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Leverkusen – The 100th season of the Bayer Cultural Affairs Department was opened at the beginning of September 2007 at the “Erholungshaus” in Leverkusen in the presence of German President Horst Köhler and North Rhine-Westphalia State Premier Jürgen Rüttgers.
Bayer CEO Werner Wenning thanked the distinguished guests for the special appreciation they had shown for Bayer’s cultural activities, and thus for the company itself, by attending the event. “A century of successful cultural activity also confers an obligation on us for the future,” Wenning noted.
Said President Köhler in his address: “I would like to see a society in which art and culture are accessible to everyone. They are the elixir of life. And even if parents have no involvement with education or culture, then this should not be a barrier for their children.” Premier Rüttgers also described the company’s activities as exemplary.
Bayer has one of the longest traditions of cultural sponsorship in German industry. In December 2007, the company was honored for its program “A century of culture at Bayer” by the “Freedom and Responsibility” initiative, of which German President Köhler is patron. Each year, the company sponsors more than 100 cultural events in the areas of theater, music, dance and the fine arts. In addition, both employees at the German sites and people from nearby communities can develop their talents in 17 company clubs and societies.
Bayer CEO Werner Wenning thanked the distinguished guests for the special appreciation they had shown for Bayer’s cultural activities, and thus for the company itself, by attending the event. “A century of successful cultural activity also confers an obligation on us for the future,” Wenning noted.
Said President Köhler in his address: “I would like to see a society in which art and culture are accessible to everyone. They are the elixir of life. And even if parents have no involvement with education or culture, then this should not be a barrier for their children.” Premier Rüttgers also described the company’s activities as exemplary.
Bayer has one of the longest traditions of cultural sponsorship in German industry. In December 2007, the company was honored for its program “A century of culture at Bayer” by the “Freedom and Responsibility” initiative, of which German President Köhler is patron. Each year, the company sponsors more than 100 cultural events in the areas of theater, music, dance and the fine arts. In addition, both employees at the German sites and people from nearby communities can develop their talents in 17 company clubs and societies.
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