Knightly Order of Saint George

Activity year 2008
In 2008, the International Knightly Order of St. George in Poland completed the following undertakings within the Order's statutory tasks:

The following were sponsored:

1. 50th Anniversary of Primary School No. 35 in Łódź.
2. Ceremonial giving the name of the "Łódź" Army to Primary School No. 26 in Łódź.

Suppont program for the needy was continued in co-operation with educational establishments, under which the following were completed:

1. Meetings of Members of the Order with parents, pupils and teachers, concerning dependencies.
2. Co-operation with the Food Bank in Łódź was continued, more than 50 ton food was distributed in 10 schools in Łódź.
3. Meetings with doctors were arranged in schools, who offered consultation on faulty posture, healthy nutrition, oncological threats, laryngological diseases, first aid, etc.
4. Meetings with lawyers were arranged in schools, who offered legal consultation.
5. During the City of Łódź Celebration Days, medical consultations were provided to dwellers of the city and region of Łódź, concerning endocrinology, rheumatology, neurology, including free arterial blood pressure and pulse measurements.
6. During the City of Łódź Celebration Days, meetings with layers were arranged where dwellers of the city and region of Łódź were offered legal consultations concerning e.g. civil, family, inheritance, tax, administration, copyright and commercial law.
7. Members of the Order met with children from orphanages and kindergartens.

Our Society was organizer or co-organizer of the following undertakings:

1. During school holidays, holiday play schemes were organized jointly with the Municipal Police in Łódź, for four groups including total of about 130 children from Łódź. Nursing care was provided to the participating children.
2. Society Members offered help to Junior High School for the Deaf established by Caritas.
3. Meetings with disabled persons at the Community Centre in ul. Siedlecka, Łódź.
4. Support for the organization of the nominal race of Municipal Police representatives to the Jasna Góra Monastery on the occasion of Mother's Day.
5. Second-hand school furniture was obtained from Sweden, for distribution among schools in the region.
6. IT equipment was obtained for schools.
7. Personal hygiene and dressing materials were obtained for the single mothers and children home in Łódź.

In 2008, the International Knightly Order of St. George in Poland provided
financial support to the following organizations and institutions:

1. The Society "Radość życia" in Łódź - co-financing of an educational project.
2. Primary School No. 35 in Łódź - co-financing of a winter holiday play scheme.
3. Song and Dance Group "Pędziwiatry" at Primary School No. 34 in Łódź - financial support.
4. Primary School No. 14 in Łódź - co-financing of children's travel to the World Finals of the International Educational Program "Odyssey of the Mind" in the USA.
5. Primary School No. 5 in Łódź - co-financing of the 3rd International Olympic Games of Partner Schools 2008.
6. Waldi's Foundation "Serce na dłoni" - co-financing of the "Julianów Park" event.
7. Special Schools Complex No. 2 in Łódź - funding of prizes for winners in the "I Can Do It" Contest.
8. Society for the Support of Disabled Persons and Their Families "Muminki" - co-financing of holiday play schemes for disabled children.
9. Primary School No. 35 in Łódź - co-financing of Knightly Days organized by the school and Parents' Council.
10. Polish Society for Rehabilitation, Branch in Kutno - financial support.
11. Municipal Police in Łódź - financial support for the organization of the 1st Pilgrim's Race to the Jasna Góra Monastery on the occasion of Mother's Day.
12. Summer holiday play scheme organized at Primary School No. 33 in Łódź:
- cofinancing of catering for four groups including almost 130 children;
- purchase of medical aid provisions;
- purchase of prizes for participating children;
- financing of the admission of children at a swimming pool, indoor climbing centre, Dinopark in Kołacinek, and Experymentarium at Manufaktura in Łódź;
- financing of other attractions for the children.
13. Primary School No. 34 in Łódź - financial support for the Parents' Board.
14. The B.S. Linde Secondary Grammar School No. 3 in Toruń - financial support for celebrations of the school's 60th Anniversary.
15. Canteen for the poor in Łagiewniki - co-financing.
16. Primary School No. 91 in Łódź - co-financing of lunches for the needy pupils.
17. Primary School No. 61 in Łódź-Łagiewniki - support for the school repairs.
18. Orphanage in Grotniki - support for construction of a local sewage system.
19. Foundation for Children "Help on Time" - financial support.
20. Seniors from the parish of Wadlewo - co-financing of an excursion for the needy.
21. The Roman-Catholid Parish under the invocation of the Ascension of Our Lord in Bydgoszcz - co-financing of meals for needy children.
22. Association for Care of Blind People in Laski near Warsaw - financial support.
23. The Polish Red Cross - financial support.
24. The "Gajusz" Foundation - financial support.
25. The Foundation "Ochrona życia poczętego" - financial support.
26. Secondary School of Economics in Łódź - donation of clothes, aprons and protective shoe covers.
27. The Society of the Friends of Children Łódź-Bałuty - donation of clothes.
28. Single Mothers and Children's Home at the Franciscan Sisters Convent in Łódź - donation of clothes.

Second-hand school furniture obtained from Sweden were given to the Gmina Gorzkowice, province of Piotrków. The community suffered severely during the tornado in April 2008.

Before Christmas, our Society organized a Christmas celebration meeting for poorest children from 16 primary schools in Łódź. Children saw a show by the Song and Dance Group "Pędziwiatry", and received parcels with sweets from Santa Claus. About 320 children took part in the Christmas meeting.

Additionally, Members of the International Knightly Order of St. George in Poland offer personal support to organizations, institutions and individual persons at their place of residence, offering food, clothes and financial support.

Activity year 2007
Pursuant to the Statutes, work of our organisation in 2007 focused on broadly understood charity, namely:

Patronage was offered to:

1. Youth Community Sociotherapy Centre in Łódź, at ul. Nawrot 46;
2. Sports Club in Mianów, gm. Lutomiersk;
3. Popular Sports Club in Byszewy gm. Nowosolna;
4. Yuvenile Reform School No. 2 in Łódź, at ul. Łucji 12/16

Support program for the needy was implemented in co-operation with educational establishments in Łódź and Warsaw, under which the following items were completed:

1. Lectures to parents, students and teaching staff, concerning drug addiction, other types of addiction, and various sects;
2. In collaboration with the Municipal Police in Łódź, our Society participated in a community prevention program for schools;
3. Food was distributed in schools, jointly with the Food Bank;
4. In schools, we arranged consultations by lawyers, doctors and psychologists who offered advice and examination;
5. Meetings with representatives of local authorities or outstanding non-member persons, and educational trips were organised;
6. Integration events were organised for children and adolescents from the district Warsaw Żoliborz, including hippotherapy, knightly tournaments, and celebrations of St. George's Day.

Our Society was organiser or co-organiser of the following projects:

1. The "Safe Way to School" campaign was conducted together with the Society "Radość innym", aimed at ensuring children's safety on roads;
2. The contest "Knightly Virtues in Former and Present Times" for children and adolescents was held, prizes for 10 participants were funded;
3. The 3rd International Youth Meeting for schools from Hungary, Lithuania, Romania and Poland was organised in Murzasichl;
4. Free legal and medical consultations for more than 200 people were provided during an event held in the "Zdrowie" sports and leisure centre in Łódź.

Our Society provided financial support to the following charitable projects:

1. The Gajusz Foundation - purchase of medical equipment;
2. The Charitable Society "Słuchaj swego serca";
3. "Kulik's Auction" with proceeds intended for the Gajusz Foundation;
4. Polish Red Cross - "School Kits for School Children".

A school banner was funded and donated to Junior High School No. 29 in Łódź.
In 2007, the International Knightly Order of St. George in Poland provided
financial support to the following organisations and institutions:

1. The "Praesterno" Foundation - Community Youth Centre in Łódź, at ul. Nawrot 46 - children's holiday stay in Hungary, material support (two computers, facsimile, washing
machine, 30 school kits);
2. Primary School No. 34 in Łódź, at ul. Ćwiklińskiej 9 - co-financing of the purchase of a "Little Anne" phantom for pre-medical aid training;
3. Independent Public Healthcare Unit, Rehabilitation Department and Laboratory in Łódź, at ul. Sporna - co-financing of the purchase of rehabilitation equipment;
4. Primary School in Okup, gm. Łask - co-financing in equipment of Class I, donation of
stationery;
5. Polish Scouting Association (ZHP) - XIII Łódź Troop "Stalowa Trzynastka" - co-financing of travel to the scouting jamboree in London;
6. Special Schools Complex No. 2 in Łódź, at ul. Karolewska 30/34 - support for the Children's Day celebration, donation of school kits;
7. The "Piccolo" Theatre in Łódź, at ul. Burska 42 - support for projects promoting an addiction- and aggression-free lifestyle among children and adolescents from the Łódź voivodship;
8. Municipal Nursery School No. 151 in Łódź, at ul. Narciarska 20/22 - co-financing of a trip of 50 children to Dinopark in Kołacinek;
9. The Society "Radość życia" - co-financing of a Children's Day celebration event at Gallery of Łódź;
10. Orphanage in Łódź, at ul. Krokusowa - co-financing of children's travel to Lake Balaton;
11. Municipal Sports and Leisure Centre in Łódź - financial support for a holiday play scheme for 70 children;
12. Juvenile Reform Centre No. 2 in Łódź, at ul. Łucji 12/16 - donation of school kits;
13. Primary School No. 145 in Łódź, at ul. Krokusowa 15/17 - donation of school kits;
14. Orphanage No. 2 in Łódź, at ul. Aleksandrowska 137 - donation of a computer;
15. Primary School in Zadzim, gm. Zadzim - donation of school kits;
16. The Foundation "Fundacja Pomocy Dzieciom" in Ełk - donation of teaching aids;
17. Caritas, Diocese of Łódź - donation of school articles;
18. Inhabitants of the village Nowe Ostrowy, pow. Kutno - purchase and donation of clothes and toys for children;
19. Association for Care of Blind People in Laski near Warsaw - financial support;
20. The Polish Association for the Protection of Human Life - financial support;
21. Catholic Families Association, Youth Community Centre "ARKA" - financial support;
22. Brother Albert's Foundation - financial support.

Besides, our Society organised a pre-feast meeting for children delegated from 15 Łódź schools, dedicated e.g. to Christmas customs; the attending children were presented Christmas gifts.