diff --git a/homepage/participo/bdCheck.py b/homepage/participo/bdCheck.py
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+import testApi
+from datetime import datetime
+from MatrixIm import MatrixIm
+
+
+def get_days_since_birthday(birthday: datetime.date, today: datetime.date=datetime.now()) -> int:
+    # get number of days distance to birthday in this year:
+    this_year = (datetime(today.year, birthday.month, birthday.day) - today).days
+    # The birthday is already past return it
+    if this_year <= 0:
+        return this_year
+    # otherwise we have to take the distance to last years birthday
+    return (datetime(today.year-1, birthday.month, birthday.day) - today).days
+
+def get_days_until_birthday(birthday: datetime.date, today: datetime.date=datetime.now()) -> int:
+    # get number of days distance to birthday in this year:
+    this_year = (datetime(today.year, birthday.month, birthday.day) - today).days
+    # The birthday is already past return it
+    if this_year >= 0:
+        return this_year
+    # otherwise we have to take the distance to next years birthday
+    return (datetime(today.year+1, birthday.month, birthday.day) - today).days
+
+
+
+with open("testApi.config.yaml", "r") as yaml_file:
+    from yaml import safe_load
+    config = safe_load(yaml_file)
+
+trainees = [{
+    "name": {"family": t['name'], "given": t['vorname']}
+    , "date_of_birth": datetime.strptime(t['gebDatum'], "%Y-%m-%d")
+} for t in testApi.apiCall.call(
+    method="GET",
+    host="cwsvJudo.bplaced.net",
+    url="participo/api/trainees",
+    headers={
+        "Authorization": f"Basic: {config['apiKey']}"
+    }
+) if t['gebDatum'] not in [None, "0000-00-00"]]
+
+
+MatrixIm.post(
+    message="last birthdays: \n" + "\n".join([
+        f"- {t['name']['given']} {t['name']['family']}: {get_days_since_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])} ({t['date_of_birth'].strftime('%d.%m.')})"
+        for t in sorted(
+            [t for t in trainees if get_days_since_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])>-14]
+            , key=lambda t: get_days_since_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])
+        )
+    ])
+    , home_server_url="https://matrix.org"
+    , room_id="!vFXxgKsLbRLdWCSTIO:matrix.org"
+    , credentials={
+        'user': "@ukenth-the-grumpy:matrix.org"
+        , 'password': "DQpSs1yn9Y26c1zo"
+    }
+)
+
+MatrixIm.post(
+    message="next birthdays: \n" + "\n".join([
+        f"- {t['name']['given']} {t['name']['family']}: {get_days_until_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])} ({t['date_of_birth'].strftime('%d.%m.')})"
+        for t in sorted(
+            [t for t in trainees if get_days_until_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])<14]
+            , key=lambda t: get_days_until_birthday(t['date_of_birth'])
+        )
+    ])
+    , home_server_url="https://matrix.org"
+    , room_id="!vFXxgKsLbRLdWCSTIO:matrix.org"
+    , credentials={
+        'user': "@ukenth-the-grumpy:matrix.org"
+        , 'password': "DQpSs1yn9Y26c1zo"
+    }
+)
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diff --git a/homepage/participo/bdCheck.sh b/homepage/participo/bdCheck.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# If started as root, then re-start as user "marko":
+# if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+#     exec sudo -H -u marko $0 "$@"
+#     echo "This is never reached.";
+# fi
+
+# echo "This runs as user $(id -un)";
+# # prints "marko"
+cd /home/marko/cwsvJudo/homepage/participo/; . .venv/bin/activate; python bdCheck.py ; deactivate;
+
+exit 0;