The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC, PolishWielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy, WOŚP) is the biggest, non-governmental, non-profit, charity organization in Poland raising money for pediatric and elderly care.
The GOCC Foundation holds American Heart Association certification to provide courses in CPR and AED, and for the use of high technology for medical lifesaving. The GOCC aims to support health care in Poland by the purchase of state of the art medical equipment for Polish hospitals and clinics and by establishing and running six medical programmes and one educational programme.
The foundation supports pediatric and geriatric wards, furnishing them in both complex medical devices such as MRI scanners, and providing long-term care units with anti-bedsore mattresses and beds.
The GOCC Foundation organizes the biggest open-air free entry music festival in Europe – Pol’and’Rock Festival. It offers first aid & team-building courses, which are open to all adult members of the public. The volunteers who have completed the training become the members of Peace Patrol, whose duties involve stewarding at the festival field, assisting and informing festival-goers.
The list of achievements goes on and on. To sum up – GOCC is like a machine of kindness and I proudly support them financially, with my designs or photography working closely with their Dublin Headquarters.
