Björn Steiger Foundation

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 a 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]

Björn Steiger Foundation
Founded7 July 1969 (1969-07-07)
FounderSiegfried and Ute Steiger
TypeBenevolent (Medical and Emergency Aid)
Location
Area served
Germany
MethodCharitable donations to emergency medical services, funding of emergency vehicles, public finance.
OwnerSiegfried and Ute Steiger
Key people
Pierre-Enric Steiger (President)
Websitewww.steiger-stiftung.de

References
  1. "Minister Harmon meets representatives of Steiger Foundation" Guyana Ministry of the Presidency. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. "Björn Steiger Stiftung – Alles für dein leben" (in German). Winnenden, Germany. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. Soldt, Rüdiger; Winnenden. ""Björn-Steiger-Stiftung": Rettungswagen den Weg geebnet". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  4. Germany, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, Stuttgart. "Stiftung in Winnenden: Siegfried Steiger gestorben – Einsatz für die Notfallhilfe". stuttgarter-nachrichten.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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