Since this year there is also the polish edition of GDD! We invite you to participate in one of the charity actions in Cracow. Join us on 1st and 2nd of April! You don’t have to speak Polish at all! Below you find the full descriptions of actions in English. Sign up for one of them! Take your family and friends with you! We’re waiting for you!
THE CHARITY ACTIONS:
1. The Unicorn Society – “SPRING CLEANING”
Action that benefits the Unicorn Society, which takes care of cancerologically ill people and supports their families. The participants are supposed to remove broken tree branches surrounding the institution’s fence and situated in their garden. The institution distributes a rather huge area (almost 2ha), but we’re working in a much smaller territory. We’re inviting men as well as women, everyone, who enjoys gardening, sharing fun with friends and a light exercise. The volunteers’ tasks include moving branches, chopping twigs, raking leaves and transporting everything on barrows to the chosen places. Comfortable clothing and shoes mandatory.
Time of action: because of the action’s character it will take place on the 1st of April
Necessary materials: gloves, plastic bags. We’re looking for people/ companies, who could support us with mentioned materials. If you’re able to help- please contact us!
Number of volunteers: 30.
Would you like to participate? Please fill out the form: https://goo.gl/forms/cf1jvekoCMOu2md33
2. Action “CLEAN BIBICZANKA”
Action organised in cooperation with the City Green Administration in Krakow, which goal is to purge the Bibiczanka brook in the region of Witkowice from Bibicka Street to Wądół Street. Bibiczanka is a relatively small brook with an asymmetrically built valley (steep left slope, mild left) because it is situated on a seismic fault. Volunteers’ tasks will include a march along (both brooks’ banks) chosen sections and gathering the trash, that lies in the brook and at its banks, with gloves to special bags. It is necessary to possess a pair of special rubber boots (for example wellies).
Time of action: 2nd April
Necessary materials: gloves. We’re looking for people who can support us with mentioned equipment. If you’re interested, please contact us.
Number of volunteers: 50
Would you like to participate? Please fill out the form: https://goo.gl/forms/kLTTYthY67CTiDmj1
3. Nursing Home Krakowska Street – “THE GREEN HOME”
Action that helps the chronically, psychologically ill adults inhabiting The Nursing Home on Krakowska Street. “May the time spent in our Home be like a peaceful, collective walk on a western slope” is the motto of our workers, who strive every day in a nice, familiar atmosphere to enhance the standard of our pupils’ living. The goal of the action is to create a friendly place, filled with colours from the flora inside the building. On this day our pupils and volunteers will plant the flowers, that will later be placed in their rooms. Thanks to the integration our inmates will get a chance to spend happy moments with others, return to the past and the familiar atmosphere. Flowers will stay with them for long, giving them the pleasure of caring for a plant, which will give them a desire to act and need for responsibility.
Time of action: 2nd April
Necessary materials: flowerpots, soil and saplings. We’re looking for people who can support us with mentioned equipment. If you’re interested, please contact us.
Number of volunteers: 30
Would you like to participate? Please fill out the form: https://goo.gl/forms/wEF3HOC9dI7wIXzi2
4. „FOR YOU” campaign
The goal of the campaign is to promote the event named Good Deeds Day Poland, especially its motto „Together for the common good.” This day in Krakow volunteers will await for the residents and tourist with some little gifts (flowers or cookies).
The campaign aims to tell each person we’ll meet about what we celebrate and how we can celebrate – through small gestures of kindness towards others/other people but also towards our planet which we can also take care of. Each gift will also carry a short message / good omen / a request / an idea. We hope that our campaign will meet with a positive response. We are looking for volunteers who’d like to help us with gifts packing and distribute them throughout the city. We invite smiling and communicative people who are not afraid of approaching a stranger and tell THEM „Hello!”
Date of action: April 2
Number of volunteers: 50 people
Do you want to take part in this action? Fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/1hqQcCZu1PoTETHm1
5. “Colourfully in Parkowa Street”
The action is targeted at the charges of Caring Institution “Parkowa” such as children and youngsters with behavioural and emotional disabilities as well as pregnant teenage girls and young mothers. The charges are often overwhelmed with problems. Through working with them and their families educators want to bring the charges to their homes and help them to start their adult life. The Institution is of possession of large green area with a new sports field and playground, yet the green needs care. With joint forces we could make it blossom again by planting trees and flowers. We provide tools and invite both men and women to help. Volunteers should be equipped with energy, humour, will to work and proper shoes and clothes. We also plan a barbecue for the volunteers.
Needed materials: gloves, ground, coniferous plants, shrubs, flowers, grass seeds. We look for people/companies that could provide us with above materials
Date of action: April 2
Number of volunteers: 20
If interested in taking part, fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/RC6fiKVoaBdBOSDE2
6. “Package for SALTROM”
The aim of this action is to collect long-term expiry date food for SALTROM (Youth Solicitude Movement held by the Order of Salesians). The association is held by pedagogues, educators, Salesians and volunteers whose mission is work with children and youngsters. SALTROM educate young people to be independent in social life and support them in discovering and following their passions. Current projects of the association include Salesian Summer, Salesian Winter, Yacht Club Saltrom, Tuition for One Smile, and Saltrom Gospel Choir. What is more, they provide their charges with free food and prepare food packages to distribute during Easter.
What we need: long-term expiry date food: rise, groats, pasta, oil, preserves, sweets, jams, tea, juices, etc.
How to help:
– bring us the above things or find a donor
– organize a food collection in your work place, school, university, etc.
Target institutions: schools, kindergartens, universities, companies
If interested, you may contact the Organizer of GDD via e-mail: gddpolska@gmail.com or call: 603 332 868
Contact:
If you have any question, don’t hesistate to contact us via: gddpolska@gmail.com.
Like us on Facebook: www.fb.com/gddpolska and join the event!
Together for a common good! 🙂
The main organizer of Good Deeds Day Polska is The Association Regional Volunteer Centre in Cracow.
