19.3.2010
The humanitarian action Words Heal Too was presented in the premises of the association "EVERYTHING for HER!“. The goal of the action is to support work of the Center for Psychological Assistance to Women Living with Cancer. Zagrebačka banka and T-HT provide valuable support to this action. By making the highest donation in 2010 (HRK 300,000) Zagrebačka banka will help furnish the Center so that it can start functioning in May this year, according to the plan. T-Croatian Telecom has assigned the telephone number 060 9008 to the Association for the purpose of raising funds. Our company will give the full amount of funds raised to the organizer, while additional funds should be raised at a big charity concert which will be held in the concert hall Vatroslav Lisinski on 14 April 2010.
The president of the association "EVERYTHING for HER!“ Vesna Andrijević Matovac pointed out that the Center is intended and planned to specialize in providing information, psychological and logistical assistance to women diagnosed with cancer and to their families as well. In order to ensure high quality and continuous work of the Center, T-Croatian Telecom has assigned the number 060 9008 to the Association for raising funds. By calling this number at the price of HRK 5 (plus VAT) citizens will directly contribute to the action and T-Croatian Telecom will donate all proceeds to the organizer. A big charity concert is planned to be held on 14 April as part of the action, featuring a number of famous pop singers in the concert hall Vatroslav Lisinski, and all proceeds will go to functioning of the Center in the future.
“As we are the leading bank and one of the biggest employers with more than 80% women's quota, we are highly sensitive to the issue of increased cancer rates among women in Croatia, especially breast cancer. We are very pleased that this year's donation goes to the association “EVERYTHING for HER!“. We will support this action also during everyday communication with our clients throughout the year. Besides, all proceeds from the concert held by performers of Milan's opera house La Scala (invited to Zagreb once again in November 2010) will be used for the same goal“, said Daniela Roguljić Novak, member of the Management Board of Zagrebačka banka.
"We are sincerely grateful to Zagrebačka banka and HT and all other parties that will support our project and activities of the association "EVERYTHING for HER!“. There are 2250 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Croatia every year. Unfortunately, 850 of these women die in the same year. We are trying to provide the best possible care and assistance to patients coping with this disease. This was the reason for opening the Center and we hope that its functioning in Zagreb will mark the beginning of a new era when women will always have easy access and the right to professional psychological assistance in struggling with cancer and pursuing life despite this severe disease“, said Vesna Andrijević Matovac, president of the association "EVERYTHING for HER!“.
The action is supported by a number of famous persons, the most active being the ambassadors of this action – the opera singer Sandra Bagarić, the culinary expert Ana Ugarković, the actress Anja Šovagović Despot, the actor Tarik Filipović, TV host Duško Ćurlić. The action will also be joined by other female artists from the Croatian music scene.