Friederun Bernhardt (l.), President of the German-American Women's Club, with US-Consul General Karen E. Johnson (r.), who celebrated her first German-American Day of Friendship in Hamburg. Photo: Jutta Höflich

"We care for children. Please, help us!" said a placard at the entrance to the US Consulate General. It was the German-American Women's Club's annual day of friendship on Thursday before Pentecost, celebrated at the consulate under the patronage of US-Consul General Karen E. Johnson.