Events of 2011

Börje Berglund in memoriam

Mr. Börje Berglund, former Town Clerk/City Director in Stockholm City Hall suddenly passed away on October 9 one week after he was the Guest of Honor at the 25th Anniversary of the Future Tree.

Börje was a close and dear friend and an extraordinary supporter of the Globetree. Börje participated in all big Globetree events starting with the Future Vessel 1998 at the Stockholm Globe Arena to the World Championship in Cooperation 2008 in Uganda.

Börje Berglund participated in several study tours and met with many children in the slum areas. He also participated in meetings at UN, Nairobi. Börje had a big heart for children. We miss him very much.

The Future Tree celebrates 25 year at the GlobeDay

25 years ago we had the first Future Meeting at the Stockholm Concert Hall. More than 600 children from 12 countries came and gave their response to the question: – What is of life importance for the future?

Children responded to the question with drama, poems, dance, music, songs and visual arts at the same stage where the Nobel Laureates receive their awards. The program ended with the planting of an ash tree next to the Concert Hall.

The City of Stockholm highlighted the 25th anniversary by providing the tree with an enamel sign board telling the history of the Future Tree and a bench that surrounds the tree.