The UPS Foundation has awarded a $49,000 grant for first aid training for primary school teachers. This is part of the “We Save and Teach to Save” project implemented by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation.
On August 6th, Piotr Sitarek, General Manager of UPS Poland, presented a check to Jurek Owsiak, co-founder and head of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation.
– We have been collaborating with the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity since 2008. Our employees, acting as volunteers, cleaned up the area around the Szadowo Młyn Training Center, and everyone was also trained in first aid. In January 2009, we also helped with the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Grand Finale, a charity event broadcast all day on television. Over 60 volunteers packed and unpacked equipment and received gifts for the auction – said Piotr Sitarek.
Every year, The UPS Foundation awards grants to selected foundations for which the company’s volunteers also work. The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation has been included in this distinguished group for the second time. The grant will be used for the substantive preparation of teachers and the purchase and delivery of necessary equipment to schools: resuscitation mannequins (phantoms) and auxiliary materials, such as training videos and textbooks. The project will involve not only teachers and students but also their families and loved ones, through which the Foundation aims to increase social awareness regarding first aid.