We know the candidatures to the “Polish Man of the Year 2014” title

It is 17th time “Kurier Wileński” called “Polish Man of the Year” plebiscite. The jury (Kapituła Plebiscytu) consisting of the people who had already won the “Polish Man of the Year” title chose 10 best candidats from 30 candidatures submitted by the readers, Walenty Wojniłło, journalist of Wilnoteka among them.

“Kurier Wileński” has been organizing the plebiscite for 17 years. Its aim is to honour people who accomplished something remarkable which would  leave a trace in the chronicle of Polish people in Lithuania. The course of the competition is similar every year: first, the readers need to submit their candidatures, after that the jury (Kapituła Plebiscytu) discuss each candidature and present a list of 10 best candidats, and finally the readers vote. The voting process involves cutting out special counterfoils from the newspaper (copying not allowed) and sending them to “Kurier Wileński” office. The candidate with the biggest amount of votes wins. The results will be published in January 2015.
This year the jury (Kapituła Plebiscytu) consisting of the people who had already won the “Polish Man of the Year” included: Anna Adamowicz, Barbara Kosinskienė, Zofia Matarewicz, Antoni Jankowski, Edward Trusewicz, rev. Wacław Wołodkowicz, Robert Mickiewicz, “Kurier Wileński” managing editor and  Andrzej Podworski, a commercial director. The organizers of the competition wrote that “the members of the jury assessed the impact each of the candidates had on the development of Polish culture during last year, on behavior and propagating Polish character in Lithuania, on promoting Poles good name among the society of our country”.

Below the candidates to the “Polish Man of the Year” title:

Adam Błaszkiewicz, John Paul II Secondary School in Vilnius director

Bolesław Daszkiewicz, Selfgovernment of the Solesznicki Region Administration ex-director Alfreda Jankowska, Józef Obrembski Secondary School in Mejszagoła

Ryszard Jankowski, ZPL club in Wędziagoła president

Alicja Klimaszewska, the Social Committee for Maintenance of the old Rasos cemetery president

Michaela Rak, the founder of M. Sopoćk Hospice in Vilnius

Rita Tamašunienė, a starost of Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania in Sejmas of the Republic of Lithuania

Rev. Rusłan Wilkiel, a parish priest in St. Cross Discovery parish in Vilnius Calvary

Walenty Wojniłło, “Wilnoteka” journalist

Prof. Jarosław Wołkonowski, the dean of Faculty of Economics and Informatics of the University of Bialystok, the branch in Vilnius

The voting will last till 31st December 2014. The counterfoils should be send to the following address:  „Kurier Wileński”, Birbynių 4a, LT-02121 -30 Vilnius, Lietuva, put into a special box in The House of Polish Culture in Vilnius reception.

On the basis of: kurierwilenski.lt