Serving our local community
The Holosophic Society Poland (PTH) organizes and runs charitable activities to support and help the local community around Lighthouse Center® Poland.
When striving to attain personal well-being, we realize quickly that our own well being is closely linked to the well being of those around us. Consequently, a key goal of Holosophic Society Poland (PTH) is to render service to those in need through charitable activities.
HSI Organized European Summer Retreat 2018 in Poland
The Holosophic Society International (HSI) organized the European Summer Retreat 2018 (ESR18) at Lighthouse Center® Poland (LCP) from July 21-28, 2018 with its highlight, the Guru Purnima celebration.
HSI organized European Summer Retreat 2017 in Poland
People from 22 different countries made their way to the Lighthouse Center® Poland (LCP) to attend the European Summer Retreat (ESR17) organized by the Holosophic Society International (HSI), which took place from 29 July to 6 August. The pathway at the entrance was…
Christmas & New Year Activities at Lighthouse Center® Poland
LCP volunteers joined forces with the villagers to decorate their Christmas tree at the village playground. With joint efforts all the colorful Christmas lights and glitter balls were put up before dark to be enjoyed by everyone of the village. Like a warm and…
European Summer Retreat 2016 at Lighthouse Center® Poland
After the successful summer retreat last year, the event was held again at Lighthouse Center Poland in August 2016. People from 18 different countries visited the European Center and actively participated in the daily life as well as specially organised activities…
August Retreat 2015 at Lighthouse Center® Poland
From 15-23 August 2015, the Lighthouse Center Poland was turned into a different place: people from 18 different countries visited the European Center and actively participated in the daily life as well as specially organised activities. With so many helping hands…
A Safe Haven
“Przystań“ is the Polish word for “Haven”, which is the name of a house for homeless people in Leśna, Poland. Since its foundation in 1992, the current manager has put in a lot of effort and dedication to make the home what it is today.
First Meeting with the ”Fundacja Kuby Kotlińskiego” Founders
Lighthouse Center® Poland, 24 February 2015 On 24 February 2015 some members of the PTH (Polish Holosophic Society) visited the founders of ”Fundacja Kuby Kotlińskiego” a Polish charity that helps sick and disabled children (read more about the foundation in our...
Kuby Kotlinskiego Foundation
The Foundation Kuby Kotlinskiego was established in the city of Luban in Poland in September 2013, with the aim of supporting sick or disabled children. As parents of a child with special needs, Edyta and Adam Kotlinscy were themselves experiencing the challenges and costs associated with the rehabilitation and treatment of their child.
Pobiedna Christmas Tree
Poland, LCP, 15 December 2014 Every year in December, the huge spruce at the entrance to the playground in the centre of Pobiedna gets turned into a majestic Christmas tree. This has been a pleasant joint activity for some years, where the LCP crew decorates the...
Lucky New Owners
Lighthouse Center® Poland, December 13, 2014Every year since 2011, the Polish Holosophic Society has collected clothes, kitchen utensils, toys, beddings and other articles of daily use for the inhabitants of Pobiedna, and sometimes also for the surrounding villages....
Food Distribution
Lighthouse Center® Poland, December 6, 2014For some years now, the Polish Holosophic Society has organised food distributions for families in need in Pobiedna, Lower Silesia. This time the distribution took place in the community room in the house of the local fire...
Preparing for the Snow
Lighthouse Center® Poland, October 2014 Since 2011 the Polish Holosophic Society has put up a snow fence on the field next to the street Wola Sokolowska in Pobiedna in cooperation with the community every year. During the winter months, a large part of the road often...
Bus Station Remodelling
September 2014 “Thank you for your selfless actions aimed to make an invaluable impact on increasing the attractiveness, improving the image and orderliness in Pobiedna.”Jan Surowiec, Mayor of LeśnaThe initiative of the project to renew the bus station and its...
Veggies for the Elderly
Lighthouse Center® Poland, July 2014In July our garden was overflowing with vegetables and we took the opportunity to share them with two retirement homes in our neighborhood. We had been in touch with these homes since autumn 2011 and had occasionally supported them...
Flower Power for Pobiedna School Kids
Flower Power for Pobiedna School Kids Lighthouse Center® Poland, Spring 2014 Sunflower, calendula, nasturtium and tagetes… Once a week the first graders of the school in Pobiedna have a hands on gardening class together with a volunteer from LCP. What a pleasure to...
Charity project in Lesna
Two lorries carrying up to 7.5 tons of weight and three small transporters full of kitchen utensils were collected in several centres in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Our volunteers picked up the boxes in Weimar, Erfurt, Bamberg, Augsburg, Benediktbeuren…
Oranges, Pasta, Potatoes
For 30 local families in need we prepared 30 boxes containing basic food, such as potatoes which we received from a local farmer. We also added some chocolate as an Easter present. Just before Easter the food boxes were distributed to the families at the local gym.
Getting Ready for Christmas
On the first Sunday in Advent the whole Lighthouse Center® Poland crew went down to the playground, carrying long ladders, large amounts of fairy lights and many boxes of tinsel to help decorating the huge spruce which stands in the entrance to the playground…