This prize is endowed with 2,500 euros and was awarded by a jury of first-rate experts. At the award ceremony among the six finalists, the USV Potsdam boxing club and the SV Cottbuser Krebse e. V. look forward to. The three Borgheider clubs SV 90, IMAFF – TAIKUNEDO AKADEMIE and SV Blau-Weiss Lubolz 1930 received sponsorship prizes and prize pools of 500 euros each.
Brandenburg Secretary of State for Sport Steffen Freiberg: “Huge congratulations to this year’s ‘Stars of Sport’ in Groß Kreutz, Potsdam and Cottbus. Hundreds of sports fans and volunteers have contributed to this great success and I am very grateful for that. Sports clubs do incredible things: they guarantee well-being and health, they are present for young and old, young and old and are an attraction in their regions. This is invaluable ”.
Karl-Heinz Hegenbart, Vice President for Mass Sports and Sports Development at the Brandenburg State Sports Association, stressed: “Especially in the recent past, all of our clubs have done much more than offer the people of Brandenburg the opportunities to practice their sport. They gave them a place of familiarity, safety, a kind of home at a time when many things were no longer as we all knew them. In this sense, in fact, they all deserve an award. clubs now selected by the jury have once again accepted their social responsibility with passion and creativity and, with their exceptional commitment and their projects, have made society, sport and our state of Brandenburg even more liveable and lovable. Thank you very much and congratulations to all the winners ”.
About the project: FSV Groß Kreutz has reinvented itself over the past five years: the long-standing football team has become a club with sports activities for the whole family. A success story that not even the corona pandemic could stop. “Sports club in transition – from troubled savings company to sport for the whole family – strong growth in members despite the Corona”, summed up the FSV for its question. During its reconstruction he always focused on the wishes and needs on the construction site. Since 2018, eight new departments have been created in addition to football: Children’s sports, women’s fitness, ball school (from 1st to 3rd grade), street dance, fit from 40, health sports over 60, beach volleyball and running. The FSV was rewarded with many new members, volunteers and cooperation partners. The new impetus infected the entire community and strengthened cohesion.
For FSV Groß Kreutz, the competition continues nationwide: the club will represent the state of Brandenburg at the national “Golden Stars” award ceremony. These will be presented by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on 23 January 2023.
The award winners:
1st place (2,500 euros): FSV Groß Kreutz e. V., awarded for the project “Sports society in transition – from savings company in difficulty to sport for the whole family – strong membership growth despite Corona”, accompanied by Brandenburger Bank Volksbank-Raiffeisenbank eG
2nd place (1,500 euros): USV Potsdam – FAIR Boxen project, awarded for the “FAIR – Boxen” measure, supported by Berliner Volksbank eG
3rd place (1,000 euros): SV Cottbusser Krebse e. V., awarded for the “WE STAND WITH UKRAINE” project, accompanied by the VR-Bank Fläming-Elsterland eG
Sponsorship awards:
Borgheider SV 90 e. V., awarded for the measure “We are everything, we are one!”, Presented at the VR-Bank Fläming-Elsterland eG (cash prize 500 euros)
· IMAFF-TAIKUNEDO ACADEMY, awarded for the provision “Learning respect – teaching respect – together, rather than against each other”, presented at the VR-Bank Uckermark-Randow eG (prize 500 euros)
SV Blau-Weiss Lubolz 1930 e. V., awarded for the “Commitment to the Stars of Tomorrow” project, presented at the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken (prize 500 euros)
The jury:
· Nadine Haase, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Susen Ludwig, Bank of Brandenburg Volksbank-Raiffeisenbank eG
· Karl-Heinz Hegenbart, Vice President for Mass Sports of the Brandenburg State Sports Association
Jens Herrmann, BB Radio
· Robert Busch, young state sportsmen from Brandenburg in the LSB Brandenburg
· Mirko Jablonski, Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung
· Udo Drechsel, Cooperative Association – Association of Regions e. V.
The “Sports Stars” are an initiative of the German Olympic Sports Association and the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken. They honor sports clubs and their many volunteers for their social commitment. With their offers they encourage children and young people, help protect their health, support families or serve to improve coexistence. These are great achievements that unfortunately still receive too little public recognition. The “Stars of Sport” honor them. All nominees for the “Stars of Sport” silver are winners of the “Big Star of Sport” bronze and have therefore qualified for the state-level competition by winning locally.
