Klaus Kupke aus Wiesau zieht dankbar Bilanz und verteilt großzügig Spenden

Klaus Kupkes Enthusiasmus ist ansteckend. Vor Jahrzehnten verwirklichte er eine Herzenssache: Menschen sehend machen. Der ehemalige Unternehmer, Menschenfreund und Rotarier ist jetzt 85 Jahre alt und zeigt sich erneut großzügig.

von Werner Robl

Anlässlich der Einweihung der Augenklinik in Äthiopien überraschten Klaus Kupkes Patenkind Yezina und deren Vater (links) mit einem Aufeinandertreffen. Yezina wurde mit vier Jahren auf beiden Augen blind und war unfähig zu gehen. Nach der OP sah sie erstmals ihren Vater und lernte innerhalb einer Woche aufrecht zu gehen.

Bild: Privatarchiv Klaus Kupke/exb

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