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Super Kids in Olivia!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We were visited by super kids! Those who want to do more and who have big hearts. Children who sold lemonade, homemade jewelry, walked their dogs to earn some money for holidays, or to help animals in a shelter… Their creativity, ingenuity and hearts have been noticed and appreciated. Grzegorz Neumann from the Municipal Police Headquarters in Gdańsk organized a mega day for them. We could also participate in this day and make it one of the best holiday days, at least we hope so.

 

There was pizza and lemonade on the 32nd floor of Olivia Star, there were workshops on entrepreneurship and creating a business plan, there were gifts and there were also – this time for us and our Residents – fantastic gifts from the kids: delicious lemonade and beautiful bracelets, the work of ten-year-old Julia.

 

Thank you and we are very happy that we could join this campaign. We are full of admiration for Zuzia, Wiki, Kacper, Julia and the volunteers working as part of the Youth Forum – AKTYWNI.

#RazemMozemyWiecej, together with: Hotel Admirał, Żegluga Gdańska, Forum Gdańsk, City Fit, Speednet and Zdunek Group, which not only helped to organize the workshops, but also prepared prizes and other holiday attractions for children. In addition, food was also donated to the Promyk animal shelter!

 

Photos courtesy of Trojmiasto.pl, photo: Jacek Koślicki/Trojmiasto.pl. Thank you!

 

Read more here

Miele will help you dispose of your old vacuum cleaner.

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Take care of our planet. Once again, we are working together with Miele. The action is simple! If you have an old vacuum cleaner at home, simply bring it to your Miele showroom by November 15 and our Resident will dispose of it at no cost.

 

In addition, if someone not only wants to get rid of the old equipment, but also to buy a new, eco-vacuum cleaner, Miele has prepared attractive offers. Ask in the store.

 

Did you know?

  • E-waste can be a source of valuable raw materials that can be reused while saving the Earth’s natural resources. To be able to use them, they must go to an e-waste collection point and then to a treatment plant, where they will be recycled. Source: Recycling – No E-Waste Day (dzienbezelektrosmieci.pl)

 

WELCOME!

 

Energa, a member of the ORLEN Group, stays longer at Olivia Centre in Gdańsk

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Energa has once again extended its lease in the buildings of the largest business centre in Poland, which is Olivia Centre in Gdańsk. The company occupies over 17,000 sqm. office space in three connected buildings and is one of Olivia’s largest residents. Energa was represented in the negotiations by Cushman & Wakefield. The energy company has had its headquarters in Olivia Centre continuously since 2012.

 

We are very happy that one of our most important business partners has once again placed their trust in us. The extension of the contract with Energa is proof that our residents appreciate the quality of the buildings, the way they are managed and the way they build the local olive community. I am proud that from the very beginning of Olivia Centre’s existence, I have been able to observe the development of Energa Group companies in our centre. It is a great joy and satisfaction for me – says Aleksandra Majdańczuk, Deputy Director in the leasing department of Olivia Centre.

 

Olivia Centre employs nearly a thousand people employed by ORLEN Group companies. It’s m.in. Energa SA, Energa Obrót SA, Energa Informatyka i Technologie Sp. z o.o., Orlen Corporate Services Center Sp. z o.o., Enspirion Sp. z o.o., Orlen Administration Sp. z o.o., Orlen Eko Sp. z o.o., or Energa Logistyka Sp. Ltd.

 

Ensuring the safety and stability of employees’ operations is of key importance to ORLEN Group companies, including Energa. At the same time, the best possible working conditions for teams are also important. We have chosen a place which, in our opinion, as well as in the opinion of the advisors with whom we cooperated during the process of market analysis, negotiations and decision-making, optimally meets the needs of our organization,” says Lucjan Brudzyński, Director of the Corporate Management Department at Energa. The process of analysing the real estate market covered many aspects aimed at ensuring the most favourable conditions for the employees of the Energa Group companies. We focused on a broad analysis in terms of economics, quality, technology and ESG. The process was multi-stage and required the involvement of many people – says Tomasz Kreft, Head of the Property Management and Commercialization Services Team at Orlen Administration sp. z o.o., which carried out the process for Energa from the ORLEN Group.

 

Olivia Centre is highly rated as a place to work and locate offices. NWe have recently been awarded the highest Well Health & Safety certification for the second time in the world, so we can officially say that we are the safest place to work in global rankings where employee well-being is a priority. This is one of our reasons to be proud. The certifiers appreciated the daily value of several restaurants, a nursery, a kindergarten and schools, medical and sports centers, as well as a winter garden with tropical greenery and the top floors of Olivia Star, available to Residents free of charge, with spaces for work, meetings, conferences, and even a playground for children. All this is possible thanks to the scale – Olivia Centre is the largest office centre in Poland – says Maciej Kotarski, Director at Olivia Centre.

 

After almost 12 years of presence in Olivia Centre, Energa, a member of the ORLEN Group, was faced with an important choice of staying and further development in its current location or moving to a new space. However, Olivia Centre rose to the occasion and proposed the best solutions to keep the Energa Group among its tenants. The entire proceedings were successfully conducted and successfully concluded to the satisfaction of all parties. Due to the scale of the transaction and the variety of challenges, this was an extremely complex task and required the involvement of many different specializations, including analytics and engineering, on our side. A part of the procedure was, for example, defining strictly technical tasks related to the modernization of the building and arranging a schedule of works to be performed by the Landlord,” says Adam Schroeder, Regional Director at Cushman & Wakefield.

 

 

In the buildings leased by Energa, a rearrangement is planned, allowing to adjust the space to the newly defined by Energa needs in terms of office layout and equipment. It is very important to us that the office is best suited to the needs of the various teams and companies of the ORLEN Group, of which Energa is a part, which is why we intend to engage many of our experts to achieve this goal. The teams of both parties have prepared a multi-stage work plan, which will be implemented in the coming years in such a way as to maintain the highest standard of offices, but also not to interfere with employees in their daily work – says Aleksandra Majdańczuk, Deputy Director in the leasing department of Olivia Centre.

 

 

Pinktober. Don’t forget about breast self-examination!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

October has been recognized around the world as Breast Cancer Awareness Month for many years. In this special period, we take up topics related to the prevention, diagnostics and modern treatment of breast cancer. On the occasion of Pink October, we also promote cancer prevention and vigilance. We also encourage you to self-examine your breasts. See how to perform the test correctly. And remember that regular examination allows you to detect cancerous changes at an early stage and, as a consequence, apply effective treatment. The film was prepared by the
Pink Butterfly Association
, a non-profit organization supporting patients treated at the Breast Cancer Center of the University Clinical Center in Gdańsk. It was established in November 2019 by medical staff, patients and friends gathered at the UCC Breast Cancer Center. The Association’s mission is to help people suffering from cancer, including breast diseases, at all stages of the disease (from diagnosis, through treatment and convalescence).

The Pink Butterfly Association, Olivia Centre, Energa Volunteers from the ORLEN Group and the Orlen Foundation invite you to the Pink Ribbon March on 16 October.
Tie the ribbon with us at 12:00
. Let’s start on Olivia’s patio!

 

Join! | 16.10. | Olivia Centre patio | 12:00

And here let us know that you will

 

On the patio on October 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m . there will also be A special tent for m.in. stations with phantoms, where you will be able to learn how to properly self-examine your breasts. There will be leaflets – a cheat sheet on how to get tested along with information on where to go for help.

 

Organizers and partners of the Pink Ribbon March

 

 

Did you know?

  • Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide (25%) and the leading cause of death (14%), and breast cancer patients account for 36% of women living with cancer. It is estimated that nearly 1.7 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and more than 500,000 die from it. It is a heterogeneous disease in which we distinguish different subtypes.
  • The highest incidence of breast cancer is recorded in industrialized countries (Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain). The lowest incidence is in countries in Africa and Southeast Asia. Geographic region is a factor that significantly modifies the risk of breast cancer.
  • In Poland, breast cancer has become one of the biggest threats to premature mortality of women in the last century. Breast cancer also occurs in men, although very rarely. It is estimated that one in the number of cases of breast cancer is breast cancer in men.
  • The risk factors for the development of the disease are complex, but the key factors seem to be those related to the hormonal status of the woman (reproductive factors, age of puberty and menopause, use of hormonal preparations). The incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Cancer is rare among women under 45 years of age, and the majority of cases occur in women over 50 years of age (80% of patients in Poland).
  • A factor that significantly increases the risk of developing breast cancer is the presence of a mutation in the BRCA1 gene or the BRCA2 gene. It is estimated that 4-8% of breast cancers may be the result of inherited mutations, the remaining cases are the result of sporadic mutations in somatic cells.
  • Diagnosis and early detection (secondary prophylaxis) based on regular mammography examinations (screening) are of decisive importance in the context of prevention and prevention of the development of advanced breast cancer.

Source: zwrotnikraka.pl

 

Olivia Festival in the climate of the 90s on September 14th!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

We invite you on September 14th to Olivia Festival’23 in the style of the 90s. It’s the third time we’ve had fun together, but it’s the first time we’ve ended the summer to the rhythm of disco on Olivia’s patio! There will be fantastic weather, there will be something to eat, there will be fun “from those years”, there will be a chill zone in a good atmosphere and there will be a perfect beat in the Disco Zone. We also anticipate competitions, surprises, prizes and dance madness. As POP & DISCO won the Residents’ vote for music from the 90s, which is to accompany you during the Olivia Festival, there will be hits by the Backstreet Boys, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Scooter, Spice Girls and Britney Spears… The biggest of them in the Disco Zone will play for you:

 



  • DJ Szpula

    , who rules the clubs in Sopot and in Gdańsk’s 100cznia!
  • DJ Kriss Van Klocek, who rocks parties on the peninsula and can rock even rugby fans, only his Rugby Club Lechia Gdańsk invites you to stadium events so that everyone can stamp their feet.

You will take a breather after dancing, madness and frolics in the Chill Zone. In the Food Zone , there will be food trucks that you love. There will also be a prosecco van. In the Fun Zone , our guests will be able to enjoy attractions and games, including Just Join IT, Santander, Nowy Styl, Starbucks and CityFit. Oh, and there will also be a photo booth. And more!

 

Here’s our action plan:

  • 17:00 we start
  • 17:00-19:00 DJ Kriss van Klocek kicks off the party
  • 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m . fun and games in the Fun zone, pizza and other delicacies in the Food zone, full relaxation in the Chill zone
  • 18:00 – 90′ bingo
  • 18:45 – Mega disco dance show, you have to take part in it!
  • 19:00 – DJ Szpula goes crazy
  • 19:00-22:00 Disco on the patio!

 

Let us know you will!

 

 

Welcome!

 

 

EXTRAS in the My Olivia app. Check out what’s new!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Of course, we can do a lot more with the My Olivia app. We won’t go into too much detail here. We will remind you in points and specifically. And… we’ll tell you what’s new in the app! Well… Olivia residents with confirmed Resident status in My Olivia have access to the new functionality! It’s Extrasy!

 

Extras Olivia in My Olivia app

What is it? Special offers, promotions, discounts that can only be used by employees of Olivia companies. We will be developing this option, so it’s worth checking out “Olivia Extras”.

 

Remember about the status of a Resident, i.e. an employee of one of Olivia’s companies

  • Download the My Olivia app from the App Store or Google Play if you don’t already have it.
  • Sign up for the app using your business address (an address on your business domain). This is very important, because when you provide your business address during registration, you will automatically receive the Resident status as soon as you click on the activation email.
  • If you don’t see the activation email, check your SPAM first. It happens that this type of correspondence (registration confirmations, orders, purchases) falls into this folder. If you still do not receive an email from the sender of “My Olivia →

    app@oliviacentre.com

    “, please contact us by e-mail at

    aplikacja@oliviacentre.com

    . You can also use the form in the app → the “Contact us” option in your My Olivia panel.

 

With the Olivia Centre app as an Olivia Centre Resident

  • free access to the Observation Deck
  • you will visit Olivia Garden free of charge
  • book a ticket for free events in Olivia (EVENTS)
  • you can buy tickets for paid events (EVENTS) cheaper
  • you will take advantage of cool offers and offers only for Residents (EXTRASY)
  • check the menu of our restaurants
  • you will read the news
  • you also have points from the Olivka app, so one app – My Olivia – is enough to use the Natka or Natki Bistro loyalty programs
  • you will also learn the results of the Olivia Football League

 

Besides:

 

Enjoy!

 

We support the Pomeranian Team for Women and the Pink Box campaign

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Do you know that the Pomeranian Voivodeship Board has a Pomeranian Team for Women? This advisory and consultative body, chaired by Jolanta Szydłowska, President of the Management Board of the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development, was established in 2021. Its creation is related to the implementation of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Development Strategy 2030, which assumes the promotion of equality and social inclusion of all inhabitants of the region, regardless of gender, race, religion, worldview and other factors.

 

The most important task of the Pomeranian Team for Women’s Empowerment is to raise public awareness of the equal treatment of women in terms of work, pay and career advancement. PZdsK monitors and analyses the needs related to equal professional and economic opportunities for women. Importantly, the team analyses the activity of organisations, local governments and other entities in the field of equality practices. It develops comprehensive information on the situation in the region in terms of equal rights for women and men, identifies barriers to be overcome, recommends systems for promoting equality practices and policies in this area. In addition, the team’s work involves establishing cooperation and exchanging good practices with other bodies and institutions conducting similar activities. More about the Team. Women…

 

In May this year. the team provided the Board of the Pomeranian Voivodeship with a list of issues and areas of significant importance for women and equality between women and men. The document called ” Cheat Sheet for Women” is a list of issues of key importance for a better life, safety and health for women and for equal rights for women and men.

 

In June 2023, the team presented recommendations to local authorities on actions to counteract menstrual exclusion. He also addressed his position to Pomeranian companies and institutions, thus supporting the m.in. colleagues from the Youth Assembly of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. We encourage you, our Residents, to join the simple but very important initiative, already known more widely as the “Pink Box”.

 

The first such box appeared in Wrocław at the end of 2019 at the local Women’s Rights Centre. Today, they are all over Poland, but there are still too few of them. Pink boxes filled with sanitary pads and tampons are a concrete help for women in this aspect of their physiology, which is still talked about half-heartedly or not talked about at all. There are at least several dozen of them in the Tri-City at the moment and more are still appearing. As part of its cooperation with UNICEF , Gdańsk has acquired over a thousand pink boxes, which can already be seen in schools and non-governmental organizations. You can find them in aid centres, clubs or cafes, in libraries, hospitals, clinics, museums (e.g. in Gdynia). Check out the map of pink boxes…

 

It’s time for us to check if we also have them in our companies and offices! It is worth getting involved in this action, because according to the first reports in Poland on Including. menstrual poverty, prepared for the Kulczyk Foundation:

  • one in five Polish women does not have money to buy hygiene products necessary for menstruation,
  • almost 40 per cent. Women from poorer households had to give up the purchase of hygiene products in favor of other expenses,
  • almost 60 per cent. students had to ask someone to buy tampons or sanitary pads because they didn’t have their own.
  • 21 percent. had to leave school/university to get hygiene products,
  • On the other hand, 10 per cent , due to the lack of tampons or sanitary pads, stayed at home.

Order a box

 

Download:

Opinion poll report on access to menstrual products in schools

Menstruation – a report from a qualitative and quantitative study

Period poverty: what is it and how to fight it? International report

Positions of the Pomeranian Team for Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 September – Car Free Day

Posted on by Bogusław Wieczorek

September 22 is a special day that inspires you to experience the freedom offered by alternative, non-diesel means of transport. On this occasion, we would like to remind you about the extensive infrastructure for two-wheelers available in our center.

 

Olivia on two wheels

Do you have a bike? Very well! Don’t have one? No problem! In Olivia Centre you can use publicly available electric scooters and scooters, as well as bicycles as part of the tests of the Mevo 2.0 Metropolitan Bike System. In addition, the following are at your disposal:

  • several hundred bicycle racks – both inside and outside the garage halls,
  • two bicycle repair points,
  • lockers for cyclists,
  • shower cabins (if you need to refresh after the trip),
  • adapted scooter stands,
  • scooter lockers with a charging system for electric models.

Olivia Extras – benefits for you

Here we also mention the novelty in the MyOlivia application – Olivia Extras. Here you will find special offers, promotions and discounts that you can take advantage of. Currently, there are active discounts on bikes, clothing and accessories in the Wyspka Bicycle Shop.

Spin kilometers for Gdansk

On 1 September, the “Spin kilometres for Gdańsk” campaign was launched. It’s a great time to get on a bike ride together and support our city. This year, the organizers have prepared a lot of changes. This is another excuse to start commuting to work on a two-wheeler. Thanks to the campaign run by our city, you can win not only attractive prizes, but above all a better mood:) Read more!

 

Free travel on September 22

If you have an active Gdańsk Resident Card on 22 September, you will be able to use free public transport in Gdańsk. For car owners, free rides will also be available on PKP and SKM trains and public transport in Gdynia.

We warmly invite you to leave your car in the garage and discover the fun of micromobility!

The Football League is starting! Register your company team

Posted on by Maciej Olszewski

 

We’re back withOlivia Centre’s Football League. We know that there are football enthusiasts among us. And many of them! Therefore, we would like to invite teams from companies residing in Olivia to participate in this sports project.

 

 

Applications for participation in the league should be sent by
October 6
to the following address:


dzial.komunikacji@oliviacentre.com.

To run the league, a minimum of 8 teams are required.

 

 

Here are some highlights.

  1. The league will start in October. A detailed schedule will be determined after the end of registration.
  2. The infrastructure of a year-round football hall will be available

    at ul. Hallera 16/18 in Gdansk and professional judges.

  3. Matches will be played on Wednesdays and Fridays at 17.30-19.00.
  4. A team must have a minimum of 5 players (four players in the field and a goalkeeper) and a maximum of 20.
  5. Cost of participation in the league: 2500 PLN.

 

Below are the current Regulations and Application Forms.

 

Olivia Centre_2023-2024 Football Regulamin_Liga

Olivia Football zgloszenia_Liga Form Centre_2023-2024

Football zgloszenia_Liga form Olivia Centre_2023_2024_sklad

 

 

See you on the football pitches!

 

Pinktober in Olivia. Tie a ribbon with us!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

The first(s) win!

Around the world, October is recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Monthpeople struggling with the disease. The distinctive pink ribbon, an international symbol of the fight against breast cancer, will illuminate Olivia Star’s façade on October 16 , the day of our event, and just after the European Breast Cancer Day. Once again, we want to remind the residents of the Tri-City about life-saving prevention. That’s not all. Once again, Olivia is involved in the ” First Ones Win” campaign, which is a grassroots initiative of amazing ladies – Natalia Cebula, Magdalena Pakmur, Ewa Opiela and Kamila Dymowska, who work for Energa, part of the ORLEN Group.

 

The project is substantively supported by the
Pink Butterfly Association
 and the
Breast Disease
 Center at the University Clinical Center. The campaign is part of Pinktober’s global campaign to promote breast cancer prevention, traditionally held in October. The aim of the “First Ones Win” campaign is to change the perception of breast cancer and the fear of the disease and its treatment, as well as to ensure that cancer is treated as a disease that can be prevented by regular check-ups.

 

The event was held under the media patronage of
Radio Gdańsk
. We are also supported by
Trojmiasto.pl.

 

Therefore, on behalf of us, Energa Volunteers, we would like to invite you, Dear Residents and Neighbors, on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. on Olivia’s patio. Just “Tie the ribbon with us!”

 

Let us know you’ll be

 

Tie a ribbon with us, or the Pink Ribbon

It is in fact a walk, a symbolic march with which we want to express solidarity and support for people affected by breast cancer. Among our Residents there are also oncological patients. Let’s show that we keep our fingers crossed for them and support them with warm thoughts!

 

This year, we will try to set the route in such a way that its course resembles the shape of a tied ribbon, hence the motto. The symbol of the ribbon, weather permitting, will be drawn on the patio by children from our White Kitten Olive Kindergarten.

 

Participants will receive a warm-up coffee from Santander, a sweet treat and “anti-stress” in the shape of a woman’s breast.

 

On the patio from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m . there will also be sA special tent that will house m.in. stations with phantoms, where you will be able to learn how to properly self-examine your breasts. There will be leaflets – a cheat sheet on how to get tested along with information on where to go for help.

 

At the end, as usual, we will take a souvenir photo.

 

Fig. Maciej Roszkowski, Pink Ribbon Run 2022

 

 

Join! | 16.10. | Olivia Centre patio | 12:00

And here let us know that you will

 

Breast cancer affects not only women, but also men, so we hope that men will also appear in large numbers at the starting line. Let’s remember that early detection of breast cancer gives a good chance of complete recovery. So it’s worth getting tested and, above all, don’t be afraid to face it!

 

That was the case a year ago. Let there be even more of us!

Organizers and partners of the action