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On Thursday, 30th of October. 2025., participated by invitaion at a roundtable discussion held by the Candy X MÖS. The venue was at the Frame4Studio – District VIII. Német Str. 16. Budapest, whereas was present István Huczka – CEO of Candy Hoover Hungary Ltd., Kristóf Gáncs – CEO of the Ecumenical Aid Organization, Dorottya Révfalvi – Head of the Ecumenical Aid Organization’s National Aid Center, and Dániel Gyurta – Olympic champion swimmer whom shared their thoughts on why they instinctively feel the need to help, how can find the most sincere, humane form of doing so, and what difficulties have had to face.

“It’s good to help, but it’s not always easy!” so said István Huczka – CEO of Candy Hoover Hungary Ltd. and contuniued Q.:”We want to help because empathy for others is deeply encoded in us as humans. Yet we often feel uncertain about what we are doing enough? Isn’t it too little, isn’t it too late? Sometimes good intentions can be accompanied by anxiety or a feeling of helplessness.” Contiuned Q.” “For us, social responsibility is a human matter. Just as we serve the convenience of institutions with our products, we also want to set an example in how to make helping a part of everyday life, naturally, honestly, and based on values. In order to achieve this, our strategic co-operation with the Ecumenical Relief Organization was established.”

These topics, among others, were discussed at the roundtable discussion held within the framework of the strategic co-operation between Candy Hoover Hungary Ltd., and the Ecumenical Aid Organization.

The co-operation between Candy Hoover Hungary Ltd. and the Ecumenical Relief Organization is a model of real help. The company not only donates household appliances to the institutions operated by the relief organization, but also actively participates in projects, value creation and attitude formation. In 2025, more than ten institutions have had already and will receive modern, reliable household appliances, but the real value lies not in these machines, but in attention and co-operation.

According the culture of giving help to the needy Kristóf Gáncs – executive director of the Aid Organization said Q.:” The true power of co-operation lies in providing real, thoughtful responses to the needs of communities. “Help really starts to work when we think and act together, it’s not just the donation that counts, but the human connection, the shared commitment.”

Dániel Gyurta – Olympic champion swimmer put it this way: “Me in helping stands about the community for over 12 years. About the fact that we can all do something for others, and that this responsibility is not only reflected in actions, but also in attitude. I believe that attention and co-operation are what really move us forward.” Added “Yes, participated in delivering chopped wood in order for indivituals to survive in the cold winter days, for example, they do not have the money to buy chopped wood for their heating (of course, we help them not to pick up the parquet and in use for heating their place (this was not told as a joke!) It is important to operate transparently, so that needy people and families really get the needed support“

Dorottya Révfalvi – Head of the Ecumenical Aid Organization’s National Aid Center, highlighted within their activities said Q.” This year we have had already received seventy thousand requests, which included, for example, mothers raising alone children in family homes, private individuals, the elderly ones etc. All donations should reach those in need with the greatest efficiency. There are human destinies where it is not possible to help in an hour or so, or even one day, but long-term support is needed. It doesn’t matter whether we help reactively by saying yes to requests that come to us, or actively, walking our own path, looking for how we can help others.“

The “Together we can do it” campaign is thus not only a joint action, but also an invitation to a new way of thinking, so that helping should not be only special occasion, holidays, but a natural gesture of everyday life. It’s good to help, but it’s not always easy therefore not to give up!

Personally, hope that not only popular people, but Offices, Factories, Firms and Companies based in Hungary will follow the example one-way-or-another in supporting “The Needy folks!”

After the presentations and talking with the invited guests we were invited to a joint yummy lunch.

The roundtable discussion was organized by the knkpr.hu marketing communication and PR consulting agency.

Riport and snaps by Aggie Reiter