THE PRINCES LUBOMIRSKI FOUNDATION
GOALS
The Princes Lubomirski Foundation [Fundacja Książąt Lubomirskich] has been established in order to express and develop charitable activities conducted by the Lubomirski family for ages. It consists of the members of the distinguished family, particularly committed to welfare work. They demonstrate concern for the needy people as well as preserving national heritage.
The Foundation supports the development of Polish art, science; it also develops medical and educational projects. The scope of activity of the organization is very wide, from supporting ecological construction to endowing scholarships for students, purchasing computer hardware and medical equipment to the rebuilding of especially prized monuments.
The Foundation’s aims are universal. They can be accomplished at any place and that is why the Foundation operates on the territory of the whole country. They have been precisely defined in the Founding Act and the Statute in five points. They include:
- creating and providing conditions to disseminate and propagate patriotic, humane, pro-social conduct;
- supporting education-, culture- and art-related activities, which develop the above mentioned conduct;
- help in education and a start in life, conducting activities for enterprise development as well as activation in the labour market and in life for young people coming from families who rendered great service to Poland;
- developing and reinforcing conduct aimed at active cooperation on development of patriotic society;
- activities for organizations, whose statutory aims are: academic, academic and technical, educational, cultural activities and in the field of physical culture and sport;
- supporting and creating medical centres available to the public.
ACTIVITY
Statutory activities of the Foundation comprise the development of aims for which it was established and practical transfer of these aims to being accomplished. At present the Foundation’s work is focused on financial, organizational and programme support for undertakings connected with the Lubomirski family and their history such as the issuing of historical sources, support for the rebuilding of monuments in the town of Wiśnicz, the financing of a group of historical reconstructions operating at the castle and last but not least the co-financing of the Szreniawa Sports Club.
Statutory activities of the Foundation comprise the development of aims for which it was established and practical transfer of these aims to being accomplished. At present the Foundation’s work is focused on financial, organizational and programme support for undertakings connected with the Lubomirski family and their history such as the issuing of historical sources, support for the rebuilding of monuments in the town of Wiśnicz, the financing of a group of historical reconstructions operating at the castle and last but not least the co-financing of the Szreniawa Sports Club.
This year Jan Lubomirski through his activity in the Princes Lubomirski Foundation is co-financing scholarship named after Duke Aleksander Lubomirski aimed at supporting students of Cracow University of Economics who originate from former eastern border of Poland. Gains financial and organizational assistance to group which occupies historic reconstructions performance Per Saecula and football club Szreniawa from Wiśnicz. He was key partner in nationwide Conference A chance for monuments. Additionally he is collecting money to purchase ambulance for county hospital in Bochnia.
Previous charitable activity of Jan Lubomirski concerned:
- Organization of three charitable receptions at Wiśnicz Castle
- Renovation of part of the castle facilities and adjusting them to modern requirements
- Purchase of computers for primary school in Wisnicz
- Co-financing of the conference “ A chance for monuments 2012”
- Co-financing football club Szreniawa
- Support for group Per Saecula which occupies historic reconstructions performance
- Issuing first cook book written in Polish “ Compedium Ferculorum” with receipts of Stanislaw Czarnecki
- Co-holding in cooperation with Museum at Wilanow Castle exhibition titeld “ Lubomirski Family in Wilanow. Politics and Privacy.” Issuing of the book named as the title of exhibit
- Providing assistance in renovation of baroque monastic church in Wiśnicz
- Purchase of equipment for playground for private kinder garden in Warsaw
The most up-to-date information about charitable activity pursued by Jan Lubomirski can be found on the web side of the Foundation: www.fundacjaksiazatlubomirskich.pl