Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship awards Czyste Serca honors

The 24th annual Czyste Serca awards were presented in Kielce to recognize individuals and institutions for selfless assistance and promoting addiction-free lifestyles. The ceremony, held in honor of the late Marek Kotański, saw a record 39 applications this year across five categories.

In the individual category, honors were awarded to Alicja Czarnecka of Niepełnosprawni Plus Starachowice, Halina Łabuda of the Polish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Staszów, and Zofia Mogielska of the Rzecz Młodych Foundation.

Other recipients included a charitable musical by teachers and parents from Primary School No. 8 in Kielce, and the Kielce District Starosty for its long-standing mental health promotion initiatives. For the first time, the category of ambassador for senior activities was introduced, awarded to Professor Agata Chabior of Jagiellonian University.