Its become something of a family tradition to travel with the kids to Germany each summer to visit friends and relatives. This year was no exception as we traveled to my homeland in June. I also used the opportunity to catch up with some of my business partners and my foundation. As usual, the time passed much too quickly but we managed to see and do a lot.
Right at the beginning of the trip was a reunion with my long-time partner Adidas in Herzogenaurach. At an event on “Women in Sports and Business,” I got a chance to catch up with a lot of people whom I have met in the long years of our cooperation. Of course everybody had World Cup fever around that time.
Our schedule for this trip pretty much revolved around when Germany played it matches in the World Cup. Every broadcast became a family event and we cheered through each match with whistles and flags. The German team has impressed us all and one can only congratulate the young players. Their presence and their refreshingly aggressive offensive caught the attention of football fans all over the world. It was unfortunate that their terrific effort didn’t result in the title.
I also traveled several times to Hamburg on this trip. First, I was able to get more directly involved in several of my foundation’s, Children for Tomorrow’s, projects. In particular, our new therapy center required a lot of preparation and coordination. We also had to spend some time finding appropriate interiors and furnishings for the center.
I also visited a company in Hamburg, Rexona, a division of Unilever, with whom I was associated during my active career. Ushering in the restart of my partnership with the brand, the company organized a small fundraiser tennis tournament with the employees of the company at its headquarters in Hamburg: It was a small court but a total of 50,000 Euro were raised for charitable causes. With the Rexona-Team we managed to raise 25,000 Euro for my foundation CFT. I am really happy to to resume the partnership with Rexona as it is a personally trusted brand. See below a video of the small exhibition match and a few impressions of my visit at Unilever in Hamburg.
Also, I had the opportunity to meet with a few Mrs.Sporty franchise partners to exchange experiences. We travelled in from Cologne to Milan to Linz in Austria, where new Mrs.Sporty clubs have opened.
In addition to professional activities, we can use the time especially to visit with our children in fantastic weather, the castles, places and landscapes of my home region, to meet relatives and friends and to have fun together.
Having recently returned from entertaining our summer trip, we very much look forward to the next summer in Germany.
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