Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity for the first time in Budapest – 13th of January, 2019

13th of January, the huge polish event is going to take place also in Budapest – the Grand Finale of 27th Orchestra of Christmas Charity. Auctions, concerts, culinary workshops and others will be held in the head office of Polonia Nova. This year we will be raising money to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for specialist children’s hospitals in Poland. 

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is the biggest non-governmental organization and it is the most trustworthy initiative in Poland. It was established in 1993 and since then it annually organizes a fundraiser, known as grand Finale Fundraiser, which takes place on the second Sunday of January. From the money collected, the GOCC purchases and gives to children’s hospitals state-of-the-art medical equipment.

The leader of the whole event and foundation is Jurek Owsiak, known as Jurek. He is a polish journalist, the founder and the chairman of the foundation with which he annually organizes the Grand Finale – unbelievably effective street fundraiser conducted in Poland and all over the world.

During the Finale, 120 000 volunteers will be collecting money for the foundation in the streets of Poland as well as in dozens of cities all over the world. There are going to be thousands of concerts, get-togethers and lots of bottom-up events. There is tradition, that at 8 PM. the sky is lit up by “Light to the Sky” – a spectacular light show that is a culmination of the whole event.