Events in 2003

In the beginning of the year The Organization of People Suffering from Civilization Diseases has organized a charity collection on their annual conference and their carnival gathering to help children suffering from cancerous diseases. Money raised this way, 12 440 Sk in total has been donated to the Fund of Dorothy Kantha. The most active base organizations were the ones in Megyercs, Komárom and Bajcs.

In the beginning of March, The Forum Informational Center has held its market called "Quango Exchange". The program's aim was to make the audience familiar with the work of organizations operating outside the government that are located in the regions of Komárno, Érsekújvár and in Hungary. Visitors could also have an insight into the goals of the fund. During the program, we have distributed various informational materials, that explained the method how can one make a private donation to the Fund of Dorothy Kantha by offering 1% of their duty.

On 4th of April the Day of Daffodils has been held again, where students of the surrounding elementary- and high schools in Komárno have been distributing daffodils. The aim of this programme was to draw attention to the fight against cancer. Students on that day have collected 38 000 Sk in donations for the Fund. The most active students were the ones from the elementary school in Nemesócsa, The Komensky str. elementary School, the Eötvös elementary school, the Elementary School in Kolozsnéma and in Csicsó and the students of the Selye János high school. Children from the Eötvös nursery school have joined the event as well. In April, additional donations have arrived to the fund from the Commercial Academy, the elementary school in Keszegfalva, Work street elementary school in Komárno and the Drien street elementary School in Bratislava - 10 002 Sk in total.

The Odyssey of the Mind - the program of creative problem solving is one of the greatest competitions amongst children and younger generations. The Slovakian organization of The Odyssey of the Mind has organized a program with the name of Eurofestival 2003 - The Odyssey of the Mind lasting from 24th to 28th of April. Several people have gathered from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Moldova and Russia. Participants have been introduced to the activity of the fund and over 500 informational sheets have been distributed. The programme ended with a charitable concert on which we received 4000Sk and 50 Euros as donations.

13th of June was once again about children when the cultural programme "Children for Children" has been held. Over 195 children had a performance during the programme, they were all greeted with refreshments and presents by the organizers. The biggest interest was drawn by the play of mentally challenged children; the gymnastic performance of students from Újgyalla, performance of the folklore band Dunajíček and by the modern dance performance of children visiting the Leisure Centre in Komárno. At the end of the programme, performers have all sung two songs together on stage. The peak point of the event was the moment, when 300 balloons were let in the air by the participants of the show in the spirit of anticancer fight. Spectators had donated 6700 Sk for the foundation, that didn’t forget children who couldn’t come for this occasion either. On 3rd of June, various toys were given for every children in the children’s hospital in Bratislava in 15 000 Sk of total value. In addition, 10 children suffering from cancerous diseases have been given material help of 53 000 Sk.

The Second Football Marathon in Komárno, has been held on the 29th of November, 2003 and took from 10 a.m. until midnight to finish due to the great interest from the players. 68 teams of five were playing during the Marathon, and spectators could enjoy 203 goals on 34 matches. The atmosphere was outstanding all day. 4 referees have watched over the matches and thanks to our sponsors, we were able to give 35 footballs to the teams of the I. and II. category (children under the age of 20). Aim of the foundation with football marathon was to draw people’s attention to the fight against cancer. We have made people discover, how much sport can do for our health and also could support the recovery of children suffering from cancer. Income from the football marathon was 12 250 Sk, mostly consisting of entry fees from the players.

The II. Christmas charity concert was organized on the 15th of December, 2003 in the Ceremonial hall of the Tiszti Pavilon in Komárno. Organizers of the concert were the Fund of Dorothy Kantha and the Art School in Komárno. Performers have been the students and teachers of the school. Special guest of the night was the guitarist, Zsófia Boros, who graduated from the Academy of music in Vienna. Guests of the concert were those children, who were treated with chemotherapy along with Dórika in Bratislava. We have given them Christmas surprises. Income of the foundation from the concert was 20 500 Sk, which was given to a primary school next to the Children’s Hospital in Bratislava for its improvement. The peak moment of the programme was when material gifts have been handed over to the Children’s Hospital in Bratislava in over 200 000 Sk of value. The foundation asked the doctors and nurses of the hospital to help them choose the equipment that would help the recovery of the children the most. The following equipment has been bought for the hospital: 2 infusion pumps, medicines and a scanner for copying x-ray- and CT-snapshots. The Christmas concert has been of a high quality and the foundation could show again, how healthy children can help their fellow ill mates.

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