Events in 2009

It has been the 4th occasion that the “For Children with Hockey” charitable programme has been held. Organizers have been the Fund of Dorothy Kantha, the HK Hurricanes Komárno, the 1. SC Como and the Slovak Gasworks Foundation. The tournament took from 9 am until the late hours.6 teams have qualified for the tournament: Komárno was represented by the team of Hurricanes, HC Kojetín from the Czech Republic, V.I.P. Hungary and Slovakia was represented by 3 teams from Bratislava : the Lakeboys, the HC Kramáre and the McDonald’s Slovakia. Spectators could enjoy exciting matches and were entertained by artistic skaters from Bratislava and Budapest during the breaks. The tournament has been won by the team of McDonald’s Slovakia, yet the real winners have been the children this charitable programme was meant for. For them, over 996 Euros have been collected during the event.

Day of the Daffodils was held on the 17nd of April, 2009. Local elementary- and high school students have been distributing daffodils for the third time in the history of the fund. Aim of the event was to draw attention to the fight against cancer and to the fact that the number of people suffering from cancerous diseases increases from year to year. The most active participants were the students of the Ľ. J. Šulek high school, Gáspár Sámuel elementary school in Csicsó, the Munka street elementary school in Komárom, the Rozmaring and the Komenský street elementary school, the Eötvös street elementary school in Komárom, the elementary school in Nemesócsa, the Marianum in Komárom and the Jókai Mór elementary school. On The Day of Daffodils the fund has received donations of over 2406 EURO (72498 Sk).

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