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Integration in Kashubian theme! Upon arrival, the guests were greeted with bread, salt and a glass of local cider. Folk accents were scarves and hats. Decorations such as wooden boxes with apples and pumpkins, metal buckets, watering cans filled with floral compositions, lanterns, wooden coasters, colorful ribbons with white frames creating a unique photo wall, straw sheaves emphasized the atmosphere of the event and the place itself. The whole event was led by the host - a leader in traditional Kashubian attire, who welcomed the guests and led integration games. In the evening the guests could sit together by the fire, bake sausages, listen to live folk music, listen to the stories of a Kashubian storyteller and try snuff. The program also included numerous workshops, tastings, regional delicacies, dances and songs.

One of the oldest street runs in Poland commemorating the anniversary of the Battle of Westerplatte that marked the start of the II World War in Europe. 10 km of the route, 2 hours of running, starting and finishing line on Westerplatte peninsula! Attendance record - 3150 people crossed the finishing line! Memorial medals for all runners - pride, appreciation, emotions! Organizers of the event: Sport Centre in Gdańsk and Radio Gdańsk.

International conference Boosting Social Innovation gathered  up to 100 people – representatives of Polish and European cities. The meeting was the end of the BoostINNO project, the theme of which was social innovation. The concept of the event assumed the exchange of participants’ experiences in a different, interesting way, being an impulse for further development of the innovation process in Gdańsk and deepening the integration and common goals of institutions, social organizations seeking value added in their implementations. More information: https://www.facebook.com/boostinno/ photos. Monika Serafin