November 2026 Newsletter

Dear supporters of the Noah Association!

From November 17 to 19, Noah Association board member Christian Juen from Fließ and I will travel to Micula to talk with those responsible for the Noe Partium initiative about positive developments, challenges and goals. At the annual general meeting on December 1 at 7:00 p.m. at Impulse in Völs, we will give you a very up-to-date report.

We will show photos and provide insight through statements from the people receiving support and those responsible. You are very welcome to join us in person. It is also possible to participate in the annual general meeting online. If you would like to do so, you can send me an email ( gottfried.lamprecht@cnh.at ). I will then send you the link.

At the “House of Smiles” day center, people with cognitive disabilities receive professional support and encouragement in a family-like community. The “Tünderhon” residence is largely complete. However, a more solid financial foundation is still needed to open the residence. Those responsible on site and we at the Noah Association are working on this. Thanks to many donors, we as the Noah Association can make an important contribution. This year, we have also succeeded in gaining new sponsors who support the project every month with an amount of their choice.

We offer our heartfelt THANKS to all our donors for their support! May God reward you. Please continue to help us so that people with disabilities can continue to receive such good support at the “House of Smiles” in the future and, hopefully soon, ten people can find a good home at the “Tünderhon” residence.

We wish you much joy during the coming Advent and Christmas season, and God’s blessing in the new year.

Gottfried Lamprecht (Chairperson)

Invitation to the Annual General Meeting

We warmly invite you to the annual general meeting of the Noah Association.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

at “Impulse” Völs, Innsbrucker-Straße 53b, 6176 Völs or online

Agenda

• Welcome and opening prayer
• Updates on the “House of Smiles” and the “Tünderhon” residence, including very recent statements and photos from Micula
• Report from the Noah Association
• Noah Association financial report, report from the auditors and approval of the treasurer’s report
• Outlook for 2027
• Any other business and informal get-together

We look forward to seeing you! You can also participate online!

If you would like to participate online, you can email me at gottfried.lamprecht@cnh.at. I will then send you the link. We will also post the link on our website for those who decide to join at short notice.

We give thanks …

We thank all our donors , whose support helps make it possible to complete construction of the “Tünderhon” residence and enables high-quality support at the “House of Smiles” day center. Many small individual donations and some very large ones added up to an outstanding total of € 48.793,00 from November 2025 to October 2026.

I would particularly like to acknowledge

• the 22 sponsors who made a donation every month
• a large family who donated a total of € 14.500,00
• the Bishop Stecher Memorial Association with € 3.000,00
• the Fließ Theater Association with € 1000,00
• the donation of € 3.000,00 made on the occasion of a 50th birthday
• the Tyrolean Servite Province with € 1.500,00
• the Caritas Socialis Sisters’ Community in Vienna with € 1.000,00
• the Community of Carmel of St. Joseph and Teresa in Innsbruck with 1.100,00

We thank everyone who helped us secure the payments for the Tünderhon residential home with a private loan (a total of € 47.300,00).

Impressions from the House of Smiles

Since autumn 2017, between 12 and 15 people have been supported and encouraged at the “House of Smiles” day-care centre. The people with cognitive disabilities live in Micula and the surrounding area with their families, sometimes in very precarious circumstances. From Monday to Friday, they are picked up from home in the morning by the staff (employees and volunteers). At the House of Smiles, they are offered a wide range of activities and support. They have a good lunch, and in the afternoon they return home. Over the years, a wonderful community has grown. Many friendships have developed among the people attending the centre. The team of volunteers and paid staff works with great joy and commitment.

Become a sponsor

Sponsors support the project with a monthly contribution of their choice.

Since autumn 2017, the Noe Partium initiative has run the “House of Smiles” day-care centre in Micula.

The “Tünderhon” residential home for ten people is almost complete. It will open as soon as funding for its ongoing operations has been secured.

The initiative is recognized by the Romanian state as a facility for people with disabilities and also receives state support. However, this is not enough to cover the ongoing costs of salaries, food, heating, etc.

The Noah Association aims to support this project in the long term. In addition to individual donations, sponsorships are especially valuable. Your sponsorship directly helps people with cognitive disabilities. You can also end your sponsorship at any time.

This year, five new sponsors have joined. From November 2025 to October 2026, the sponsors donated a total of € 5.695,00.

Our bank details

Noah Association IBAN: AT68 3633 6000 0124 6909

BIC: RZTIAT22336

Noah Association membership fee: € 20,00 per year;

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