We celebrate World Brain Day on March the 18th. The brain is the powerhouse of the human body, governing our emotions, moods, memories, senses. Brains make us who we are - beings capable of dreaming, hoping, imagining and creating. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation bought equipment for PLN 29 553 988 in 2020 alone. Devices were donated to paediatric neurosurgery and neurology wards across Poland.
Each of our fundraisers has a clearly stated, comprehensive medical objective. We want to buy medical equipment which will transform how medics work. We pull information from hospitals to see what equipment needs replacing and what devices must be bought to set new Polish medicine standards. Last year we raised money to buy, among many other medical devices, equipment for operating theatres. We donated equipment that doctors will use to conduct complex brain surgeries such as surgical navigation and surgical microscopes. We invested almost PLN 43 000 000 in state of the art medical equipment.
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.
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?
Jurek Owsiak, conductor of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, gave the signal and the 32nd Grand Finale officially began.
