Finish for Life: Martin Fuksa Paddles in Račice for Palliative Care
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.
Why is palliative care important?
Palliative care helps people with incurable illnesses live quality lives until the very end — without unnecessary pain, in safety, and with support provided not only to them, but also to their loved ones.
- In the Czech Republic, approximately 70,000 people need palliative care today.
- Yet 40% of people don’t even know what palliative care means.
We believe that no one should be left alone, in pain, or in fear at the end of life.
What do we do as Domestici.cz?
We are building a community of people who speak openly and respectfully about palliative care — and who actively support it.
- We organize awareness-raising events.
- We connect people through challenges and personal stories.
- We provide financial support to hospices and organizations that develop palliative care across the Czech Republic.
The project was born out of the founder Martin Souček’s passion for ultra-cycling. In 2024, he linked his participation in the Race Across America with support for palliative care. And around this idea, a community of “Domestiques” gradually grew — a community of people who help others.
How exactly will your donations help?
All funds raised will be distributed among outstanding organizations that are advancing palliative care in the Czech Republic, specifically:
- The Forum of Mobile Hospices, helping make palliative care more accessible
- The Center for Palliative Care, which provides education and awareness for healthcare professionals across the system as well as for the public
- Selected hospices across the Czech Republic
10% of the collected amount will be used for the long-term support of the Domestici project. This will enable us to carry out this fundraiser and many other awareness-raising activities. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Become a Domestique!
Anyone can get involved — in a way that suits their possibilities:
- Donate any amount.
- Create your own fundraising challenge at the bottom of this page and involve people around you! Connect Domestici.cz with your sporting challenge, event, or personal story.
You don’t have to be an athlete. All you need is the desire to be there for others.
Thank you for helping change the way we accompany people at the end of life in the Czech Republic.
The Domestici.cz Team
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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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domestici pro pomoc druhým z.s., projekt: DOMESTICI.CZ | Martin Souček | For a Dignified End of Life
domestici pro pomoc druhým z.s., projekt: DOMESTICI.CZ | Martin Souček | For a Dignified End of Life
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