washington business
From You to Us
Your Support is Appreciated
I would like to take this opportunity to tell you how much value
the city of Gdynia places on the Business Week programs and
the support the Association of Washington Business provides.
There is no other program like this in Poland, and we are extremely pleased that each year another group of Gdynia youth
may learn entrepreneurial thinking from our American friends. There are numerous benefits of the program, among others:
education of our students and staff, engagement of business in civic life, new opportunities for trade and commerce, promotion
of international cooperation and cross-cultural understanding.
Your support of the Gdynia Business Week initiatives for the past four years has created a group of 400 students who look at
business, the economy and most importantly their own lives from a creative and critical perspective.
We highly appreciate your support of Business Week with your time and finances as well as the exceptional quality of the
curriculum and the people you have chosen to deliver it. The program has undoubtedly made a difference in Gdynia. We thank
you sincerely and would be happy to continue the relationship.
Ewa Lowkiel, Deputy Mayor
City of Gdynia, Poland
Thank You for your Support
As we prepare to start our trade mission to the U.S., we all
want to take the time to thank you for all your support of the
Washington segment of that mission. We are acutely aware
of all you have done to help us be successful. We know this
would not happen without you. Thank you sincerely from all
of us here in Gdańsk.
We would also like to report to you how well-received
was the second Gdańsk Business Week program this August.
We hope you are as proud of the performance of your people
as we are grateful for their presence. The hard working
company advisors and American students supported by the
leadership of Janice Jaworski and her husband, Allen, were
successful in giving us an experience that changed us all,
students as well as adults. In particular it was remarkable to
watch Janice as she anticipated and then solved problems
before they created disruptions in our program. She allowed
that amazing American spirit of accomplishment to show
itself every day to our students. It was a powerful model
for our students to observe. We consider her to be a special
person for us and for the success of the program. Once more,
you must be proud of such employees.
We are ready to support a third Gdańsk Business Week next
year and want you to know how much we believe in the program and all the people from the U.S. who make it happen.
Pawel Adamowicz, Mayor
City of Gdansk, Poland
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association of washington business
Brunell Receives Medal
for Business Efforts in Poland
In October, AWB President Don Brunell received
a medal for promoting business among students
in Poland. The mayor of Gdańsk, Poland, Pawel
Adamowicz, presented Brunell and Washington
Business Week’s Janice Jaworski with medals
for developing and promoting “Poland Business
Week,” a program where local business leaders
mentor Polish students and help them learn
essential business skills. Adamowicz visited the
Pacific Northwest this fall with a delegation of
Polish business CEOs to promote investment in
Polish businesses.