Lazarus Union
| Abbreviation | CSLI |
|---|---|
| Motto | "Let us create new perspectives together".[1] |
| Founded | 2006 as a subsidiary association of the 1973 founded "Saint Lazarus Volunteers (LHW Lazarus Hilfswerk)" |
| Type |
Non-profit NGO |
| ZVR 023914681 | |
| Registration no. | 632158 (ECOSOC) |
| Location |
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| Services | Make the world a better place to live |
| Fields | Experience days for the handicapped, homeless project, education |
Members | More than 500 |
Key people | Wolfgang Steinhardt (Commander in Chief) |
| Website |
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Formerly called | Corps Saint Lazarus International |
The Austrian Corps Saint Lazarus International (CSLI), or simple the Lazarus Union, is an Austria-based international NGO that focuses on helping the disabled, poor, sick, whilst following the principles of Saint Lazarus; tolerance, humility, mercy and charity. The Lazarus Union have members in more than 25 countries and enjoys the special consultative status[2] with the ECOSOC of the United Nations.
Membership of the CSLI is completely free and all donations to the organization goes directly into helping others. Each member of the CSLI, who wishes to get a uniform, must pay for it himself, in order to keep the administrative costs of the organization to a minimum.
Activities
The Lazarus Union have a multitude of activities, mostly focused on helping those in need, such as the homeless, handicapped etc.
Flying Days
Each year the Austrian CSLI arranges a "Flugtag" (Flying Day) for the handicapped. The day is held at the Stockerau Airport and it's composed of a wide array of activities that the handicapped can try - free of charge. Besides being able to get a free flight in several different types of planes and helicopters the visitors can also get a ride in a vintage firetruck, a WW2 jeep and other special vehicles.
Help for the homeless
The CSLI is very active in helping the homeless. One of the officers of the Austrian CSLI is in fact a homeless himself, who the CSLI helped get rehabilitated into a normal life. Each winter in Denmark the CSLI donates tents and sleeping bags to the homeless.
Music Corps
The CSLI have their own orchestra playing both brass band music and traditional military marches, as well as a honor guard.