We are very pleased to report that SIXT USA actively supports the valuable “Walk in my Shoes” campaign to raise awareness and educate against child abuse and is considered an official partner of the campaign.  

Lauren Book, Senator from Florida and founder of the “Lauren’s Kids Foundation”, organized the “Walk in my Shoes” campaign and is committed to raising awareness of child abuse. She, her team and supporters walk 1,500 miles across Florida to raise awareness about child abuse. The trail started in Glades City and ended in Panama City on April 27, 2024. The nonprofit organization focuses on educating both children and adults about safety and abuse prevention. Senator Book is herself a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and is therefore actively campaigning. “One in three girls and one in five boys will be victims of child sexual abuse before their 18th birthday,” says Book. Through her campaign she wants to educate people about the issue, raise people's awareness and thus reduce the number of abuses.

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SIXT France is a partner of the “Motorsport & Handicap” day in Esonne for the 4th time in a row. On this day, in collaboration with the Order of Malta, children with disabilities were invited and given the opportunity to learn about motorsport. For this purpose, prestigious cars were available to drive on the famous Monthléry race track! An experience full of thrills. The DRYING LITTLE TEARS team from SIXT France actively supported this event and gave the participants an unforgettable day. 

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The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation is continuing its long-standing tradition of spreading joy at Easter to thousands of children who are being cared for in hospitals and social institutions around the world and are unable to spend Easter with their families. Almost 2,000 little patients were visited by SIXT employees in hospitals and care facilities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and the USA.

In Munich, SIXT employees handed out Easter surprises to the little ones in seven facilities and clinics. The children's clinic and children's polyclinic at the Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital, the Ronald McDonald House at the Heart Center, the German Heart Center Munich, the Großhadern Clinic, the Ronald McDonald House Großhadern, the Schwabing Children's Clinic and the Harlaching Children's Clinic were visited. The little children's eyes lit up when the "SIXT Easter Bunny" presented them with nests filled with sweet treats and cuddly toys.

The generous donation of 12,000 euros by the Simba Dickie Group played a special role in the realization of these visits in Munich, thanks to which a considerable part of the costs for the Easter visits in Germany could be covered. The Simba Dickie Group, like Sixt SE a family-owned company, is thus demonstrating its commitment to children and underlining the importance of initiatives such as the Regine Sixt Children’s Aid Foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS.

Gisela Sieber from the owner family of the Simba Dickie Group commented: "We firmly believe that it is of fundamental importance to help disadvantaged children in our society. The Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation initiative is a wonderful example of how we can work together to help improve the lives of these children. We are delighted to make a contribution and be part of this important mission."

We would like to thank the Simba Dickie Group and all other supporters who make it possible to bring a little joy to children in difficult life situations.

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We are pleased to announce that colleagues from the SIXT office in Rostock organized and held the first cooking evening at the Ronald McDonald House in Lübeck.  

We have been organizing cooking evenings in the two Ronald McDonald Houses in Munich for years and are now pleased to be continuing this tradition in Lübeck for the first time. The Ronald McDonald Houses provide families with shelter and support when their children need medical treatment and they want to be close by. Our cooking evenings are designed to offer these families a little relief and allow them to share moments of relaxation and joy. 

Our dedicated SIXT team from Rostock prepared a delicious 3-course menu to offer the families at the Ronald McDonald House Lübeck a welcome change. We look forward to further cooking evenings in northern Germany in order to make a positive contribution together.

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With the passion and determination that characterizes our team, a group of 22 SIXT colleagues embarked on an inspiring journey to the children's home in Eching near Munich - a Johanniter facility. The team used their DRYING LITTLE TEARS Day to roll up their sleeves, paint and beautify the premises for the children. This social day was about more than just teamwork. It was an opportunity to make a tangible, positive impact on the community and provide the children with a new, beautiful environment to learn and grow.

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The CFO of SIXT SE, Kai Andrejewski, and his team recently used their annual DRYING LITTLE TEARS Day to support the "Feenland" kindergarten in Herrsching near Munich. During this campaign, a mini excavator was used to lay the foundations for a new climbing frame, which will soon be enjoyed by 24 children aged between nine months and three years. Many thanks to everyone for their help!

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The SIXT Talent Acquisition team had a fantastic social day at Inselhaus - a children's and youth welfare centre in Wolfratshausen near Munich. Together, they not only made art and treats, but also beautiful memories. The handmade pieces were then sold at the children's centre's Christmas market, with the proceeds going to the facility itself.

The "Talent Acquisition" team from Berlin visited "Die Arche", which campaigns against child poverty in Germany. With free lunches, help at school and meaningful leisure activities. For every child! The SIXT team baked delicious biscuits together with the toddler group. They kneaded the dough together, cut out shapes and decorated them beautifully at the end. Julia was there and reports: "It was so nice to see the children's eyes light up as they kneaded the dough and proudly cut out the biscuits."

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A team of SIXT employees helped pack boxes of new books to give to organizations that help disadvantaged children as part of a DRYING LITTLE TEARS Day. They packed 250 boxes containing 8,000 books in less than 3 hours! In doing so, they supported the great Kinderzwerfboek (Children's Stray Book) project by Kinderhulp in the Netherlands.

This project enables all children to have the opportunity to read and immerse themselves in the wonderful world of stories at many locations throughout the country. Children's books with a sticker can be found everywhere, which the children can take home to read for free. Afterwards, they have to let the books wander again. Kinderzwerfboek wants as many books as possible to wander around. We think it's a great idea and are delighted that our TeamOrange is actively supporting this social project!

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At the start of 2024, SIXT USA kicked off the year with another heartwarming kids event at Kids In Distress!

Kids In Distress Inc (KID) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting children who have experienced abuse and neglect and helping local families in need. In January, SIXT USA partnered with KID to organize a special car event where the children had the opportunity to get up close and personal with their dream cars. The kids enjoyed sitting in the cars, honking their horns and imagining a trip to their dream destination - Disney World. We provided them with tasty snacks and held a raffle with some great gifts to be won. The success of the event was made possible by the active support of five employees from the US headquarters. Many thanks to them!

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We are pleased to announce a joint donation to the Associação Acreditar. Half of the donation was collected through customer satisfaction surveys from SIXT customers in 2023 (€0.50 per survey). The donation amount was doubled by the Regine Sixt Children's Aid Foundation DRYING LITTLE TEARS.

The Associação Acreditar is a refuge for families with children suffering from cancer and offers them important support in difficult times. Acreditar offers a place that makes their journey easier. Our contribution supports the expansion of Casa Acreditar in Lisbon.

As part of this commitment, the employees of franchisee SIXT Portugal recently used a DRYING LITTLE TEARS Day to assemble furniture for the new Casa Acreditar and transform the house into a feel-good place.

A big "THANK YOU" to all the dedicated employees of SIXT Portugal who played an important role in the realization of this project!

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