Wunsiedel's anti-Nazi charity trick raises 10,000 euros

A small town in Germany has raised 10,000 euros for an anti-Nazi charity by playing a trick on neo-Nazis.<br /><br />Wunsiedel was the burial site of one of Adolf Hitler’s deputies, Rudolph Hess. For the last 25 years far-right groups have been coming to the town to pay tribute.<br /><br />This year the residents of the town made the outing into a charity walkathon, without the knowledge of the participants. <br /><br />As the far-right group walked along the route, local businesses donated ten euros per metre marched to EXIT-Deutschland, a charity that helps people leave neo-Nazi groups.<br /><br />Along the route the villagers set up motivational signs and showered them with confetti at the finish line.<br /><br />The organisers explained that they wanted to use creative ways to put an end to the far-right pilgrimage.