Rainer Marx has received a special honor for his exemplary commitment and voluntary work in the public interest. The municipal honors committee awarded him the bronze Citizens' Medal of the City of Offenbach am Main.
Mayor Sabine Groß presented the citizens' medal on Wednesday, October 25, in the Casino Town Hall. She thanked Rainer Marx for his voluntary work, which goes beyond the usual scope.
Mayor Sabine GroßThey are the people in Offenbach's point of contact for the problems of people with disabilities and represent their interests. They make everyday life easier for those affected, give them strength and show them new ways forward.
In particular, the mayor emphasized that Rainer Marx did not let a personal stroke of fate get him down, but used it to help other people and found a self-help group.
After a serious motorcycle accident, he was diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder. In 1998, Marx founded the Fibromyalgia Self-Help Rhine-Main-Kinzig, which he still chairs today. His expertise is recognized throughout Germany. He has written a guidebook and is regularly invited to give lectures. In addition, Rainer Marx has been chairman of the working group of self-help groups in the health sector in the city and district of Offenbach (AG-SHGiG) since March 2004 and organizes the Offenbach self-help group day together with the self-help office.
Rainer Marx has been a board member of the Disability Advisory Council since 2014. "That's where I got to know you," said Sabine Groß, adding: "The people you work with describe you as creative, constructive, characterized by a high level of collegiality and familiarity, and you encourage people with your good humor, creating a very pleasant and open atmosphere at appointments. I would like to expressly confirm this from my cooperation with you and wish you all the best personally and in your valuable work for our city.