Equipment for the fight against sepsis
The GOCC Foundation has just completed the three-day-long 66th Open Tender held to buy medical equipment for the fight against sepsis. The Foundation spent a record-breaking amount of PLN 168 million!
The most significant charity in Poland has with the most impressive fundraising result over the 27 years. This year we have reached a stunning benchmark of PLN 1 100 000 000 - over EUR 250 000 000! The realisation that generations of Poles trust us with their money and rely on us to use it to improve the conditions at public hospitals in Poland is both humbling and incredibly inspiring.
The result of the first Grand Finale fundraiser, which was held in winter of 1993, came as a huge surprise. We managed to raise USD 1 535 440! For a country in the former eastern block, which was still new to the concept of non-governmental activity, it was a result which made us think about establishing a charitable organisation. The charity was officially established in the spring of 1993, and our aim has been - from the very onset of our work - to support Polish hospitals, buy medical equipment and ensure that children in Poland have access to the best possible medical devices. The aim of that first fundraiser was financing the purchase of devices for children's cardiac surgery.
That initial success motivated us to keep going and keep raising money for children's medicine. In 1994 we fundraised in aid of neonatal hospitals and we, yet again, had a record sum of money at our disposal. We bought a set of super modern Japanese incubators which were the first incubators to be introduced at neonatal wards in Poland. We raised USD 1 930 726, and in the following year, 1995, we raised USD 1 000 000 more - hitting a sum of USD 2 816 465 . This time we were able to buy medical equipment for children's oncological hospitals.
The GOCC Foundation has just completed the three-day-long 66th Open Tender held to buy medical equipment for the fight against sepsis. The Foundation spent a record-breaking amount of PLN 168 million!
The 32nd Grand Finale concert will start playing in less than 60 days! Jurek Owsiak revealed the latest additions to the lineup for the event taking place on January 28, 2024 at PGE Narodowy meadows!
96 days before the 32nd Grand Finale, during the 67th Open Tender, we have revealed the aim of the upcoming winter fundraiser. This time, the GOCC Foundation will focus on the post-pandemic lung diseases - the raised funds will be used to purchase equipment for children's and adults' respiratory units.