172 result(s) for us foundation in Community & Culture
Video: Hungary Invites People To Hang Up Coats For The Homeless
- 11 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
With temperatures plummeting to around minus 10 in Hungary, one enterprising charity firm has introduced an initiative to help the homeless. Although there are no official figures for the number of people living on the streets in Budapest, thousands use shelters and any available floor space for extra mattresses.
Sold Out: Burns Supper Budapest, Corinthia Hotel, 21 January 2017
- 3 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Tickets are now on sale for the 20th Annual Budapest Burns Supper to be held on 21 January 2016 at the Corinthia Hotel. The Robert Burns International Foundation looks forward to welcoming its guests again to the Grand Ballroom for a night of good food, fine wine and whisky, and an opportunity to try out some Scottish dancing!
Magic Lamp (Csodalámpa) Foundation Report
- 18 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
We would like to say a special thank in the name of Fruzsina too to the leaders and members of XpatLoop, the largest Hungarian expat community, for organizing the Budapest Bonfire Night Party for Charity and for the donations raised at the event. We would also like to thank our private donors and the KAP charity program of MagNet Hungarian Community Bank for their support, that allowed to grant ...
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
George E. Holroyd III: La Belle Etoile, ArtBázis, Now On Until 28 October
- 29 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The ArtBazis autumn season opens with the exhibition of an American photographer, George E. Holroyd III.
Born in Philadelphia in the USA, George arrived in Europe with his wife in 2009. From that point of view they are migrants.
Born in Philadelphia in the USA, George arrived in Europe with his wife in 2009. From that point of view they are migrants.
Hungary Defunds Successful Afterschool Study Programs
- 27 Sep 2016 4:10 AM
- community & culture
“It’s shocking that the leading afterschool study programs did not win the tender—those from which everyone has learned so much. I cannot say whether (this was deliberate) or the system for evaluating applications was faulty, but the fact that this circle is excluded from supports will cause enormous damage to afterschool study programs.” – Norbert Szűcs, Tanodaplatform
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Video: Hungary Invites People To Hang Up Coats For The Homeless
- 11 Jan 2017 10:00 AM
- community & culture
With temperatures plummeting to around minus 10 in Hungary, one enterprising charity firm has introduced an initiative to help the homeless. Although there are no official figures for the number of people living on the streets in Budapest, thousands use shelters and any available floor space for extra mattresses.
Sold Out: Burns Supper Budapest, Corinthia Hotel, 21 January 2017
- 3 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Tickets are now on sale for the 20th Annual Budapest Burns Supper to be held on 21 January 2016 at the Corinthia Hotel. The Robert Burns International Foundation looks forward to welcoming its guests again to the Grand Ballroom for a night of good food, fine wine and whisky, and an opportunity to try out some Scottish dancing!
Magic Lamp (Csodalámpa) Foundation Report
- 18 Nov 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
We would like to say a special thank in the name of Fruzsina too to the leaders and members of XpatLoop, the largest Hungarian expat community, for organizing the Budapest Bonfire Night Party for Charity and for the donations raised at the event. We would also like to thank our private donors and the KAP charity program of MagNet Hungarian Community Bank for their support, that allowed to grant ...
VIDEO UPDATE: See What Happened @ XpatLoop's Party For Charity
- 10 Nov 2016 11:57 AM
- community & culture
Thanks to everyone who came and supported, especially British Ambassador Iain Lindsay OBE for warmly encouraging guests to "dig deep", together we raised HUF 4.236 million.
This is a record fundraising result for XpatLoop's annual bonfire party, with 250 guests uniting for charity. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Hungary wrote afterwards: "Really enjoyed it, very good event." Read on for more ...
3 Very Scary Halloween Events In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2016 1:04 AM
- community & culture
Halloween is often thought to be an American ‘invention’, however its roots go back to Celtic culture, it's popular in all English speaking countries, and increasingly so in Hungary. Read on for more details about a 3 day Halloween Food Truck Party, an underground Halloween themed tunnel run, and the Budapest Charity Pumpkin Fest.
Events On 23 October Are About Heroism, Tribute & Freedom
- 21 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
At a press conference, MoD Parliamentary State Secretary Tamás Vargha stated that heroism, tribute and freedom will be the central ideas of the commemoration organized for the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Freedom Fight.
George E. Holroyd III: La Belle Etoile, ArtBázis, Now On Until 28 October
- 29 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
The ArtBazis autumn season opens with the exhibition of an American photographer, George E. Holroyd III.
Born in Philadelphia in the USA, George arrived in Europe with his wife in 2009. From that point of view they are migrants.
Born in Philadelphia in the USA, George arrived in Europe with his wife in 2009. From that point of view they are migrants.
Hungary Defunds Successful Afterschool Study Programs
- 27 Sep 2016 4:10 AM
- community & culture
“It’s shocking that the leading afterschool study programs did not win the tender—those from which everyone has learned so much. I cannot say whether (this was deliberate) or the system for evaluating applications was faulty, but the fact that this circle is excluded from supports will cause enormous damage to afterschool study programs.” – Norbert Szűcs, Tanodaplatform
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...