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Star of Possibilities competition - 2023 edition

On June 30, 2023, the 10th Anniversary Gala of the Stella Virium Foundation, along with the announcement of the results of the jubilee edition of the Star of Possibilities Competition, was held in the historic Meeting Room of the Cracow City Hall. It was an evening full of thanks, memories, emotions and emotions.

Star of Possibilities competition - 2023 edition

On June 30, 2023, the 10th Anniversary Gala of the Stella Virium Foundation, along with the announcement of the results of the jubilee edition of the Star of Possibilities Competition, was held in the historic Meeting Room of the Cracow City Hall. It was an evening full of thanks, memories and emotions.

Below is the list of the Star of Possibilities Competition Winners in each category:

  1. Victorious Despite the Barriers - Monika Piaskowy

An amazing highlander living in Poznań, suffering from MS. Professionally involved in regional development and implementation of European funds in the province.

  • Volunteer of the Great Heart - Liliia Zahnitko

Founder of the Social Work Association and the Ukrainian Day Care Center aimed at creative time management for Ukrainian youth.

  • Heroic Refugee - Svitlana Pshenychna

Project Manager at EPAM Poland, organizer of the EPAMisie campaign, founder of the refugee shelter.

  • Supra – Danuta Lech

For 50 years he has been working for the Dabrowa Association of Families in Crisis. A person with a big heart awarded many times by the President of Dabrowa for his actions.

Star of Possibility Award statuettes were also presented to the Star of Possibility Audience Award for:

- Magda Dąbrowska (Vice President of the Management Board of Progres Group with 20 years of experience in the HR sector. Popularizer of the idea of responsible business and advocate of initiatives supporting people with disabilities),

- Andrzej Janowski (Despite severe disabilities, he lives a very active life, supporting ON as a coach, organizer of sports competitions, Chairman of the District and Member of the National Council for ON),

-Iryna Gerasimovoi (Conducts volunteer work to support and adapt Ukrainian women living in and around Rzeszów).

The gala was hosted by Krzysztof Prystupa, actor, President of the Matrik Trainers Association, owner of the training company ViaMowa.

The event was held under the media patronage of the ngo.pl portal, niepelnosprawni.pl and Integracja magazine.

Honorary patronage was assumed by the Chairman of the Cracow City Council - Mr. Rafal Komarewicz.

We would like to thank our partners, without whom the gala would not have taken place:

- Heuresis - Outsourcing HR, Consulting, Studies and Business Training

- ViaMowa

- Walancik Law Office

- Darnet Social Media Marketing & Business Trainings

- Arpan Bhatia Photography

- „Małe Słowianki” from the Youth Center in Kraków.

Each of us knows someone like that - brave, steadfast people who overcome their weaknesses and limitations and spread good around them with unprecedented energy, acting for the benefit of their communities. Those who act and do not expect praise, awards, monuments in return. Silent heroes. Those we know from the estate, from work, from the fact that we experienced support from them ourselves. We want to speak loudly about them, we want to distinguish and award them with the title of Star of Possibilities.

In this year's edition of the competition, we will choose winners in categories

Great Heart Volunteer


This category is dedicated to people who are selfless, have great hearts and are involved in helping others.
The Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have shown that there is no shortage of active people in our country who are sensitive to the harm of others.

Victorious Despite Barriers

This category is dedicated to active people with disabilities who take their fate into their own hands. They show others how, despite limitations, you can make your life fuller. With their social attitude, activity and commitment, they are an example and a source of motivation.

Heroic Woman Refugee

This category is dedicated to women who stood out with their significant attitude during such difficult events in Ukraine. Their actions inspire, support and motivate to find oneself in a new reality.


COURSE OF THE STAR OF POSSIBILITIES COMPETITION:

1.02-15.03.2023r.

Collection of applications via the form available at www.stellavirium.org.

16.03-19.03.2023r.

Verification of Candidates applications for correctness of data. Any ambiguities or omissions will be clarified by the Secretariat of the Stella Virium Foundation.

20.03-15.04.2023r.

Voting for candidates, on the website www.stellavirium.org. Those who obtain the most votes are awarded the title of finalist and move on to the next stage, which is the vote of the Chapter. Those who do not qualify for the next stage receive an e-mail thanking them for their participation in the Competition.

16.04-30.04.2023r.

Forwarding of the 15 profiles of the Candidates who received the highest number of votes in the online voting ("Finalists") to the Competition Jury

1.05-30.05.2023r.

Voting of the Chapter (you can read more about the members of the Chapter under "Chapter")

30.06.2023r.

Gala event at which the winners will be announced.


AWARDS

Following the Foundation's mission and the idea of the Contest, 15 Finalists selected by online voting will receive the opportunity to develop their own competencies in the form of an e-Learning training in a selected subject area funded by Heuresis Training Company and a 4-hour Personal Brand Building training funded by Darnet Social Media Marketing & Business Trainings.

3 Laureates selected from among the Finalists by the Competition Chapter will be honored with the title and statuette of Stars of Opportunity in their category. In addition, the winners will receive a comprehensive development program sponsored by Heuresis Training Company, a 30-minute business photo shoot including 10 photos and other prizes sponsored by the Sponsors.


CHAPTER

The Chapter includes people known in public life, authorities in various fields, whose social activities and life in the spirit of lifelong learning relate to the mission of the Foundation and the idea of the Competition:

Joanna Racewicz
Joanna Racewicz
Jerzy Górski
Jerzy Górski
Janina Bąk
Janina Bąk
Angelika Wielgus-Lach
Angelika Wielgus-Lach
dr Michał Paluch
dr Michał Paluch

You can read more about the Chapter under "Chapter".


HONORARY PATRONAGE

The competition is under the Honorary Patronage of the Chairman of the Krakow City Council, Rafał Komarewicz.


MEDIA PATRONAGE


WE ARE SUPPORTED BY, AMONG OTHERS


The idea of the competition and the Stella Virium (Star of Possibilities) statuette was created in 2013 to promote beliefs about the strength, beauty and unlimited potential of every human being as a learning being, developing their qualifications throughout their lives, drawing from various resources of their abilities, constantly exceeding their own limitations and the world around her. Our desire is for people awarded with the Statuette to become a testimony to the strength of spirit and mind, a kind of role model and an inspiration to look for new areas of development.

The first edition of the Star of Possibilities competition took place on June 6, 2013, and the Final Gala was an event accompanying the first Qualifications Congress.
The jury included, among others: Captain Krzysztof Baranowski, Włodzimierz Leszczyński, prof. Grazyna Prawelska-Fiddler.

The gala was hosted by Marzena Rogalska, and the Star of Possibilities statuette was awarded to:
Jan Arczewski (Supra category),
Michał Paluch (Education category),
Kazimierz Leśniewski (Business category).

You can read more about the first edition here.

If there is someone in your environment who should be noticed and receive the Star of Opportunity award, report them here

On April 15, 2023, the stage of online voting in the Star of Possibilities Competition ended. It enjoyed great interest and involvement - 536,856 votes were cast! Appreciating this fact, we established an additional category "Audience Award" for the person with the highest number of votes in a given category. Obtaining the above-mentioned title does not exclude from running for the title of "Star of Possibilities".
Appreciating all the moving stories, we decided, regardless of the audience votes, that the candidacies of all nominees would be submitted to the Chapter for the final selection of the Winners in three categories. The final winners will be announced on June 30, 2023.

Audience Award in the category:
Volunteer of the Great Heart - Mrs. Magda Dąbrowska (129989 votes)
Victorious Despite Barriers - Mr. Andrzej Janowski (61960 votes)
Heroic Refugee - Mrs. Iryna Gerasimova (2306 votes)

Dagmara Skrobich
Dagmara Skrobich
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Project management officer, psychologist

Danuta  Lech
Danuta Lech
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Mrs Danuta has been helping those most in need for fifty years. She is a big-hearted person who is not indifferent to people. She has devoted most of her life to helping others.

Dorota  Gruszka
Dorota Gruszka
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

President of the “Stowarzyszenie Widzieć”, leader of the “Szlachetna Paczka”, social and charitable activities for the elderly, the sick, children, the marginalised, refugees. Organiser of charity events.

Iryna Shumara
Iryna Shumara
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

For 10 years she has been actively helping children and those in need, organized projects for children with disabilities and cancer, works to help people in Ukraine, runs a group for migrant moms.

Joanna  Kmiecik
Joanna Kmiecik
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Joanna Kmiecik is an open-minded person. Thanks to her efforts, the Association for the Disabled and Their Families "Gift of the Heart" was registered in 2007, in which she serves as president.

Joanna Kościelnik
Joanna Kościelnik
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Joanna is co-founder of the KORA Foundation - Women's Oasis of Diverse Alternatives, which is engaged in social, educational, cultural activities. She has been selflessly involved in helping others for many years.

Katarzyna Maciechowska
Katarzyna Maciechowska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Running a social enterprise,promoting and propagating the idea of social economy, creating jobs for people with disabilities, charitable actions, the recipients of which are seniors.

Katarzyna Szafraniec - Witkowska
Katarzyna Szafraniec - Witkowska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Teacher of spanish at ZSECH in Trzebin. Guardian of the school volunteer club, social activist, patriot, extremely effective, supporting the sick, the poor, ukrainians, homeless animals.

Liliia Pylypchuk
Liliia Pylypchuk
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

I have refinement and faith in myself, in people. I do what I like, I like doing what I love...which is working with people.

Liliia Zahnitko
Liliia Zahnitko
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Liliia Zahnitko is a 43-year-old Ukrainian woman who has selflessly dedicated herself to deepening the integration of immigrants and refugees from Ukraine. She has set her sights on personal development, including developing her talents.

Magda Dąbrowska
Magda Dąbrowska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Vice President of the Management Board of Progres Group with 20 years of experience in the HR sector. Popularizer of the idea of responsible business and advocate of initiatives supporting people with disabilities.

Magdalena  Kolewińska-Kołdon
Magdalena Kolewińska-Kołdon
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Magdalena Kolewińska-Kołdon is a certified teacher (school pedagogue, career counselor, specialist in rehabilitation classes) and at the same time a volunteer with a big heart.

Maria  Zawadzka-Samoszuk
Maria Zawadzka-Samoszuk
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Maria is a person with an incredible heart who has been helping people, organizations and animals for 15 years She helps wisely, by involving others she creates opportunities and possibilities Believes that "goodness is the multiplication of life".

Marta Sawicka-Jaworska
Marta Sawicka-Jaworska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Marta Sawicka-Jaworska - social activist, coordinator of the first Humanitarian Aid Point operating in Kielce and providing in-kind assistance to Ukrainians arriving in the city.

Monika Sawińska
Monika Sawińska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Monica believes that every person is a Treasure. She loves people and this motivates her to help those in need. Her volunteer activities are very versatile.

Natasha  Khrystynko
Natasha Khrystynko
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Junior IT Project Management Manager - trains people in Project Management, Design Thinking, finance and soft communication, conducts workshops for young people and adults.

Paweł Koza
Paweł Koza
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

I am a teacher, educator and community activist with a long-standing commitment to charity.

Sabina Pożarlik
Sabina Pożarlik
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Selfless help, warm and open hearts, masses of positive energy and enthusiasm for action are just some of the qualities of our volunteer Ms. Sabina Pożarlik.

Urszula Malinowska
Urszula Malinowska
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

Ms. Ursula's volunteer activities have been going on for many years- aimed at people at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and from March 2022 also to citizens of Ukraine.

Veronika Matush
Veronika Matush
Wolontariusz Wielkiego Serca

I am helping Ukraine from a distance, working with the Toruń Staff of Help for Ukraine (TSPU). I am doing everything in my power for Ukraine's victory in this terrible war.

Andrzej Janowski
Andrzej Janowski
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

A person with a big heart. Despite severe disabilities, he lives b. actively supporting ON as a coach, organizer of sports competitions, Chairman of the District and Member of the National Council for ON.

Anna Wąsak
Anna Wąsak
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Anna Wąsak, herself a patient, became co-founder of the first Association of Systemic Vasculitis Patients "Vasculitis" in Poland.

Bartosz  Pałgan
Bartosz Pałgan
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Coach, recruiter who, despite the disability acquired overnight, supports others. It is an example that you can always regain strength, motivation to act, get out of oppression.

Bartosz Mrozek
Bartosz Mrozek
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Bartosz is a wheelchair user, passionate about extreme sports, a multi-medalist of the Polish Championships in alpine skiing, a licensed glider pilot and a pioneer of driving an off-road electric vehicle, which he was in 2021 on an expedition to the Himalayas.

Iwona Kowalska-Przybyła
Iwona Kowalska-Przybyła
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Teacher and biofeedback therapist, which she runs out of passion and heart for helping people with special needs. President of the foundation "Odczaruj mnie proszę".

Juliusz (Julek)  Zgliński
Juliusz (Julek) Zgliński
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Breaker of schemes, taboos on disability. Despite his young age, he is active in the LinkedIN community and beyond. He is also a speaker and organizer of the "I will say YES" conference in Krakow.

Katarzyna  Rymaszewska
Katarzyna Rymaszewska
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Being a person with a disability from an early age, I break down barriers and stereotypes, and in my daily work I promote a positive image of people with disabilities in the labour market.

Magdalena i Marta  Wróbel
Magdalena i Marta Wróbel
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Twins, born in 1984, who prove to others on a daily basis that it is possible to live beautifully with a disability, pursue passions, meet people, and dispel stereotypes, including among employers.

Marcin Oleksy
Marcin Oleksy
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Marcin Oleksy is a player for Warta Poznań and the Polish national team. He was the first amp footballer in history to win the Puskas Award, which is given by FIFA to the author of the most beautiful goal in the world.

Monika Piaskowy
Monika Piaskowy
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

An amazing, though terminally ill woman with disabilities. A working mother raising her son on her own, inspires how to combine different life roles, achieve success and actively act socially.

Tomasz  Łukaszewski
Tomasz Łukaszewski
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Thomas, in spite of his many physical limitations, is alive... He shows the World that it is possible to serve, to act, to create, while being so physically incapacitated.

Tomasz Jaszczur
Tomasz Jaszczur
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Tomasz is a friendly, hard-working, eager-to-be-active boy with autism and multiple disabilities aged 24. He is astonishing in his many experiences in various social roles, showing how much is possible

Łukasz  Matusik
Łukasz Matusik
Zwyciężający Pomimo Barier

Luke is a man with a heart of gold, who himself has experienced many unpleasant situations due to his illness. Among other things, he is the founder of the first women's national Amp Football team in Europe.

Iryna Gerasimova
Iryna Gerasimova
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

My name is Iryna Gierasimova. I am a citizen of Ukraine. I volunteer in supporting and adapting Ukrainian women living in and around Rzeszow.

Kateryna  Shukh
Kateryna Shukh
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

Kateryna Shukh – psychologist. In Ukraine, she supported refugees from Donbas. Last winter, she had to flee from bombed Mariupol herself. She helps her compatriots regain control over their lives.

Niia Nikel
Niia Nikel
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

Activist who is raising a daughter with a rare form of epilepsy. A former PR manager with 12 years of experience; she now runs the creative hair coloring studio "Pryton Krasy," manages the NGO "Epiprosvita," and is writing a book on practical survival skills in difficult psychological conditions.

Oksana Shevchenko
Oksana Shevchenko
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

Fleeing from the war, I came to Toruń, and now I am active in the Toruń Staff of Help for Ukraine, to help refugees like me. But also to help my homeland, which has been attacked.

Svitlana  Pshenychna
Svitlana Pshenychna
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

When the war broke out in Ukraine, Svitlana Pshenychna, who lives in the Irpin and Bucha area, opened a shelter for refugees. She organizes and engages in many charitable activities.

Yuliia Prochukhan
Yuliia Prochukhan
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

Since I came to Poland, I have been active in the Toruń Staff of Help for Ukraine. I am responsible for making the refugees smile at least for a moment, and for making the volunteers want to come and help again.

Олена Дробітько
Олена Дробітько
Bohaterska Uchodźczyni

Elena Viktorovna Drobitko, a volleyball coach, I am in Poland with my pupils, for whom I have become a temporary guardian, due to difficult life circumstances.

Joanna Racewicz

Mom, journalist, TV presenter, author of books. During her over 20 years of journalistic activity, she was associated with various radio and television stations. She led, among others news services such as: Panorama on TVP2 (1999-2006) and Panorama of the day on TVP Info (2013-2014). She was also the hostess of the Polish Reporter program and conducted interviews as part of the Women's Point of View series and the Po przecinku program. In 2007-2010, she hosted the Open House series for TVN and co-hosted "Sekrety Mądrej Nani" on TVN Style. Since 2018, she has been associated with Polsat News as the host of the Nowy Dzien band. At the same time, she is a volunteer actively involved in helping Ukraine, as well as the author of books in which she puts the stories of the people she meets on paper and raises difficult but important topics. Among Joanna's publications are "Sleeping with the President"-stories of women in violent relationships and "It's not a country, it's people" - a collection of stories and accounts collected on the Polish-Ukrainian border at the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a kind of image of the quiet heroism of people involved in helping, despite the atrocities of war.

Jerzy Górski

An athlete, a legend of Polish triathlon and at the same time a symbol of fighting one's own weaknesses. Winner of the prestigious 1990 Double Ironman competition from Huntsville (USA), where he completed almost 8 kilometres of swimming, 360 kilometres of cycling and 84 kilometres of running. He also completed a killer 100-mile run at the Western State Endurance Run, as well as the three-day Ultraman World Championship event in 1995 on the Big Island. He was honoured with, among other awards, the Bronze Medal for Outstanding Sports Achievement by the Chairman of the Central Committee for Physical Culture (1990) and the title of "Olympian" by the Sports Review and the Office of Physical Culture and Tourism (1996), as well as the United Nations "Champion of Sport, Champion of Life" award. He overcame a 14-year-long addiction to drugs, cigarettes and alcohol and became a respected athlete. His story was the basis for the book 'The Best - When Weakness Becomes Strength' by Łukasz Grass and the film 'The Best' directed by Łukasz Palkowski. After his sporting career ended, he organised numerous triathlon competitions and runs to promote an active lifestyle.

Janina Bąk

Statistician, activist, author of the JaninaDaily.com website. The author of the best-selling popular science book “Statistically speaking. How much chocolate do you have to eat to win the Nobel Prize, which has sold over 120,000 copies. In keeping with the spirit of long-life learning, she likes to teach people that statistics can and should be made friends. She has trained companies such as Google, Spotify, Ernst & Young, T-Mobile, Deloitte and ING Bank Śląski - in Poland and abroad. Through his blog, he promotes a culture of mutual kindness on the Internet, and also fights the stigmatization of people struggling with mental illness. In 2021, she was included in the ranking of "100 most influential Polish women and men" by the "Newsweek" magazine, and in 2022 she received the Influencer of the Year award from the "Wprost" magazine.

Angelika Wielgus-Lach

On a daily basis, he works at the RMF MAXX radio, where he reads news services. In addition, he runs his YouTube channel - Kulisy Sukcesu, where he interviews millionaires, billionaires and celebrities, asking them about recipes for success. She had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Irena Eris, Sobiesław Zasada, Rafał Sonik and Margaret, among others. She organizes congresses and conferences for business women and is a compere, conducts various types of galas and business events.

dr Michał Paluch

Winner of the first edition of the 2013 Stella Virium (Star of Possibilities) Competition in the Education category. Pedagogue, general didactician, deep skills trainer, doctor of social sciences in pedagogy, instructor, co-author of the book entitled. "Free the school from the class-room system", scientific editor of the collective monograph entitled "Peace lessons in (post)war time" and initiator and editor of the publication entitled. "Dictionary of Life-Saving Words". For many years a practitioner in the field of social leadership of young people and adults, awarded the title of Master of Pedagogy by the Chapter of the Lodz Centre for Teachers' Improvement and Practical Education, holder of the badge "I am an enthusiast" awarded by Zbigniew Pełczyński, the founder of the School of Leaders in Warsaw, and an honorary medal of the 1200th anniversary of the founding of the city of Cieszyn, awarded by its mayors for educational and social activities in the local environment.

You will meet the other members of the Chapter soon.

Rada Miasta Krakowa

Rada Miasta Krakowa

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Media Patronage ngo.pl

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Niepelnosprawni.pl

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Integracja

Integracja

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Kancelaria Adwokacka Walancik

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Heuresis

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Krzysztof Prystupa. ViaMowa.

Krzysztof Prystupa. ViaMowa.

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Ewa Daros DARNET

Ewa Daros DARNET

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RULES OF THE COMPETITION STAR OF POSSIBILITIES (2023 EDITION)

§ 1
General

  1. The STAR OF POSSIBILITIES competition (2023 edition), hereinafter referred to as the "Competition", is organized by the STELLA VIRIUM Qualifications Development Foundation with its registered office in Krakow, ul. W. Syrokomli 11/8, 30-102 Kraków, entered into the register of associations, other social and professional organizations, foundations and independent public health care institutions and the register of entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court of Kraków - Śródmieście in Kraków, 11th Commercial Division of the National Court Register Court Register under the number 0000457163, NIP number: 6772374494, hereinafter referred to as the "Organizer" or "Foundation".
  2. The STELLA VIRIUM Qualifications Development Foundation organizes a "Competition" in order to distinguish people whose competences, possibilities, strength and determination have an impact on society both locally and globally. The Competition is also intended to support the idea of improving competences and acquiring new qualifications through the use of available learning systems throughout the lifetime, i.e.: formal, non-formal or informal.
  3. These Regulations define the terms and conditions of the Competition, rights and obligations Organizer and the rights and obligations of persons participating in the Competition, Members of the Chapter, Secretariat and other persons cooperating in the organization of the Competition.
  4. Participation in the Competition is voluntary and free of charge.
  5. By joining the Competition, the Participant accepts the content of the Regulations in full and undertakes to comply with them, as well as confirms that he meets all the conditions for participation in the Competition. Failure to accept the regulations or any part of them prevents participation in the Contest and results in disqualification from participation in the Contest.
  6. The Regulations are available at the Organizer's office (Fundacja Rozwoju Kwalifikacji STELLA VIRIUM, ul. W. Syrokomli 11/8, 30 -102 Kraków) and on the website http://www.stelavirium.org, owned by the Organiser.
  7. The expressions used in these Regulations mean:
    1. Organizer - Fundacja Rozwoju Kwalifikacji STELLA VIRIUM with its registered office in Krakow, ul.W. Syrokomli 11/8, 30-102 Kraków, entered into the register of associations, other social and professional organizations, foundations and independent public health care institutions and the register of entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court of Kraków - Śródmieście in Kraków, 11th Commercial Division of the National Court Register under the number 0000457163, NIP number: 6772374494
    2. Competition - The STAR OF POSSIBILITIES Competition (2023 edition) organized to distinguish people whose competences, capabilities, strength and determination have an impact on society in a local, but also global, sense, also intended to support the idea of improving competences and acquiring new qualifications through the use of available learning systems throughout life, i.e.: formal, non-formal or informal
    3. Participants - natural persons with full legal capacity, Polish citizens or persons legally residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland
    4. Participants Finalists - 15 people selected in a public vote from among Participants, 5 people in each category of the Competition
    5. Winner Participants - 3 people selected from among the Finalist Participants by the Competition Jury, 1 person in each category of the Competition

§ 2
Contest terms and conditions and prizes STAR OF POSSIBILITIES

  1. The organizer establishes the title and statuette STAR OF POSSIBILITIES in three competition categories: Volunteer of the Great Heart, Victorious Despite the Barriers, Heroic Refugee.
  2. The award will be granted to persons who distinguish themselves in a special and verifiable way. they fit into the formal and substantive assumptions of one of the categories.
  3. Work on selecting the winners takes place in three stages. In the first one, lasting from February 1, 2023 to March 15, 2023, participants are entered using the forms available on the Competition website: http://www. stellavirium.org. In the second stage, from the publication of the List of Participants to April 15, 2023, the substantive evaluation of the applications and public voting on the website in individual categories takes place, as a result of which 15 Finalist Participants will be selected. In the third stage, from May 1, 2023. by May 30, 2023, the Chapter of the Competition will select 3 Participants (1 Winner in each category) from among 15 Participants of the Finals (5 Finalists in each category).

§ 3
Terms and conditions of participation in the STAR OF POSSIBILITY Contest

  1. A participant in the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES Competition, hereinafter referred to as "Participant", may be any natural person with full legal capacity, a Polish citizen or a person legally residing in the territory of the Republic of Poland.
  2. Rights participation in the Competition, as well as the rights and obligations related to it, including the right to demand the release of the prize obtained in the Competition or other claims related to participation in the Competition, may not be transferred by the Participants to other persons without the Organizer's prior written consent. Participants bear their own costs of participation in the gala of awards and distinctions.
  3. Persons with no criminal record may participate in the Contest.
  4. The following may not be candidates for any of the Contest categories:< /li>
  • Members of the Jury
  • Members of the Board of the Foundation for the Development of Qualifications STELLA VIRIUM
  • Members of the team organizing the Competition
  • Members of Sponsor Companies.

§ 4
Submission rules

  1. In order to participate in the Competition, the Participant must complete the application form with the data indicated therein, which will be posted on the website of the Stella Virium Foundation https:// stellavirium.org/ in a dedicated tab. The Participant will be required to confirm that he/she has read the regulations.
  2. The Participant's candidacy may be submitted only in one Competition Category.
  3. It is allowed for the Participant to be nominated by a third party. In this case, the applicant fills in the form available on the Competition website. Then, the Competition Secretariat contacts the registered person and asks the candidate for the Participant's consent to participate in the Competition and consent to the sharing and processing of his personal data and image. Consent may be expressed in writing or via e-mail containing scanned consents. In the absence of a response within 7 calendar days from the first contact attempt, the candidacy is rejected.
  4. The third party who nominates the Participant declares that he has informed the person whom he has nominated for the Competition and that this person agrees to submit his candidacy.< /li>
  5. All other forms of submitting candidates will not be considered.

§ 5
Evaluation criteria

  1. The basis for selection in each category will be the following criteria:
  2. Evaluation criteria for Participants as candidates for the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES award in the Great Heart Volunteer category:
  • Commitment
  • Innovation
  • Creativity
  • Effectiveness
  • Partnership
  1. Criteria for evaluating Participants as candidates for the STAR OF POSSIBILITY award in the category Winning Despite the Barriers:
  • Life Story
  • Work Experience
  • History of Achievement
  • Evidence of Achievement
  1. Criteria for evaluating Participants as candidates for the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES award in the Heroic Refugee category:
  • History of life and difficult experiences
    related to the war in Ukraine that started in 2022.
  • Actions after the outbreak of war/actions for compatriots - related to the war in Ukraine that started in 2022.
  1. The main objectives of the Competition set out in §1 point 2 of these Regulations are also taken into account when evaluating the Participants.

§ 6
Competition process

  1. The Competition will be held in 3 stages.
  2. The first stage of the Competition - registration of applications - will take place via the form available on the Organiser's website http://www.stelavirium.orgbetween February 1, 2023 and March 15, 2023
  3. Candidates whose forms are not complete during registration will be asked to supplement them. The deadline for supplementing the deficiencies is 7 days from informing the candidate about the deficiencies by e-mail. Failure to complete the deficiencies within this period will result in rejection of the candidacy.
  4. The Secretariat has the right to reject the candidacy that does not meet the basic formal and substantive criteria in a given category of the competition.
  5. Formal and substantive evaluation of Participants in terms of meeting the formal criteria will be made by the Competition Secretariat.
  6. In the absence of applications meeting the criteria set out in these Regulations, the Foundation has the right to indicate candidates in accordance with the accepted requirements who will participate in the competition.
  7. The second stage of the Competition - public open voting - will take place on the Foundation's website - from the date of publication of the candidates on the Competition website until April 15, 2023.
  8. As a result of open voting, 5 candidates will be selected in each each category, who obtained the largest number of votes - a total of 15 Finalist Participants. The profiles of the selected candidates will be forwarded to the Chapter. The Jury of the Competition will select 3 Winners of the Star of Possibilities award in relation to a given category in accordance with §8 of the Regulations.
  9. In order to properly assess the Participants' candidatures, it is allowed for the Organizer, the Secretariat or the Jury of the Contest to conduct interviews with third parties that can confirm the legitimacy of the Participants' candidatures. candidacy of the Participant. The purpose of verification is to avoid a decision based solely on a unilateral declaration of achievement. This action is aimed at caring for the image and prestige of the Finalists, Winners, Sponsors, the Organizer of the Competition and the Patrons of this undertaking. By entering the Contest, Participants hereby consent to such verification with the persons indicated by the Participants or by persons nominating the Participant.
  10. The names of the Participants of the Finalists will be announced during the Awards Gala, scheduled for June 30, 2023.
  11. Finalists' Participants will be notified of the nomination in advance in order to ensure their presence at the Awards Gala or to ensure the presence of other people who will collect the prizes on their behalf.
  12. Each Winner in a particular category wins a distinction in its category and receives a statuette, a commemorative diploma of the Star of Opportunities and a prize if funded by Sponsors.
  13. Information about the List of Winners is confidential until the names of the Winners are read out at the Competition Gala planned on June 30, 2023 r. If the date of the Competition Gala is postponed to a later date, the List of Winners remains confidential until then read out the names of the Winners at the Competition Gala at this later date or if the Organizer decides not to hold the Gala, on the date indicated by the Organizer as the date of publishing the List of Winners. The Organizer and the Competition Secretariat as well as the Competition Chapter are responsible for the confidentiality of information.
  14. The Competition Organizer, in all its dimensions, is supervised by the Competition Organizer.

§ 7
Rules of work of the Secretariat of the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES

  1. The Contest Secretariat is a body established to support the organization of the Contest, as well as to support the Members of the Chapter in their work.
  2. In order to efficiently carry out tasks related to conducting the Contest, the Contest Secretariat is responsible for the flow of information between the Organizer and the Participants and between the Organizer and the Competition Jury.
  3. The Secretariat's tasks include, in particular, preparation and posting on the Competition websitewww.stelavirium.or g or other dedicated website: schedule of activities, application forms for Participants and information about the Competition, processing of personal data on behalf of the Administrator candidates, Participants, members of the Chapter, Sponsors of the Competition.
  4. The Competition Secretariat is responsible for the implementation of tasks at each stage of the Competition, and at individual stages in particular for: stage I - collecting and formal verification of submitted Participants' candidatures; stage II - substantive verification of submitted candidatures of Participants; stage III - collecting and transferring the profiles of the Participants who obtained the highest number of votes to the Competition Jury and supporting the Jury in its activities.
  5. The Secretariat's tasks also include contact with the Participants, and later with the Finalist Participants and the Competition Winners.
  6. It is the responsibility of the Secretariat to supplement the documentation with information collected during the verification that may affect the results of the Competition.
  7. It is forbidden for members of the Secretariat of the Competition to provide Participants and third parties with information related to the course of the Competition, in particular the work of the Secretariat , Organizer, Chapter.
  8. The work of the Secretariat is based on these Regulations, the provisions of applicable law and the Organizer's instructions.
  9. Decisions of the Secretariat are final and cannot be appealed.

§ 8
Regulations of works of the Jury of the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES

  1. The Jury is an independent, independent body, appointed to select the Winners of the Competition, and work for the Contest is honorable and unpaid.
  2. The Jury consists of 5 people who are specialists in various fields. The selection of the members of the Jury is a well-thought-out activity, corresponding to the Foundation's ideals and thus the mission of the award.
  3. The Foundation selects the members of the Competition Jury and the Honorary Chairman of the Contest Jury.
  4. The members of the Jury are obliged to make decisions in a clear, transparent, objective and impartial manner.
  5. The decision of the Competition Jury on the selection of Participants of the Competition Winners is final, binding and cannot be appealed against.
  6. A member of the Jury has the right to withdraw from the work of the Chapter if he becomes convinced that there are circumstances that may undermine the impartiality of his assessment. A member of the Jury who will have to resign from this function for random reasons undertakes to indicate a person who will replace him/her.
  7. The work of the Jury consists in analyzing the profiles of the Participants of the Finalists based on the documentation provided by the Competition Secretariat in order to select Competition winners in each category. If it is necessary to obtain additional information or explanations regarding the profile of a given Participant, Members of the Chapter may contact the Participant in person or by phone, or through the Secretariat of the Competition or the Organizer.
  8. When evaluating the Participant, members of the Chapter may also take into account other criteria, in accordance with the spirit of the Competition and with its own free discretion, however, not going beyond the ideological framework of the Competition created by the Organizer.
  9. In order to achieve reliable results of the substantive evaluation, a scoring procedure will be implemented, which means that within in a given category, a member of the Jury will be able to award a maximum of 100 points by assigning them to 3 candidates.
  10. The decisions of the Jury are made by the majority of points. In the case of an equal number of votes/points, the vote of the Honorary Chairman of the Competition Jury is decisive.
  11. It is envisaged that members of the Jury may participate and vote remotely.
  12. It is forbidden for Members of the Jury to grant Participants of the Competition and third parties information related to the course of the work of the Chapter.
  13. The decisions of the Chapter are final and cannot be appealed against.
  14. The detailed manner of the Chapter's work is as follows:
  • Each Member of the Chapter receives from the Organizer a full set of information about the Participants of the Finalists provided by the Secretariat in the form of application documentation and protocols of online voting, as a result of which 5 Participants in each category were selected.
  • Members of the Jury have the right to choose the Winners from among the Finalist Participants, based on their own decisions. The condition for the recognition of these decisions is the formulation of a written justification for the selection of a given candidacy according to the form provided by the Organizer, which is an integral part of these Regulations. After awarding points, each Member of the Jury creates a ranking of candidates, Finalist Participants, which is submitted to the Competition Secretariat together with the justification for the choice.
  • Written justification for the choice is required for the best candidature.
  • Data obtained from of individual members of the Chapter are sent to the Competition Secretariat in order to sum them up and, on this basis, create the final ranking of the Participants of the Finalists.
  • After the selection of the Winners by the Members of the Chapter and after the administrative part is completed by the Competition Secretariat, a protocol is created - List of Winners, which is a confidential document until the names are read out during the official STAR OF POSSIBILITY Awards Gala. The protocol is signed by the Honorary Chairman of the Chapter, and if he is unable to sign the protocol, the protocol is signed by the Organizer.

§ 9
Terms and conditions use of property
and image of participants in the STAR OF POSSIBILITIES Contest

  1. In order to promote the idea of ​​the Contest and the profiles of the Participants of the Finalists, the Organizer obtains the right to place the basic information sent in the Application Form free of charge, in particular name, surname, age, profession, activity, achievements and to use the image, in particular by publishing the attached to submit photos of these people on the websites https://stelavirium.org, the Organiser's social networks, printed materials, video, press, television for an indefinite period .
  2. The Organizer obtains the right to publish personal data and photos promoting the Competition and in post-competition materials, on the terms described in section 1 of this paragraph.
  3. The Organizer reserves the right to publish the list of Participants, Finalists and Winners together with the justification of the nomination (in particular in press releases, websites, media) on the terms described in section 1 of this paragraph.
  4. The Organizer reserves the right to photographic and audiovisual recording of the Competition, in particular the STAR POSSIBILITY Awards Gala and its presentation in promotional and reporting materials related to the organized Competition, and the Participant agrees to the free publication of his image recorded during Awards Gala.

§ 10
Final provisions

  1. These Regulations come into force on the day of opening the Contest.
  2. Application for participation in the Contest means consent to the processing by the Organizer of personal data provided in the application forms and cards in accordance with art. 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016. on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), hereinafter referred to as the GDPR.
  3. Administrator of personal data obtained in connection with with the organization of the Competition is the Foundation for the Development of Qualifications STELLA VIRIUM, ul. W. Syrokomli 11/8, 30-102 Kraków, KRS no.: 0000457163. By entering the competition, the Participant agrees to the processing of personal data obtained in connection with the organization of the Competition. Consent to the processing of personal data is voluntary, but necessary in order to participate in the Competition.
  4. The personal data of the Competition Participant will be processed on the basis of the law and will be used for the purposes necessary for the proper conduct of the organized Competition and its settlement and implementation statutory tasks of the Foundation.
  5. Personal data of the Competition Participant will be processed for the duration of the Competition or until withdrawal from participation in the Competition, and then archived in accordance with applicable law.
  6. The Organizer does not intend to transfer personal data of the Participant to a third country/international organization.
  7. Participants and data subjects, in particular members of the Secretariat, Jury and Sponsors of the Competition, have the right to access and rectify the data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory body, i.e. the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection.
  8. Providing personal data is voluntary, but the lack of such data makes it impossible to participate in the Competition.
  9. The Organizer reserves the right to use the provided personal data in the field of public promotion and reporting of the Competition.
  10. As part of entering the Contest, the Participant declares that: they have the right to dispose of photos containing the Participant's image.
  11. The name, brand, logo, Internet domain of the Contest are the property of the Contest Organizer
    and are subject to legal protection under on the basis of the relevant provisions of law.
  12. The Organizer is entitled to change the provisions of these Regulations. This applies in particular to the dates of individual competition activities and changes to the specificity of the prize.
  13. The amended Regulations are in force from the time of their publication on the website https:// stellavirium.org.
  14. The Organizer reserves the right to interrupt, cancel, change the date of the Competition at any time without giving any reason
  15. In disputable matters, the Organizer's decision is final and replaces the decisions of the Secretariat and Chapters.

I accept these regulations and I undertake to follow it

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