Charity auction raises a record amount
Public 04.12.2007 in category Press News / CSR and Sponsoring
- T-Mobile employees contributed almost CZK 77,000 for charitable purposes
- The operator will match the amount - thus, non-profit organizations will receive CZK 150,000
Prague, 5 December 2007 - The fifth annual charity auction for T-Mobile employees took place at the end of November. During the two weeks of the auction, employees could bid for items created by children and adults from non-profit organizations, special schools and citizens' associations primarily from the Hradec Kralove region. The total proceeds from the auction reached almost CZK 77,000. T-Mobile will match this sum with the same amount of money, which means that the relevant organizations and associations will receive a total of CZK 150,000.
"The annual charity auction, now in its fifth year, has become an inseparable part of the Christmas season for us. A number of employees contacted me before the auction to ask about its date to make sure they wouldn't miss it," says Jitka Chocova, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of T-Mobile.
Altogether, 229 employees took part in this year's auction; the number of bids reached a remarkable 1,277. Thanks to that, the highest amount in the history of the auction was raised - CZK 76,930, despite the fact that the auction lasted only two instead of the usual four weeks.
A total of 109 items created by children and adults from the eleven participating organizations were auctioned this year, including cups, jewellery, ceramic pictures and hand knitted socks.
The money will be distributed among the following organizations:
Regional charity in Hradec Kralove
Special nursery school for children with impaired vision, Hradec Kralove
Friends of the written word, Hradec Kralove
Special school and nursery school, Chomutov
Klidek - low-threshold club for children and teenagers, Hradec Kralove
Children day-care centre in Orlicka kotlina, Hradec Kralove
Civic consultation centre, o. p. s., Hradec Kralove
St. Joseph's home, Zirec
Salinger civic association, Hradec Kralove
Malsova Lhota nursery and elementary school, Hradec Kralove
Nursery school, Zatec
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