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currently offering ten departments and employment early in 2011. What is the What should people do who are willingclinics in Thomayer Hospital and fourV závěru dubna byl v Praze 4 zkolaudován a dokončen bytový projekt české developerskéaimed toward?společnosti PASSERINVEST GROUP.This projectRezidenčníwas initiatedparkthanksBaarova,dokterýthey havevyrostlto meet?v areáluBB Centra mezi Baarovou ulicí, to two Baarovým admirable parkem mothers, whose a ulicemi U Naturally, Michelské the criteria školy are explicitly a Telčská,tvoří tři samostatné bytové domy children s celkem were staying 139 in byty. the První obyvatelé defined - over se začnou 18 years of do age svých and withnových bytů stěhovat již během Intensive měsíce Care června. Unit of the Paediatric personal integrity. As I see it, absolutelyin Královské Vinohrady. It is up to thevolunteers´ discretion to choose and it istheir creativity and the patient’s currentcondition that determines how they willspend time together. Volunteers mightpurpose of this project and whom is itto get involved in the activities of theLékořice volunteer centre? What criteriaaccompany them on walks, participatein party games or a variety of creativeactivities. Very popular are special zootherapeuticprogrammes performed bya volunteer along with his or her dog or,possibly a guinea pig or rabbit.Department of the TH on a long-termbasis, for six or seven years. They cameto see their children in hospital everyday and have never regained theiroriginal occupations. Despite, theirchildren’s handicap, insurmountablefor many people, they have beencrucial is the ability to accept the rulesand the limits of themselves and others.A short email is ideal for the firstcontact. We personally meet everyonewilling to volunteer in any form todiscover his or her skills, abilities, andavailable time … we try to give a chanceYou opened Naše kavárna (Our Café)and launched a project of shelteredstriving to be the best mothers underthe sun.to “every bit of good will”, shown bypeople.≥ Corporate VolunteerActivitiesAside from individual physical persons,entire companies can enlist as volunteerswith Lékořice to support a good cause: theimprovement of a hospital environment andits atmosphere. Well aware are also some ofthe companies based at BB Centrum. Everycompany has its own specific strategy ofcorporate responsibility which determines theform of its staff volunteer activities.Take Telefónica, for instance, which is a longstandingcorporate volunteer as this company,through its Nadace O2, has organized a varietyof more than ten events since 2008. Thanks toalmost 200 employees who have participated,the doors of the Oncology Ward in ThomayerHospital are covered with a new coat of paint,the passage to the pottery workshop and thesupporting facilities of Our Café have changedbeyond recognition, and the terraces of theChildren’s Wards of Pavilion U have brightenedup considerably.Cooperation with GE Money Bank startedwith a grant in 2009. Thanks to the excellentwork of the GE Volunteers association,participating company volunteers have justimplemented several rather exacting projects.The Children’s Psychiatry Department, whosepatrons are the bank’s top managers, is beingchanged under their hands. The volunteerscome to give a hand, not only on the dayswhich are scheduled by the company, but alsoin their free time.Last year, Hewlett-Packard also enlisted asa corporate volunteer within Lékořice. Thecompany enables its staff to devote up to fourhours monthly to volunteer activities. In otherwords, the employees are allowed completeliberty to choose a form of assistance theylike. Some of them – becoming regularvolunteers – visit patients in the wardswhereas others have decided to provideprofessional assistance (computer work, helpwith graphics, teaching English) while stillothers have come to offer manual help suchas by adding a coat of paint or decorating.≥ CONTACTKarin Pospíšilovákarin.pospisilova@ftn.czWeb: www.lekorice.com; www.ftn.cz;www.fnkv.cz23