It may sound like a real Christmas fairy tale: With her letter to the OÖNachrichten, in which she asked for toys, sweets and clothes for her younger siblings, the then 14-year-old Rosi from Regau laid the foundation for the country’s oldest fundraiser.
- Read too: 80 years of oönachrichten, 80 years of freedom of the word
“The Christ child will not bring anything this year”: Rosi’s father speaks what she has long feared. Back then, in 1964, the Christmas joy of the Grill family was already overshadowed by worries. The 13th child has died, the mother is already in the hospital. Now two brothers have also become sick and have to be cared for at the barrack in Regau at home. But even for warm blankets and jackets, the money is missing. Rosi doesn’t know what to do. In her despair, the 14-year-old wrote a letter to the OÖNachrichten. Your final request: “Maybe anyone can help a little so that I can also enjoy my little siblings for Christmas.”
“}”>
Image: archive
Source: Nachrichten
