Last Saturday, during the 6th Picnic of the Foundation “Help for Veteran” in Łódź, a military helmet, decorated with graphics, was handed over to a typical of the 18th Mechanized Division, who won the bidding. The funds collected in this way will aid to reconstruct the sick veteran St.
"Because of the sacrifice, commitment and conscious hazard taken, veterans deserve recognition, respect and, above all, assistance in all hard situations. Anyone who sacrificed wellness in the service of his homeland deserves support" – wrote the Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in a letter sent to participants of an outdoor event organized in Łódź by the “Help for Veteran” Foundation. The Deputy Prime Minister besides thanked the foundations and representatives of various uniformed formations for their commitment, memory of past and concern for the education of the young generation.
End celebrations of Veteran Day, which took place in Gdynia on 29 May, the head of the National Defence Ministry donated to the “Help for a Veteran” Foundation decorated with military motifs a motorcycle helmet. The graphic designer on it is st. asp. Marek SzatkowskiWho serves as a firefighter in the State Fire Department in Lesk. He is besides the founder of ArtGarage art painting studio. For respective years, it has decorated military graphics with motorcycle helmets, which it transmits to the Centre of Veteran Activities outside the State Borders. Each year, 1 of them goes to auctions, and the funds collected in this way feed the accounts of organizations working for soldiers, as well as to veterans who request support, for example due to severe illness.
This year, on a sand-colored helmet (referring to the mission) St. Asp. Marek Szatkowski painted the Polish flag with a scratched shrapnel, wrote the slogan “Evaluation and Support”, which is the name of a social run for veterans, and attached a painting of an armored MRAP transporter driving through the desert.
The helmet auction began at the end of May on the Facebook profile of the Foundation "Help for a Veteran". – The helmet enjoyed large interest and the bidding was dynamic. It was joined by a number of people who initially raised the stake by 100, and at the end by respective 100 zlotys – says Joanna Janik, president of the Foundation “Help for a Veteran”.
The helmet bid the st. chor. staff. Dariusz Drobka, who is elder Petty Officer of Command of the 18th Mechanized Division. – I joined the auction at the end of the auction and increased the price to PLN 7,000. erstwhile there was a minute left, I wasn't certain if individual would beat me, so I added another 500. And I won! – says the CO. As he states, it was not just a bidding, due to the fact that her goal was to aid 1 of the soldiers.
The funds collected will be donated to the hospital. Piotr Pokirk, a soldier from the 19th Lublin Mechanized Brigade (a associate of the 19th Lublin Tank Battalion) 18th Mechanized Division), a veteran of the mission in Afghanistan and Latvia. It struggles with a severe illness called malignant blood cancer. He underwent 8 cycles of chemotherapy and 20 radiotherapy. Treatment has made the illness in remission. I'd like to thank you for your support. The money will be very useful – for further treatment and rehabilitation – says prof. Piotr Poczywka.
The motorcycle helmet will go to the Iron Division tradition room. – It will be a symbol of solidarity, which we have shown and a reminder that behind each uniform stands a man – his history, dedication, sometimes suffering, but besides a immense force – emphasizes St. Chor. staff. Darius Drobka.
The thought behind the “Veteran Helmet” task is the Veteran Centre for Activities outside the State Borders, and the partner of this year's edition was the Foundation of the Polish Armed Forces Group, which founded this gadget. During six years of operation, the Foundation “Help for Veteran” conducted 10,000 auctions and donated PLN 1.5 million to aid its subjects – veterans and Warsaw insurgents.
