The rows of chairs were filled to the last seat at the latest charity concert organised by the Albert Berner Foundation, the Rotary Club Künzelsau-Öhringen and Sparkasse Hohenlohekreis.
Donation of funds and stylish, multifunctional new shirts for KTV Hohenlohe gymnasts
Künzelsau, October 01, 2018 – Bright-eyed kids at KTV Hohenlohe: young athletes in the gymnastics club are pleased about a generous monetary and material donation from the Albert Berner Foundation. The non-profit organization, founded in 1995 on the occasion of the 60th birthday of its namesake, is supporting the club with a financial donation of 6,000 euros. In addition, the young athletes can look forward to a complete set of new jerseys worth nearly 1,000 euros.
The Albert Berner Foundation is providing high-quality multifunctional shirts to a total of 60 young people. The boys and girls, aged between 5 and 15, will wear the jerseys at all public performances – from gymnastics performances at private celebrations and local festivities to official competitions. The stylish white outfit will celebrate its premiere in late October at the district gymnastic finals near Backnang, for which the KTV Hohenlohe Junior Team qualified last week.
“Regular exercise and communal activities in a club are important for the health and positive personality development of youngsters,” emphasizes Ursula Berner, Chairwoman of the Foundation Council of the Albert Berner Foundation, who presented the symbolic donation check. “It is a matter very dear to our hearts to support the Hohenlohe Gymnastics Club so that it can successfully continue its outstanding work with young people.”
As an association of the Hohenlohe Regional Gymnastics Association, the Hohenlohe Gymnastics Club has made a decisive contribution to the northernmost part of the Swabian Gymnastics Federation becoming a nationally recognized gymnastics stronghold. Since 2007, the Albert Berner Foundation has donated 6,000 euros annually to the Gymnastics Association, which is made up of the clubs TSG Waldenburg, TSV Ingelfingen, TSG Öhringen, TSV Niedernhall, TSV Markelsheim, TSV Crailsheim and TSV Künzelsau. The funds will be used to set up and expand professional structures at the Kochertal sport base as the field station of the DTB Gymnastics Talent School in Öhringen.
“We are very grateful that the Albert Berner Foundation and the Berner firm have repeatedly supported us over the years with monetary and material donations,” emphasizes KTV Board Member Erwin Bergmann. “Only with the help of such generous sponsors is it possible for us to create an optimal framework, including a full-time coach, while also keeping fees moderate for parents. In this way, every child who enjoys gymnastics and shows talent is able to participate.”
Albert Berner Foundation
The non-profit Albert Berner Foundation was established in 1995 to mark the 60th birthday of its namesake, Albert Berner. The Albert Berner Foundation is dedicated to supporting children and adults in the social and cultural field, as well as in sports and education, mainly in the Hohenlohe region. Since its inception, the foundation has helped extensive lighthouse projects as well as smaller organizations to advance their goals. The Albert Berner Foundation pays particular attention to the long-term nature of the projects it supports, in addition to the regional factor. For many years, numerous organizations and projects have enjoyed the support of the Foundation.
News
A record for a good cause: with proceeds totalling more than 12,000 euros, this year´s traditional charity concert organised by the Albert Berner Foundation, Sparkasse Hohenlohekreis and the Rotary Club Künzelsau-Öhringen raised more money than ever before. For the second time, the entire amount will go towards the renovation and conversion of a building on Rösleinsberg in Künzelsau into an inpatient hospice with eight places.
With a new musical programme, the Keppler Foundation in Künzelsau can now reach even more very old residents and residents with dementia in its homes - for the first time, especially those who are not mobile. The pilot project, which will initially run for one year, is being made possible thanks to generous start-up funding from the Albert Berner Foundation.