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CHARITY & DONATIONS
According to Per Henriksen it is great - when possible - to
donate means or things in order to please others than oneself.
Through the years e.g. the following donations have been made:
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A Modern Merchant Ship as a Votive Ship In 1985
the church in Frederikshavn received a model of a MERCANDIA-ship
of the Gigant-type. These ships as well as the majority of the
MERCANDIA-ships were built by the local shipyard. |
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Denmark's Last Lightship
In 1991 "Fyrskib XXI" was purchased and donated to Ebeltoft
(in Jutland), where it now offers café and hotel facilities in the
Frigate Harbour.
The lightship was built in 1910 - 1911 and is the last Danish
lightship without a propelling machinery. |
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A Flagpole in Hals
Per Henriksen's mother was born in Hals (in Jutland), and
consequently he spent many of his childhood's holidays there. In 1999
Per Henriksen donated a new, maritime flagpole to Hals.
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 Dragør
The first MERCANDIA-ships were registered in Dragør,
a small village on the island of Amager that Per Henriksen is very fond
of.
In 1999 Per Henriksen achieved an old harbour warehouse and donated
it to the maritime museum in Dragør. The very same year the sculpture
Dragørbåden by Poul Isbak was installed, on which occasion Per
Henriksen also assisted financially. |
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Museum Items have been given to various Danish
museums such as: Aalborg Søfarts- og Marinemuseum (a maritime museum
in the northern part of Jutland), that has established a MERCANDIA-exhibition
Handels- og Søfartsmuseet på Kronborg (The Danish Maritime Museum, which
is housed at Kronborg Castle, the castle of Hamlet and Holger Danske, in
Elsinore)
Hals Museum
Dragør Museum
Bangsbo Museum in Frederikshavn |
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Steno Diabetes Center is an endocrinological,
chiefly diabetological research hospital and international teaching
centre that specialises in treating and managing diabetes. Steno
Diabetes Center is owned by Novo Nordisk A/S and has received several
donations from Per Henriksen/MERCANDIA.
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Det Kongelige Vajsenhus (The Royal Orphanage),
where Per Henriksen spent his schooldays, has received large amounts.
The school enrols orphaned children or children, who have lost one of
their parents. The purposes are to contribute to school journeys, to
award prizes to those, who exhibit excellent comradeship, etc. JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Danmark),
Dyrenes Beskyttelse (Danish Society for the Protection of Animals), Folkekirkens Nødhjælp
(DanChurchAid), Red Barnet (Save the Children) and similar
organizations have received contributions, and a church on the island of
Amager, Filips Kirke, (where Per Henriksen was confirmed), has
received a model of a sailing ship (votive ship). |
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MERCANDIA
Berlingsbakke 22
DK-2920 Charlottenlund
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