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News & Media Event calendar 27.02.2012 Its that time o year again...
C4C’s 2011 stats: Over 60 million CZK rendered in direct aid – C4C’s best year ever! If anyone would have told us back in 1996 (when C4C got its lowly start by distributing mainly Christmas presents to a handful of local orphanages), that 15 years further down the time-line our little neighborhood initiative would havetransformed into an organization rendering in just one year (2011) 64.450.000,- CZK of aid to help children in need and at risk – it would have sounded far-fetched indeed! Let’s face it, that’s USD 3.4 million – an incredible amount by anyone’s standard. “Adding up the direct aid rendered by C4C since its inception, the cumulative total is inching close to half a billion CZKs”, remarks Nadja Kreckova, C4C’s CFO for the better part of a decade. “That’s extraordinary and remarkable!” But after our accountants and Excel geeks did the math, there was just no denying it: in just one year, C4C doubled its output from an already respectable 31 million CZK in 2010 - to 63 million in 2011! And even though crunching numbers is not the most favorite past-time of anyone in this office, everyone had to agree in the end – it was worth our time. It’s been a good year! “It’s been rewarding watching C4C grow from what amounted to not much more than a personal hobby into one of the biggest Czech humanitarian non-profits”, reflects Manfred Franke, C4C’s founder and chairman. He continues: “Sometimes, though, folks tend to give me too much credit for all that has been accomplished. Honestly, I just got the ball rolling in the beginning. The rest is mainly due to C4C’s incredible team, our staff and volunteers – folks with amazing talents, vision and enthusiasm for our cause: They and our dear sponsors are the real heroes here!” So, with a sense of thankfulness and gratitude to all those who have helped C4C in its efforts to make this world a better place and the playing field a little more level for those less fortunate than others, here’s how C4C performed in 2011: (for simplicity’s sake, we’ll use the same matrix as in previous years, dividing things up between our three separate programs): SPRINGBOARD TO LIFE The program provides orphaned and institutionalized children, once they reach teen age, with educational opportunities through extra-curricular vocational classes & courses - to help them in their quest to integrate into society and be successful in the job market. The program also offers socialization and integration events, like theater and musical evenings, bowling tournaments, etc. to open up new horizons for institutionalized children and help them adjust to life in society, after exiting their respective institutions, usually when they reach 18 years of age. This year’s special events included the C4C Bowling Cups in Prague and Brno, the musical “Cinderella on Ice” and special performances by C4C partner the Original National Circus Berousek. Participating children: 1412 (185 enrolled in courses) Benefitting institutions: 68 Socialization/integration events: 4 CLASSES/COURSES OFFERED: - Hairstyling - Creative English - Computer Sciences - Household Sciences, Baking & Cooking - Music Theory & Guitar ROBIN HOOD: The program targets the growth and well-being of children in need. Partnering with multinational corporations and local business, the initiative creates nurturing environments for institutionalized children who live out their childhood and youth in usually chronically underfunded government and private institutions. It is also one of the program’s aims to improve the quality of life of institutionalized children nationwide, by providing for them, amongst other things, fashionable apparel, shoes, etc., to boost their self-esteem and confidence and help them to be on equal footing with their peers in school. Total Aid rendered in 2010: 64.445.295,- CZK Benefitting institutions: 37 Children receiving direct aid: 1322 DR. CLOWN: It’s a fact proven by serious and peer-reviewed scientific studies that laughter can be therapeutic and helpful during recovery from illness and injury. The Dr. Clown program focuses on providing comic relief to hospitalized children, helping them to on the path of recovery through Dr. Clown’s popular “Smile Therapy”! The team also aims to establish what we came to term a 24/7 Dr. Clown presence in participating hospitals: distributing Dr. Clown coloring books, installing Dr. Clown Corners and Floor Games and training nurses as Dr. Clown “Agents”. During these seminars and workshops nurses learn, amongst other skills, magic tricks, balloon sculpturing and the importance of light humor in their interaction with children. "This year's highlight was clearly our newly established cooperation with the LEGO company and consequently the LEGO foundation", says Rafal Wojas, C4C co-founder and director of the DR. Clownprogram. "Their more than generous contribution and commitment will enable us to just about supply every children ward in the country with LEGO toys. The company has so far donated more than 4 million CZK worth of Lego toys to Dr. Clown. Clown team visits to hospitals & pediatric wards: 861 Patients receiving “Smile Therapy”: 11.686 Dr. Clown Coloring Books distributed: 12.000 Hospitals hosting Dr. Clown Floor Games & Dr. Clown corners: 9 Dr. Clown training seminars: 8
SPECIFICS: For those of you who are at this point still with us and are interested in a more detailed view of things, especially concerning the Springboard to Life (STL) program, here goes: PROGRAM: PARTICIPATING STUDENTS: Hair styling & cutting: 14 Computer Science: 32 Baking and Cooking, Household Sciences: 62 Music Theory and Guitar: 33 Creative English: 44 Total: 185 Cost per child, per month of teaching: 198 CZK
Number of children participating in socialization and integration events: 1227 C4C Bowling Cup Brno: 50 C4C Bowling Cup Praha: 60 National Circus Berousek: 617 Musical Cinderella on Ice: 500 Hours of teaching/prep/travel time: 2.168 hours Total km travelled: 14.282 km
ORPHANAGES BENEFITTING FROM THE STL PROGRAMS: Dėtský domov Sázava Dėtský domov Racek Dėtský domov Pyšely Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Ledce Dėtský domov Dolní Počernice Dėtský domov Nové Strašecí Dėtský domov Plzeō Dėtský domov Pisek ZŠ ilina
PROGRAM - Creative English Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Sázava Dėtský domov Racek Dėtský domov Písek
PROGRAM - Music Theory and Guitar Dėtský domov Pyšely Dėtský domov Sázava Dėtský domov Nové Strašecí Dėtský domov Ledce
PROGRAM – Baking and Cooking, Household Sciences Klokánek Hostivice Dėtský domov Ledce Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Nové Strašecí ZS ilina
PROGRAM – Hair styling Dėtský domov Pyšely Dėtský domov Sázava Dėtský domov Nové strašecí Dėtský domov Ledce Dėtský domov Dolní Počernice
PROGRAM – Computer Sciences Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Písek Dėtský domov Plzeō ORPHANAGES BENEFITTING FROM THE STL Socialization and integration events 2011:
C4C Bowling Cup Praha Dėtský Domov Sázava Dėtský Domov Pyšely Dėtský Domov atec Dėtský Domov Frýdlant Dėtský Domov Slaný Dėtský Domov Krnsko Dėtský Domov Nymburk Dėtský Domov - Klokánek Hostivice Dėtský Domov - Praha 8 Dėtský Domov - Praha 10 Dėtský Domov Unhoš
C4C Bowling Cup Brno Dėtský Domov Bojkovice Dėtský Domov Vizovice Dėtský Domov Vizovice 2 Dėtský Domov Zlín-Lazy Dėtský Domov Liptál Dėtský Domov Uherské Hradištė Dėtský Domov Uherský Ostroh Dėtský Domov Valašské Meziøíčí Dėtský Domov Kromėøí Dėtský Domov Dagmar Dėtský Domov - Klokánek Brno Dėtský Domov Zlín Dėtský Domov Pøerov
The Musical "Cinderella on the ice" Klokánek Hostivice Zaøízení pro cizince Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Dubá-Deštná Dėtský domov Hamr na Jezeøe Dėtský domov Liberec Dėtský domov Krompach Dėtský domov Česká Kamenice Dėtský domov Hora svaté Kateøiny Dėtský domov Litomėøice Dėtský domov Maštov Dėtský domov Horní Slavkov Dėtský domov Cheb Dėtský domov Karlovy Vary Dėtský domov Mariánské Láznė
The Cirkus Berousek Klokánek Hostivice Klokánek Chabanovická Klokánek Kbely Klokánek Lásková Klokánek Štėrboholy Zaøízení pro cizince Zaøízení SLUNCE Dėtský domov atec Dėtský domov Dubá-Deštná Dėtský domov Hamr na Jezeøe Dėtský domov Liberec Dėtský domov Hora svaté Kateøiny Dėtský domov Litomėøice Dėtský domov Maštov Dėtský domov Dlakovice Dėtský domov Krásná lípa Dėtský domov Krupka Dėtský domov Duchov Dėtský domov Dvųr Králové Dėtský domov Klánovice Dėtský domov Racek Dėtský domov Most Dėtský domov Dobøichovice Dėtský domov Dolní Počernice Dėtský domov Hodkovičky Dėtský domov Kutná Hora Dėtský domov Libėchov Dėtský domov PEPA Dėtský domov Praha 4
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