Apr222024

Agapedia Germany News

Thanks to the generous and active support of several sponsors and friends, the Agapedia Children's Center was able to officially open its new exercise landscape on April 12, 2024! All helpers and sponsors were invited that afternoon. After one and a half years of extensive renovation work in the large garden of the Agapedia Children's Center, the almost 60,000 euroexercise landscape was only possible thanks to generous sponsors and donations. The main sponsor was the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - Aces for Charity with 30,000 euros, followed by TotalEnergies Deutschland GmbH with 13,000 euros, 6,500 euros from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and a donation of 5,000 euros each from INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG and Esslinger Wohnungsbau GmbH. The construction and completion of the movement landscape was realized over several afternoons and under the professional guidance of Müller Kinderspielgeräte e.K. by volunteers from TotalEnergies, Festo SE & Co. KG and Roundtable 161 Esslingen took part in energetic activities! The more than 1500 children from socially disadvantaged familiesliving in the social area of the children's center are delighted with this new play and exercise facility, which was urgently needed. The Agapedia children were allowed to choose the individual sports modules together with the children's center team. Now the children can improve their motor skills, coordination and endurance on a wide variety of elements, as many of them still have physical deficits. still have to make up for physical deficits and limitations after corona. "It's really cool that we can now play outside like this," says Robin with shining eyes. The head of the facility Gesine Haller and her team thanked all the sponsors and helpers for this great joint commitment to the children of Esslingen, and the Agapedia children's circus group "Agapino" gave a great final performance to show off their skills.