Just days after opening registrations, 467 Collection Centres have signed up to participate in the 33rd Grand Finale fundraiser organised by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, with 100 centres already confirmed! Registration for Collection Centres will remain open until 18 November 2024, and the number of volunteers continues to grow. On 26 January 2025, we will unite to support paediatric oncology and hematology.
There is no "Summer Blaze in January" without donors, volunteers, and of course, the Collection Centres, which are crucial in coordinating local fundraising efforts. GOCC Collection Centres serve as hubs of community engagement, where volunteers are recruited, collections are organised, and accompanying events take place. Each year, thousands of people take part in the Orchestra's activities – during the 32nd Grand Finale alone, 1,685 Collection Centres were established (including 100 international centres across 23 countries!), and nearly 120,000 volunteers got involved.
The start of Collection Centre registrations, alongside the announcement of the fundraiser’s medical aim, signals the key phase of preparations for the event. Among the first centres to register this year are Hufiec Ziemi Dzierżoniowskiej ZHP, Manufaktura Łódź, and Miłosławskie Centrum Kultury.
Registration for the 33rd Grand Finale began on 16 October and will remain open until 18 November. Currently, nearly 500 applications have been submitted. Activists from across Poland, as well as from Belgium, the UK, Spain, Indonesia, the USA, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Thailand, Cyprus, Australia, and France, are eager to join the Grand Finale. Volunteer registration will open on 12 November.
Interested in starting a Collection Centre?
If you're planning to organise a collection or an event for the 33rd Grand Finale and have a team of volunteers ready to go, here’s what you need to know! Before taking action, check to see if a GOCC Collection Centre is already operating in your area (you can find the updated list on our website). If one exists, we encourage you to join forces – together, you can achieve even more! The GOCC Foundation fosters collaboration among various organisations and communities. However, if there isn’t a centre in your region, you're welcome to set up your own.
The 33rd Grand Finale will take place on 26 January 2025, with the funds raised going towards the purchase of specialised equipment for paediatric oncology and haematology. We aim to procure:
The merry tunes of the Great Orchestra reach the world's ends! Our melody of solidarity and friendship will once again play across the globe thanks to our amazing volunteers. What are the colours of the wind coming from both the poles?
The 1,685 Collection Centres in Poland and abroad are in the final lap of the preparations for the Grand Finale events. It's your last chance to participate in the initiative! See how your company can support the 32nd Grand Finale fundraiser!
Five days before the 32nd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, we visited the 'Pomnik - Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka' (Children's Memorial Health Institute) to ceremoniously inaugurate the first Ophthalmic Simulation Laboratory in Europe dedicated exclusively to the field of peadiatric ophthalmology.
