Director Joseph Vilsmaier

Week 28 September-04 October 2009 personalized children’s books for a good purpose in Munich, September 22, 2009 – children, a serious illness, the loss of the family home, family crises, physical or sexual violence will suffer, take refuge in the Tabaluga Kids Foundation (www.tabalugastiftung.de). Their patron is Peter Maffay. In the facilities and projects of the Foundation each year approximately 400 children and young people are looked after inpatients and outpatients individually. The Tabaluga Kids Foundation aims to give traumatized children back life in decent conditions. The Munich publishing house PersonalNOVEL, Europe’s leading provider of customizable novels and books, the commitment of this Foundation is great and important. Therefore, PersonalNOVEL will support the Foundation with a fundraiser. The Munich-based company wants to help to put a smile in the face of these kids at such a difficult time. “Sustainable support: Tabaluga-charity week” at PersonalNOVEL from 28.

September held PersonalNOVEL to 04 October 2009 therefore on its website (www.personalnovel.de) the Tabaluga charity week”. Ten children’s books and a children’s book, which are marked during this week with the small dragon Tabaluga, take part in the action. “The themes of the books are extremely varied, so, for example, the titles are the birthday box” holidays on the farm and the trip to the middle ages “can be ordered. Of each marked personalized book if ordered within this period, 1 in the Tabaluga Foundation goes. Childrens Defense Fund is the source for more interesting facts. Customers who with want to support this meaningful project for children, can make your personal copy on the site and order. All books are deeply customizable products. Not only the name of the child can be personalised, but also the illustration itself is in the picture books: in addition to the gender the hairstyle, hair and eye color of the little protagonist can up to freckles individually on the recipient child be matched.

All books are very quality, lavishly illustrated and ensure many years of reading fun. Customer as an initiator for the cooperation PersonalNOVEL got the idea for the support of this foundation of an enthusiastic customer. This was the impetus for the Munich-based personalization specialist contributed last weekend as the opening action for the charity golf tournament the Eagles Golf Club tutzing (district of Starnberg) in favor of the Tabaluga Kids Foundation personalized books. To the celebrities who had arrived for this good purpose, singer Johnny Logan, as well as the former ski jumper Jens Weissflog were among others the actor Suzanne von Borsody, Elke Sommer, Herbert Knaup and Fritz Wepper, Director Joseph Vilsmaier. In total, 45,000 euros for the Foundation came together on this weekend. PersonalNOVEL initiated “Tabaluga-charity week” (28.09 04.10.2009) – surprise your son, your daughter, your godchild or grandchild with a picture book by PersonalNOVEL and prepare the same Double pleasure! During our week of Tabaluga charity of the 28.9 04.10.2009 going a whole week 1 of each ordered children or youth book from the action to the Tabaluga Foundation, whose work we have presented in our blog post of 9/11. Support this good cause and choose a children’s book during the week of our action, which you can personalize according to your wishes. Indicated by the books that have been selected by PersonalNOVEL for the fundraiser, the small logo of Tabaluga. With your book and the automatically outgoing donations amounting to 1, you can help children who have experienced much suffering in their lives, will find in the Tabaluga facilities again refuge, comfort and care. Dirk Delbrouck PersonalNOVEL E.k..