Great initiative – ETB raises a lot of money for “Lichtblicke”

ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen is supporting the Lichtblicke charity at the Rüttenscheider Wintermarkt and has raised a four-figure sum.

Anyone who visited the Rüttenscheid Winter Market will have noticed the stand run by Lower Rhine Oberliga club ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen.

The club was present for four days and raised over €1,000 for the “Lichtblicke” campaign with its “fun dice game for a good cause.”

“All proceeds from the ETB stand at the 22nd Rüttenscheid Winter Market will go to the Lichtblicke e.V. campaign in cooperation with Radio Essen! The Lichtblicke campaign takes care of those who have no lobby and are always overlooked: children whose families are in need. An official check presentation to Radio Essen/Lichtblicke campaign will take place in early/mid-January,” according to a statement from the club. The ETB statement reads as follows: Great! – “Unser ETB” raised more than €1,000 for Aktion Lichtblicke e.V. The participation of ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen Abt. Fußball e.V. – with its own stand for four days – at the IGR winter market in Rüttenscheid was a complete success. Planned and organized by the ETB Economic Advisory Board (represented by Jürgen Wiese, Axel Lechtken, Rainer Becker, and Reinhard Hochkirchen), over €1,000 was raised for Aktion Lichtblicke e.V. The “fun dice game for a good cause” proved to be a great idea and was very well received by visitors to the winter market. It was a wonderful end to the ETB anniversary year 2025, in which the Schwarz-Weiß soccer department celebrated its 125th anniversary.

All proceeds from the ETB stand at the 22nd Rüttenscheider Winter Market will go to Aktion Lichtblicke e.V. in cooperation with Radio Essen! Aktion Lichtblicke cares for those who have no lobby and are always overlooked: children whose families are in need. An official check presentation to Radio Essen/Aktion Lichtblicke will take place in early/mid-January. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Axel Lechtken, Rainer Becker, and Reinhard Hochkirchen, who lovingly took care of the ETB stand on all four days!