Ambassadors of the PATRIZIA Foundation

Mar. 2019

PATRIZIA Children Foundation - Botschafter Mario Götze und Ann-Kathrin Götze

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are honoured to welcome the World Cup-winning footballer Mario Götze and his wife, model Ann-Kathrin Götze, to the PATRIZIA Foundation family. Together with these two ambassadors, we have a lot of plans for this year and beyond – they will give you some insight here. Read the entire interview with Mario and Ann-Kathrin Götze in the new edition of our Foundation magazine Twenty. 

The primary goal of the PATRIZIA Foundation is to help as many children as possible to get access to education. Our new ambassadors Ann-Kathrin and Mario Götze support this goal by raising awareness for us. Mario has been kicking a football from the moment he could walk and will focus on sports in the individual PATRIZIA KinderHaus facilities: “Sport is an integral part of child development and makes an important contribution to personal growth, especially when you play football. It is a team sport, so you realise quickly that you can only be really successful if you work together. This also develops social skills, which are important for children.”

As a successful model and influencer, his wife Ann-Kathrin sees her task as an ambassador in strengthening girls’ rights. “Equalrights and opportunities for men and women shouldn’t be restricted by national borders. Some of the facilities run by the PATRIZIA Foundation [note: such as the PATRIZIA Child Care Porayar] specifically support girls and young women. I will mainly be active as an ambassador in this area.”

We are looking forward to the first of many years of cooperation!

Ann-Kathrin Götze visits the PATRIZIA Aftercare Hamburg

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A Musical Programme with Lasting Impact

Young musicians from the MiSST programme welcomed guest with an opening performance.

Throughout the evening, the students further captivated guests with their performances, including Adoration by Florence Price and selected pieces from The Phantom of the Opera.  

An Evening of Shared Vision and Personal Stories

In his welcoming speech, founder Wolfgang Egger talked about the importance of investing in young people and creating opportunities that allow them to thrive — academically, personally and socially. Ambassador Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber delivered a passionate speech on the importance of protecting arts education in the UK, particularly at a time when music and creative subjects continue to face significant cuts within the school system. He spoke movingly about the responsibility to ensure that every child, regardless of background, has access to creativity, culture and music education.

Chairwoman of the Board Astrid Gabler, together with Board Member James Muir, reflected on their recent visit to one of the programme’s partner schools. James shared how deeply a passionate music teacher had influenced him during his own school years and how this experience continues to shape his belief in the importance of the support in education infrastructure. 

Rachel Landon, CEO MiSST, brought the programme vividly to life through inspiring footage and powerful stories from participating students, offering guests a meaningful glimpse into the daily impact of the initiative.

 

One of the evening’s most memorable moments came from Rain Spiegel-Johnson, a former participant of the programme, who shared her personal story and reflected on the impact music education has had on her life. Growing up in a low-income household, opportunities to take part in extracurricular arts education were often out of reach, leaving her feeling excluded from experiences many others could access. Through MiSST, however, she discovered a creativity and confidence that had long remained hidden.

Speaking about her experience, she described music not only as a form of artistic expression, but also as a powerful sense of belonging:

“Through music, I discovered not only artistry, but the profound feeling of being part of an ensemble so unified, disciplined and unwaveringly beautiful.”

She also emphasized the broader importance of the programme, calling MiSST “an outstanding microcosm for the future of music and the arts in this country.”

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who joined us and our Ambassador, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, for the “Thrive Cubed with Music” evening in support of music education in the UK — and for your shared commitment to creating new opportunities for young people through the power of music!

PATRIZIA Music Programme

With the PATRIZIA Music Programme, the PATRIZIA Foundation continues its commitment to educational support and equal opportunities across Europe. The programme was established to provide children and young people from disadvantaged communities in the United Kingdom with access to high-quality music education and to open new pathways for their personal and academic development. In partnership with MiSST, the programme supports schools in Morecambe and Manchester by providing classical musical instruments, professional music tuition and regular performance opportunities. Over the course of three years, the PATRIZIA Foundation is funding 300 instruments, creating long-term access to cultural education and helping young people build brighter futures through the transformative power of music.

PATRIZIA Music Programme