{"id":44621,"date":"2020-11-04T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T09:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2020\/11\/04\/the-state-of-hesse-is-providing-60000-euros-to-support-the-renovation-of-the-boathouse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:34:39","slug":"the-state-of-hesse-is-providing-60000-euros-to-support-the-renovation-of-the-boathouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2020\/11\/04\/the-state-of-hesse-is-providing-60000-euros-to-support-the-renovation-of-the-boathouse\/","title":{"rendered":"The State of Hesse is providing 60,000 euros to support the renovation of the boathouse"},"content":{"rendered":"

State Secretary Dr. Stefan Heck presented the grant notification during a visit to the Steinm\u00fchle<\/strong><\/p>\n

The renovation of the Steinm\u00fchle boathouse is a major undertaking\u2014but it is now much easier to finance: Dr. Stefan Heck, State Secretary at the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports, presented Dietrich M\u00e4gerlein, chairman of the Rudern und Sport Steinm\u00fchle (RuS) Marburg association, with a grant notification in the amount of 60,000 euros. \u201cComing here was particularly important to me,\u201d said Heck, who made the visit to Steinm\u00fchlenweg before the restrictions imposed by pandemic-related regulations took effect. He added: \u201cOur state government is particularly supportive of the club\u2019s inclusive approach. By applying for this grant, you were really just preaching to the choir.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Steinm\u00fchle boathouse was built in 1970. Champions and Olympic athletes used to come and go there, but now the building is showing its age. Dietrich M\u00e4gerlein: \u201cWe\u2019ve basically renovated whatever we could with a few brushstrokes. Recently, however, we\u2019ve also found that the roof and plumbing are in a condition that can no longer be tolerated.\u201d <\/p>\n

For generations, the Steinm\u00fchlen boathouse has been the gathering place for rowing and the home of the rowing equipment. Weather permitting, a large group of rowing enthusiasts currently meets several times a week to hone their rowing technique and speed under the guidance of rowing instructor and coach Martin \u201cStromi\u201d Strohmenger. The partnership with the German Institute for the Blind (blista) is also a long-standing tradition. As part of an inclusive project, rowing has been made accessible to visually impaired athletes at the Steinm\u00fchle for many years. <\/p>\n

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Rowers as Role Models During the Pandemic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Several guests gathered for the grant presentation in the foyer of the newest Steinm\u00fchle building, located at the entrance to the school campus. Dirk Bamberger, a member of the Hessian State Parliament, delivered a welcoming address: \u201cAs a resident of Cappel, I am well aware of the significance of the Steinm\u00fchle,\u201d he emphasized, and expressed his hope that the construction work would proceed smoothly and without accidents. First District Deputy and Vice-District Administrator Maria Zachow paid tribute to all active members of the club and described rowing as symbolic of how to deal with the pandemic: \u201cYou pool your strengths, all pull together, and find the right stroke rate. It\u2019s all about mobilizing our strength together.\u201d Georg Ritter, Executive Director of the Steinm\u00fchle Boarding School, highlighted the importance of rowing within the school\u2019s overall athletic program and emphasized the support the project receives from the school\u2019s governing body.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the state\u2019s grant paves the way for a renovation project that can only be financed through a collective effort. As one of the key stakeholders\u2014and the operator of the high school and bilingual elementary school\u2014the Steinm\u00fchle Marburg School Association deserves special mention; its executive director, Dirk Konnertz, was also present. But it\u2019s not just in financial matters that a network comes together. When it comes to pulling the organizational strings, coordinating efforts, and even rolling up his sleeves to help out, RuS Chairman Dietrich M\u00e4gerlein can rely on a team. His deputies, Bj\u00f6rn Gemmer\u2014who is also the principal of Steinm\u00fchle\u2014and Bianca Zenker keep the rowing community on course in every respect. <\/p>\n

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State Secretary Dr. Stefan Heck presented the grant notification during a visit to the Steinm\u00fchle The renovation of the Steinm\u00fchle boathouse is a major undertaking\u2014but it is now much easier to finance: Dr. Stefan Heck, State Secretary at the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sports, presented Dietrich M\u00e4gerlein, chairman of the Rudern und Sport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":44623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,99,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-rowing","category-sports-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44621"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49246,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44621\/revisions\/49246"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}