A run on Saturday, and dumplings, concerts and attractions for children on Sunday – this is how the residents of Southampton, UK, plan to celebrate the 33rd Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.
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On Sunday, the guest of TVN24 was Grzegorz Lasota, chief of staff of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in Southampton. He said that training for the race scheduled for next weekend has already started.
– We start on Saturday at a Polish school, then there will be a run in this park, and on Sunday the main event and lots of attractions – said Lasota. He added that the run on Saturday is to promote the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity finale, scheduled for Sunday.
Preparations are in full swing. – We will have a very busy week, we are preparing a lot of food for people who will come on Sunday. There will be three thousand dumplings, there will be pea soup, bigos, lots of things, certainly no one will leave us hungry – said the head of the foreign staff.
– On Sunday, as many as seven bands will perform on stage, there will also be attractions and games for children. There's something nice for everyone, he assured.
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The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has been playing since 1993. For 32 years, the WOŚP Foundation has been supporting the Polish health care system through one-day public collections called Finals: it buys the most modern medical equipment for hospitals, runs eight nationwide medical programs, implements an educational program and promotes a healthy lifestyle and preventive activities.
During 32 Finals, WOŚP collected nearly PLN 2.3 billion, which was used to purchase 74.5 thousand various medical devices. During most of the Finals, the Orchestra played to improve the quality of medical care for children. But not only that. In the last two years, the Foundation also conducted collections for adults: in 2023 for the fight against sepsis, and in 2024 – for the treatment of lung diseases.
The main theme of the 33rd Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is the safety and health of children, and is accompanied by the slogan: “We play for health!”. The collected funds will be allocated to the needs of pediatric hematology and oncology.
The 33rd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will take place on Sunday, January 26, but some traditional initiatives – such as the Warsaw Run “Count yourself with diabetes!” – will be organized on Saturday, January 25. All the most important events will be available on TVN24, TVN, TTV, on MAX, Player.pl, TVN24 GO and on the tvn24.pl portal.
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