OREANDA-NEWS. November 10, 2010. For the second consecutive year IC Allianz ROSNO Life is enabling the children of its clients to visit Allianz’s International Football Camp and take part in various sporting events culminating in the football match with Bavaria Munich team at the Allianz Arena stadium. Such an opportunity is also provided to one of the participants of the social project "Podarok Rebyonku" (Gift to a Child), reported the press-centre of ROSNO.

This year, the football camp Allianz Junior Camp was visited by 43 teenagers aged 14 to 16. The participants of this sporting event were selected by a special panel from over 34,700 applications made by children from 10 countries, including Germany, Brazil, India, the Netherlands, etc.

Russia was represented by four boys from Podmoskov’e, Kirov, Magnitogorsk, and Ufa. All of them are big football fans and winners of many regional competitions. Traditionally, Allianz ROSNO Life has not only been sending to the Football Camp the children of its clients, but also providing an opportunity to play on the same field with famous football players to one of the participant of the social project "Podarok Rebenku" (Gift to a Child). This year, this opportunity was provided to Dmitry from Kirov, captain of the local football team. Three orphaned children — members of the football team, including Dmitry, team captain — are sponsored by the General Manager Mr. Nikolai Karavayev. "Football is very important to me. I like having a goal and being able to achieve it. This is a drive helping in life and, no matter what, in living a full life. I’m not yet fully certain what my future profession would be, but this trip made me get it: whatever your origins are, you may go out for more, and it’s wonderful! The main thing is — always use your chances", commented Dmitry.

The program of the young football players’ four-day stay in the Allianz Camp was very dense: future champions were trained by FC Bavaria coaches, went on excursion to the Allianz Arena stadium, took part in the autograph session with the leaders of the foreign team, themselves went down to the football field and successfully passed a test in front of strict judges. In the end, the teenagers and their coaches held a farewell party where they gave musical sketches with an ethnical flavour. The Russian boys demonstrated a colorful adaptation of a world-renowned song, Kalinka-Malinka.

The international football camp project — Allianz Junior Camp — was launched in 2009. Allianz Group is its initiator and ideologist. Being the official partner of FC Bavaria Munich, Allianz supports the philosophy of team sports, and therefore it is holding friendly rallies of young football players from different countries. Allianz ROSNO Life has been taking part in the project since the very first year of its inception.

"Life Insurance is a socially oriented business. The participation in the contest and the very trip to the Allianz Football Camp is one of the methods of discovering your potential and gaining new knowledge, skills and emotional experience, which may give a new impetus to personal development. We are pleased to provide children with this opportunity", commented Mr. Maxim Chernin, CEO of Allianz ROSNO Life.