On Friday, April 30, a ceremony was held at Motel Prnjavor to mark the fifth anniversary of the establishment of the Occupational Therapy Workshops in Bolesławiec. Among those attending the gala were Deputy Bolesławiec County Head Stanisław Chwojnicki, Chair of the County Council Karol Stasik, Mayor of Bolesławiec Piotr Roman, Chair of the City Council Janina Piestrak-Babijczuk, head of the Social Affairs and Health Department of the County Office Barbara Kostyra, head of the County Family Support Centre Danuta Marecka, head of the Ziemia Bolesławiecka Association Jan Cołokidzi, president of the Bolesławiec District Board of the Polish Red Cross Adam Fornal, assistant to MEP Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg Paweł Zieliński and representatives of organisations working for people with disabilities.
The gala was hosted by Justyna Ziółkowska, head of WTZ, and Arkadiusz Żądło, head of the Association of Parents of Children and Young People Requiring Special Care in Bolesławiec. Everyone attending the ceremony had the opportunity to watch performances by Occupational Therapy Workshop participants and a multimedia presentation devoted to the facility's history. Moreover, on that day, statuettes made by WTZ participants were presented to friends of people with disabilities.
– The past few years have been a time of intensive work for us. Our participants and staff tried to make the most effective use of every day at WTZ. We observed the results of these efforts fairly quickly. In recent years, five people from our facility have found employment, said Justyna Ziółkowska during the ceremony. – We made our presence strongly felt not only in the local community, but also across the country, receiving distinctions in various art competitions and sporting events. We took part in many projects and simply tried to live our lives, happy that at some point in our existence fate set us on one path, which we follow together.
The facility does not intend to rest on its laurels. – We would like to expand our activities and open at least two new workshops, says Justyna Ziółkowska. The Association of Parents of Children and Young People Requiring Special Care in Bolesławiec is also preparing an application for funding to renovate the WTZ premises. – We have big plans and even greater faith that we will manage to achieve them, the head emphasises. – This celebration is above all a celebration of our participants. Everything we do, we do for them. They are the most important to us.
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