European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sponsors key to Many activities by Christopher Albright staff writer Heidelberg Germany a military communities Are relying More and More on corporate Bucks to help pay for fests sporting events an concerts said a . Army Europe official a it s getting harder to get military Money due to the reduction of troops a said Judy Dyson Kansgen the event marketing manager for corporate sponsorship at Usa eur Headquarters in Heidelberg. Big businesses such As at amp to corp., have Long aimed to promote themselves to european military audiences. And even with the draw Down the Cash flow from business Isnit slowing Down. A was soldiers Are leaving Europe commercial sponsorship is holding its own a Dyson Kansgen said. A per capita it is not reducing proportionately with the reduction of  although she would not release figures on How much Money is generated she said a it is very important As an alternative source of  without Money from businesses Many events  be offered she said it Dyson Kansgen v office is with the office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel Community and family support division and helps educate commanders about the role of commercial sponsorship representatives. All of the army a area support groups have corporate sponsorship representatives to act As go Between for the Milt tary and corporations wanting to invest in an activity. Banners prominently displayed at sporting events folders Voith company logos and to shirt giveaways Are examples of ways businesses get name and product recognition. / a. Units that accept items or Money to offset the costs of an event must remember that Quot sponsorship is not a gift a said maj Robert Tetsel of usage urn a judge advocate office. A commercial sponsorship is business related and in some cases big business a said Teetsel Deputy chief of the military and civil Law division. A a you re getting something but you re giving something in return. Irs not a  rules of sponsorship Are covered under the ethics regulations revised in 1993, according to Teetsel. Organizations can get into trouble by not following rules and guidelines about soliciting for sponsors and accepting items from businesses. A commercial sponsorship representatives Are the Only authorized soliciting personnel in the ask a Teetsel said. Most of the time he said people get into Legal and ethical snags not because of wilful abuse hut because they done to understand the defense department directives rules and guidelines. Companies such As at amp to sprint Mil Italy car sales and others expect a know judgment exposure and in some cases a Chance to hand out promotional materials or other amenities Teetsel said / a a a.  a a a fall terms must be in a written agreement a he said. Swamped by to shirt Hunters at Augustus Billy Joel concert at amp to representatives generated about 1,500 new applications for Telephone services. At amp to helped underwrite Joel a admission free concert which was sponsored by the United service organizations. Judy Gunn of at amp to said that the association Between business and the military offered Mutual benefits. At amp to which also handed out 3,000 to shirts with the at amp to logo gave military families a Quality event a every time i give out a Dollar of funding i have to show How it will help me reach my goals and commitments a said Gunn who is with consumer marketing for at amp to Germany in Frankfurt. At amp to a goals which Are not unique Are to find new customers retain the current ones and increase the volume of business Gunn said. At the local level the commercial sponsorship representatives goal is to make the activities better for families. A the More costs we can offset the More we can do to improve the events a said Lisa Knight of the Span Dahlem bit Burg Eifel Community services Squadron. A for example if Miller Lite gives 200 cases of Beer then we can turn around and enhance the food operations to offer better  off Icia is seek a 11 sides in alleged fondling probe by Mark Kinkade staff writer military police and social workers in Heidelberg Germany continue to interview children about allegations that a school bus Driver fondled pupils from the military Community. Since the investigation began oct.,21, military police found four pupils Ages 6 to 12 years old who claimed that a bus Driver a improperly touched a them during stops on his route according to army officials. A a. A a. A. A a v the bus takes american children in Hocke Nchim along bus route 31 to and from american elementary and Middle schools at Patrick Henry Village in Heidelberg. The Wolff Reisen transportation company a suspended the German Driver thursday after army officials notified the company of the allegations. The Driver was not identified. It. Coj. Gary Berry commander of the 4llth base support in in Heidelberg said social workers and investigators Are proceeding carefully with the investigation and want to Contact any parents who Haven to been interviewed yet. \ a a when we re dealing with interviewing children its a very sensitive Issue a Berry said. A we want to make sure we have done everything we can to hear All sides of the  the allegations surfaced during a Pupil disciplinary meeting with Community officials Berry said. During the meeting a Parent casually mentioned rumours that the bus Driver had touched children on the route according to a Community official. A we were a Little surprised a Berry said. A sometimes you hear charges like these during disciplinary meetings but you re not sure How. Credible they  subsequent investigations found evidence of possible fondling and the Community asked the contractor to remove the Driver from american routes pending the outcome of a formal investigation. Berry said. A a _. Berry would not elaborate on what a improper touching meant saying he wanted to wait until the investigation was Complete before revealing More details. It. A a. The bus on which the alleged incidents occurred is not considered a a a trouble bus Berry said so bus monitors were not on Board at the time of the incidents. The Heidelberg Community does not have a mandatory bus Monitor program but asks for _ volunteers on some routes. Normally when a bus Driver or Parent reports a problem on the bus the Community dispatches volunteers to ride the bus during its run to Monitor and control possible problems Beriy said. Berry asked that parents who May have More information or who want to talk to Counselor Contact the Heidelberg social works services at 06221-172-680 or 084, or at Dan 371-2680 or 2084. Bill set to ease . Citizenship Chapel fund to help rwandan Relief by the stars and stripes the Chapel communities of the . Army Europe Are to give $27,492 to world vision International today for Relief efforts in Rwanda. Between August and october Chapel members throughout Usa eur contributed nearly $55,000 to help rwandans suffering from the aftermath of a bloody civil War. Relief organizations estimate More than a million people died from the War. _ the Money raised has been split equally Between the Catholic Relief services Europe office in Geneva and world vision. The share for Catholic Relief has already been sent. Usa eur chaplains will formally present world visions share at 11 . Today both of these organizations were selected because they were known to have efficient organizations actually on the ground in Rwanda and in the refugee Camps of neighbouring countries a said col. Henry Wake the Usa eur chaplain. Chapel officials said the total amount Given to african countries this year is just under $1.10,000. A i am not surprised a remarked Wake. A your people clearly understand that the love of god is not limited by National boundaries. Their generosity simply demonstrates this  offerings for both local and no local needs Are. An ongoing part of Usa eur Chapel communities. By Carlos bongioann1 staff writer legislation expected to become Law next March will ease restrictions on granting . Citizenship to children of americans living abroad. If approved by president Clinton the change will authorize certificates of . Citizenship for children born overseas if either their american Parent or grandparent lived five years in the United states before the child a birth. The new legislation represents a an important Victory for americans around the world who have fought to secure . Citizenship for their children Quot said Michael Adler chairman of the world federation of americans abroad. A a a. A the legislation will Benefit thousands of american families overseas by lifting outdated and unfair restrictions and assuring us that our children will share the . Citizenship we cherish a Adler said. Kathleen de Carbuccia also of americans abroad estimated that As Many As 4,000 to 5,000 children could be affected each year. Danny Lindroff of the . Immigration and naturalization service in Frankfurt Germany predicted that the change would affect very few if any . Serv ice members. Currently Only an american Parent who has lived at least five years in the United states can transmit citizenship. The new legislation . 783, would authorize american grandparents to transmit citizenship As Well. A. A a. A before 1986 american parents could transmit citizenship to children born abroad Only if they had lived in the United states for 10 years. Legislation passed in 986 dropped the physical presence requirement to five years. _ Quot. The legislation is noteworthy particularly for american citizens who grew up in a foreign country but never lived in the United states for More than five years two of those years after their 14th birthday. If such people remained abroad married a non-. Citizen and had children their children would have been ineligible for . Citizenship. Adler said the new legislation also would ease restrictions on granting citizenship to children adopted by american parents residing overseas. She said that under the Bill american parents could apply for citizenship from overseas and Complete the procedure by a single visit to the United states with the child