Finish for Life: Martin Fuksa Paddles in Račice for Palliative Care
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Help me raise 100,000 CZK to support people who deserve dignity and comfort at the end of life.
Palliative care transforms the end of life from pain and loneliness into a time filled with dignity, closeness, and humanity.
I saw this strength with my own eyes – in the determination of Zorka, a woman with a terminal illness who chose to live fully and support palliative care through her symbolic ride across the Czech Republic.
This June, I joined her journey – symbolically becoming her “domestique” on the stage from Lysá nad Labem to Kolín during the event 8 Days for Palliative Care. It was a deeply moving human experience for me.
Now it’s time to give back. On June 21st, Zorka will be cheering me on at the European Canoe Sprint Championships in Račice. In return, I’m tying her courage to my own racing challenge: during the championship, I want to raise 100,000 CZK to support organizations providing palliative care in the Czech Republic.
How can you help?
💛 Contribute any amount – every crown makes a difference.
Every donation counts, and the Domestici will personally thank you.
Donate at least 1,250 CZK and you’ll receive a digitally signed photo from the Paris Olympics.
If your donation helps us reach the 50,000 CZK milestone, we’ll meet during the Czech Championships.
If your donation pushes us past 75,000 CZK, I’ll give you a personal tour of my home boathouse in Nymburk.
And if you help us hit the 100,000 CZK goal, we’ll either go out for lunch together or you’ll join me for a canoe ride under my guidance in Nymburk – whichever you prefer.
📢 Share the challenge – let your friends, colleagues, sports fans, and anyone who cares about others know.
domestici pro pomoc druhým z.s.
In cycling, domestiques are team members whose role is to support their leader and help them reach the finish line in the best possible shape.
Domestici.cz is a project that connects active people with the topic of palliative care — so that they can support their loved ones while they still have the strength, and contribute to the development of palliative care, which sooner or later, most of us may need.
Life should remain meaningful and dignified until the very last second. That’s what palliative care is here for. We’ve made our dream come true – together, we’ve raised over 10 million Czech crowns to support this challenging yet deeply human cause that can touch any of us. And this is just the beginning!
Domestici.cz = support for Palliative Care in the Czech Republic
In June 2024, Martin Souček and Tomáš Navrátil stood at the starting line of one of the world’s toughest ultracycling races. After 8 days, 8 hours, and 23 minutes, they crossed the finish line, having ridden exactly 4,936 kilometers.
A race like that is impossible to finish without domestiques — those who ride in support of the leader, offering help and strength in the toughest moments.
And that's exactly who we’re looking for now: domestiques for palliative care.
Your donations will go directly to support outstanding non-profit organizations: the Forum of Mobile Hospices, the Center for Palliative Care, and chosen hospices across the country.
Together, we hope to ensure that as many people as possible — whether our loved ones or strangers — can live their final days with dignity and quality of life. Palliative care is not about curing at all costs. It’s about making sure that when the end comes, it happens in the way the person themselves would wish.
Become a domestique. Join us — and give.
How Exactly Will Your Donation Help?
All donations will be distributed among outstanding organizations that are driving the development of palliative care in the Czech Republic. Specifically:
The Forum of Mobile Hospices, which helps make palliative care more accessible across different regions of the country.
The Center for Palliative Care, which provides essential education and public awareness — both key to making a good end of life a normal part of life.
Chosen hospices across the Czech Republic.
Join the Peloton of Domestiques.
Join us — and help change the way we leave this world in the Czech Republic.
How can you help?
Donate whatever amount you can — directly on this page.
Create your own personal fundraising challenge for the Domestici.cz project at www.darujme.cz/domestici.
Spread the word. Tell your friends, colleagues, and loved ones about Domestici.cz and invite them to join too.
Start your own sports challenge and connect it with Domestici.cz.
Or support us in your own way — there are no limits to creativity.
Become part of the Domestique peloton! With all our hearts — thank you. Martin Souček & the Domestici team ---
Fundraising Challenges Held in 2024
--- The Domestici.cz project is carried out based on a public challenge initiated by Martin Souček, in contractual cooperation with the organization Domestici pro pomoc druhým z.s. For this reason, your personal data may be shared — strictly to the necessary extent and exclusively for the purpose of project administration — with Domestici pro pomoc druhým z.s. This includes thank-you messages, analysis of the project's impact, further communication regarding the project, its results, and opportunities for continued support, as well as fundraising activities related to the project.
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