The honorees - doctors, child protection specialist and IT top manager - have been participating in the Service’s health and other professional programs for many decades.
(Photo: Kende Luca)
The winners:
Dr. Bea Csepregi, Chief Physician of the National Institute of Mental, Neurological and Neurosurgery - Gyula Nyírő Hospital, a volunteer doctor of the ICSS, was awarded the civic section of the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit. The doctor has been a member of the ICSS since 2002, and has since visited the medical team several times in Hungary and Romania (Transylvania), where she participated in pediatric examinations.
Dr. Etelka Fórizs, a dentist and a volunteer at the ICSS, was awarded the civic section of the Hungarian Order of Merit. In the last 28 years, she has visited the medical team almost 30 times in Romania (Transylvania), where examined and treated children's teeth in the organization's mobile dental office.
Dr. Zsolt Kraft, an orthopedic specialist, the chief physician of the retired head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Emergency Hospital of Miercurea Ciuc, was awarded by the civic section of the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit. He has been supporting the work of the volunteer medical group of the International Child Rescue Service for 28 years.
Ildikó Szántó, Vice-President of the Romanian Association of the ICSS and Head of the Oradea Child Protection Department of the Bihor County Social and Child Protection Directorate, was awarded the Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit in recognition of her dedicated and high-quality volunteer work for children in need.
Gábor Gonda, Deputy CEO of Magyar Telekom's Corporate Services, CEO of T-Systems Magyarország Zrt., Received the Hungarian Golden Cross of Merit. He has been supporting the work of ICSSS for 25 years by providing IT tools, and is actively participating in the organization's IT education programs for disadvantaged children, supporting them with tools and professionals.