fundraising

Kind-hearted soldier runs 30 ultramarathons in 30 days to help disabled arm wrestler

Corporal Robert Kujawski fom the 1st Lebork mechanised battalion covered 51km a day for a month for disabled arm wrestler Dariusz Gabrynowicz whose dream is to compete in the world championship in Malaysia. e-lebork

Corporal Robert Kujawski fom the 1st Lębork mechanised battalion covered 51km a day for a month for disabled arm wrestler Dariusz Gabrynowicz whose dream is to compete in the world championship in Malaysia.

“Goal is higher than the mountain’: Award-winning barman to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro while JUGGLING to raise money for children with disabilities

VIDEO: Raising money to build Africa’s first ever rehabilitation centre for for children with cerebral palsy, autism and Down’s Syndrome, Krzysztof Drabik hopes to collect 589,500 PLN “because Mount Kilimanjaro is 5,895 meters above sea level.”

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.

Ukrainians in Wrocław turn humble pelmeni dumplings into ‘fund-raising weapon’

Working from a compact workshop in the city centre, the initiative started by local seamstress Halina  Czekanowska has already raised enough cash to buy an ambulance.

Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity plays for 30th time in Poland

The 30th edition of the Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP) is being held on Sunday to collect funds for the purchase of ophthalmology equipment to benefit children.

Cops kayak 760km to raise money for ex-service animals’ ‘retirement’ home

Set up by a group of serving and former policemen from Greater Poland, the shelter looks after dogs and horses which have been retired from duty in various police and military units and are unable to be homed with their service handlers after leaving active service.

Amateur football team raises over 20mln to be Poland’s first fan-owned club

Launching the initiative in July, Warsaw’s three-year-old KTS Weszło SA has so far attracted over 11,000 investors to be part owners of the club.

Heart of… Silver. Olympian auctions medal for sick boy

Silver-winning Olympic javelin thrower Maria Andrejczyk is to auction her medal to raise funds for a life-saving operation on a small child.

Nazi tunnels inside inactive VOLCANO could hide long-lost archive of Kraków Gestapo, say explorers

Thought to contain WWII secrets including traitors, the archive believed to be inside the Bond-like underworld complex has been described as ‘an invaluable source of information about the dark times of the WWII occupation.’

Fifty supercar motorheads set off around Poland to raise money for those in need

VIDEO: Organized by the Positive Ways group, the drive will see Ferraris, Porsches, Maseratis, Aston Martins, Lamborghinis, McLarens and Koenigseggs go from Kraków to Kołobrzeg in week-long ride.

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