Volunteers collect donations nationwide as charity event finale approaches

The grand finale of the 10th annual charity event, Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecz nej Pomocy (Christmas Help Orchestra), will take place on Sunday in Defilad Square in front of Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science. In the week leadi ng up to the finale, volunteers across the country are collecting donations to help buy life-saving medical equipment. In the past nine years, the event has raised $32 million. As always, the finale will be shown on Polish TV. (Z ycie, weekend supplement, p. 3) M.T.K.