Although a week later, due to the rainy conditions of the original date of 9/6/2023, volunteers from the University of Economics in Bratislava (EUBA) met for the fifth time, in full commitment, at the largest corporate volunteering event in Slovakia, Our City 2023 (NM'23), with the apt slogan on the T-shirt "MY HEART IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE". From the current source of the organizing Pontis Foundation, it follows that EUBA has contributed 188 volunteers so far. This year, it participated again successfully as the only university in Slovakia.
As the only university member of the BLF, the EUBA is very actively involved in this voluntary activity, precisely based on the effective implementation of the ESG strategy realized in ordinary activities of an educational and motivational nature. In a very pleasant manner and under beautiful sunny weather, the volunteers intensively implemented the improvement, beautification, and revitalization of the premises of Domka, the Salesian Youth Association, and the Bratislava Center on Mamateyova street in Petržalka, with intentions of sustainability. They ecologically removed weeds and garbage from the motor track, playground, and garden, and cleaned and painted parts of the perimeter fence.
Domka - the Association of Salesian Youth is a civic association that brings together more than 8,000 members throughout Slovakia. It is devoted to children and young people - its target group is people from 6 to 30 years old and it is one of the largest youth organizations in Slovakia. In 28 centers throughout Slovakia, it offers children and young people not only meaningful use of free time but especially friendly relationships, a family atmosphere, the possibility of personal growth, and much more. It covers the activities of the association: from meetings, clubs, camps, football tournaments, spiritual renewal, spiritual exercises, the DofE project and Orientation days, to cleaning brigades and other irregular events. (https://www.domka.sk/o-domke/, 2023). For these large-scale and broad-spectrum focused activities, which create positive ethical values in children, youth, and young people in a very friendly way using experiential methods, 42 volunteers from the EUBA very purposefully decided to support with their volunteer efforts, energy, and work unequivocally again, already its strategic partner, the neighboring Petržalka Domka.
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