Podkarpackie region honors NGOs and cultural creators

The Podkarpackie Voivodeship Board has announced the winners of several regional awards recognizing social activity and cultural preservation.

In the ‘NGO Wysokich Lotów’ competition, top honors were awarded across five categories. The Stowarzyszenie Trzeźwościowe ‘NOWE ŻYCIE’ in Mielec won the main prize for social policy, health, and aid. Other major winners included the Stowarzyszenie Historyczno-Rekonstrukcyjne Pąsowa Róża for culture, the Stowarzyszenie Centrum Aktywności Społecznej ‘SPECTRUM’ for science and economy, UKS Łyżwiarstwa Figurowego ‘MORS’ Dębica for sport, and the Powiatowe Centrum Wolontariatu in Sanok for volunteering.

Additionally, the ‘Podkarpackie Faces of Volunteering’ plebiscite honored Nadia Pisarek, Marek Zalotyński, and Barbara Janczura for their individual community contributions.

In the field of culture, the Franciszek Kotula Awards were presented at the Museum of Folk Culture in Kolbuszowa. The awards recognized individuals for protecting regional heritage and documenting folk traditions. Elżbieta Dudek-Młynarska, an ethnologist and museum director, received the award for cultural research, while Anita Stanisława Ryba was honored as a folk culture animator for her work preserving Lasowiak traditions through embroidery and lace-making.