The 2006 Olga Havel Award
Lenka Hegrová - laureate of the Olga Havel Award
Photo: Mrs. Lenka Hegrová, the Laureate of Olga Havel Award, and Mr. Přemysl Sobotka, the chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
The 2006 Olga Havel Award was presented on 15 May 2006 under the auspices of the chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Přemysl Sobotka in the Great Hall of Wallenstein Palace to Lenka Hegrová who, as part of Brno’s League for the Rights of Wheelchair Users, has built a project for the provision of personal assistance for disable people who are not able to take care of themselves on their own.
The Olga Havel Award – Olbram Zoubek’s bronze statue Encouragement – was presented by Dana Němcová in the presence of the former president of the Czech Republic Václav Havel and board members Ivan Douda bishop Václav Malý and Ljuba Václavová. Chairman of the Senate Přemysl Sobotka presented Lenka Hegrová with a memorial medal.
The ceremony featured a performance by the Svěcený Trio of the Prague Conservatory and the Bambini di Praga choir with conductor Blanka Kulínská, accompanied by pianist Ludmila Čermáková. The event was hosted by Marie Retková.
Thanks go to:
For significant financial support
• ČSOB Asset Management, CEO Ing. Josef Beneš
• State Securities Printer
• Ing. Miroslav Weber
For effective cooperation
• IN-SY-CO s. r. o. - Ing. Beneš, owner of computer company
• Meyra ČR s. r. o. - Jan Vojtík, representative of a wheelchair provider
• Olga von Pohl - Kropíková and Stephan von Pohl – English language translations
For excellent projects
• APLA – Asociace pomáhající lidem s autismem (Association Helping People
with Autism) – president Mgr. Hynek Jůn
• Cesta domů (The Road Home) Prague 7 – president Martina Špinková
• Apogeum civic association, Brno – president Ing. Aleš Hlavatý
• Chráněné bydlení Sokolov (Sokolov protected housing) – president Milada Bučková
• Sluneční domov, Prague 9 – president Alexandra Řezníčková
• Sourozenci (Siblings) – the Jonšta singing foster family from Havířov-Šumbark