Thread by @ftamsut

In recent years, fan and ultra groups in Germany used the matchdays ahead of Christmas to provide help to those in need.

Despite not being able to attend games due to #COVID19, many groups still keep the tradition going.

Football fans in the community, a rolling thread. 1/23

Bayer Leverkusen’s Nordkurve collects donations for the city’s pubs, cafes and restaurants hit by the second lockdown in Germany.

(Via @NK12eV) 2/23

https://twitter.com/NK12eV/status/1325397061110534144

#F95’s Ultras Düsseldorf sell their 2021 calendar, with proceedings going in support of children from difficult backgrounds and women affected by domestic violence.

They’ll also collect donations & items for the homeless.

Dates and collection points, via @Onnetar 👇 3/23

FC Nürnberg’s Nordkurve are collecting donations for various causes, such as a local animal shelter, the city’s homeless and others. 4/23

VfB Stuttgart ultra group Commando Cannstatt: 5/23

https://twitter.com/ftamsut/status/1319964822495252480

Ultras Bochum call for VfL Bochum fans to donate shoe boxes filled with basic products for the city’s underprivileged. 6/23

Hertha Berlin ultra group Harlekins will collect clothes, sleeping bags and other items for the homeless in Germany’s capital.

(Via @FKOstkurve) 7/23

FC St. Pauli fans have collected more than 30,000 euros for their quarter’s homeless to be able to spend some nights at hotels.

Donations are still being collected. 8/23

https://twitter.com/fcstpauli/status/1331980178151661570

SC Paderborn’s fan and ultra scene will collect items which will be donated to the city’s homeless and underprivileged. 9/23

1.FC Köln ultra group Wilde Horde 96 will collect food for children from difficult social backgrounds in Cologne. 10/23

FC Carl Zeiss Jena’s Südkurve call for fans to donate surprise boxes for underprivileged children in the city. 11/23

Dynamo Dresden’s social-educational Fanprojekt collected many donations from #SGD1953 fans in aid of the city’s homeless.

“Some people went and bought sleeping bags especially to donate them!” 12/23

https://twitter.com/FanprojektDD/status/1332058627239243778

Rasenballsport Leipzig fan organization @rasenballisten collects clothes for the city’s underprivileged. 13/23

Borussia Mönchengladbach ultra group Sottocultura will sell their 2021 calendar, with proceedings going to charity.

The group said it will make more details known in due course, including the donation’s recipient/s. 14/23

FC Augsburg’s Ulrich Biesinger Tribüne will support the city’s nursing staff, while also demanding better working conditions and better pay for those working in nursing.

“Nursing is the backbone of our society. Politicians: Take action!” 15/23

VfL Osnabrück ultra group Violet Crew will collect donations in aid of the city’s homeless and underprivileged young people. 16/23

SpVgg Fürth ultra group Stradevia 907 will sell their 2021 calendar, with proceedings going to a local NGO in support of refugees. 17/23

There’s no way on earth I haven’t missed some initiatives by fans across Germany, so if you know of any fan/ultra group taking such action ahead of Christmas, do reply and I’ll add it to the thread. 18/23

Reminder: Fan and ultra groups in Germany doing their part for their local communities isn't a new phenomenon.

Here's a small part of last year's pre-Christmas initiatives by football fans in Germany: 19/23

https://twitter.com/ftamsut/status/1197482722345803783

And here's a list of some of the initiatives taken by fan and ultra groups in aid of their communities in #COVID19 times: 20/23

https://twitter.com/ftamsut/status/1240686233069580291

I’m also pretty sure more such initiatives are to come in the coming two weeks, I’ll do my best to keep this thread as up to date as possible. 21/23

Also important to point out: Part of the idea of tweeting this thread is raising awareness to how football fans from across Germany can give a hand.

If you can, do take part. 22/23

As always, a shoutout to @FasziFankurve for their important work covering Germany's fan culture.

23/23

Early addition: Chemie Leipzig’s @RHK_Chemie call for #BSG fans to donate a wide range of items in aid of the city’s homeless, the local aid for domestic violence victims and others.

https://twitter.com/simon19481/status/1332697590534639619

SV Sandhausen’s Szene 1916 will sell their 2021 calendar, with 80% of the proceedings going in support of a hospice for children in Heidelberg.

Hannover 96’s fan and ultra groups collect a wide range of items for the city’s homeless.

https://twitter.com/rote_kurve/status/1333079818078973955