The 11th annual Fulfilled Wishes charity raised CZK 252,668 among the ORLEN Unipetrol Group employees. As in previous years, ORLEN Unipetrol again matched this sum. That means that CZK 505,336 will be donated to a good cause. The money will go to seven non-profit organisations in the six locations where the ORLEN Unipetrol Group operates.
“I want to thank all our employees for donating money to the Fulfilled Wishes charity. Thus, we can again support our partner civil society organisations with more than CZK 0.5 million and facilitate their operations amid these challenging times. Furthermore, I believe the donations will help improve the quality of their clients’ lives,” says Katarzyna Woś, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the ORLEN Unipetrol Group and Chair of the Board of the ORLEN Unipetrol Foundation.
Each employee could choose the beneficiary organisation. Thus, they could select an area close to their hearts and make targeted donations. As more than half of all employees work in Chempark Litvínov, the clients of the Naděje Litvínov nursing home became the most frequent choice for the second consecutive time. “It’s nice to see that there are people with big hearts among us who do not forget about helping others. I really appreciate everyone choosing our nursing home for their donations and making the life of our seniors more pleasant,” reacted the home’s executive director, Petra Havlová.
Whose dreams came true thanks to the ORLEN Unipetrol employees’ donations?
- Clients from the nursing home in Litvínov
Total amount raised: CZK 138,326.
The donations will be used to buy aspirators, bathing carts, pill crushers, and other aids for immobile clients.
- Disabled children and adults from the Kociánka Brno Centre
Total amount raised: CZK 95,176.
The donations will be used to buy ergotherapy aids, enabling clients with severe disabilities to control a computer with their sight only.
- Children from the children’s home in Kralupy nad Vltavou
Total amount raised: CZK 83,626.
The funds will be used to finance recreation for children.
- Small clients from the Early Care Centre in Pardubice and their parents
Total amount raised: CZK 81,280.
The donations will be used to buy new toys and didactic aids to support the development of disabled children, which can be lent as part of field services.
- Disabled people from the ‘Pojďte dál’ association in Neratovice
Total amount raised: CZK 46,576.
The donations will be used to finance the clients’ swimming training camp and special winter Olympics in downhill and cross-country skiing.
- Students via the ORLEN Unipetrol Foundation
Total amount raised: CZK 34,326.
The donations will be spent on supporting the education of children from socially disadvantaged families tackling challenging life situations.
- Disabled clients from Borůvka in Prague
Total amount raised: CZK 26,026.
The donations will support the employment of disabled people and work training focused on gaining new skills and professional experience.
The ORLEN Unipetrol Group is the largest refinery and petrochemical company in the Czech Republic. It focuses on crude oil processing and the production, distribution and sale of vehicle fuels and petrochemical products – particularly plastics and fertilisers. In all these areas, it belongs among the critical players in the Czech and Central European markets. The ORLEN Unipetrol Group encompasses refineries and production plants in Litvínov and Kralupy nad Vltavou, Paramo in Pardubice, Spolana Neratovice, and two research centres in Litvínov and Brno. ORLEN Unipetrol also includes a network of Benzina ORLEN filling stations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With 424 filling stations, Benzina ORLEN is the largest chain in the Czech Republic. ORLEN Unipetrol employs more than 4,800 people. In 2005, ORLEN Unipetrol became a member of the ORLEN Group, the largest crude oil processor in Central Europe. In addition to its business development, ORLEN Unipetrol is proud to be a socially responsible corporation. Therefore, it pays an equal amount of attention to initiatives, focusing on the cultivation and support of sustainable development, education, local communities, and the environment.