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Three Cheers for SKÅL International!

A generous donation for C4C from the sector you’d least expect it from… This story started sometime back, when Daniel Xuereb, Uber-director of all things Corinthian (as in Corinthia Group) in the Czech Republic, suggested to C4C’s founder, Manfred Franke, to consider attending a meeting of the Czech chapter of SKÅL International, the largest global

Working in the non-profit sector – and working with children and the elderly in particular – is sometimes challenging, but very fulfilling and enriching. Every smile of a child either in the hospital or children´s home or a grandfather or grandmother in a home for the elderly, every child´s dream we help to fulfill

Given the fact that the Dr. Clown program of Chance 4 Children is the first and original hospital clown initiative in the Czech Republic, dating back to 1999, the “laughter therapy” of our clowns in children’s hospitals is one of the best known aspects of C4C’s work. However, the very first activities C4C engaged

In 2019, the rank of our teachers and mentors expanded to include musician and producer Pavel Justich, who set to work with incredible vigor and dedication. He started by creating videos for children and the elderly, which we posted on our C4C YouTube channel during the months of the strictest measures against the spread

Two old friends, S.C. Johnson and C4C, were able to make several children’s homes and one home for the elderly happy again – thanks to a gift of household cleaning supplies from the leading household goods manufacturer. “We contacted a total of 20 institutions and six children’s homes, as well as the Klokánek Hostivice

After two months of emergency, I was finally allowed to visit seniors from the Home of St. Alois in Pilsen. I had to stay outside behind the fence, but at least I could see them again! I even came with my dog Márlíček, with whom we have been going there regularly for several years

School closures because of the measures announced by the governemnt two months ago have met with different reactions from my students – and from me. The children were excited, of course, because at first they perceived it as an unexpected holiday. They felt like they could sleep as long as they wanted in the

Fact is, these days residents of seniors homes and orphanages can’t receive visitors and, to top things off, children in children’s homes can only go out in a limited and organized way. We already reported on the online channel and videos we created for our children here. But what could be done, so that

On the 17th of April, one month has passed since the launch of the C4C channel on YouTube, which we set up so that we could at least electronically connect with children in orphanages and hospitals to which we have lost access. With our teacher Pavel Justich children or seniors can sing along to

When this all started, I never realized, how many sectors were going to be touched by the quarantine and restrictions. Not only schools – which seemed as an unexpected additional holiday welcomed by most of the students and even by me as a mother and a big fan of homeschooling– but also businesses, theatres,

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Three Cheers for SKÅL International!

Invisible members of our team – Uniservis Hašek s.r.o. and Esa logistika

Why did I volunteer as an English teacher for children in children´s homes?

Pavel Justich – C4C’s amazing clown, teacher, mentor, traveler and musician performs for children and the elderly people their homes!

With a little help from a (old) friend – everything is possible! S.J.Johnson lends a helping hand by donating household cleaning products for orphanages

Singing over the fence – or how our clown girl Vendy sings and plays for seniors in Pilsen!

Homeschooling, children and me – how one of C4C‘s teachers, dealt with the quarantine of her students in children´s home Klánovice

When visits are banned, how can we still reach out to children and the elderly in their institutions?

How is the C4C channel on YouTube doing so far?

CPI Hotels: with a help from a friend!