This year, we are focusing on people who are committed to the cohesion of rural society. Their local, village and sports clubs, the voluntary fire departments, the municipal councils and local advisory boards, the choirs and bands, all these forms of community contribute to a successful rural life in the Oderbruch. This is matched by the many roles that people play in the countryside in addition to their jobs. You have to get involved; if something is not done yourself, no one will do it. We want to pay respect and tribute to these people and together find out something about their commitment and their motives. What have they given to their rural society and achieved for it? Where did they experience limits or fail? And, of course, we are interested in the question of how these people assess the future of rural society in the Oderbruch.