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About Foundation
About Foundation
The Marek Kamiński Foundation
The Marek Kamiński Foundation was founded in 1996. It is involved in creating and running educational programmes, fund-raising for prostheses for those
in need, and integrated camps for the disabled. Its statutory aims also include supporting exploration of the Polar regions and other places worldwide, promoting Polar studies and
ecology and supporting young participants in expeditions.
The Foundations major achievements include:
· “Let’s Help
Sick Children To Make Their Dreams Come True”, the first campaign by the Society, as a result of which the Foundation was founded. The funds
raised were used to buy IV drips for children and to finance the upgrading of the Children’s Chemotherapy Ward at the Gdansk Medical Academy (1995)
· “Solo
TransAntarctica”, the organisation of a Polar expedition, part of which was an International Educational Programme run on the Internet
(1996/97)
· Organisation of
a trip to Antarctica at Christmas for two children from the Ełk and Ostrołęka Children’s Homes. The trip was first prize in a competition testing knowledge of the South Pole region.
(1996/97)
· Organisation of
an expedition to Mount Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica (1997/98)
· Organisation of
a competition for children testing knowledge of Australia during an expedition to cross the Gibson Desert. Funding of the top prize, a trip to Sydney for the competition winners
(1999)
· “Together to
the Pole”, organisation of expeditions by Marek Kamiński and disabled teenager Jasiek Mela to both Poles (2004)
· “Give Others
a Chance”, fund-raising to buy prostheses for the disabled during the first “Together to the Pole” expedition. The total raised – 733,227
zlotys – was used to finance the purchase of prostheses for 65 people nationwide,
(2004)
· “School At
the Pole”, organisation of an educational campaign (2004)
· World Day of the Sick – nationwide campaign to distribute
10,000 copies of a book entitled Lulie’s Big Journey to children who were in hospital that day (February
2005),
· “School for
Crossing Borders”, organisation of a free camp for disabled children. For two weeks 30 disabled young people took part in sports activities
and a wide variety of themed workshops (July 2005),
· “Help for Pakistan”, raising donations for victims of the Pakistan earthquake (November 2005)
Contact us:
Marek Kaminski Foundation
Al. Grunwaldzka 212
80-266 Gdańsk
phone: 0048 58 554 45 22
mobile: 0048 608 060 447
email: fundacja@kaminski.pl
