Update of sponsors and partners of the Firebird

Even if the project ´s budget is not 100% secured yet, we would like to recall and praise those companies, institutions and foundations that have joined the FIREBIRD project sofar, thereby proving their Corporate Social Responsibility beyond their economic concern.

OUR SPONSORS:

VODAFONE
E.ON GAZ ROMANIA
ABB
PETER GLÄSEL-STIFTUNG
PRIVILEG CATERING
BMW
PLUS TENGELMANN ROMANIA
DEUTSCHE BANK
SIEMENS
UNICEF
KAUFLAND
EVOBUS
CARPATCEMENT
HOTEL ATHÉNÉE PALACE HILTON
DOINA LEVINTZA
STALFORT RECHTSANWÄLTE
DEUTSCHER WIRTSCHAFTSKLUB SIEBENBÜRGEN

OUR PARTNERS:

Goethe Institut
Artexim "GEORGE ENESCU"
Fundatia Vodafone
Fundatia Principesa Margareta a Romaniei
Colegiul I.L.Caragiale Bucuresti
Fundatia Concordia
Scoala nr. 114 Principesa Margareta Bucuresti
Asociatia Ateliere Protejate Bucuresti
Scoala pentru deficienti de auz nr 2 Sfanta Maria Bucuresti
Centrul de plasament Guliver Sibiu

We are looking forward to complete this list until project begin on August 1st.

It is still time to join us....late comers most welcome!

Our deep thanks also to all individual supporters of the project, friends and relatives listed on the sidebar whose generous contributions have a very high value in our eyes as tokens of friendship and trust in our enterprise.

Ups and Downs make us frown.........

Promises of support by several companies in the past few months had made us hope that the fundraising part of the project would soon be completed, allowing us to concentrate on the practical organisation of the project:
Deutsche Bank, which had sponsorized the filming of Maldoom´s Sacre du Printemps "Rhythm is it!"in 2004, is stepping in again.
BMW has generously agreed to provide the transportation of the youngsters throughout the project to and from the rehearsal places, including for the trip in the province. Evobus also promised to provide two busses for the "Tournée"in Brasov and Sibiu.
Centrul Medical Unirea, in the person of its Director, Dr Wargha Enayati, will ensure the necessary medical support troughout the project.

Unfortunately, the Romanian media company which had promised to take care of the advertizing part let us down due to the economic situation and we have good reasons to fear that one or two other companies might withdraw their promises of support for the same reason.

But having gathered about 80 % of the minimum costs of the project up to this day, we do not despair and keep hoping that some miracle will happen. Indeed, the kids´list stands and they are already so excited about the idea that we cannot possibly let them down.

Together we are strong!

Klaus Gruber

Klaus Gruber and Mihaela Beresoaie will coordinate the team of educators and supervise the participants from Brasov, Sibiu and Saarbrücken (Germany) in the Youth hostel which the Mayor of Sector two is generously putting at our disposition for the whole duration of the project.

Here is a first greeting from Klaus to the young artists which you all are:
"Hey guys,
I am Klaus and I caught the Firebird virus from my aunt Monique. She asked me to come and stay with you at the centre hosting us during the project. I will be happy to give my support to everybody in everything and help wherever help is needed…

That’s exactly my daily bread-and-butter: having three children myself, I am used to assist young guys to focus on and achieve their personal goals.

As soccer coach of my youngest sons’ team, I try to do the same thing beyond the “family boundaries”…

With a team of parents we have been trying for a couple of years now to support the school teachers in matters of organization and education. May be the right training to be YOUR “supporter” this time?

I first learned teamwork playing basketball on a high level for years. During my studies in philosophy, political sciences and economics, I was then taught to do reasonable things in a reasonable way - and to ask for and expect reasonable things from others…

I am very curious to see how the entire Firebird-project will be! But even without knowing you, I have no doubt that it will be a success. A lot of work, for sure, but also a lot of fun for all of us.

So, off we go! I’m all set and ready for takeoff. From August 1st onwards, I will be in Bucharest for the entire project and support each and all of you as much as I possibly can. See you soon!"