ViteMeir + Sogn Sparebank + Årdal, Lærdal, Aurland and Vik = True

Strålande pleased with renewed cooperation agreement! From left: Åse Neraas , communications manager at ViteMeir , Ragnhild Skahjem Tofastrud, head of communications and customer experience at Sogn Sparebank and Eskil Nore Kveim , educator and science hero at ViteMeir .

Sogn Sparebank has signed a new agreement with ViteMeir , and thereby ensures the necessary transport for children from four municipalities for the next three years. "A crucial piece for the children from Årdal, Lærdal, Aurland and Vik to get their share of the social benefits," says the head of communication at ViteMeir , Åse Neraas .

The municipalities of Årdal, Lærdal, Aurland and Vik have all renewed their user agreements with ViteMeir , which ensures that all children, from the oldest in kindergarten through to 10th graders, are allowed to visit ViteMeir at least once per school year. The new agreements apply for the next three school years.

Long-term agreements with municipalities are important for several reasons. They contribute to predictable operations, but first and foremost, it is these agreements that allow children in the municipalities around us to participate in the social benefits that ViteMeir creator.

Through this agreement, the bank is a crucial piece in ensuring that children from these four municipalities can take part in the playful learning at ViteMeir

The travel route and the costs it entails can be a barrier to visiting ViteMeir Sogn Sparebank shows that they are a local bank that takes their social responsibility seriously by signing a new, three-year partnership agreement that fully finances bus transport to and from ViteMeir for the students from Årdal, Lærdal, Aurland and Vik. "Bus costs are a large part of the costs of a visit to us. We are therefore very pleased that Sogn Sparebank has signed a new partnership agreement. Through this agreement, the bank is a crucial piece in ensuring that the children from these four municipalities can take part in the playful learning at ViteMeir », says Neraas.

"We are committed to giving back to the local community and helping to make Sogn an even better place to live and grow up in. That's why, since the start of ViteMeir sponsored the bus transport for kindergarten children and school students from Aurland, Lærdal, Vik and Årdal. We are pleased that everyone will have equal opportunities to visit the inspiring center," says Ragnhild Skahjem Tofastrud, Head of Communications and Customer Experience at Sogn Sparebank.

Sogn Sparebank ensures safe transportation to Soleis and helps ensure that all students can visit the beautiful ViteMeir - the center

From the municipalities' side, this is also an important partnership. "It is a pleasure that Sogn Sparebank was positive about renewing the agreement and wanted to continue. Sogn Sparebank thus ensures safe transport and contributes to all students being able to visit the beautiful ViteMeir - the center", says Camilla Grøttebø, advisor for Education in Lærdal municipality.