Financial Support
We started work on the archery park immediately after obtaining the right to use the area in October 2023. During the first months, we intensively cleaned, weeded and cleared the area. In the latter area, we also benefited from the support of Smolec Osiedle Village Council (amount PLN 9,000). We were also helped by the Housing Management Board in Kąty Wrocławskie, especially in organizing the rubble within plot 480/4. We invested significant club funds (over PLN 3,600 by the end of 2023 and over PLN 26,700 in 2024), as well as hundreds of hours of volunteer work by our members. As a result, within stage 1 of work on the creation of Smolec Archery Park, we prepared a water and sewage connection to the facility, carried out planned vegetation cutting and agreed replacement plantings in the form of Archers Avenue.
In 2024, with the support of the Marshal's Office of Lower Silesia Voivodeship, we implemented a task called "Smolec Archery Park, stage 2A" with a budget of over PLN 134,000, under the "Sports Base Improvement" program. As part of this project, we performed drainage of archery ranges, an arrow trap wall, side safety shields, purchased an arrow trap net and repaired existing fences and supplemented those that were missing. In implementing this task, we were greatly helped by companies Wiązar Plus, Skandha, Wrocław Aggregates, Gerpol and many private donors.
Thanks to the support of Gminę Kąty Wrocławskie - during the implementation of the above task - we implemented the creation of a recreational clearing for residents as part of a local initiative (task budget over PLN 18,000). The area of future archery ranges was cultivated, stones, debris remains, scrap metal, glass and garbage were removed from it and it was sown with grass. The rains that caused the 2024 Lower Silesian flood, in our case contributed to the fact that already in October we could enjoy a wonderful lawn on future archery ranges.
April 1, 2025 (this is not April Fools!) the first archery training took place in Smolec Archery Park, and on April 3, 2025 we also inaugurated running training in Smolec park of the run archery section (the first in Poland!). Currently we want to implement further stages of this undertaking. We still need at least PLN 200,000 to equip the facility with comfortable and leveling gravel paths and lighting that will allow us to extend the archery season on outdoor ranges. We also need permanent sanitary facilities, changing rooms for athletes, technical facilities and shelter from the hot sun or rain during training and competitions.
We count on the support of everyone who cares about physical culture and the possibility of active outdoor recreation. We have launched a permanent fundraising campaign on zrutka.pl, and we would like to talk about possible greater help with each person individually.
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