55 Years of BSG – An Anniversary on July 1

Dear BSG members, dear friends of the BSG,
Dear colleagues on campus,

We, the organizing committee, were very much looking forward to our anniversary celebration. Unfortunately, after a five-week registration period and several calls for participation, we have to conclude that interest in attending has been very low, both among BSG members and among the Fraunhofer staff.
Due to the low number of participants—just over 40 registrations for the cake and barbecue buffet—the organizing committee has decided to cancel the planned social program (food, drinks, and music).

We have also made adjustments to the sports portion of the originally planned anniversary celebration due to low or lack of interest in some events:
• The tennis and relay race events, for which no registrations were received, have been canceled.
• The remaining sports activities (archery, bocce, throwing games, Viking chess) will be moved entirely to the tennis courts and will be available there from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM as planned.
• Even though food service on the castle grounds has been canceled, you won’t have to go thirsty: Drinks are available from a vending machine on the tennis courts.

Important note for everyone who has already paid for food or made a donation:
You will, of course, receive a full refund. The refund will be processed in the next few days.

To mark the 55th anniversary of the Fraunhofer Society Sankt Augustin e. V. Company Sports Association (BSG), an anniversary celebration will be held on July 1, 2026, as part of Health Day, featuring free sports and recreational activities. All campus employees and BSG members are welcome to participate.

Free activities offered by BSG at Health Day

Outdoor | Tennis courts

1:00 - 2:00 PM & 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Archery

Archery as a Team-Building (2)

In this team-building module, participants learn the basics of archery. The focus is on proper posture, concentration, and inner balance. Participants identify their personal sweet spot and practice aiming at it in a relaxed atmosphere. They shoot with recurve beginner bows and wooden arrows at two stationary targets.

Each round lasts 60 minutes. If the number of participants is very high, the rounds can be reduced to 30 minutes each.

2:00 - 3:00 PM | Pétanque

Pétanque Tournament (1)

Two teams of two players compete against each other. Each player has two balls. The objective of the game is to place one’s own balls as close as possible to the target ball (“the jack”). The team that did not place the best ball near the jack is always up next. Once all balls have been played, a round is over. Now, each ball that is closer to the target ball than the opponent’s best ball counts as one point. The team that reaches eight points first (five points if there are many players) wins. The winning teams from this series of games then compete against each other in a knockout round.

13:00 - 16:00 Uhr | Tennis

Games

The BSG offers a variety of games, including Viking Chess, Frisbee, Kubb, and throwing games.