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105th Anniversary Gala of the Polish Red Cross

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9 February 2024

105th birthday is a commitment. It was a solemn and moving event full of memories and stories from life told by blood donors, volunteers, and employees of the Mazovian Branch of the Polish Red Cross. "Your work teaches us all empathy and care for others," wrote Renata Kaznowska, Deputy Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw, in a letter to volunteers, employees, and those closely associated with the mission of the Red Cross.

On the occasion of the 105th birthday of the Polish Red Cross, around 100 people closely associated with the activities and mission of the Red Cross gathered at a solemn gala of the Mazovian District Branch of the PCK. On February 3, representatives of the government administration and local government, officials, and employees of the Polish Red Cross, volunteers, Honorary Blood Donors, supervisors of School PCK Circles, members of the PCK Rescue Group Warsaw, members of the Youth Social Instructors Group, and the Humanitarian Support Group appeared at the Kadr Cultural Center. Honorary guests included donors, thanks to whom it is possible to carry out the mission of the PCK in Mazovia.

Guests from all over Mazovia had the opportunity to meet and exchange experiences. The aim of the organizers was to appreciate the work of people whom they do not always have the opportunity to thank on a daily basis.

An important element of the ceremony was also a concert. Performers included Danuta Błażejczyk, Monika Urlik, Patrycja Woźniak, Ludwina Lufa Pol, and Yugine Grudzinski.

The gala was led by radio presenter Piotr Jaśkowiak, a volunteer and member of the PCK Humanitarian Support Group.

Honorary guests included:

Robert Sitnik, First Vice-Governor of Mazovia
Wojciech Lesiak, Director of the Office of the Head of the Office for Combatants and Victims of Repression
Jan Józef Kasprzyk
Dr. Małgorzata Lorek, Director of the National Blood Center
Olga Pilarska-Siennicka, Director of the Health Policy Office of the Capital City of Warsaw
Rafał Miastowski, Mayor of the Mokotów District of the capital city of Warsaw
Zbigniew Darda, Director of the KADR Cultural Center
Agnieszka Gronowska, Director of the Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center of MSWiA
Michał Szostek, Head of the Donor and Collection Department at the Regional Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center in Warsaw
Katarzyna Mikołajczyk, General Director of the Polish Red Cross
Mariusz Malewicz, Member of the Main Board of the Polish Red Cross and Chairman of the National Council of Honorary Blood Donation of the Polish Red Cross.

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MEDALS

First Vice-Governor of Mazovia Robert Sitnik handed out Crosses of Merit for promoting the idea of the Red Cross and for contributions to honorary blood donation activities based on the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Poland.

The Golden Cross of Merit was awarded to:

Marcin Eugeniusz Darkowski – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK at MZAiTW. He has honorably donated 140 liters of blood.

The Silver Cross of Merit was awarded to:

Stefan Biernat – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK at MZAiTW. He has honorably donated almost 25 liters of blood,
Daniel Sławomir Strzaliński – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK named after Zofia Szlenkierówna at PKP PLK in Warsaw. He has honorably donated over 46 liters of blood.
Mariusz Naskręt – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK at the 1st Warsaw Armored Brigade in Warsaw. He has honorably donated over 50 liters of blood,
Leszek Piotr Wilk – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK at the Communication and IT Training Center in Zegrze. He has honorably donated over 36 liters of blood.

The Bronze Cross of Merit was awarded to:

Paweł Czajewski – member of the Polish Red Cross since 2009, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK named after Zofia Szlenkierówna at PKP PLK in Warsaw. He has donated over 27 liters of blood.
Wojciech Karol Jezierski – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, he has honorably donated over 25 liters of blood, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK named after Zofia Szlenkierówna at PKP PLK in Warsaw.
Father Krzysztof Jan Stąpor – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK named after Zofia Szlenkierówna at PKP PLK in Warsaw. He has honorably donated over 26 liters of blood.
Wojciech Marek Szadkowski – Distinguished Honorary Blood Donor of the Polish Red Cross, member of the Honorary Blood Donors Club PCK at Polish State Railways S.A. He has honorably donated about 30 liters of blood.

Michał Mikołajczyk – President of the Mazovian District Branch of the Polish Red Cross and Member of the Main Board of the PCK presented Honorary Badges PCK to deserving activists of the Polish Red Cross, volunteers, employees, and sponsors. The badges are awarded at the request of the Mazovian District Branch of the Polish Red Cross and the Chapter of the Honorary Badge of the Polish Red Cross.

The PCK Honorary Badge of the 1st degree was awarded to:

Dariusz Mędrek

The PCK Honorary Badge of the 2nd degree was awarded to:

Honorata Krzywoń
Barbara Gałązka

The PCK Honorary Badge of the 3rd degree was awarded to:

Monika Sadłek
Eugenia Pietkiewicz

The PCK Honorary Badge of the 4th degree was awarded to:

Dominika Duda-Tyszka
Urszula Kędzierska
Bogusława Kot
Mariusz Naskręt
Helena Osowiecka-Smyk
Mateusz Pietruliński
Arkadiusz Postek
Małgorzata Skonieczna
Inga Szaniawska
Anna Wąsik
Andrzej Wieczorek
Aleksandra Wierzba
Justyna Włodarska

Mariusz Malewicz – Chairman of the National Council of HDK PCK presented the Medals of the 65th Anniversary of Honorary Blood Donation PCK

The medals were awarded to:

Brigadier General Dr. Mariusz Chmielewski – Deputy Commander of the Cyber Defense Component for IT
Chief Inspector Paweł Dzierżak – Commander of the Capital Police. The medal was received on his behalf by Robert Bojarski.
Małgorzata Lorek – Director of the National Blood Center
Colonel Marek Pietrzak – Commander of the 18th Capital Territorial Defense Brigade
Stanisław Sobczyk – blood donor and sponsor
Colonel Wojciech Wysocki – President of the HDK PCK Club at the Chief Police Headquarters
Corporal Dawid Ziętak – from the 18th Capital Territorial Defense Brigade
Regional Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center in Warsaw, medal received by Michał Szostak, Manager at the RCKiK
Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration – medal received by Director Agnieszka Gronowska
Military Blood Donation and Hemotherapy Center – medal received by Colonel MSc. Eng. Tomasz Stefański

Winners of the XX edition of the nationwide tournament for schools and universities "Young blood saves lives – 2022/2023" in the category of secondary, post-secondary, and post-mature schools were also honored. The awards were presented by the President of the Mazovian District Branch of the Polish Red Cross Michał Mikołajczyk and Honorata Krzywoń, Director of the Mazovian District Branch of the PCK.

The 1st place was taken by the Secondary Schools Team in Sobolew.
The 2nd place belongs to the No. 2 School Team named after Tadeusz Kościuszko in Garwolin.
The 3rd place was taken by the Secondary Schools Team named after Zakrzewski in Żelechów. The same school also took the highest place in Mazovia in the second category of the tournament "Most Interesting action promoting honorary blood donation."

The winners of the provincial stage of the 18th edition of the Polish Red Cross program entitled: "Fiery rescuer – hot blood" 2023 were awarded.

In the category of "most active unit of the State Fire Service"

The 1st place was taken by the State Fire Service in Siedlce.

In the category of "most active unit of the Volunteer Fire Service"

The 1st place was taken by the Volunteer Fire Service in Podebłocie.
The 2nd place was taken by the Volunteer Fire Service in Sobolew.
The 3rd place was taken by the Volunteer Fire Service in Samorządki.

Special distinctions were also awarded to sponsors and donors, thanks to whom it is possible to achieve the goals of the Polish Red Cross.

Thanks were given to:

Adliner Sp. z o.o., headed by President Magdalena Górecka
Auchan Polska Sp. z o.o., distinction received by Inga Szaniawska, CSR Coordinator at Auchan Polska Sp. z o.o.
PepsiCo Poland and PepsiCo Foundation – awards for these two institutions were received by Małgorzata Skonieczna and Aleksandra Wierzba
Unilever Polska S.A. represented by Rafał Trydeński – Head of Country Poland, Baltics, Ukraine
NESTOR Foundation
Advertising and Trading Agency RELEX Bogusław Bonecki – distinction received by company owner Bogusław Bonecki
Provident Polska S.A. represented by Agnieszka Krajnik, Expert in Sustainable Development and Internal Communication
Warsaw Medical Society represented by Prof. nadzw. Dr. hab. med. Jerzy Jurkiewicz
Office for Combatants and Victims of Repression – distinction received by Wojciech Lesiak, Director of the Office of the Head of the Office for Combatants and Victims of Repression
Jet Line Sp. z o.o. Sp.k.
Peakside Capital Poland – represented by President Roman Skowroński
Auchan Warsaw Wola – distinction received by Director Dariusz Dąbrowski
Fizjo Balance – distinction received by Rafał Kaproń
Cultural Center KADR – the distinction was presented to Director Zbigniew Darda
CSR Consulting represented by Małgorzata Greszta
PCK Warsaw Rescue Group
Group of Youth Social Instructors PCK Warsaw represented by Group Leader Ewa Markiewicz