Janina Ochojska - wizyta w Miami
Nadeslane: 28 Luty, 2003
Publikacja: 1 Marzec, 2003
Zrodlo: The American Institute of Polish Culture, Inc. - Beata Paszyc
Janina Ochojska, zalozycielka Polskiej Akcji Humanitarnej, organizatorka konwojów z pomoca humanitarna m.in. do Bosni, Czeczeni i Afganistanu. Otrzymala wiele nagród: m.in. Kobieta Europy 1994, Order Usmiechu, Medal sw. Jerzego. Jej dzialalnosc jest wzorem zaangazowania w sprawy swiata i laczenia dla wspólnej sprawy ludzi róznych narodowosci, religii i kultur. Sama ciezko doswiadczona przez chorobe (porusza sie o kulach) caly czas i zebrane fundusze poswieca dla potrzebujacych.
Janina Ochojska zostala zaproszona przez Pania Blanke Rosentiel (Honorowy Konsul Polski) na
przemowienie w Polsko-Amerykanskim Klubie w Miami. Adres klubu: 1250 NW Pulaski Ave (22nd Ave), Miami Fl 33125.
6 Marca, 2003 miedzy godzina 5:30PM a 7:30PM.
Wszyscy zainteresowani spotkalniem z pania Janina Ochojska oraz wysluchaniem historii z zycia
oraz doswiadczenia w pomocy niesionej innym, moga zrobic rezerwacje miejsc w klubie pod numerem telefonu 305-635-2240. Po wiecej informacji prosimy o kontakt z "Instytutem"
telefon 305-864-2349. Wszystkie donacje na przekazana na rece pani Ochojskiej moga byc
odliczone od podatku.
Spotkanie sponsorowane jest przez:
The American Institute of Polish Culture, Inc.
1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite #107
Miami, Florida 33141
Phone: 305-864-2349
Fax: 305-8665-5150
e-mail info@ampolinstitute.org
http://www.ampolinstitute.org
You are cordially invited to meet Janina Ochojska
Janina Ochojska has been invited to speak at the Polish American Club of Miami
1250 North West Pulaski Ave. (22nd Ave.) Miami, FL 33125 on Thursday,
March 6 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
by Lady Blanka Rosenstiel, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland.
Anyone interested in hearing this remarkable woman speak should make reservations at the club
ph# 305 635-2240. For more information please call the American Institute of Polish Culture at
305 864-2349. She will share extraordinary stories from her experience in many countries.
There will be an opportunity to make a (tax-deductible) donation to support her work. It
will certainly be appreciated.
PLEASE RSVP Phone: 305-635-2240
Refreshments will be served
The meeting is sponsored by The American Institute of Polish Culture, Inc.
1440 79th Street Causeway, Suite #107
Miami, Florida 33141
Phone: 305-864-2349
Fax: 305-8665-5150
e-mail info@ampolinstitute.org
http://www.ampolinstitute.org
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Janina Ochojska will arrive in Miami from Poland on February the 28th. An astronomer by training, she was employed by the Polish Academy of Sciences before she found her calling as a humanitarian during the bloody Balkan wars that erupted in 1991 as Yugoslavia disintegrated. Whenever there is a war, flood, earthquake or famine, her name is in the headlines. We read about her and watch her on TV screens in flashing images that include the anguished faces of fleeing refugees, shattered towns ravaged by armies, or homeless children whimpering in the cold.
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She organized her first 12-truck convoy to Sarajevo, followed by scores of other convoys to some of the most dangerous places outside Poland, such as Serbia, Kosovo, Turkey, Afghanistan and Chechnia, where people needed help most.
Honored for her work with those in need, she was named "Woman of Europe" in 1994 by the European Community. She now chairs PAH, a humanitarian non-governmental organization - the largest in Poland.
In Europe she is being compared to Mother Theresa. In Poland she is loved by children, who - on her urging - join her in the humanitarian program called PAJACYK by giving her one zloty each from their own money. In this way, they can help other Polish children who are in need. She has thus collected several million zloties - and at the same time made several million children proud and happy for having helped other children. Anyone who clicks on her Web site www.pajacyk.com , will trigger a contribution of one tenth of a zloty to aid program for needy children.
The roots of her commitments reach back into her childhood, which she spent in a wheel chair in a series of health institutions. She had polio as a child and had to undergo several operations. As a result she can now walk with the aid of crutches. During the political storm in Poland and the martial law declared after the widespread protests against the Communist regime, the country was plunged into a profound economical crisis. Humanitarian aid started to arrive from abroad and Janina Ochojska - like many other Poles - got involved with these organizations and got some experience. Later on, when Poland became an independent country, she decided that it was time for Poland to also help the needy in other countries.
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