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Polish charity event raises over EUR 48 million

On Wednesday, during the event's celebratory gala in Warsaw, Owsiak summed up three decades of WOSP, thanking people and institutions that had taking part in the project. Marcin Obara/PAP

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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The 30th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised nearly PLN 136.3 million (EUR 29.8 mln), the organisers reported early on Monday.

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The 29th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised PLN 210.8 million (EUR 45.8 million) despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity gathers over EUR 28.1 million

The 29th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised nearly PLN 127.5 million (EUR 28.1) despite the Covid lockdown.

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Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity raises over EUR 27 mln for children

Poland's Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), which held its 28th finale on Sunday, had collected over PLN 100 mln (ca EUR 27 mln) by midnight to buy equipment for children's hospitals, the foundation tweeted on Monday.

Polish charity raises over EUR 40 million for children's hospitals

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) raised nearly PLN 176 mln (EUR 40.7 mln) during its 27th nation-wide Grand Finale for purchases of medical equipment for children's hospital, WOŚP leader Jerzy Owsiak said on Friday.

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In a video published on Facebook, Jerzy Owsiak, the founder and head of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP), announced that he "is going back to work" and will again be the chairman of the WOŚP foundation.

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