February 7, 2022
News
The Three Kings Collection exceeded all our expectations and broke the record set in previous years. Our donors were exceptionally generous. Thanks to them, an incredible 138 419 561 Czech crowns were collected to help people in need. Thank you to all donors!
At the beginning of the year, the carollers grabbed their sealed cashboxes and went to the streets across the Czech Republic. This year, they were excited even more because they could not go caroling in person because of the pandemic last year. However, this year, the carolers could not bring joy to people in every region personally either. Despite some restrictions, they achieved a record result. They collected a total of 129 083 289 Czech crowns in their cashboxes.
After a two-week carolers´ activity, the Three Kings Collection continued online, and its current proceeds amount is a total 3 674 459 Czech crowns, while non-cash donations were a total of 4 592 769 Czech crowns to this day. The Three Kings Concert accompanied the collection, and it was broadcasted on Czech Television on Sunday, January 9. Viewers contributed a total of 1 069 044 Czech crowns to the cashbox.
“We are all very happy that our carolers were able to bring joy and God´s blessing to people again this year. Even though there were fewer caroling groups than two years ago, the result of the Three Kings Collection is higher than the so-far best result in 2020 – the year before covid - when the total amount of the collection was 133 803 733 Czech crowns. The donors´ generosity is admirable. At the same time, we learned the lesson of last year, when it was impossible to go caroling in the field due to coronavirus restrictions. Therefore, we have added the last year´s covid-proved tools to the traditional collection. All of this has now helped to make the collection successful in places where caroling in person was not possible or where they did not dare to carol in the field,” says Lukáš Curylo, the director of Caritas Czech Republic.
If you have not managed to donate, it is still not too late. You can donate to the Three Kings Collection throughout the year.
- More information about the Three Kings Collection can be found in the press release.
- You will also find plans for using the funds from the collection in each diocese on the website.
(Some links lead to websites in Czech language only)