The agenda of the February meeting of the Bolesławiec City Council included, among other things, a vote on two resolutions concerning the awarding of the title “Meritorious for the City of Bolesławiec”. The outcome of both votes already seemed certain, as they concerned:

  • Władysława Kotlarek
    She has been associated with the Bolesławiec Amazons Club for many years. The club was established to help and support people affected by oncological diseases from the city and Bolesławiec County, regardless of their sex or type of illness. Since 2009, she has served as the club’s president, actively working to promote equal rights for people with various types of disabilities. Under the leadership of Władysława Kotlarek, the Bolesławiec Amazons Club provides physical and psychological rehabilitation and organises educational activities as part of breast cancer prevention efforts. Every year, Władysława Kotlarek organises Bolesławiec Cancer Awareness Day. In 2016, she actively participated in organising the 20th-anniversary celebrations of the Bolesławiec Amazons Club. Władysława Kotlarek’s work has been recognised on many levels by institutions of various scopes and ranks. In October 2012, during the “Women’s Activity in Lower Silesia” conference, she received an award from Mayor Piotr Roman for promoting women’s activity. In June 2016, she was honoured by the Federation of Amazons Associations with the “Ruby Amazon’s Bow” distinction for her work for the Bolesławiec Amazons Club and the local community of women affected by breast cancer. In September 2016, the jury of the Krystyna Bochenek Lady D. Competition recognised Władysława Kotlarek for her active involvement in various areas of social life. In December 2016, Władysława Kotlarek came third in the “Personality” category of the “Women’s Faces – Women’s Faces” Economic Poll. The poll honoured, among others, women who serve as examples and role models for others. In recognition of her special achievements, Mayor Piotr Roman awarded Władysława Kotlarek an Honorary Award for promoting the city in 2016.
  • Eugenia Wolska
    A retired teacher of I LO in Bolesławiec, she founded the “Carpe Diem” Social Teachers’ Club Association in 2003 and remains its president. The club’s primary aim is to combat the exclusion from public life of elderly, ill and impoverished people. From 2011 to 2013, she served as chair of the Bolesławiec Council for Senior Citizens under the Mayor of Bolesławiec, and from 2015 to 2019 as chair of the Bolesławiec Senior Citizens’ Council. The experience Eugenia Wolska has gained through her social work has enabled her to effectively resolve problems affecting the elderly community and establish cooperation during International Senior Citizens’ Meetings in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic organised by the “Pogranicze” Association. She has repeatedly organised trips for senior citizens to partner towns in Germany and the Czech Republic along the VIA Fabrilis and Via Regia routes. Every January, Eugenia Wolska, as president of “Carpe Diem”, organises an integration meeting for senior citizens called “The Mystery of Bread”, attended by organisations working to improve the quality of life of elderly people. She is also the originator of the “Preserve in Time” literary competition, aimed at building intergenerational relationships and encouraging children and young people to learn about the roots and lives of their grandparents. Eugenia Wolska has twice received the Mayor of Bolesławiec’s award for promoting the city: for 2009 in the field of culture and for 2012 in the social field. In addition, she has been awarded the “Meritorious for Polish Culture” badge by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.

And that is indeed what happened. Both resolutions were adopted unanimously.