World Senior Citizens’ Day was organized by the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre – International Ceramics Centre. The event provided an opportunity to thank the older generation for its many years of work, commitment and contribution to the life of the local community.
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On behalf of Bolesławiec Mayor Piotr Roman words of recognition and good wishes were conveyed by Deputy Mayor Renata Szewczyk-Sacher. She emphasized the importance of the values passed on by senior citizens and their daily care for others. She also highlighted the role of older residents in building and integrating the local community.
Special thanks were extended to senior organizations operating within the Senior Citizens’ Council. They included the Polish Association of Pensioners and Disability Pensioners in Bolesławiec, the Senior+ Day Centre, the Carpe Diem Social Teachers’ Club Association, the Bolesławiec Amazons’ Club, the Society of Friends of Lviv and the Southeastern Borderlands, the Association of Veterans of the Polish Army, and the Social Welfare Home.
The activities of the Association of People with Disabilities, the University of the Third Age, the Association of Repatriates from Bosnia, Their Descendants and Friends, the Association of Retired and Pensioned Police Officers, the College of Presidents of the Polish Allotment Association in Bolesławiec, the Association of Retired and Pensioned Former Employees of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Bolesławiec District, the Retirees’ Section of the Polish Teachers’ Union, Bolesławiec Branch, the Polish Association of the Blind – Bolesławiec Branch, and NSZZ “Solidarity” were also recognized.
Thanks also went to organizations operating outside the Senior Citizens’ Council: the Association of Siberians in Bolesławiec and the 1st and 2nd Community Self-Help Homes in Bolesławiec.
Health and safety advice
The celebration was not only an opportunity to meet and celebrate together. Participants could also use consultation and information points prepared by representatives of local institutions and facilities.
Representatives of the Municipal Police in Bolesławiec, the Bolesławiec County Police Headquarters, the Social Insurance Institution in Bolesławiec, the “Provita” Non-Public Healthcare Facility, the Municipal Communal Management Company in Bolesławiec, the “Wspierajmy Zdrowie” Foundation and St Luke’s Hospital in Bolesławiec took part in the event.
The presence of these partners enabled senior citizens to obtain information and advice concerning health, safety and everyday matters.
Children, cabaret and a concert in Forum Hall
The programme included a range of artistic attractions. Children from School and Kindergarten Complex No. 4 performed for the audience, bringing energy and joy to the event.
The cabaret group from the Senior+ Day Centre provided plenty of humor with its sketch “Marriage Bureau”.
The musical highlight of the programme was the concert “And We’ll Fly Anyway!”. Performing on stage were Jerzy Owczarz, Oliwia Ślipek and Franciszek Gwiazdowski.
A celebration that reminds us what matters
World Senior Citizens’ Day is an opportunity to emphasize the importance of the older generation and appreciate its contribution to social life. The Bolesławiec celebrations showed how important meetings, integration, activity and mutual kindness are.
The organizers wished senior women and men, above all, good health, peace of mind, an undiminished curiosity about the world and joy in everyday moments. They also wished them the energy to take on new challenges, the courage to pursue their dreams and the presence of kind people.