Volunteering: How Werner Bachl Seniors in Allershausen helps
Volunteering: How Werner Bachl Seniors in Allershausen helps
In Bavaria, around 41 percent of the population volunteers, and one of the outstanding representatives of this commitment is Werner Bachl from Freising. The doctor has been part of the medical team at the Allershausen Volksfest for 25 years and ensures that the older visitors are also well looked after.
Werner Bachl, a native of Freisinger, has long been a fixture in the voluntary medical service. He brings his decades of experience with his colleague Franz Groszek to act quickly and competently in medical emergencies during the popular folk festival. "It was somehow a sure -fire success," says Bachl about his long way to the Johannitern, who started 42 years ago.
The use at the Volksfest
The doctor has been leading medical care for the senior citizens' afternoon of the Volksfest, which takes place at the end of July. As a rule, the emergency services have to fill layers at every time. During this time he often treats harmless: circulatory problems for older guests, insect bites or minor injuries in children. "There was only a serious case once that required a hospital stay," says Bachl relieved. Fortunately, larger medical emergencies are missing.
Every year the paramedic is divided on Saturday afternoon for his layer from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. He sees it as a matter close to the heart of giving the elderly a safe time during the festival. He himself believes that volunteering in every community is of great importance. "The state cannot do that alone," he emphasizes.
appreciation and gratitude
Although Werner Bachl stands in the spotlight for his service, he personally does not strive for recognition. In July he received an honor from the local representative Eva-Maria Geiß, Mayor Martin Vaas and the chairman of the folk festival company, Werner Batoja. He is pleased with this appreciation, but it is more important to him the attention of the work of the Johanniter himself. "I am just a little cog in the gearbox," he explains modestly.
In the commitment, personal exchange also plays an important role for Bachl. "The nice thing about volunteering is that you can get a lot back," he says. With the people he meets, he forms connections that go beyond mere acquaintances and create friendships for life.
It is not only the medical challenges that shape his time as a paramedic, but also the deep conversations with the seniors. "You learn so many fates that your own satisfaction shows," reflects the doctor.
Although Werner Bachl switched his general practitioner practice to private medical work in 2019 and often works as a company doctor in a retirement home, he is not yet planning to retreat from active work. "It is not possible without volunteering," he says decidedly and thus remains a role model for many who want to help their own limits.