{"id":85740,"date":"2025-01-17T10:07:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/aktuality\/upjs-vyzbierala-170-kg-vosku-na-vyrobu-zakopovych-sviecok-pre-ukrajinu\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T12:50:55","slug":"upjs-collects-170-kg-of-wax-to-make-trench-candles-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"cpt_zo-zivota-upjs","link":"https:\/\/www.upjs.sk\/en\/zo-zivota-upjs\/upjs-collects-170-kg-of-wax-to-make-trench-candles-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"UPJ\u0160 COLLECTS 170 KG OF WAX TO MAKE TRENCH CANDLES FOR UKRAINE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In November and December 2024, a collection of wax was held at the Pavol Jozef \u0160af\u00e1rik University in Ko\u0161ice to help the people of Ukraine affected by the military conflict. Thanks to the generosity of staff, students, and other donors, more than 170 kilograms of wax were collected.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On 18 November 2024, the university announced the second wax collection for Ukraine. Two collection points were set up on the premises of the university. The staff and students donated wax, unburnt and new candles, tea lights, and incense burners. The Vice-Rector for Science, Research, and Project Agenda, Prof. RNDr. Ren\u00e1ta Ori\u0148akov\u00e1, DrSc., received Ing. Eduard Bura\u0161, Ambassador of Transcarpathia, Expert Advisor to the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child and Director of the Feman Association, which is dedicated to the assistance to Ukraine on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. The aim of the meeting was to hand over more than 170 kilograms of wax, which was then transported across the Slovak border to our eastern neighbors in Uzhhorod on Wednesday, 15 January 2025, by a university car. “The recipients of this humanitarian aid are the sisters of Congregatio JESU (Women’s Religious Society) Slovak Province, which has a presence in Uzhhorod and helps in several areas by providing help to orphans, mothers with children, youth, seniors, and war veterans,” specified Ing. Eduard Bura\u0161. The wax will be used to produce trench candles, which will provide warmth and light to people in Ukraine living without electricity. Trench candles are essential for the survival of war-affected populations, especially during the winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n