Newsletters

• May 20, 2013 Vol. 10, No.18

• “YOU CAN DANCE IN THE PROMISELAND” – WINNERS ANNOUNCED

  

  We are pleased to announce the results of the second edition of "You Can Dance in the PromiseLand" - the Foundation’s initiative to help promote dance as a daily part of an active, healthy lifestyle. It is interesting to note that t his competition became one of the favorite programs among all of our PromiseKids in all of our 10 schools. Over 200 PromiseKids from all of the regional schools were eligible to participate. The rules were the same as in the famous TV Show: You Can Dance. Talented dancers skilled in everything from Hip Hop, Krumping and Popping to Salsa, Quickstep and Jive competed to be named the PromiseLand's Best Dancers.
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• OUR TENTH PROMISELAND SCHOOL – Rzecino Primary School

  

  Today we feature our final school in the tenth anniversary series. As you read about the Foundation’s work with the Rzecino School, I hope you feel some pride in what we have accomplished together in the PromiseLand over these past ten years and feel more committed than ever to continue our work in making life better for our PromiseKids.
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• POLISH SOCIETY:
  FEWER CHILDREN BORN IN POLAND SINCE 2008

  

  The total fertility rate for Poland was 1.30 in 2011, according to data from the EU’s statistics office Eurostat. In the last 10 years, the rate, which shows the average number of children a woman has, reached its peak in 2009 at 1.40 and then started falling gradually. It was noted that this trend is similar all over Europe.
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• POLES FEEL SAFE, POLL FINDS

  

  Most Poles feel safe, according to a recent poll carried out by CBOS. The Pollister said that 64% of the respondents find Poland a safe place to live. As many as 89 % said that the neighborhood they live in is safe and quiet. This level of security has been observed for the last 12 month. At the same time, 60 % of the respondents do not fear becoming the victim of a crime and 21 % said they were victims of ccrimes over the past 5 years.
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• FEWER POLES GETTING MARRIED

  

  Over three-fifths of Poles (63%) accept the fact that young couples are putting off or giving up the decision to get married, the latest survey conducted by CBOS pollster shows.
  This acceptance has grown by 6 percentage points since 2008.
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• HELP OUR PROMISEKIDS

  

  Our Dollar a Day program may be just what you have been looking for and the PayPal method of delivering your money makes it so easy. We pay just about $1.00 to feed one hungry Polish child a hot-meal per school day, $20.00 per month, $200.00 per year. Click PayPal below to contribute.
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