At the gala, the founder and president of the Board, Dawid Kołodziej, deputy Justyna Janina Mieniek, and therapist Renata Miter presented thanks to partners and friends. Representatives of the authorities were present at the gala: Deputy Mayor Kornel Filipowicz and Head of the City Council Jarosław Kowalski.
The people to whom thanks were expressed for their help and cordial cooperation:
- Edyta Kwiatkowska, principal of Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec
- Grażyna Hanaf, journalist for the istotne.pl portal
- Reverend Artur Kaproń, parish priest in Osiecznica
- Wojciech Kasprzyk, legal counsel and councillor
- Inspector Dariusz Borski, county police chief in Bolesławiec
For participating in the “You Decide, We Help” project, the following were recognized:
- Edytę Górczak, principal of the Primary School in Ławszowa
- Danutę Urban, principal of Primary School No. 3 in Żagań
Awarded volunteers
- Izabela Puzio
- Michał Migdał
- Kornelia Przybylska
- Adrian Stoltman
- Natalia Tyndyk
- Alicja Kapusta
- Wiktoria Biegacz
- Volunteer of the year: Joanna Janina Lasota
During the gala, the artistic program was performed by Kornelia Przybylska, Adrian Stoltman and Karolina Kaja Olszewska.
Workshops conducted by the Polish Psychopedagogical Society in 2017
- Safety workshops with the Bolesławiec police held at Municipal School Complex No. 1 in Bolesławiec and Primary School No. 4 (safety at school and on the way home)
- Memory training – Międzyrzecz: workshops for older beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center
- Aggression replacement training – Międzyrzecz: workshops for the youngest beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center in Międzyrzecz. The children learned how to respond to anger and replace aggression
- Sensory therapy workshops – Międzyrzecz: workshops held for younger beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center in Międzyrzecz. The sessions involved sensory therapy and the development of the five senses: taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell
- Our Autism, Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec: workshops for teaching staff, children and parents on understanding the functioning of developmental disorders
- Psychopedagogues’ workshops at the University of Social Sciences: workshops for students and academic staff of the University of Social Sciences covering the basics of cognitive behavioral therapy, developmental disorders and art therapy
- Women’s Evenings: a series of workshops for women at the psychopedagogical counseling center in Bolesławiec
- Festival with Jacek and Agatka: activities and games for children and parents organized in cooperation with the “Jacek and Agatka” preschool
- Emotional Integration Training in Międzyrzecz: workshops for beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center in Międzyrzecz. The sessions aimed to increase emotional intelligence and included exercises in this area
- Sensory integration training in Rudno: workshops held in Rudno for beneficiaries of the District Family Support Center in Grodzisk Wielkopolski and Social Welfare Centers in Greater Poland
- Aggression replacement training in Rudno for beneficiaries of the District Family Support Center in Grodzisk Wielkopolski
- Parenting skills training in Rudno and Krotoszyn
- Fundraising to cover therapy costs or co-finance therapy for families in need, particularly children with developmental disorders such as autism and Asperger syndrome
- Let’s Free Dominik Kopeć: a social campaign aimed at helping a young man who is both a victim and a perpetrator. We are seeking a more lenient sentence and organizing a fundraiser.