More than PLN 10 mln raised in memory of Paweł Adamowicz
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Over PLN 10 million has been donated to “Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity” by internet users in memory of Paweł Adamowicz, the President of Gdańsk who was murdered last week during the charity event.
The fundraising effort was started on Facebook by Patrycja Krzymińska, who set a goal of raising PLN 1,000. Krzymińska said that Paweł Adamowicz had been collecting money in Gdańsk for years and that she decided “to add a few zlotys to his collection box.”
Paweł Adamowicz was attacked on stage on January 13 during the finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in Gdańsk. He was 53 years old and he had been the president of Gdańsk for 20 years. His funeral took place on Saturday and his ashes were interred at St. Marcin’s Chapel in St. Mary's church in Gdańsk.
