This year we paid particular attention to doing good to others while celebrating in the holiday season. As some members of our team are volunteers of the InDaHouse Hungary Association, we decided to complement their work by supporting the association with 1.500.000 HUF for the next year. đ
"This was a no-brainer, as we have always felt the importance of supporting the next generations so we try to support the work of associations and foundations that are doing something for children's development every day, by providing inspiration for businesses like ours." - Mate Kiss - Gy.
The number of children participating in the association's various activities increased from 150 to 230 in September 2021. Partners who support InDaHouse play a crucial part in managing the organizational and financial changes of this growth thus aiding in creating a stable and predictable operation.
Above that this year, instead of the usual Christmas gift exchange between colleagues, we opted for a joint boxing project to support the Shoebox Initiative, which has been operating in Hungary for 18 years.
The initiativeâs goal is to make sure that there is a gift box for Christmas for those children as well whose families cannot afford to gift. đ¶ The Christmas Shoebox Initiative (in Hungarian: âCipĆsdoboz AkciĂłâ) is a charitable movement to collect and give Christmas gifts to disadvantaged children primarily in Hungary. The number one goal is to bring a smile to the faces of these children over the holiday season and experience the spirit of the holiday season that most of us take for granted.âș
So, before Christmas dinner, we gathered in the office humming to Christmas music and copying each other's wrapping techniques, to prepare 27 presents for boys between 14-17 years. Then we headed together straight to the Shoebox Castle where the center, to deliver the gifts with the greatest love. đ
A tĂĄrsadalmi felelĆssĂ©gvĂĄllalĂĄs a vĂĄllalati kultĂșra rĂ©szĂ©t kĂ©pezi, aminek keretĂ©ben magunkĂ©rt Ă©s mĂĄsokĂ©rt is tehetĂŒnk â ennek idĂ©n is kĂŒlönös figyelmet szenteltĂŒnk. Több munkavĂĄllalĂłnk is aktĂv önkĂ©ntese az InDaHouse Hungary EgyesĂŒletnek, de idĂ©n Ășgy döntöttĂŒnk ezt kiegĂ©szĂtve 1.500.000 Ft-tal tĂĄmogatjuk az egyesĂŒlet munkĂĄjĂĄt Ă©s stabilitĂĄsĂĄt a jövĆ Ă©vre nĂ©zve. đ
âEz nem volt kĂ©rdĂ©s, hiszen mindig is fontosnak Ă©reztĂŒk a következĆ generĂĄciĂłk tĂĄmogatĂĄsĂĄt, Ă©s igyekszĂŒnk Ă©vrĆl-Ă©vre segĂteni azon egyesĂŒletek Ă©s alapĂtvĂĄnyok munkĂĄjĂĄt, akik naprĂłl-napra tesznek a gyermekek fejlĆdĂ©séért, ezzel talĂĄn inspirĂĄciĂłt nyĂșjtva a hozzĂĄnk hasonlĂł vĂĄllalkozĂĄsoknak.â â Mate Kiss - Gy.
A gyerekek lĂ©tszĂĄma 150-rĆl 230-ra nĆtt 2021 szeptemberĂ©ben. A szervezetnek fontos segĂtsĂ©get jelentenek azon partnerek, akik a növekedĂ©s szervezeti Ă©s anyagi vĂĄltozĂĄsainak kezelĂ©sĂ©ben, ezzel a stabil, kiszĂĄmĂthatĂł mƱködĂ©s megteremtĂ©sĂ©ben tĂĄmogatjĂĄk az InDaHouse-t.
Az InDaHouse Hungary EgyesĂŒlet 2014-ben alakult Ă©s cĂ©lja, hogy az encsi kistĂ©rsĂ©gben Ă©lĆ, kiskorĂș, hĂĄtrĂĄnyos helyzetƱ gyerekek önmegvalĂłsĂtĂł, felelĆs, a sajĂĄt sorsukat irĂĄnyĂtĂł, felnĆttĂ© vĂĄljanak, akik szĂŒlĆkĂ©nt be tudjĂĄk Ă©pĂteni a tĆlĂŒk kapott tĂĄmogatĂĄst a gyerekeik nevelĂ©sĂ©be. Ennek Ă©rdekĂ©ben önkĂ©ntesek ĂĄltal megvalĂłsĂtott egyĂ©ni Ă©s csoportos fejlesztĆ foglalkozĂĄsokat tartanak Ă©s mentor programot mƱködtetnek HernĂĄdszentandrĂĄson Ă©s környĂ©kĂ©n. Az egyesĂŒlet havi mƱködĂ©si költsĂ©ge hĂĄrom Ă©s fĂ©l milliĂł forint, amit csak adomĂĄnyokbĂłl tudnak elĆteremteni.
A megszokott cĂ©ges karĂĄcsonyi hĂșzĂĄs helyett pedig idĂ©n inkĂĄbb közös dobozolĂĄsba fogtunk, ezzel tĂĄmogatva a 18. Ă©ve mƱködĆ CipĆsdoboz akciĂł - Baptista SzeretetszolgĂĄlatot Ă©s ĂĄltala a rĂĄszorulĂł gyerekeket. âș
A karĂĄcsonyi vacsora elĆtt összegyƱltĂŒnk az irodĂĄban Ă©s karĂĄcsonyi muzsikĂĄkra bĂłlogatva, egymĂĄs technikĂĄit lemĂĄsolva közösen csomagoltuk be, amiket 14-17 Ă©ves szerĂ©nyebb sorsĂș fiĂșknak szĂĄntunk. EzutĂĄn közösen ĂĄtmentĂŒnk a központi CipĆsdoboz VĂĄrba, ahol a hideg szĂ©l ellenĂ©re a legnagyobb szeretetĂŒnkkel adtuk le az ajĂĄndĂ©kokat. đ
"âA CipĆsdoboz AkciĂł egy zseniĂĄlis kezdemĂ©nyezĂ©s, hiszen minden hĂĄztartĂĄsban akad egy ĂŒres cipĆsdoboz, amiket megtölthetĂŒnk meglepetĂ©sekkel. Fontosnak tartottuk, hogy egy olyan korosztĂĄly legyen a cĂ©lcsoportunk, akik szĂĄmĂĄra az ĂĄtlagosnĂĄl kevesebb ajĂĄndĂ©k Ă©rkezik az akciĂł keretĂ©n belĂŒl. RemĂ©lem, hogy sikerĂŒl egy picit szebbĂ© tenni szĂĄmukra az ĂŒnnepet. Tudtuk nĂ©lkĂŒl a miĂ©nket mĂĄr sikerĂŒlt, csapatĂ©pĂtĂ©s szempontjĂĄbĂłl is egy jĂł hangulatĂș közös Ă©lmĂ©ny volt az âegyĂŒtt dobozolĂĄsâ. â mondta Kiss-Gy. MĂĄtĂ©