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The 20th Anniversary Celebration of Chance 4 Children, dubbed the Night of the 100 Percenters, generated an astounding 1.6 million CZK for C4C and its programs for children at risk and in need!..moreCome join us in celebration of C4C's 20th Anniversary! October 21st is the Night of the 100 Percenters!..moreMarketa finishes her ambitious kick-bike tour and exceeds her goal in fundraising for C4C: 465.000 CZK!..moreDon't miss in October: Her 600 km kick-biking trip across the CR to raise funds for C4C!..moreBara is C4C's resident psychologist, lending a listening ear to children living in orphanages in the greater Prague area...more48 children from six orphanages in the greater Prague area compete for first place at the popular TEPFAKTOR indoor adventure-game facility...moreJana Snoblova accepted the prestigious annual award for C4C, given by the influential charity Slunce .....moreIt's number crunching time again for our office staff and a good time to feel C4C's proverbial pulse. Result: 2014 has been a great year!..more..and highlights longtime supporter Copy General for walking the walk with C4C for a full decade, contributing over 2.000.000,00 CZK toward helping C4C's humanitarian efforts in this country...moreGerman Ambassador Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven, Rotary Club Bohemia president Uwe Hengstermann and C4C founder Manfred Franke join forces to find worthy recipient for Makita toolset donated to C4C via the Club...moreGerman Ambassador Dr. Arndt Freiherr Freytag von Loringhoven, Rotary Club Prague Bohemia president Uwe Hengstermann and C4C founder Manfred Franke join forces to find worthy recipient for Makita toolset donated to C4C via the Club...moreDr. Clown signing cooperation agreement with Dr. Clown? Confused? Read on.....moreC4C hospital clowns receive Advanced Medical Clown Diplomas after a series of professional workshops, culminating in a weekend of seminars with Belgian ‘Clowns without Borders’ co-founder, Kevin Brooking...moreC4C’s Dr. Clown team distributes LEGO toys for thousands of hospitalized children to 47 Slovak hospitals and clinics...moreC4C hospital clowns receive Advanced Medical Clown Diplomas after a series of professional workshops, culminating in a weekend of seminars with Belgian ‘Clowns without Borders’ co-founder, Kevin Brooking...moreAnswer: Try the TEPFAKTOR! It's one for all and all for one! Just in case you never heard of it (hard to believe), before reading on......moreResult? 2013 turned out to be C4C’s best year ever in terms of total aid rendered to children at risk and in need: 88.539.323 CZK in direct aid given to 92 different institutions with resident children!..moreTwo recent birthday parties net over ¼ million CZK for C4C’s programs for children in need!..moreC4C Christmas Season Highlight: Charity Auction and Christening of the new Star-Studded C4C 2014 Celebrity Calendar!..more40 refurbished computers and monitors left C4C’s storage two weeks ago as a launching pad for C4C’s Springboard to Life initiative, providing computer literacy classes for underprivileged children in Jordan!..moreAnd, as usual, he’s doing what he does best: assisting those that need a helping hand! In this case, children living in orphanages in the greater Hradec Kralove area. This time around.....more…lots and lots of fun at Medieval Fortress Dreucici for children participating in C4C’s Springboard to Life program (STL)...moreC4C’s best year ever - for the 3rd consecutive time! Total aid rendered in 2012 topped 72 million CZK! That adds up to over half a billion CZK in direct aid rendered since C4C's inception!..moreC4C’s best year ever - for the 3rd consecutive time! Over 72 million CZK rendered in 2012, adding up to over half a billion CZK in direct aid rendered since inception!..moreC4C’s best year ever - for the 3rd consecutive time! Over 72 million CZK rendered in 2012, adding up to over half a billion CZK in direct aid rendered since inception!..moreIn general, Charity organizations like C4C are expected to do mainly one thing: to give to their various constituencies – especially during the Christmas season! But.....moreInternational Ice Hockey celebrity Jaromir Jagr and his Kladno Knights team rally behind C4C’s Dr. Clown program in an unprecedented show of support for hospitalized children!..more… and play the Blues - with the support of Lucie Bila and KYTARA.CZ..moreHospitalized children in 98 Czech hospitals receive LEGO toys valued at millions of CZK!..moreIt is with a sense of profound sadness and loss that we announce that C4C’s Milos Janata has passed away in a boating accident on March 30th 2012...moreWhy settle for just one - if you can have two celebrations at the same time? International transportation giant DHL Freight recently celebrated its 20 year anniversary.....moreC4C’s 2011 stats: Over 60 million CZK rendered in direct aid – C4C’s best year ever!..moreOn the occasion of his 40th birthday, Jan Sykora, head of Wood & Co., CR, raises 500.000 CZK for C4C’s popular programs for children at risk!..moreIt has always been a challenge to assemble C4C’s manifold and far strewn staff members under one roof for a get-together. They’re literally from all over the place, Prague, Plsen, Pisek .....moreJust in time for Christmas: C4C’s Robin Hood team & long-time partners Iveco-Strojservis & Out of Round Promotions, deliver 8 million CZK worth of brand-new clothing, shoes and Lego toys to needy children in Slovakia!..moreTwo great Kladno natives are partnering up to bring smiles to hospitalized children nation-wide!..moreOrganized by C4C in cooperation with Kladno City Hall, the three day long Dr. Clown Amusement Fair, with fun and breathtaking rides and lots of attractions for young and old, served as the launching platform for C4C’s new Dr. Clown city bus...moreOrganized by C4C in cooperation with Kladno City Hall, the three day long Dr. Clown Amusement Fair with fun and breathtaking rides and lots of attractions for young and old, served as the launching platform for C4C’s new Dr. Clown city bus...moreIf you’ve ever visited C4C’s offices and volunteer center near Kladno, you probably couldn’t help but notice our large grassy knoll in front of our office building. Come summer.....moreChildren from local orphanages, participating in C4C’s Springboard to Life initiative, impress their audience with displays of their newly acquired vocational skills...moreChildren from local orphanages, participating in C4C’s Springboard to Life initiative, impress their audience with displays of their newly acquired vocational skills...moreC4C’s total aid rendered to children in need & at risk in 2010 exceeded 31.000.000 CZK (USD 1.82 million)! This brings the grand total of direct assistance rendered, since C4C’s inception in the year 2000, to almost 400.000.000 CZK (USD 26 million)!..moreC4C’s total aid rendered to children at risk in 2010 exceeded 27.000.000 CZK (USD 1.75 million)! This brings the grand total of direct assistance to children in need, since C4C’s inception in the year 2000, to almost 400.000.000 CZK (USD 26 million)!..moreKladno hosts meeting of partners and friends of Dr. Clown!..moreDesigned by popular children’s artist Romana Andelova (www.angelart.cz), the newly installed Dr. Clown floor games are already a hit with resident children in hospitals in the greater Prague area...moreDesigned by popular children’s artist Romana Andelova (www.angelart.cz), the newly installed Dr. Clown floor games are already a hit with resident children in hospitals in the greater Prague area...moreAs the 2010 Touring Car racing season rings out, Hans Christian Zink, one of C4C’s founding members, successfully defends his title as European Champion in the DMV Touring Car Championship – and proudly displays C4C's logo and website on his car and racing outfit - again!..moreAs a last minute surprise, thousands of high quality shoes for children and teenagers arrive in C4C’s storage facility! Secured by C4C from a Scandinavian supplier…..moreIf you’ve been approached by a smiling student recently, asking you to support C4C’s projects for socially disadvantaged and hospitalized children by purchasing an attractive or useful small item, rest assured it’s genuine and not a hoax!..moreLiving up to his reputation as a true champion of the poor and downtrodden, our folk hero showed himself strong again on behalf of orphans and other socially disadvantaged kids in dire need of a helping hand.....moreDMAX C4C Charity Golf Tour 2010 generated almost 100.000 CZK for C4C’s programs for needy children!..moreC4C awarded 2500 Euro check from rally organizers for its humanitarian work with children in Slovakia...moreC4C is awarded 2500 Euro check from rally organizers in recognition of its humanitarian efforts with children in Slovakia...moreC4C is awarded 2500 Euro check from rally organizers in recognition of its humanitarian efforts with children in Slovakia...moreA newly donated Yamaha “Stage Custom” drum set nicely rounds up the sound equipment needs for up-and-coming band SALINOVCI - and promises to add decibels and sound volume to the neighborhood!..moreRotary Club Prague Bohemia (RCPB) donates two new vehicles to C4C! And they are real head-turners…..moreThis Summer, Let’s Play Golf - For Needy Children! In love with GOLF? Then the following is definitely for YOU! And.....moreMaking learning English fun, by doing it the playful way. For instance, when on an outing with a group of native speakers...moreCelebrating 5 years of action-packed cooperation for the benefit of children less fortunate than others!..moreC4C’s Springboard to Life program receives over 100 mobile computer workstations for its Computer Literacy initiative, teaching computer skills to socially and physically disadvantaged children...moreBesides being inundated with celestial music and mouth-watering food, concert guests and Hilton management donate record amount toward C4C’s programs for socially disadvantaged children...moreIf you’re planning to stay in one of the two upmarket Hilton Hotels here in Prague – make sure you don’t opt out when the checkout clerk asks you for an extra Euro for the benefit of Chance 4 Children!..moreIt’s been recently brought to our attention that, of all the different activities which make up the wide spectrum of C4C’s activities, one of the least visible is probably our “Vitamin Team”! It’s also stubbornly being underreported on. Well,.....more10 top-of-the-line Amilo Pro notebook computers, donated by Fujitsu Technology Solutions, help C4C to get their much anticipated Mobile Computer Literacy School off the ground...moreC4C`s Dr. Clown City Bus turns heads as it plows the streets of this up and coming town just west of Prague, promoting Chance 4 Children`s popular Dr. Clown program!..morePediatric nurses in the greater Prague area yesterday enthusiastically embraced the concept of becoming Dr. Clown agents, receiving training from the DC team in clowning skills and in the art of making children feel at ease in hospital environs...moreParticipate by sending a SMS (or as many as you like) to 9030930. Do it NOW! Type this message into the text field: BOX A This SMS raffle is part of a highly unusual fund-raiser for C4C at the Tesla Arena on the 5th of June.....moreTotal aid rendered to children at risk and in need exceeds 50 million CZK - again!..moreThe Dr. Clown team, visiting the children’s ward of the Vinohrady hospital, was in for a surprise recently: the TV crew of TV Barrandov dropped by for a surprise visit to document the wonders of Dr. Clown’s “Smile Therapy” for their daily 90 minute news program...moreRumor has it that this popular folk hero, and his motley crew of C4C volunteers, have been seen roaming around Romania, doing what they does best – helping needy children cope and survive!..moreDr. Clown coloring book coming soon! For hospitalized children nation-wide!..moreT’was that time o’year again and the crowds slowly packed into the Prague Hilton Conference Center facilities to attend this year’s highlight of the season: the Hilton Christmas Charity Concert for the benefit of C4C! With 1250 connoisseurs of fine music in attendance, the concert witnessed the highest turn-out ever and extra seating had to be added to accommodate this year’s audience...moreA stunning exhibition of the popular artist’s pictures can be seen in the lobby of the Hilton until December the 16th. One of his paintings, titled “Tranquility”, is being auctioned off via an online auction for the benefit of C4C at: www.amaliemaurer.cz . So, here’s your chance to acquire a valuable piece of art, while making at the same time a meaningful contribution to C4C!..moreA stunning exhibition of the popular artist’s pictures can be seen in the lobby of the Hilton until December the 16th. Highlighting the artist commitment to charity, one of his paintings, titled “Tranquility”, is also being auctioned off via an online auction for the benefit of C4C at: www.amaliemaurer.cz . Here’s your chance to acquire a valuable piece of art, while making at the same time a meaningful contribution to C4C!..moreWith more than 1050 children participating to date, 138 of them receiving diplomas of achievement this year alone, Chance 4 Children's (C4C) Springboard to Life initiative, offering educational and vocational courses to orphans and socially disadvantaged children, is helping young participants to succeed and have a chance in life!..moreIt’s always very much appreciated and encouraging when celebrities and stars offer their support and endorsement of our programs for needy and disadvantaged children in this country. Being by nature a charity.....moreTo those closely observing the European DMV Tourenwagen Challenge Championships at the Hockenheim Ring in Germany last week, a logo stood out on one of the winning cars: www.c4c.cz – which, of course, is the address to our popular website.....more…you can expect things to happen – and they did! And that’s exactly what was planned! Read on about this exciting Bowling with Meaning story.....moreWith a fair market value estimated to be almost 250.000 Euro, the “Brooks” sports and running shoes will supply every Czech orphan - within an appropriate age bracket - with a pair of cutting-edge, high-tech shoes for their sports activities...moreIt was that time of the year again for 50 Moravian orphans to meet their favorite TV stars - and battle it out for victory on the bowling lanes of Planet Bowling in the Olympia Shopping Center in Brno...moreFinally, the cat’s out of the bag – 2007 has been the best year ever for C4C! Find out..moreAfter six weeks of intensive seminars and training, Chance 4 Children's (C4C) Dr.Clown team recently emerged with their new and improved program for 2008! The team now operates under the auspices of the Czech National Circus Berousek and their celebrated clowns...more130 pallets of high quality chocolates and sweets for needy Central European children! “PLUS” Discount and ROBIN HOOD collaborate to make it possible!..moreC4C’s new, improved Dr. Clown program is back with the support of two prestigious partners: Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and the Czech National Cirkus Berousek!..moreJackets are something we here at C4C have had an abundance of in the past. Throughout the years we have received tens of thousands of them from brand name manufacturers and other organizations for the benefit of our ROBIN HOOD program.....moreNot an empty seat left, the packed out Hilton Congress Hall again reverberated with the sounds and melodies of the Czech National Symphonic Orchestra, conducted by world-renowned Maestro Paul Freeman...moreOrganized under the auspices of Olympic Champion KATEŘINA NEUMANNOVÁ and Rotary governor Petr Pajas, the second annual Charity Golf Tournament of two prestigious Prague Rotary Clubs yielded unprecedented results in terms of charitable revenue for C4C.....moreWith vacation time over and everyone getting back into the saddle, so to speak, it’s time for everyone here at C4C too, to roll up their sleeves and get to work again. Here’s some news from all fronts, for those of you interested in the latest:..moreWith vacation time over and everyone getting back into the saddle, so to speak, it’s time for everybody here at C4C too, to roll up their sleeves and get to work again. Here’s some news from all fronts, for those of you interested in the latest:..moreTallying up the score for the first two quarters of 2007, C4C’s humanitarian arm, the ROBIN HOOD program, surpassed the 30.000.000,- Kč (€ 1.1 million) mark on aid distributed to needy and struggling institutions with resident children!..moreSix weeks after its launch on the 17th of May 2007, Frederik Nilsson of Malmo’s photographic exhibition in the Prague Hilton Hotel has come to its successful conclusion with 12 pictures sold. The proceeds of the first picture the young artist generously donated to Chance 4 Children...moreAfter the red tape, paperwork and birth pangs usually preceding a daunting task like incorporation, it’s finally reality. Effective immediately, Chance 4 Children Slovakia is a legal entity and up and running...moreAfter having recently exhibited his works in Denmark and Germany, Frederik Nilsson of Malmo’s art can also be seen in Zurich, London, Washington, New York and Chicago, amongst others - and now in Prague! His pictures will be on display at the Prague Hilton lobby from May 17th to July 1st, 2007...moreWhen it comes to organizing successful and fun events for the benefit of children living in institutions, leave it to Vaclav “Vasek“ Cermak, C4C’s project manager, to come up with great ideas! This time was no different...moreIt has been 3 whole years now that C4C has enjoyed the patronage of the Rotary Club Bohemia in Prague. Cooperating on a wide spectrum of projects, from facilitating international aid shipments to supporting C4C’s Springboard to Life program, the club has been an excellent and reliable partner through the years...moreRecipe for success: take 50 extremely motivated youngsters from 14 Moravian orphanages around Brno and mix them up in ten teams of five. Then add a few of the best known Czech TV personalities and stars as team captains - and then let them have fun together in a highly charged bowling competition at Planet Bowling in the Olympia Shopping Center!..moreI often get asked how Chance 4 Children came into being and what actually gave the impetus to its inception. Looking back, it certainly was never my intention to start a humanitarian association when I first came to this country in 1995. Things evolved... Let me try to explain...more

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