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Every age has its heroes. This one too. They are people who have loving hearts and care for others. The best ones received the Good Heart award at the Gala Evening in Bratislava’s Old Market on Monday.

The editor-in-chief of the daily Pravda, Jakub Prokeš, presents the award to Marta Kupcová.

“We have shown that despite the shortcomings in legislation and budget, a person with a good heart is still in Slovak social services,” said Anna Ghannamová, president of the Association of Social Service Providers, which awarded the prizes for the second time.

VIDEO: Good Heart Awards.

The most beautiful is the smile and progress of the people we care about, basically all the winners of the nine categories agreed. They come from all over Slovakia and the jury finally selected from 40 people working in the social field, nominated by their colleagues, clients or loved ones. The daily Pravda is the main media partner of the Good Heart event.

Jakub Prokeš, editor-in-chief of the Pravda daily, presented the award in the Volunteer in Social Services category to Marta Kupcová. “Volunteering is just as important as any other social work. All these people deserve our respect and thanks. It wouldn’t really be possible without a good heart, “he said.

VIDEO: Marta Kupcova.

The winner of the category has been cooking food for the homeless once a week at the Vagus civic association in Bratislava once a week. Her lunches are legendary. A woman who has been volunteering for nine years, says it’s not good for people to be prejudiced against the homeless and say they’re to blame.

“It simply happened that they found themselves on the street, so why not help them,” Kupcová said. She says she is grateful for the team of young people who help in the association and invent activities for the homeless.

VIDEO: Anna Ghannam.

All the winners make their work a joy to others. “Work makes me a better person,” says physiotherapist Katarína Čečotová from the social services home in Prakovce in the Gelnica district. She won the Good Heart from the gala evening for winning the professional category. He has been working in the home for nine years, dealing with children and adults with behavioral disorders and mental illness. He considers the people he cares for as his family.

Two women won the prize for an exceptional achievement. Doctor Mária Čunderlíková founded and runs the Memory Center in Bratislava for 20 years, where she teaches people how to improve their memory and train their brains. They also help patients with dementia. “If no one cares about these people, they are lost in the health care system and relegated to the second track,” said Čunderlíková. He wants everyone with such problems to have a place to turn.

VIDEO: Ildiko Madaraszova.

The second laureate of the Good Heart for an exceptional achievement is Ildikó Madarászová. 25 years ago, she founded the association Nezábudka to help children and adolescents with disabilities. “With a disabled child, the whole family suffers, even healthy siblings. Especially mothers often can’t find even a little time for themselves, “he says of the mission of Nezábudka. In the day center in Senec, they prepare a program for children and also help families. “It can be said that Nezábudka is such a verbal toy – we want these families not to be forgotten,” Madarász smiled.

VIDEO: Pavol Vilček.

The editor of the daily Pravda, Dorota Hudecová, head of the Useful Pravda and Seniors supplements, was nominated in the category of journalists who deal with social issues. In the end, Barbara Štefanovičová from TA3 took the first place.

The organizers also honored five social workers who fell victim to the coronavirus this year. They became infected during their occupation. They are Katarína Škirkanicová, Lenka Štefanková, Mária Trenčíková, Margita Kostúriková and Ingrid Tomášová.

VIDEO: Vladimir Lengvarsky.

Winners of the Good Heart Award 2021

• category manager: Pavol Vilček, director of the Spiš Catholic Charity
• category professional: Katarína Čečotová, physiotherapist at the IDEA Social Services Home – Matilda Huta Center
• category caregiver: Pavol Kalina, facility for seniors PE-ES, Nitrianske Sučany
• category nurse in social services: Zdenka Majchrová, facility for seniors Iskierka nádeje, Trenčín, and in memoriam Margita Kostúriková, Center of Social Services, Likavka
• volunteer category: Marta Kupcova, OZ Vagus
• category of journalists on social services: Barbara Stefanovicova, TA3
• fundraiser category: Soňa Vancáková, OZ Lighthouse of Hope
• category provider: Social house Antic, Bardejov
• category exceptional act: Ildikó Madarászová, founder and director of the association for help to families with disabled children and adolescents Nezábudka, and Mária Čunderlíková, founder of the Memory Center