Press review
2025
- wph raises over 50.000 euros again at the charity golf tournament for the steps for children Foundation, hamburg-spielt-golf.de, Golf News, Hamburg, 4 September 2025
- Friedrich Merz at the Hamburg Citizens' Award of the CDU parliamentary group, NDR Television, Hamburg Journal, 24 January 2025, 19:30
- Merz wants a state minister for volunteering, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 23 January 2025
- A move to a Hamburg foundation: Completely unexpectedly, Elmshorn's successful city manager Manuela Kase is leaving, shz, Christian Brameshuber, 16 January 2025
- Head of city marketing starts anew in Hamburg: “It's a shame she's leaving”, Hamburger Abendblatt, Ulrich Stückler, 16 January 2025
- 11 social organizations worth supporting, Mit Vergnügen, Hamburg, 14 January 2025
2024
- Education makes dreams come true, SRF 1 mitenand, 10 November 2024 – Live TV
- “Steps for Children” aid project: Children (from the Schule an der Gartenstadt school) raise 10.000 € through a sponsored run, Wochenblatt Wandsbek/Jenfeld, No. 24, page 6, 15 June 2024
- Town & Country Foundation supports the steps for children Foundation (Hamburg), lifePR, 29 February 2024
- To Africa with Grandpa in tow, Wiesbadener Kurier city edition, p.10, 4 January 2024
2023
- “Tango in Fado or heading into a good future”, Westfalenpost p. 3, 29 April 2023
- Children craft for Namibia, Delmenhorst, Weser Kurier, 24.03.2023
- Michael Hoppe: “It was always clear that I would stop working in my early 50s”, Hamburger Abendblatt, p.6, 25.01.2023
- brother insight, January 2023
- “The best idea of my life”, Chefsache, Solutions for Entrepreneurs, p.22, Issue 1_2023
2022
- Donation to “steps for children” – record proceeds at the “Christmas at Willms” bazaar in Delmenhorst. Delmenhorster Kreisblatt Online, 02.12.2022
- Small steps, big impact, Fundraising Magazine, pages 48/49, 4/2022
- Magic Mountain of the Kalahari, Süd-Afrika Magazin, pages 50,51, 54, issue 2, September 2022
- JFV Kinzigtal donates footballs for kids in Namibia, Osthessen Zeitung, September 2022
- Two projects, one goal: education in Namibia, Die Stiftung, issue 6, August 2022
- Complimentary advertisement, Bild der Wissenschaft, August/September 2022
2021
2020
2019
- Gastronomie Pütter donates to aid projects, DIE WELT Saturday, 26 October 2019
- Prospects instead of fleeing, Sasel Heft 10/2019, page 16
- 18 holes that bring joy and help, MOIN HAMBURG, October 2019, page 42
- Stephan Hock publishes online cookbook, Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia 5 July 2019
- Foundation steps for children – A heartfelt thank-you, brother insight, Spring 2019, Page 24/25
2018
- Bazaar breaks record, Delmenhorster Kreisblatt, 3.12.2018
- Foundation steps for children, brother insight, Autumn/Winter 2018, Page 17
- Found life's mission in Africa, Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung, 30.06.2018
- FWW – The magazine of the medium-sized real estate industry 05/2018, page 69 North Regional Association, published by BFW Bundesverband Freier Immobilien- und Wohnungsunternehmen
2017
- 18 holes that help & bring joy, HAMBURG im Blick, 24.09.2017
- Golf and helping, WELT AM SONNTAG (RegioHamburg), 17.09.2017
- When need becomes perspective, Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia, 1.9.2017
- Student company now officially sustainable, Delmenhorster Kurier, 19.5.2017
- Very close to people and animals, Weser-Kurier, 2.2.2017
- The swallow from Windhoek, SPIEGEL CLASSIC 1/2017 – pages 106-114
2016
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon for a Hamburg resident, Hamburger Wochenblatt (Eppendorf), 11./12.10.2016
- Mrs.Sporty keeps its word, MARKT (www.lokale-wochenzeitungen.de), 8.10.2016
- Award for special achievements, Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia, 22.9.2016
- Excess baggage thanks to donations, Naumburger Tageblatt/Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 21.9.2016, Page 11
- Golfing for AIDS orphans and toddlers, Winterthurer Zeitung, 14.6.2016
- Federal Cross of Merit for Dr. Michael Hoppe, Die Stiftung, 6.6.2016
- Education and food for AIDS orphans, Hamburger Abendblatt, 21./22.5.2016 (page 8, bottom)
- Foundation helps children in Namibia, Eppendorfer Wochenblatt, 20.1.2016
2015
- Prospects instead of fleeing: Mrs. Sporty supports a children's aid project in Africa in: MARKT, Local Weekly Newspaper 12.12.2015
- Small steps for the future, Alster-Anzeiger 17.9.2015
- Winding forest paths, Grundschule Hobeuken, September 2015 p. 24
- Finale for the bunker, Eimsbüttler Nachricht, 25.8.2015
- Namibia, TUHH Spektrum, May 2015, Campus 77
- “Expectations were exceeded”, Alster-Anzeiger May 2015
- Between Golden Gate Bridge and master's thesis Source: www.nithh.de, 17.03.2015
- Namibia – my country, Alster-Anzeiger February 2015
2014
- Maximilian Beister: A heart for children. Source: Sport1.de, 23.07.2014 (Boulevard)
- Kita St. Christophorus is committed to Africa. Source: Delmenhorster Kreisblatt, 24.03.2014, page 2
- Students raise a record sum for children in Africa. Source: Nord West Zeitung, 20.03.2014
- Students raise over 4000 euros for aid project. Source: Delmenhorster Kreisblatt, 20.03.2014
- „Lions roar in the background“ – adventure tour by Silke Schoder. Source: Naumburger Tageblatt, 08.01.2014