Since 1978 Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc. has been committed to promoting Polish culture and traditions, supporting activities within Polonia and to help make it successful within our Canadian Society. With this year’s distribution, we have awarded over 1.6 million dollars in Donations, Sponsorships and Academic Awards. The GALA OF EXCELLENCE was held on October 15, 2023 and recipients are listed below.
“Polonia” Donations & Sponsorships
Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus $60,000
Polish Canadian Business & Professional Association $10,279
Tatry Song & Dance Ensemble $10,000
Polish Language School at the Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor $5,000
Windsor White Eagles Sports & Recreation $3,500
Polish Canadian Students’ Association of Windsor $2,500
“Polskie Nadzieje” of Windsor $2,500
Catholic Women’s League at Holy Trinity R.C. Church $2,000
Wisla Volleyball Club Windsor $1,200
Polish Varieties Radio – WNZK 680/690 AM $1,000
Windsor Polonia Fishing Club $500
What’s UP Windsor Radio – CJAM 99.1 FM $500
2023 Polonia Centre Donation Recipients – From left to right: Karen Pillon – Leddy Library University of Windsor, Margaret Holec – What’s UP Windsor Radio, Andrzej Minkiewicz- Wisla Volleyball Club Windsor, Leszek Rudowski -Windsor White Eagles Sports & Recreation, Halina Roznawski – President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc., Julia Zalewski – “Polskie Nadzieje” of Windsor, Susie Sawicki – Polish Canadian Students’ Association of Windsor, Halina Skoda – Catholic Women’s League at Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor, Jerry Barycki – Polish Canadian Business & Professional Association, Sister Teresa Sroka – Polish Language School at Holy Trinity R.C. Church in Windsor, Sr. Maria Lange – Ursuline Sisters of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, Fr. Glen Ball – Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Maria Kulesza- Tatry Song & Dance Ensemble, Fr. Stanislaw Izdebski – Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Jerzy Rozalski – Polish Varieties Radio – WNZK 680/690 AM, Jerzy Wnukowski – Windsor Polonia Fishing Club, Steve Polewski – President of the Global Maintenance Board of Directors
Registered Charities
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church – Music Ministry $40,000
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church – Building Fund $15,000
Assumption University Polonia Centre Scholarship $20,000
The Hospice of Windsor & Essex County $10,000
Windsor Cancer Centre Foundation – Patient Assistance Fund $ 6,000
Leddy Library at University of Windsor $ 3,000
University of Toronto – Polish Language & Literature Studies $ 2,500
University of Ottawa – Polish Studies $ 2,500
Street Help Homeless Centre of Windsor $ 2,000
Windsor Essex Right to Life $ 2,000
Our Lady of Guadalupe Home of Windsor $ 2,000
NET Canada – sponsorship of Maya Jaglarz (Youth Ministry) $ 2,000
Windsor Public Library $ 1,000
Academic Awards
The Academic Awards Program was established in 1981 to encourage and support students of our Polish Community in their pursuit of higher education. Undergraduate students Vanessa Udron and Madison Uszynski and Graduate student Natalia Glinski shared in a total of $10,000.
Text prepared by: Halina Roznawski, President of Polonia Centre (Windsor) Inc
Photo: Maria Wojewnik – Publisher, PoloniaWindsor.ca
