Werner-von-Siemens Hauptschule (Bochum) - Fußball trifft Kultur

Bochum stadium tour – in the spirit of sustainability

Bochumer Stadionführung - Im Zeichen der Nachhaltigkeit

VfL Bochum 1848 has been running the integrative educational program “Fußball trifft Kultur” with the non-profit organization LitCam since the 2015/16 season. As part of the program, VfL has now been able to accompany pupils from the Werner-von-Siemens School in Bochum on a stadium tour focusing on sustainability aspects at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

As part of the guided tour of the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, the pupils of the Werner-von-Siemens-Schule were able to gain exciting insights into the history and development of VfL as well as some insights into the club’s sustainability efforts. For example, they learned what the biggest drivers of VfL’s_{CO2 footprint} are and how VfL is trying to minimize them.

After all, a home match day at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion is always associated with a wide variety of environmental impacts. Fans and teams travel to and from the stadium. There are many different snacks and drinks to buy in the stadium. The stadium turf has to be watered. The floodlights shine brightly on Castroper Straße. All of this has an impact on the environment. By introducing a holistic sustainability strategy, VfL aims to systematically record and minimize its negative impact on the environment.

One focus of this programme year is to make children more aware of ecological awareness and sustainable action at “Fußball trifft Kultur”. The fact that soccer clubs such as VfL Bochum communicate their business activities in a tangible way helps us to increase children’s interest in this area.

Cup deposit for a good cause

With their cup deposit donation on the last home match day, the VfL Bochum fans supported our Bochum “Fußball trifft Kultur” locations with over €4,000.

On a seemingly ordinary Bundesliga Saturday at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, we at LitCam had the honor and pleasure of collecting donations for our FtK locations in Bochum. The highlight: VfL fans were able to support us directly and easily by dropping off their empty deposit cup in one of nine collection garbage cans. The converted proceeds went in full to our FtK locations in Bochum.

Whether before the game, during the half-time break or after the final whistle: many motivated helpers – mainly teachers and pupils from our cooperation partner Werner-von-Siemens Hauptschule Bochum – collected cups without end. Our loyal FtK mascot Litti was also there, helping out diligently and drawing attention to the campaign. At the end of the day, a whopping €4,000 was raised, which we were very proud of and grateful for.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank VfL Bochum, our volunteers and the VfL fans who supported us and our beneficiary children with this campaign and the associated commitment. We had hardly expected such a willingness to donate on the part of the fans due to the unfortunate outcome of the match for VfL, chapeau!

Bochum stadium tour – in the spirit of sustainability

VfL Bochum 1848 has been running the integrative educational program “Fußball trifft Kultur” with the non-profit organization LitCam since the 2015/16 season. As part of the program, VfL has now been able to accompany pupils from the Werner-von-Siemens School in Bochum on a stadium tour focusing on sustainability aspects at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

As part of the guided tour of the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, the pupils of the Werner-von-Siemens-Schule were able to gain exciting insights into the history and development of VfL as well as some insights into the club’s sustainability efforts. For example, they learned what the biggest drivers of VfL’s CO2 footprint are and how VfL is trying to minimize them.

After all, a home match day at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion is always associated with a wide variety of environmental impacts. Fans and teams travel to and from the stadium. There are many different snacks and drinks to buy in the stadium. The stadium turf has to be watered. The floodlights shine brightly on Castroper Straße. All of this has an impact on the environment. By introducing a holistic sustainability strategy, VfL aims to systematically record and minimize its negative impact on the environment.

One focus of this programme year is to make children more aware of ecological awareness and sustainable action at “Fußball trifft Kultur”. The fact that soccer clubs such as VfL Bochum communicate their business activities in a tangible way helps us to increase children’s interest in this area.

Children’s press conference at VfL Bochum

Many kids dream of meeting a real professional footballer. For the boys and girls from “Fußball trifft Kultur” at the Werner von Siemens School, this dream came true.

On Tuesday, April 28, the children from the Bochum “Fußball trifft Kultur” group went on a short trip to the Vonovia Stadium. The 22 girls and boys had the opportunity to meet their new sponsor in person at a children’s press conference in the Stadtwerke Bochum LOUNGE: Christopher Antwi-Adjei, professional footballer at VfL Bochum, answered the pupils’ questions directly and won their affection in no time at all.

The children quickly lost all their shyness and learned in the exciting Q&A session, for example, how Antwi-Adjei found his way into professional soccer or how he prepares for matches. They also learned a lot about Jimmy’s eating habits, taste in music and hobbies. Conversely, the new project sponsor was also very interested in the pupils’ habits. In the end, of course, every photo request was fulfilled and the group agreed that they were already looking forward to further highlights with the new project sponsor. VfL Bochum has certainly gained a few new fans now and the children were able to gain inspiration for the rest of the FtK-ClubChallenge 2022 many exciting impulses.

In addition to Christopher Antwi-Adjei, Gizem Killic, VfL player and coach of the project, remains the sponsor of “Fußball trifft Kultur”.