The TSB Flensburg wins the nation’s largest award for the social commitment of sports clubs. The audience award goes to André Dank and the Deaf Sports Club Oldenburg.
Great joy in Flensburg: The sports club TSB Flensburg wins first prize in the Germany-wide “Stars of Sports” club competition with its child protection campaign “A safe place for everyone”. As national winner, the club can look forward to prize money of 10,000 euros. With its project, the TSB has raised awareness of shelters. The competition is organized by the Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). The audience award goes to André. Thank you for his commitment to the Oldenburg deaf sports club.
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier presents the prize
At the finale in Berlin, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier personally handed over the prize to the TSB Flensburg. The club prevailed there against the 15 other state winners as well as the winner from the Weser-Ems region. The Federal President previously praised the voluntary commitment that is practiced in sports clubs nationwide.
Award for child protection project
The Flensburg-based team has now also convinced the jury at the federal level with their project “A safe place for everyone”. For example, the club addressed the careless use of cell phones in changing rooms. According to its own information, the TSB Flensburg has around 5,300 members and offers more than 35 sports.
With the “Stars of Sports” the DOSB honors sports clubs that are committed to society with innovative and creative projects. The competition at the state level is also announced every year by the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken and the Schleswig-Holstein State Sports Association (LSV). The club won the “Stars of Sports” state victory in Schleswig-Holstein in November in competition with 32 other clubs.
Audience award for the Oldenburg deaf sports club
With 62 percent of the votes, André Dank received the “Stars of Sports” audience award for his commitment to the Oldenburg deaf sports club. As part of this commitment, the GSV offers inclusive sports and leisure activities and is involved, among other things, with lectures on violence prevention and first aid courses. Through cooperation with educational institutions, it also promotes social integration and supports people with a migration background when dealing with authorities.
Final: Fourth place awarded and honored with 3,000 euros
There are also awards for the participating clubs that did not make it into the top three places in the national final. They will be honored with 3,000 euros each. Including North German clubs:
- Out of Lower Saxony receives the Hanover Canoe Club from 1921 e. V. for its project “Paddling against breast cancer – WE stand for health and inclusion!” an award.
- Another award follows Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: The HSG University of Greifswald is honored for the “Cycling for All” project.
- Out of Hamburg Tanzbrücke Hamburg eV is pleased – the “Strong Children – Strong Future” commitment receives 3,000 euros.
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