Franz (Honorary Chairman) and Christine (Board Member) Grimme founded the Damme Community Foundation in 2012 with dedicated colleagues. Many active and former employees of the GRIMME Group are involved in the community foundation on a voluntary basis.
Social Engagement
We make our contribution to society and the region through numerous and varied activities.
Harvesting success together
A central aspect of GRIMME's social commitment is the promotion of education and training as well as charitable initiatives. Through cooperation with schools and universities, the company supports young people in gaining practical experience and broadening their career prospects.
In addition, GRIMME is involved in regional projects (at all national and international locations) that strengthen the sense of community. These include sponsoring sports clubs, supporting local events and initiatives to promote environmental protection and sustainable agriculture.
Through these measures, GRIMME not only contributes to the economic development of the region, but also promotes positive social interaction. Its commitment shows that economic success and social responsibility can go hand in hand.
Below you will find an excerpt of our activities and organizations that we support:
Support for associations
We support many clubs and activities, such as the Lower Saxony rural youth at the Green Week in Berlin. Sports clubs from the region are not neglected either. We are particularly proud of the smallest but very successful basketball league club Rasta Vechta, which we also actively support in its youth work.
Lower Saxony rural youth
Basketball Bundesliga club Rasta Vechta
Association work
We are represented in many associations and working groups, including the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), where Christoph Grimme has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2024. (Picture from left: Jan-Hendrik Mohr, Dr. Tobias Ehrhard, Anthony van der Ley and Christoph Grimme; ©Varnhorn)
Educational institutions and scholarships
We participate in the Deutschlandstipendium scholarship of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and the University of Vechta, offering young talents financial support during their studies. Since summer 2024, the Knowledge Workshop in Vechta has also enriched the region's educational offerings. Thanks to the commitment of numerous companies, associations and municipal institutions, another extraordinary place of learning for crafts and technology has been created.
Scholarship holders of the Deutschlandstipendium
Knowledge workshop
Helping people to help themselves
In many projects, we send employees all over the world. This exchange is very important to us in order to understand the needs of the local people and to develop value-adding recommendations for action, e.g. in potato cultivation. We learn a lot in the process and can therefore constantly adapt our recommendations to local conditions.
Sporting commitment
Employees cycle for a good cause and collect donations, as in this case for children with cancer in the UK. We also support our employees to the best of our ability when things get tough.
Cycling for a good cause
Professional strength athletes from SPUDNIK
Music promotion
Music is not neglected at GRIMME. At the main plant in Damme (Take red) and at the plant in China (Red dreams), we have formed bands that perform their musical skills at the many events.
Social events
Carnival has been celebrated in Damme since 1614 and is one of the largest in northern Germany with over 9,000 active participants and more than 200 groups. We promote this tradition and are actively involved with many employees. We are also happy to help with weddings, anniversaries or birthdays and are delighted when our customers and colleagues celebrate the best days of their lives with us (in the background).
Carnival in Damme
Wedding in Great Britain
Grow your own vegetables
GRIMME operates a company-owned field where employees and their families can grow all kinds of vegetables for their own use. This promotes togetherness and shows how vegetables can be grown successfully. After a successful harvest, a harvest festival is celebrated.
Youth and talent development
Everyone has a talent: Franz Grimme also supports the promotion of young talent outside the company. The enthusiasm of young people for GRIMME is also a matter for the boss, as here Philipp, Christine and Christoph Grimme at the "Damme blossoms" trade show.