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No question: Director Michael Beer was actively involved in the big fundraising run at his high school. He completed a total of five laps. © Karlheinz Kas
Director Michael Beer is “mega, mega proud” of the 950 students at his high school: they raised 28,000 euros for good causes during the big fundraising run. They received active support from prominent athletes from the “Athletes for Ukraine” association.
Bad Aibling – He ran in the jersey of the German national soccer team, is a soccer player and tennis player for SV DJK Heufeld and at the end he proudly showed his red, stamped starting card: Johannes Vordermayer. The fifth-grader completed 45 laps or 32.4 kilometers in the charity run at Bad Aibling High School, making him a record-breaking student.
Johannes Vordermayer managed 45 laps, i.e. 32.4 kilometers: a record! © Karlheinz Kas
Father, mother, siblings, grandpa or grandma paid between 50 cents and five euros for each lap of 720 meters run. And because all 950 students up to the 12th grade took part, the grand total of 28,000 euros was raised.
“I’m super, super proud of this result, I didn’t expect it,” says headmaster Michael Beer, who set the best example and managed five rounds. He only wanted to take part in one, but was then so encouraged by the teachers that he completed five times as much.
Such a run is no stranger to him, as he was an active member of the athletics department at SV Wacker Burghausen when he was young. He was the Upper Bavarian runner-up in the high jump with 1.92 meters and still jogs regularly today. When Beer heard about the idea of the run, he spontaneously agreed to support it. And then everything happened very quickly. A trio from the teaching staff took care of the general conditions. Steffi and Christian März as well as Alexander Bichler contacted Jonah Werner, the spokesman for Athletes for Ukraine (A4U) and his brother Johan, a young biathlon athlete, and they prepared the big day.
Before the start we had to warm up. © Karlheinz Kas
In any case it was such a thing. This was also confirmed by the two former professional athletes Tobias Angerer (cross-country skiing) and Christopher Kas (tennis), who themselves took part in several rounds. “It was probably the best day of school for the children, we only saw smiling faces along the way,” they said in unison at the stadium microphone, where cult presenter Karlheinz Kas moderated the event. And the former automobile racing driver Christina Surer-Tomczyk from Switzerland, who has lived in the Rosenheim district for 13 years, added: “A great idea, a great day for the children and a great cause from A4U, something like that deserves to be supported.” The mother of two is one of the many celebrities who work for the association and serve the cause in such campaigns.
Cult reporter Karlheinz Kas in top form: He was at the microphone for three hours and moderated the event. © Kas
You could see the joy in the children. After a warm-up program led by Angerer, Kas and Johan Werner, the fifth and sixth graders were sent on their journey. The headmaster got involved personally and easily covered the first 720 meters. This was followed by the seventh and eighth graders, the ninth and tenth graders and finally the upper school.
Every fourth teacher was there, with the trainees in particular performing at their best and being constantly encouraged by the stadium announcer.
Batman, Smurf and Pineapple at the start
The costumes the students wore to the start were impressive. One came as Batman, another as Smurf, girls dressed as strawberry, pineapple or orange, many boys wore football jerseys from Lionel Messi to Cristiano Ronaldo, from the national jersey to FC Bayern and TSV 1860 Munich. Many proudly wore their jerseys from their hometown club, TuS Bad Aibling, SV DJK Heufeld, 1860 Rosenheim or SV Bruckmühl.
They had the most original costume among the approximately 950 starters: Miriam (from left), Sophia and Isabella came as dinosaurs, hens and unicorns and completed ten laps. © Karlheinz Kas
But three girls from 9c shot the bird. Miriam, Sophia and Isabella struggled over the distance as dinosaurs, hens and unicorns and completed a whopping ten laps. The trio was awarded the prize for the most original costume by Christian März.
The girls’ ambition was striking. For example, Bernadette Martin, a track and field athlete and gymnast from TuS, and Judith Brenker, a biathlete, 7a and 7c, each completed 32 laps, i.e. over 23 kilometers.
Martin Kälberer brought his music to the “stadium”
Martin Kälberer, who has played the guitar, mandolin and piano since early childhood and studied at the University of Music in Graz, provided the musical accompaniment. He has been a freelance artist for over 20 years, often appears with Werner Schmidbauer and has appeared with him on Bavarian Television in “Aufgspuit” for 15 years.
14,000 euros each went to the high school support association and the “Athletes for Ukraine” association. Back from left: Christian März, Jonah Werner, Steffi März and Johan Werner; in front: Alexander Bichler, Nadine Laböck, headmaster Michael Beer and Christopher Kas. © Karlheinz Kas
The school day ended shortly before 1 p.m. in the auditorium. Here March announced the amount raised, which sparked thunderous applause. The 28,000 euros will be divided: 14,000 euros each will go to the Athletes for Ukraine association and to the high school support association. Chairwoman Nadine Laböck received the donation check for this. The money is used for those students who do not have such a great financial background. According to Laböck, they should also have the chance to take part in school trips or ski camps.
At the very end there was a Skype call to Kharkiv in Ukraine to Alexander, a confidant of A4U, who is in a wheelchair. When he reported about the war, the great suffering and his fate, there was dead silence. And Jonah Werner explained: “There are fires in Ukraine, people are living dangerously, the war is far from over – we should all be aware of the sad background.”
Aibling’s campaign should be exemplary
Werner and Co. want to continue, write to schools all over Bavaria and collect money. “Even after more than a year and a half of war, our sympathy and support remain great. We bring the professional athletes and the material, the schools then ensure a day like today in Bad Aibling.” And here he spoke on behalf of Jens Steinigen from Siegsdorf. The former Olympic biathlon champion and current lawyer in Traunstein founded the club just a few days after the outbreak of war.
2023-09-30 06:20:52
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