a responsible business
Local Community
ACTION S.A. Supports the Local Community
Supporting local enterprises is an important part of what the Company does. This is Company's way of emphasizing that community interests are just as important as business results.
The Great Picnic was held especially for the residents of the Leszno Wola administrative district in Nowa Iwiczna on 16 May 2009. There was no shortage of attractions during the festivities, including a competition to promote the district to people in the education and knowledge sector. First prize was a Toshiba Toshiba Satellite L300-1A3 notebook donated by Action S.A. The winner, Aleksandra Cibor was presented her prize by Anna Bielińska, Action S.A. Corporate Communications Manager.
Sponsorship
Warsaw Run
On 4 October 2009, 20,000 people started in the Warsaw Run, the largest running event in Poland. Participants were given two hours to finish the 10 km course through the centre of Warsaw. The generous time limit enabled everyone to complete the distance and made allowances for the disadvantages faced by disabled people. The event was sponsored by Action S.A., the City of Warsaw was a strategic partner, and Warsaw Mayor, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, was an honorary patron. The Ministry of Sport and Tourism, the Masovia Local Government Authority and Nike also partnered the Warsaw Run.
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Mróz ActiveJet
Spółka Action S.A. has been sponsoring a professional road bicycle racing team since 2003. The team's full name is Profesjonalna Grupa Kolarska ACTION (the Actional Professional Bicycle Road Racing Group) and it is known as the ?dream team? of Polish cycling. They dominate national bicycle racing and proudly represent Poland internationally with outstanding results.
We can be happy that the leading brand in the distribution sector has been supporting our team all these years. Sport and competitiveness is the passion that binds us. In business, as in sport, this is what lends the enterprise its worth and flavour. Striving to be the best is the essence of healthy competition and thanks to ACTION we can keep getting better and represent our country abroad, says Piotr Kosmala, co-founder and manager of the team.
Poland's most decorated cyclists either ride, or have ridden, in the team colours. The team's Division II ranking is the highest in the UCI (International Cyclist Union) and it boasts five Polish champions, three Olympians, ten world championship contenders and four Tour de Pologne winners.
I'll just give a couple of figures to give an idea of how strenuous the Polish cycling season is. Every member of the group covers 30,000 km annually, going through as many as five bikes. And he's on the road 200 days a year! This shows the degree of effort required to really matter in the world, adds Piotr Kosmala.
Computer equipment manufacturers like NVIDIA and ATI have also helped sponsor the cycling team over the years. Intel® Corporation got involved in the project in 2005-2007. The cycling group has been operating under the name Mróz ActiveJet since 2010. In this way they promote Action S.A.'s ActiveJet brand.
Akcent Action
The Akcent Action Dance Studio has two children's groups, "Mini Mini Akcent" and "Mini Akcent" and a youth group "Akcent". The three groups have won numerous prizes at dance competitions.
Akcent Action also appears on TV programs and at fashion shows and film premieres and official company functions.
Warsaw Grand Prix
Action S.A. has been sponsoring a 5 km race since 2009. The fact that the race is the initiative of the Chairman of the Action S.A. Management Board, Piotra Bieliński, is worth mentioning.
In my opinion, a 5 km competition is a wonderful experience for young and old alike and proves that running can be for everyone. For this reason, more and more people who lead an active lifestyle are happy to compete in the 5 km Warsaw Grand Prix says Piotr Bieliński, Chairman of the Action S.A. Management Board.
Athletics
Grzegorz Sudoł
Action S.A. became a sponsor of race walker Grzegorz Sudoł, a member of Polands Olympics Team in Beijing, in May 2009. Grzegorz Sudoł has represented Poland in international sporting contests since 1994. He came 7th at the Junior World Championships in Sydney. His greatest achievements are 7th place in the 50 km walk at the Athens Olympics in 2004, 2nd place in the 20 km walk at the European Team Cup, 1st place in the 50 km walk at the Polish Championships in 2002, 2007 and 2008, and 1st place in the Polish Indoor Championships (2005-2008).
Grzegorz Sudoł took part in the World Championships in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, and the European Championships in 1997, 2002 and 2006. He had previously been a frequent competitor at the Polish Junior and Youth Championships and broke the Polish Junior record for the 20 km walk. His personal best is 3:45:47for the 50 km walk and 2:15:38 for the 30 km walk. He won his first Polish Championship for the 20 km walk in June 2008.
Qualifying for the Beijing Olympics was also an achievement. Grzegorz Sudoł is currently a member of the AZS AWF club in Cracow and works at the Department of Athletics Theory and Methodics at the Cracow Academy of Physical Education.
Grzegorz Sudoł came 4th in the 50 km walk at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009. He put in an amazing final burst to reach the finish line at 3:42:34, breaking his previous personal best of 3:45:47. He only missed taking out the bronze by 57 seconds. This is Grzegorza Sudoł?s greatest success to date and is also the best result of any Polish walker since Robert Korzeniowski retired.
Łukasz Parszczyński
Łukasz Parszczyński is a member of Polonia Warszawa. He represented Poland in the European Youth Athletics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, in 2007. He advanced to the finals of the 3000 m hurdles.
His greatest achievements to date are a gold medal in the 1500 m run at the Polish Indoor Senior Athletics Championships (Spała 2009), 5th place in the 3000 m run at the European Indoor Cup (Moscow 2008), a gold medal in the 3000 m run at the Polish Indoor Senior Athletics Championships (Spała 2007), and a silver medal (as part of the youth team) in the cross country run at the European Championships in Spain (Toro 2007).
