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Manfred Gàbler Receives ‘Saxony Merit Award’, Dresden - Germanyby Harley Jones |
As appreciation for outstanding contributions to the Free State of Saxony and its people the Award of Merit of the Free State of Saxony was given for the first time on October 27th 1997. This award may be presented to local or foreign personalities for services in the political, social, cultural, economic or environmental field for the benefit of the local public. The number of medal holders may not be higher than 500 and until now 209 persons have received this prestigious award. On August 19th 2010 Manfred Gaebler received the Saxon Order of Merit Gabler for his long term commitment in organizing the highly prestigious Klingenthal International Accordion Competition. In a ceremony at the Saxon State Chancellery in Dresden, Manfred Gaebler (centre) was honored, in the presence of the Klingenthal Mayor Enrico Bräunig (right) and predecessor Reiner Schneidenbach (left), by Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich. |