Our medical initiatives

Members of Peace Patrol are volunteers trained in first aid and event health & safety. Peace Patrol volunteers participate in two significant events – Grand Finale charitable fundraiser and Pol’and’Rock Festival, and they are assigned with different tasks.

Peace Patrol is open to everyone willing to meet new people,

learn new skills, and embark on an adventure of a lifetime.

To become a festival steward and join the Patrol, you must first take part in a weekend training in our volunteer training centre in Szadowo-Młyn.

Other initiatives and humanitarian actions

We aim to go far beyond supporting medicine in Poland, engaging in different humanitarian initiatives and working on other platforms:

In 1997 we organised 156 aid convoys, which brought supplies to flood-stricken regions of southern Poland.

In 1999 we organised a medical convoy for Albanian refugees.

In 2005 we purchased medical equipment for tsunami-stricken hospitals in Sri Lanka. We supplied five hospitals with much-needed devices.

In 2006 we supported Polish Firefighting Services.

In 2010 we organised ”Small Finale” themed ”Stop Floods!” .

The funds were raised in aid of Polish Voluntary Firefighting

Services enabling us to equip 564 units.

In 2012 we donated 100 ”Braille typewriters” for blind pupils from Kibeho school in Rwanda.

In 2017 we have bought equipment for volunteer firefighters.

We donated devices to 178 volunteer firefighting crews.

In 2019 we launched our anti-hate and anti-bullying campaign with the nation’s Ombudsman.

In 2020 we began our emergency initiative to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. We donated equipment for nearly PLN 70,000,000.

In 2021 we created an outdoor billboard campaign to announce the result of our fundraising initiative and to thank all medics for their work and commitment.

In November 2021, we extended our support for the activists and medics working to help migrants at the border between

Poland and Belarus by opening a Humanitarian Aid Point in

Michałowo.

In March 2022, the GOCC Foundation has teamed up with the Warsaw City Council to establish a shelter for Ukrainians arriving at the Warsaw East railway station. We run the second aid point on the border crossing of Shegini, where many

Ukrainian refugees were fleeing to Poland.

In 2022, while announcing the result of the 30th Grand Finale

Fundrasier in the spirng, we presented a book “Mój pierwszy raz z WOŚP” [Eng. “My first time with the GOCC Foundation”] on the idea of helping created by the GOCC community.

Pol’and’Rock Festival is the largest non-commercial music and arts festival in Europe.

Yes, there are no tickets and concerts are all FREE!

Formerly known as Woodstock Festival Poland, this massive event drew inspiration from the famous Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in 1969. The festival, held

in Poland since 1994, continued to nurture the ideals

of peace, love, and friendship, becoming a cult event in Central Europe.

Festival line-up is a vibrant mixture of emerging talent from all over the world and ultimate festival headliners, taking over two festival stages. We also make sure to promote cultural, educational, and social awareness campaigns.

The festival hosts dozens of NGOs which present their initiatives and teach the festival-goers about their mission. The spheres of activities span from sports and recreation to human rights, equality, and LGBTQ+ rights. The Academy of the Finest of Arts hosts meetings with esteemed public figures, authorities in different fields: scientists, travellers, activists and artists.

The Most Beautiful Festival in the World WE BELIEVE IN LOVE, FRIENDSHIP, AND MUSIC!

In line with our tradition, in gratitude for volunteers’ engagement in organising the Grand Finale, we hold the Pol’and’Rock Festival in the summer.

The Pol’and’Rock Festival is, above all, a great musical adventure, during which the sounds of rock’n’roll (but not only!) release a message and an appeal for friendship, love, and peace in the air. The 28th edition of the festival, remaining faithful to its fundamental values, took the form of a huge peaceful manifastation with the main message: NO WAR! The festival community had a chance to express its strong opposition to unjustified aggression in the name of brotherhood, tolerance and peace, and to show solidarity and full support for fighting Ukraine.

The line-up of the event included the performances of Ukrainian bands (combining the elements of Polish and Ukrainian cultures - DAGADANA, and a metal group - Jinjer, at the concert of which our audience raised the flag of Ukraine). One of the Academy of the Finest of Arts meetings was a discussion on the job of a war correspondent with Wojciech Bojanowski and Marcin Wyrwał. NGOs also held a debate on human rights with regard to the current situation in Ukraine and talked about the attitude towards receiving refugees in Poland. Moreover, the scenography of our Main Stage, as well as multiple merch designs referred to the main theme of the event “NO WAR!”.

The spirit of love and peace reached far beyond the grounds of Czaplinek-Broczyno Airfield through online livestreams from our concerts and the AFA meetings. Those festivalgoers who could not arrive at the festival field had the change to follow us online even from the most distant corners of the globe, i.a. Ukraine, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Brazil, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Canada, the USA, Japan, Argentina, Chile, Iceland, the Philippines, Peru, Malaysia, the Ivory Coast or Morocco!

Pol’and’Rock Festival is, undoubtedly, an event of a great cultural importance. Our vibrant stages hosted 41 Polish and international bands (including Wolf Alice, Skindred, Clutch, Laura Cox, Stake, GWAR, Me And That Man, Spięty, Sztywny Pal Azji, Strachy na Lachy, Kwiat Jabłoni or Organek).

The 29th Pol’and’Rock Festival will play again at the Czaplinek-Broczyno Airport between 3-5 August 2023.

ZŁOTY MELON RECORDS

Złoty Melon Company [Eng. Golden Melon Company], in which the GOCC Foundation holds 100% shares, is the executive producer of Pol’and’Rock Festivals and Grand Finales, as well as a publisher of Polish rock music live records. All publications of Złoty Melon are characterized by a high-quality sound, assembly and unique design. Graphic designs of each cover are created by a team of graphic designers led by Jurek Owsiak.

Złoty Melon has released over 80 records so far - it is the largest collection of live music records on the Polish market.

One of the greatest successes of Złoty Melon is the record of the legendary Polish band - Kult, released together with S.P RECORDS, from their Kostrzyn nad Odrą concert during the 25th Pol’and’Rock Festival. For 22 weeks, the record stayed on the top of the OLiS chart until it was covered with double platinum.

OUR MEDIA

Follow Kręcioła YouTube channel for the latest updates about our charity and live music videos from Pol’and’Rock Festival and behind-the-scenes interviews with the stars. There are almost 100 concerts available to watch for FREE on our YouTube channel! In total, you have already watched tens of millions of hours of the most colourful festival memories on the KręciołaTV channel!

youtube.com/kreciolatv

Look for @kreciolatv online!

Pol’and’Rock Radio

Boasting the biggest collection of music recorded live, our internet radio is the best destination for rock music lovers everywhere! Listen online: radiopolandrock.pl