The Koldinghus Order celebrated a delayed 10-year anniversary at a reception in Frederik’s 4th Hall at Koldinghus.

The more than 130 members and guests were welcomed by Flagbearer Cathrine Reinert and the dish was toasted in Cava for the occasion. The afternoon featured speeches by Grandmaster Viggo Frydenborg Schantz, Director of the Royal Assembly Thomas Thulstrup and Kolding Mayor Jørn Pedersen. At the end of Mayor Jørn Pedersen’s speech, Grand Master Viggo Frydenborg Schantz was called forward and to his own great surprise awarded the ultimate honorary prize Hercules Prize 2021. It is given to a person who over several years has made a special effort for Kolding.

The unusually speechless Grand Master of the Order thanked for the award and emphasized that when you sit on a board or in a committee, whether it is under the auspices of Lions, Business Kolding, a private company, or the Koldinghus Order, it is a collective that makes decisions and does what must be done. “I am happy to receive the award anddoing that I will bear all the fantastic people I have met on the many different boards and committees in mind.”

After this surprise, the Koldinghus Ordnenawarded a total of DKK 100,000 distributed with DKK. 5,000 to Folkekøkkenet, DKK 8,000 to Kolding crisis center, DKK 5,000 to the Children’s Embassy in Skovparken, DKK 2,000 to Tæppetanterne, DKK 10,000 to TUBA Kolding, DKK 5,000 to Geografisk Have – the volunteers, DKK 5,000 to grieving children by the priest Birgit Fur, DKK 10,000 for Kolding’s veterans, DKK 3,000 for Naturkræfter Kolding, Association for cancer-stricken men, DKK 7,000 for Kolding Selvhjælp’s volunteers, DKK 15,000 for Koldinghus for removable museum chairs and DKK 25,000 for the Music Therapy room at Specialcenter Vonsild in Kolding.