The beginnings of blood donation in the Red Cross date back to 1935, which took place 83 years ago.

If the borders of Poland had not been changed after World War II, the 100th anniversary of the Polish Red Cross (PCK) would have been celebrated with the Lviv, Volhynian, and Wilno branches, which are still active today but under the structures of different state associations.

The employees of the Polish Red Cross carried out the exhumation of Polish officers murdered in the Katyn Forest while also being responsible for creating the official Katyn Lists

The Red Cross movement and its foundations were the source for the establishment of sanitary services for wounded soldiers under the names Polish White Cross and Polish Green Cross.

Over the years, the rules for statutory financing of the PCK's activities have changed, as has our role and position within the state.

The meetings of the blood donors of the "Red Rose" have been organized continuously for over 40 years.

The PCK enjoyed immense public trust during the Second Polish Republic, and the most important figures in the state always spoke about our organization with the utmost respect.

To this day, in Tarnów, Małopolska, there is a nearly 100-year tradition of parades through the city organized on the occasion of the Polish Red Cross Week.

On February 8, 2018, it was 50 years since the establishment of the badge of the Honorable Blood Donor

On February 8, 2018, it marked 50 years since the establishment of the badge of the Meritorious Honorary Blood Donor

PCK never accepted any gratifications and did not support the Nazi authorities, thereby exposing itself to severe consequences.

The Polish Red Cross was the initiator of healthcare in rural areas during the interwar period and the establishment of the first village health centers.

PCK was involved in the construction of the Marshal Piłsudski Mound in Sowińca in Krakow in 1936

At the beginning of 1919, within the structures of the newly established Polish Red Cross Society, 3 District Branches of the PTCK were created: for Galicia, the Grand Duchy of Posen, and Silesia.

During its 100-year activity, the Polish Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross, honored 102 Polish nurses associated with our organization with the Florence Nightingale Medal.

The Polish Red Cross was the organizer of parachuting courses

Did two Polish doctors working at the Red Cross hospital during World War II save more lives than Oskar Schindler?

There existed simultaneously the Polish Red Cross and the Polish White Cross, whose president was Helena Paderewska.

There was a time in the history of PCK when, legally, two or even three Main Boards of PCK operated simultaneously.