2020 in Purple Foundation
25/12/2020

The whole world seems to have come to a standstill in this strange and challenging year. Everything suddenly changed and so did our plans and expectations, but we did not give up. Our Purple Foundation team rolled up their (pyjama) sleeves and set out to help where help was needed! We focused on both organizations that dealt with the course and aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and other amazing charity pursuits.

This year, we have been lucky enough to: 

  • donate a sum of over 3 000 000 Kč 
  • help more than 25 organizations and individuals 
  • collect enough clothing, hygiene items and food to provide for dozens of people without their own homes and
  • seen and heard more than 20 suggestions from our purple colleagues & friends on where to help. 

Who were our chosen organizations and what causes did we support? See below!:)

Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně

Sum donated: 319 440 Kč

The faculty hospital of St Anne was activated as one of the few in the Czech Republic where the gravest causes of COVID-19 were treated. We are happy to say we were able to support them with a purchase of eight videolaryngoscopes which are machines that help monitor the speed and accuracy of intubation with affected patients, and thus making it less risky for the doctors or nurses to get infected by the virus. 

We want to thank the hospital staff for being so amazing and brave during the pandemic, they deserve our huge respect! 

Find out more here.

Videolaryngoscopes
Videolaryngoscopes

Nemocnice Milosrdných bratří, příspěvková organizace

Sum donated: 181 193 Kč

The same praise goes to the amazing collective of doctors, nurses and all the other hard-working staff in the Brothers of Charity Hospital in Brno. 

As all the hospitals deserve to have all the help to take care of their patients available, we decided to purchase an AIRVO 2 Nasal High Flow machine. It is used for the treatment of spontaneously breathing patients who would benefit from receiving high flow warmed and humidified respiratory gases. 

Find out more here.

#ktopomôžeslovensku

Sum donated: 104 819 Kč 

A wonderful group of people in Slovakia who joined forces to donate as much as possible to those most affected by COVID-19. 

We were happy to donate €4000 to this organization, who have provided masks, gloves, respirators, disinfection, thermometers and other essential items to more than 1800 facilities! 

Find out more here.

AGAPI Limassol

Sum donated: 104 819 Kč 

We didn’t only help in Czechia, but reached out and supported a Cypriot organization as well! AGAPI is supporting those in dire need of financial help – mostly impoverished families and individuals. The main source of their income is their Charity shop which was closed due to the coronavirus. 

The organization delivered cooked food, dry food, such as rice, pasta, oil, tomato puree, beans, etc., helping as many as 1000 people a month! 

Find out more here.

Potravinová banka pro Brno a Jihomoravský kraj, z.s.

Sum donated: 50 000 Kč 

We are always quick to support a project that solves more than one issue and connects people from various charity backgrounds! 

Such is the Food collecion program in Brno and South-moravian region. Their aim is to collect unwanted food that is still in perfect condition through FoodBoxes in supermarkets, store it and then distribute it to organizations working with impoverished and socially disadvantaged people. They cooperate with some of our favourite organizations as well, so it was a no-brainer to donate to their cause!

Find out more here.

Nový Prostor, o.s.

Sum donated: 60 000 Kč

An organization giving people without their own homes a chance to get back on their feet and teach them some employment skills through selling a quality magazine. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of sold copies plummeted. Thus, the affected people lost the possibility of paying for a night in a dormitory, medicine, food, and other necessities. Donating a sum of 60 000 Kč, we helped them to partially cover the necessary costs. 

Find out more here.

Mezi námi, o.p.s.

Sum donated: 255 000 Kč

We have been supporting the organization's reading program between seniors and kindergarten children for two years and enabled them to start connecting these two age groups in Brno and create a social platform beneficial for all the people involved .

We were so delighted by the Fairytale program they developed during the pandemic times. Mezi Námi has asked children from all around the country to draw their favourite fairytales and sent their drawings to seniors in senior centres and here is the result!

Find out more here.

Halloween at the senior center
Halloween at the senior center

Zajíček na koni, o.p.s.

Sum donated: 30 000 Kč

Walking alongside the riverside of Vltava in Prague, why not get some coffee at a café that helps people with a handicap get employed! Purple Foundation is a proud supporter of Café AdAstra, a lovely eatery run by organization Zajíček na koni, o.p.s. The 39 employees with a handicap work in the kitchen, behind the bar and as waiters. 

Besides handmade souvenirs from the organization, you can enjoy here some fine French and Czech wines and beer! The gift from the Foundation helps them finance their staff.

Find out more here.

Gift bags from Café AdAstra
Gift bags from Café AdAstra

ParaCENTRUM Fenix, z. s.

Sum donated: 400 000 Kč

The organization helps spinal cord-injured (SCI) people and their families make a safe return to an active life and they have been our trusted partner organization for a long time.

The Foundation has decided to support their client rehabilitation program and organization of a recondition stay in Březejc with a sum of 400 000 Kč. Kudos to every person working for Fenix that creates a safe space that is there for people in need! 

Find out more here.

Cesta domů, z.ú.

Sum donated: 100 000 Kč

So many people deal with the need to take care of their terminally ill relatives and loved ones and they are definitely a group of those who need help. Therefore, we decided to support the home hospice Cesta domů, z.ú. that focuses on the often taboo theme of dying. It is a group of professionals who provide education on the topic, lend the tools needed to care for the long-term sick at home and run the hospice and community center themselves. 

This time, our donation helped them purchase a car which makes their work much easier! 

Find out more here.

SOS dětské vesničky, z.s.

Sum donated: 200 000 Kč

We are so happy to support the amazing organization SOS Dětské vesničky! They help children at risk and their families, providing anything from food and other everyday necessities, psychological and social help to organizing summer camps. 

Helping these families means preparing the children for their future and offering them possibilities for their growth, education and happiness - which is one of the goals we are aiming for in the foundation! 

Find out more here.

Dům pro Julii, z.ú.

Sum donated: 100 000 Kč

Taking care of and dealing with the loss of a terminally ill child is something unimaginable for most of us but, unfortunately, there are families for whom this situation is a reality. We have decided to donate 100 000 Kč to support the social and therapeutic work of the organization in individual families during the corona crisis. 

Not only are the children taken care of, the organization also navigates the tough process of dealing with and mourning the loss for the family. 

Hospicová péče sv. Kleofáše, o.p.s.

Sum donated: 50 000 Kč

In the area of hospice care, we have chosen the amazing Hospice of St Kleofáš. Why this one in particular?

The hospice cares about their clients and their families directly in their homes, where they can be surrounded by their familiar environment and loved ones. The organization also have a network of volunteers, psychologists ready to help and a place to borrow compensatory aids. All in all, they offer quality and complex care. The sum will help them purchase a car for one of their caretakers. 

Find out more here.

Společnost E

Sum donated: 129 000 Kč 

An organization that has been supporting people with epilepsy since 1990 and their main goal is integrating them into society. They have established their own workshop Aranžérie, where they employ them and create beautiful flower decorations and arrangements.

We have decided to support the organization by purchasing a car that helps them deliver their decorations and also managed to support the workshop itself. This year, we even organized a moss frame workshop together and will definitely do it again! 

Find out more here.

Working hard or hardly working? Moss workshop with Společnost E
Working hard or hardly working? Moss workshop with Společnost E

Společnost pro ranou péči, pobočka Brno

Sum donated: 20 000 Kč

Every year, our Purple group get a chance to vote for organizations that caught their hearts during the year and pick one whose support would make them the happiest. 

This year, the winning organization was Společnost pro ranou péči. They help families with children who are born with a disability or endangered development - the parents are then more ready and comfortable in their kids' upbringing. Let's see whom the purple colleagues choose next year! 

Find out more here.

Liga vozíčkářů z. ú.

Sum donated: 140 000 Kč

Just like paraCENTRUM Fenix, Liga vozíčkářů is taking care of wheelchair users. They offer amazing opportunities for them to socialize and share their experiences.

One of them is Barka theater in Brno which is built to accommodate wheelchair users - both actors, audience and integrated theatre groups from the whole republic. During the pandemic times, they have been unable to finance the theatre, as well as their physiotherapy services. Our donation helped them keep both projects running!

Find out more here.

VODICÍ PES, z.s.

Sum donated: 100 000 Kč

Everyone, meet Caira - an assistant-to-be puppy whose training we decided to financially support!

She is going to become a guide dog for blind or visually impaired people and her training is taking place in an open prison Jiřice under their special program.

We want to wholeheartedly thank the Vodicí pes, z. s. organization forgiving us an opportunity to support such a beautiful idea and we cannot wait to see all the help our Purple pupper will offer!  

Find out more here.

Cairo - our beloved Purple puppy
Cairo - our beloved Purple puppy

DOBRÝ ANDĚL, nadace

Sum donated: 400 000 Kč

According to our Purple values, we hand-pick individual, local projects that we feel happy to support.

There is one amazing exception, though, and that has been from the very start Dobrý anděl, an organization who helps families affected by serious illnesses. Our financial support of the organization has already improved lives of 97 families and counting! We are 100% sure that they will make an informed decision and divide the money fairly among families who need it the most.

Find out more here.

Purple group helps

Our colleagues are amazing. 

They are involved in a huge number of charity causes. They are not shy to approach Purple Foundation about any project they consider important and see if there could be anything done. They ask questions, appreciate the effort and, most importantly, they are always quick to join us on any community-helping adventures!

This year, even though we have been working from home most of the time, was no different. See what we were up to below!

Komunita Sant´ Egidio

As is our yearly tradition, our Purple colleagues went out of their way to provide for people without their own homes again! The community is collecting all necessary items for them, such as tinned food, hygiene items, clothes, sleeping bags, duvets, etc. and then helps distribute them and support people without homes whose situation got even worse during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

I want to thank everyone who decided to support the cause by donating - we managed to collect quite a pile this year! 

Find out more here.

Our giant collection - Dana for scale
Our giant collection - Dana for scale

Klinika dětské onkologie, Brno

Purple Foundation is also about inspiring and getting inspired by our Purple family members! We are happy to share our workspace with an amazing young woman, who not only fought and won her difficult battle, but wished to help others as well. Our colleague decided to help the Children's oncology department in Brno by donating three wigs from the time she had needed them. The wigs will help several lucky girls to feel more confident and beautiful while gathering all their strength and courage to battle cancer. You are amazing!

Find out more here.

Noční běh pro Světlušku

The team of Purple Foundation & families took some time out of their week day and ran the Run for Světluška in Brno in the dark! They were incredibly fast, sportsy and rewarded with quite a snack bar and a great feeling! 

The fee will be used to support blind and visually impaired people. Thank you so much for attending and hope to see you or even more of us at the event next year! 

Our Purple Světluška team
Our Purple Světluška team

And a huge thank you!

To our purple friends, fans, our amazing Purple team and all the organizations. Seeing their never-ending and selfless efforts and acts is the reason we work hard and try to support charity cases as much as we can. Thanks to you we are inspired, in awe of all the good that is in people around us and hopeful for help, humanity and kindness. 

Let us see more of those in 2021!

Love, 

Dana + Jakub + Krištof + Lenka 

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