Fundacja Slonko
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Mission Statement
The main goal of SLONKO Foundation is to provide activities for people affected by cancer and their families, in particular: A. developing and organizing help for people affected by cancer and their families, B. health promoting in the field of oncology, C. disseminating and promoting of preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation activities in the field of oncology, D. mobilizing social and political support for actions fighting cancer and its consequences, E. developing and building of infrastructure related to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, F. supporting science and education in the field of oncological prevention, consolidating the correct patterns of a healthy lifestyle, preventing oncological diseases and the consequences of these diseases, G. working on implementation the national cancer strategy, H. equalizing the chances of recovery for residents of rural areas and small towns, I. representing the interests of oncological patients, J. organizing of volunteer actions, K. providing charity work for oncological patients and their families, L. providing financial support to oncological patients and their families, especially those coming from families with a difficult financial situation, M. providing repayable and non-refundable assistance to organizational units, pursuing goals convergent with the goals of the foundation, N. disseminating knowledge about the causes, types and treatments of cancer. The additional goal of the foundation is to provide assistance to people affected by the armed conflict coming from the territory of Ukraine, particularly: A. support in the area of accommodation, food, treatment, regulation of the legal status in the territory of the Republic of Poland, B. support in the transport of people, medicines, medical equipment or other necessary items from and to the territory of Ukraine, C. activities for professional activation and personal development of adults, D. activities for socialization in the territory of the Republic of Poland, E. care and education of minors, F. support for children and adults in learning Polish and foreign languages.
About This Cause
SLONKO Foundation has been formally operating since May 2019, but its history dates back much earlier. Spontaneous aid campaigns began to be organized when the founders of the SLONKO Foundation experienced illness and anti-cancer therapy. Former patients, during many hours-long hospital visits, found out about the problems and needs of their colleagues from therapy and decided to help immediately just like they could at that moment. Other people began to be involved in helping, and so a group of people willing to help, but also in need of support, began to increase. It was 2013. It started with a Christmas tree. A Christmas tree that was placed in the waiting room for patients taking chemotherapy. Then clothes for the patient's child - because she was in a difficult financial situation. Then financial assistance in the purchase of medicines, assistance in financing taking home after chemotherapy for a very elderly, lonely patient who had to travel to the hospital by several means of transport. So since there were people willing to help, there were patients who needed support and there was inspiration from Dr. Aleksandra Łacko (working in DCOPiH - Lower Silesian Center of Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology) who knew her patients and their life problems very well, which usually during the illness grow, and even more the strength to overcome them is really small, then a person was needed who would make a decision and organize activities that would result in a legal form entity ready for wider cooperation. Consequently Joanna Cieslik-Smela - an IT specialist and entrepreneur, together with her friends: Edyta Pisarska, Anna Kolbuszewska, Joanna Mleczak, Magdalena Terlecka, Hanna Suchowierska and Renata Brajer-Marczak, have established the SLONKO Foundation. The year 2022 has brought many changes: expected, less awaited and even undesirable. When thousands of Ukrainian refugees suddenly have appeared, mainly mothers with children, who would come to Poland in the middle of winter, the SLONKO Foundation, together with friends, organized a place for 30 people in Wrocław-Ołtaszyn during one weekend. A full description of activities is communicated on the facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/377886440422123/ . Today, 11 people still live in this place. Other families have returned to Ukraine - 4 families from the town of Chmienicki. Some went to Canada, Israel, Austria, Germany and Belgium. On a daily basis the SLONKO Foundation operates without an office and without employees. It is based solely on the social work of the founders and members of the foundation's council, supported by their families and friends, who do it voluntarily as a part of their free time. The Foundation does not generate fixed costs, apart from the cost of the phone and website. No one receives any remuneration, except for services that must be outsourced to authorized professionals such as: the costs of construction work, website maintenance, accountancy, transport of large size items, e.g. furniture. SLONKO Foundation’s achievements: 1. Slonko Action - an all-day event organized together with Spartan Spiska Sport Centre: sports competitions, lottery, oncological prevention 2. Café at DCOPiH - free coffee and tea for patients of the Breast Unit Day Chemotherapy Department at DCOPiH in Wroclaw 3. Library for Breast Unit DCOPiH patients 4. ONKOfriend - psychological support by women who went through treatment consisting of help in getting to know the DCOPiH area, examination procedures, diagnostic site, 5. Purchase an armchair for subcutaneous chemotherapy 6. Purchase of an electrocardiogram monitor 7. Cooling gloves and socks to prevent polyneuropathy - purchase for DCOPiH and other hospitals and help in delivering to patients in need from all over Poland 8. Renovation of offices and waiting rooms in DCOPiH 9. Blankets for the Day Chemotherapy Ward of Breast Unit DCOPiH for patients receiving chemotherapy 10. Refugees’ Home run since February 2022 11. Furnishing houses and flats for refugees 12. Supplying refugees with basic food and cosmetics, as well as clothing, toys, prams and bicycles 13. Organization of Polish lessons for refugees 14. Relocation assistance for refugees 15. Information campaigns 16. Printing guides 17. Support for the 160 Ukrainian orphans relocated to Polish town Duszniki Zdrój - purchase of cleaning products and diapers 18. Support for the "Wiosna Orphanage" in Krzydlina Mala - purchase of children's beddings, shoes and infant milk for disabled children relocated from Ukraine