some time now, we have no longer been sending out traditional “Christmas mail” as our annual greetings, but a video message that we made ourselves. The postage costs saved are then topped up and donated to a good cause. Last year, we also launched a “living Advent calendar”: Each member of the secova team was allowed to choose a “little door” day for a pre-Christmas activity of their own choosing, lasting around ten minutes. As a “reward”, they each received 100 euros for the benefit of an organization proposed by the active participants themselves. Spontaneous donation initiatives for the benefit of the needy also emerge time and again from within the company’s own ranks…

However, Active Month underlines another of secova’s concerns: we want secovians to be and remain as healthy and motivated as possible. In addition to values such as trust, openness and mutual appreciation, our “secova spirit” therefore also includes health support and promotion. There are ergonomically optimized, variable workstations, regular fresh fruit and “pure water” (osmosis filter system), an optional 15-minute meditation session twice a week and both a half-hour mobility course and a one-hour fitness course on Mondays. But we also like to be active in sports together from time to time: whether at the “Beachsoccer City Championships”, the AOK company run or simply on a joint canoe or bike tour…