2 juni 2022
On the last day of May a group of AstraZeneca employees headed out to a small island outside Gothenburg to help the foundation Ågrenska. The day resulted in two painted houses and a secured low-altitude track.
Ågrenska is a center for children with rare diseases that is located on a small island outside Gothenburg. At Ågrenska the rare is normal. Since 1914 the foundation has been using the island to welcome children with rare diseases and their families. The organization's purpose is to provide a calm and safe space where families and children with similar diseases receive help, knowledge and a network with other families.
On the 31st of May a group of AstraZeneca employees helped the foundation to get their island ready for visitors. During the day the group was split in two, where some helped to paint the sauna and the pump house and some secured a low-altitude track by making and putting wood chips on the ground.
We asked Jennifer and Stefan, two of the participants, about their experiences of the day.
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