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

Father Marcin Iżycki, the director of Caritas Polska, said in a statement released to PAP on Wednesday that the organization has helped more than 2 million refugees from Ukraine. Rafał Guz/PAP

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.

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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.

Legia Warsaw prepare to meet Dynamo Kyiv in fund-raising ‘Match for Peace’

Scheduled to take place this evening, the match will be contested by Poland and Ukraine’s most successful sides – however, the game is not without controversy with one fan group accusing Dynamo Kyiv’s owners of pro-Russian sentiment.

Polish charity event raises over EUR 48 million

This year's Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s biggest charity event, raised over PLN 224 million (EUR 48.29 million), WOSP organiser Jerzy Owsiak said at the charity's gala event on Wednesday.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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