In the first months of this year, we went through our wardrobes, collecting a total of 145 kg of clothes, accessories and items that went to Moment, a charitable NGO. The organisation returns them back to life, selling the collected items and donating the proceeds to those who need the money. The organisations that receive the donations include the Czech Coalition for Biodiversity Conservation (CCBC), the Institute of Circular Economy, Czech Bikes for Gambian Schools, the Ondrášek Mobile Hospice, the Platform for Early Care, Save-Elephants, Society for Early Care, and the Žebřík Day Care Centre.
This year, over seventy H&P runners took part in the traditional Night Run for Světluška in Prague and Brno. With record-high participation of our company’s runners, we were excited to wholeheartedly support a long-term project that has been helping to light up the world of visually impaired people.
That was, however, not the only running event H&P participated in. Fifty colleagues ran in support of the Memory of Nations and the Post Bellum organisation, which preserve the precious memories of those who experienced the historical moments of the 20th century, so that we never forget the monumental experience and tragic consequences of events such as World War II, the Holocaust, and the persecution of opponents of the communist regime.
At another event, the RunCzech Half Marathon, H&P runners also performed impressively. On that occasion, we donated nearly CZK 120,000 to the following organisations: Light for the World (CZ), Health Clown, Trend vozíčkářů Olomouc – a charity assisting people with disabilities, Nadační fond Pink Bubble – a charity helping young people with cancer, and Domov sv. Josefa - a charity assisting people with multiple sclerosis.
Voting and helpingAt this year’s Lawyer of the Year Gala, partner Veronika Dvořáková presented a cheque for charity in the total amount of CZK 200,000 on behalf of all her colleagues from HAVEL & PARTNERS. We all voted to decide which charitable projects would receive the money. According to the result of the vote, we split the amount between two meaningful projects: CZK 100,000 was donated to Loono – an organisation educating the public on how to prevent serious diseases and how to care for one’s health, and the other CZK 100,000 went to IKEM’s Czech Stem Cells Registry, which searches for and connects donors and patients with hematopoietic disorders.
