Charity

Run, Tomek, run! Gliwice man to emulate Forrest Gump by running 6,500km across America

Tomek Sobania is gearing up for an adventure that will take approximately half a year by running from Boston to Los Angeles, the equivalent of 150 marathons in 165 days. Paramount Pictures/Tomek Sobania/Facebook

Tomek Sobania is gearing up for an adventure that will take approximately half a year by running from Boston to Los Angeles, the equivalent of 150 marathons in 165 days.

Polish barman becomes first person to climb Kilimanjaro while juggling bottles

VIDEO: Krzysztof Drabik, an award-winning barman from the southern town of Bytom, summited the mountain with his team at 7.30 a.m. on July 15 after a five-day climb to the peak from the gates of the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania.

Caritas Polska gives over EUR 125 mln in aid to Ukraine since start of war

Since February 24, 2022, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Caritas Polska, the largest charity organisation in Poland, has given out PLN 597 million (EUR 125 million) in support to Ukraine and refugees from that country.

Poland’s largest charity fundraiser breaks records with staggering €32.7 million

The 31st Great Orchestra of Christmas charity (WOSP) finale in Warsaw brought to an end several weeks of countrywide fund-raising by WOSP volunteers, who collected donations for specialized medical equipment, mainly for children's hospitals.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Christmas campaign encourages blood donors by offering free Xmas tree

Poles can exchange blood for Christmas trees on Wednesday as part of a campaign to increase blood stocks.

Scrapyard releases ‘Mad Max style’ calendar to raise money for Ukrainian orphans

The annual calendar from Olmet, a recycling company from Tarnowskie Góry, is known as the Polish version of the world-famous Pirelli calendar produced each year by the Italian tire giant.

Świątek and Radwańska thrill crowds with charity tennis match for Ukraine

A crowd of over 10,000 watched an exhibition tennis match in the Tauron Arena in Krakow on Saturday in which Iga Swiatek played a charity match against the now retired great Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska in order to raise money for Ukrainian children affected by the war.

Two-thirds of Poles engaged in helping Ukraine - poll

Around 66 percent of Poles have become involved in helping Ukraine since its invasion by Russia, a survey shows.

Polish charity raises over EUR 20 mln in aid for Ukraine

Caritas Polska, a Catholic charity, has collected more than PLN 100 million (EUR 21.54 million) in aid for Ukraine.

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