Environmental campaign «Plant a tree – grow peace!»

On April 5, the staff and students of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University took part in the environmental campaign «Plant a tree – grow peace!» on the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace and in support of the initiative of the National Olympic Committee.

This year, the action took place in front of the sports complex of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University as a sign of support for the most athletic higher education institution in the Zaporizhzhia region, whose sports infrastructure was damaged as a result of the aggressor’s bombing on November 11, 2024: https://zp.edu.ua/poshkodzhennya-gurtozhytku-no2-ta-sportkompleksu-universytetu-11-lystopada-2024-roku

The participants of the action were welcomed by the rector of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University Viktor Greshta, deputy head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration Mykhailo Semikin, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Branch of the NOC of Ukraine Nataliia Vlasova. The head of the Department of Youth, Physical Culture and Sports of the Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration Oleksandr Zlobenets, head of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Branch of the Committee on Physical Education and Sports of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Yurii Shepel, head of the Department of Sports and Physical Culture of the ZMR Eduard Bagirov, and director of the Zaporizhzhia Regional School of Higher Sportsmanship Oleksiy Gatsulya also joined the action.

Also present at the celebration were prominent athletes and coaches from Zaporizhzhia: Olympic champion Olha Strazheva, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in handball Oksana Raikhel, thirteen-time Guinness World Record holder in kettlebell lifting Liubov Cherepakha, as well as Honored Masters of Sports of Ukraine in boxing and fencing, Masters of Sports of Ukraine of international class in sports aerobics and diving, Honored Coaches of Ukraine in sports aerobics, boxing and triathlon, and Masters of Sports of Ukraine in sports aerobics, athletics, taekwondo, triathlon, judo and rowing.

Thanks and certificates for many years of conscientious work, high achievements in the development of physical culture and sports, active participation in the organization and holding of sports competitions and on the occasion of International Sports Day, university teachers and employees were awarded.

A total of 14 plants were planted during the campaign: 5 mountain ash, 5 catalpa and 4 junipers. Thank you to JSC «Motor Sich» for the provided seedlings!

Thank you to everyone who joined the environmental campaign «Plant a tree – grow peace!». Together we will make Zaporizhzhia greener!