The 33rd final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has started. Jurek Owsiak mentioned on the air of 9-year-old Tosia, one of the heroines of the reportage of Joanna Pawlińska “The bell of the winner. Stories of heroes from the Children's Health Center”. “Yesterday's reportage touched me a lot,” he said and added that he met Tosia six months ago. “I believe that she will hit this bell, there is no doubt at all,” said Owsiak. The report can be seen on TVN24 GO.
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The leitmotif of the 33rd final of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is the safety and health of children, and is accompanied by the slogan: “We play health!”. The collected funds will be allocated to the needs of hematology and pediatric oncology.
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TVN24 journalists talked at the National Stadium in Warsaw with Jurek Owsiak. He admitted that he saw the report of Joanna Pawlińska “Bell Winner. Stories of heroes from the Children's Health Center”. The material shows the unequal fight against cancer that patients are fighting. Each of them wants to kill the bell on the 7th floor, which means ending treatment. One of the heroines is 9-year-old Tosia, who has lymphoma in the mediastinet. The girl in the material says “to never give up”.
Jurek Owsiak mentioned that the report was very touched.
– I met Tosia six months ago, when we opened the school year, we were in Wawer, this is a school of explorers, there is a beautiful idea to wander. Tosia was among children who received first aid kits from us. Later, I remember Tosia perfectly, because she and her friends asked if they could take a picture with us, I signed her on a blouse. Half a year ago, Tosia was a girl who was still running, everything was ok and I believe that she would hit this bell, there is no doubt at all – said Jurek Owsiak.
He added that he shows that we often don't know “what can happen in a moment.” He turned to people who criticize the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity.
– You do not know when, you do not know when the situation will show that you also need this help, and then, no matter what she (help-ed.) Will also wait for you, also with this red heart, it does not choose, for Who, we play for everyone – he emphasized.
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The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has been playing since 1993. For 32 years, the WOŚP Foundation, thanks to one -day public collections, which are called finals – supports the Polish healthcare system: it buys the latest medical equipment for hospitals, runs eight nationwide medical programs, implements an educational program and promotes a healthy lifestyle and preventive measures.
During the 32 finals, the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity collected nearly PLN 2.3 billion, which was allocated to the purchase of 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. The foundation, among others, in the past two years also conducted collections for adults: in 2023 to fight sepsis, and in 2024 – for the treatment of lung diseases.
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