The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity - the record sum collected

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy), a public benefit organization, has collected almost PLN 73 million this year. It is the biggest charity event in the country - the Grand Finale, and it is the record sum for 24 years of Foundation's activity. During a conference in Specialist Hospital in Radom, a founder of charity organization Jerzy Owsiak, has announced the amount of collected money equaled to PLN 72 696 501.53. It was supported by 120 000 volunteers who had run approximnately 1500 Finale Centers all over Poland. Every year, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation selects a detailed aim, or “theme” of its fundraiser. In 2016, the aim was buying medical equipment for pediatric wards and providing decent medical care for seniors.