On January 20, for the eighth time, the “Charity Ball with a Heart” was held, organized by the Hospice Foundation. The partner of the event this time was Olivia Business Centre.

The European Solidarity Centre gathered over 250 guests. The carnival party, in accordance with the tradition of the ball, was combined with a fundraiser to help the foundation’s charges – funds were collected for the benefit of people under care Hospice for Children and Adults Ks. E. Dutkiewicz in Gdansk. Last year, in a loud and silent auction, over 180 thousand zlotys were collected. This year, the Hospice will receive nearly 240 thousand zlotys!

The Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta in Gdynia, Sławomir Kalicki, and the President of the Board of the Association of Honorary Consuls of Poland, Magdalena Pramfelt, were involved in the organization of this year’s ball. The ball was held under the honorary patronage of Natasha Meli Daudey, Ambassador of the Republic of Malta to Poland. The evening at the ECS was full of Maltese accents.

One of the most touching points of the evening were the thanks addressed to people who have been actively involved in helping the foundation for years. For their good hearts, they were given symbolic… Hearts. This year, these exceptional awards went to Maciej Grabski, President of the Management Board of Olivia Business Centre, Barbara Zaborowska, owner of Olimpia Group, Julian Pawlukiewicz, President of Johnny Bros and Maciej Kosycarz.

The already mentioned amount of PLN 240,000 will enable the hospice to provide a month of home care for 80 people. children and adults in the Hospice Fr. Dutkiewicz.

For more information, please visit: http://www.fundacjahospicyjna.pl/pl/aktualnosci/806-osmy-charytatywny-bal-z-sercem

^{Photos courtesy of the Hospice Foundation, author: A. Łopatniuk}