l.to r.: Dr. Gerhard Schweter, Carlo Brandstätter, Josef Brandstätter, Univ.Prof. Dr. Klaus Zapotoczky

ProSocial Award 2005

For the first time the Two Wings ProSocial OÖ Award was conferred on the 25th of April in Linz. The award is the regional version of the annual Two Wings Award which is being presented since 1998. The ProSocial Award was initiated by Two Wings in order to acknowledge civilian-social commitment on a regional level in Austria as well as offering a contribution to the advancement of voluntary service. 

ProSocial Award 2005

Laureates of the first regional award were the twin brothers Josef and Carlo Brandstätter (58), who show forth particular social commitment on different continents in each case. Josef Brandstätter, retired teacher, works for the "Drehscheibe Kind" on an honorary basis in his place of residence Steyr. Carlo, graduate lawyer, lives in Berlin and commits himself to the association “Street children in Ecuador” which he founded. 

The ProSocial O.Ö. Award was presented by Dr. Gerhard Schweter, Two Wings Network President, in the presence of 100 invited guests. The university professor of the institute for politics and development research in Linz, Dr. Klaus Zapotoczky, emphasized in his speech the indispensable significance of civilian-social commitment for society.