Polish Christmas orchestra charity drive raising millions for healthcare -11.01.2015 - The 23rd Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s largest annual fundraiser for pediatric and elderly care, kicked off on Sunday morning across the country as well as abroad. (Photo top: Fundraisers on the streets on Warsaw during the 23rd Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Sunday 11.01.2015.) Around 120,000 volunteers have taken to the streets to raise money for the charity, which last year raised over PLN 35 million ($9.79 million US) for hospital equipment. This year, money is being raised for pediatric oncology, cardiology, and rheumatology, as well as equipment for care centers for the elderly. Around 1,500 donation centers are in operation nationwide, as well as 50 points abroad. By 3 PM Warsaw time, around PLN 3.5 million ($979,000 US) had already been donated to the charity. (Photo bottom left: Head of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Jurek Owsiak kicks off Sundays proceedings at the TVP public broadcaster studios in Warsaw.) A number of different events are taking place throughout Poland, culminating in the grand final which is held in downtown Warsaw on Sunday evening. President Bronislaw Komorowski is also taking part in the charity drive, offering bidders the chance to take a drive in a Cadillac 355D (Photo bottom right), which was bought by Poland in 1935 for Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, regarded as one of the founding fathers of post-partition Poland after World War I. Polish Radio Channel 1 is also doing its bit for the charity drive, with an auction taking place live on air.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:00:37 +0000
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