The Christmas Gift from Vienna

Dear Friends,

Our last meeting “Tell me abut your commitment in October 2011 was in Slupsk. We remember and find it very fruitful and interesting. We could present our experiences but we could also learn about your experiences.
We still benefit from being with you although it was such a short meeting.
And now let me tell you an interesting story in connection with our international meeting in Slupsk. During our Conference we visited an institutions where there are people working for those who need help. Among others-there was the Therapy Centre for mental impairment youth. Together with us there was a colleague from Vienna Group- Mr Heinz Kubicka. This Therapy Centre impressed him so much that he decided to act. He had written to our University that his greatest wish is to give a help for the youth in the Therapy Centre.
A Christmas collection in his Evangelical Church in Vienna made his greatest wish  possible. Our University of Third Age was involved in the deal between The Therapy Centre , The Evangelical Church in Vienna and Mr Heinz Kubicka himself. Shortly after The Christmas 2011 the donation of around 1.000€ was available for The Therapy Centre, so that they could buy an electric kitchen for their workshop. Therefore, the Centre and its patients they are very grateful and thankful for this unexpected but extremely useful present.
As a very warm thanks The Evangelical Church in Vienna, Mr Heinz Kubicka they were presented with  Symbolic Hearts (see Gallery) hand made by the young disabled people from the Therapy Centre.
We would like to offer this Symbolic Heart to the collection of souvenirs of the Programme “Tell me about your commitment”.
It is easy to conclude that there is no limit for to the range of Voluntary work and to the examples of wonderful charity. It all happen thanks to our common Programme; “Tell me about your commitment”. Thank you for your attention.
Nelly Czupajlo. SUTW. Slupsk. Poland.