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38 football clubs in Rust honored with clover leaf award
The Baden Football Association honored 38 clubs with the “Kleeblatt” seal of approval for outstanding youth work. A day full of celebrations at Europa-Park honored voluntary work and the promotion of sport.
38 football clubs in Rust honored with clover leaf award
A special award ceremony by the Baden Football Association took place at Europa-Park in Rust, which brought together numerous representatives from more than 300 clubs. A total of 38 member clubs were awarded the coveted “Kleeblatt” quality seal. This award recognizes the clubs' commitment in areas such as supporting children and young people, volunteer work and supporting popular sports.
The event attracted around 330 participants, who did not let the gray clouds stop them from enjoying the park's attractions. Before the official award ceremony, guests spent a fun day in the park and were able to relax on the various rides and shows.
Honorary evening at the Hotel Santa Isabel
All club representatives were then received for honors in the festively decorated “Convento” room of the Hotel Santa Isabel. Alexandra Grein, head of the department for leisure and popular sports at the Baden Football Association, welcomed the 200 club representatives present. Jürgen Galm, vice president of the association, honored Nicolas Mack, an important supporter of Europa-Park, who was honored for his years of commitment.
"I played football for a long time and know how important volunteer work is for the sport. Without you, a lot of things wouldn't be possible," Mack thanked those present. These personal words underlined the importance of volunteering in sport and took a central place in the evening program.
Awards ceremony and special awards
A total of 32 clubs were awarded the “Kleeblatt” seal of quality in gold, five received silver and one bronze. There was a premiere for three new clubs: SV Altlußheim, SG Ofterheim and TSV Ötisheim, who proudly received their new “cloverleaf” plaque. “This is really a special award, we are very happy that we are there for the first time,” said Thomas Barho, department head of TSV Ötisheim, who proudly announced that his club received the gold clover leaf.
In addition, each award-winning club was given two tickets to Europa-Park. After the official award ceremony, there was a raffle for additional free tickets, in which two children from the audience were allowed to take part - a nice gesture to honor the volunteers in the clubs. To round off the evening, one of the park's artists impressed the audience with a spectacular chair acrobatics.
At the end, the participating clubs posed for a group photo with the mascots “Badi” from the Baden Football Association and Ed Euromaus from Europa-Park. This festive event generated a positive response, many representatives such as Andrea Czech from JFV Straubenhardt were encouraged and planned to actively participate in the future.