A different view of things

“If you walk through the city with your eyes open, you see a lot of wonderful things,” Softball Head Coach Frank Mohr tells us. Pure Note, Nubia and Marcel’s unpackaged shop, is one of many small, authentic shops in the heart of Düsseldorf’s Bilk. It was precisely in this shop, which offers exclusively vegan products, including organic food, that he became aware of Beer Kong (see article) last year, which, as is well known, resulted in a pioneering partnership.

“The offer, or rather the idea behind it, immediately convinced me and gave me another idea. To form a network, it needs many nodes and with Pure Note an important one would be added. So it didn’t take long for us to start talking.”

Apparently, the visions about the future of the Senators softball women found a more than interested listener in Nubia, because it quickly became clear that both the Senators and Pure Note represented the same ideas in their statements and values.

So what could be more obvious than to embark on a common path that shows that sport, culture, sustainability and social commitment are not necessarily contradictory. In the case of Senators Softball and Pure Note, they actually go hand in hand.

So let’s take a closer look at Pure Note.

Restrict to the essentials

Since 2018 you can shop unpackaged in the store on Brunnenstrasse in Bilk.

Nubia and her team want to counter today’s consumer society and give everyone the opportunity to live consciously and without packaging waste. That’s why they hit the “Pure Note” with unpackaged food, household goods and hygiene products. The clear sound of authenticity can not only be heard in the carefully selected product range. You can also experience him with his friendly team and in every loving detail in the shop. The entire facility is bought second-hand or homemade and processed exclusively with natural resources and real manual work.

“We want to do our part to leave a better world for our children and grandchildren while focusing on the essentials. Do we really need 35 types of spaghetti or isn’t one enough?”

The past has proven that this is not an easy undertaking, because of the original four unpackaged stores in Düsseldorf, only the Pure Note has remained. This is partly due to the fact that additional pillars have been created. Gradually, the gastronomy area, numerous concerts and other events were added, which made Pure Note the starting point for an ever-expanding cultural scene.

“At that time it was not planned that concerts and other cultural events would take place here on a regular basis. The clef in the logo tree, as well as the name, of course now reflects this wonderfully.”

No Waste

If you listen to her words carefully, she is concerned with sustainability in an increasingly fast-paced throwaway society. Nubia implements the no waste principle perfectly. All of their dishes are freshly prepared using groceries from their shop. Everything in organic quality and vegan.

“This is something we are very proud of. We cook almost exclusively without processed foods. Everything is freshly cooked and we don’t use any additives, flavorings or preservatives. Anything that is not sold during the day, we cook in jars in the evening and thus make it durable for takeaway sales.”

Sport, Pure Note and Senators

“Sport is a social glue,” Nubia continues. “These days it is becoming increasingly difficult to escape the digital world, so it is all the more important to show young people alternatives. Sport promotes cohesion and social skills. The motivation to create that adolescents move more again cannot be weighed with money. Our daughter does team sports herself, an important school for life.”

Toast to the future

Ideas are plentiful and therefore everyone involved is looking forward to this cooperation. Equipping the senators’ catering with products from Pure Note is just one of many and since the contact came about through Beer Kong, future projects will definitely be initiated with this local label.

“We are looking forward to an exciting project with a signal effect, because we have many intersections in our view of the world.”

ALL IT TAKES, IS ALL YOU GOT

On June 18th, 2023 the time has finally come. The softball ladies of the Düsseldorf Senators welcome the Neunkirchen Nightmares to their long-awaited home opener. After the first four league games all had to be played away, the whole team is looking forward to the home premiere on Düsseldorf’s Südallee.

“We’re not only looking forward to a great team from Neunkirchen, but also to numerous spectators,” says head coach Frank Mohr, who would like to seamlessly continue the high number of visitors from the past season.

Last season, the team impressively demonstrated that results aren’t everything. Detached from the result, they played a passionate round, presenting themselves as a community both on and off the softball field.

Also in this season we continue to work on the future of the team and softball in Düsseldorf.

“We still have a lot in mind for the next few years,” says Frank Mohr, who will be presenting Beer Kong, one of the team’s most important supporters, on that very day.

“Caro and Janine have been part of our softball family since this season and are helping us to make our sport more popular in Düsseldorf.”

So there is another premiere to celebrate on this day, with beers from Beer Kong.

We are also happy to welcome our new team members, who in addition to the new picthing coach Courtney Oliva, from PlusUltraPitching, will further strengthen the ladies’ team.

“These are strong signals for us and working with Courtney in particular will form our team over the next few years and make it better step by step.

In addition to the ladies’ game, an extensive program is offered arround the game, where interested can try out our sport. From target throwing to batting in the batting cage, there is something for young and old.

“We want to present softball as an experience, as a family event, where it’s about more than just a game.”

Our catering crew will also take care of you.

Come by and enjoy a nice day in a family atmosphere.

See ya’ll on the field!