Bucharest Guinness record event generates over EUR 100,000 for children’s psychiatric hospital

The useful part

Bucharest's Guinness World Record-setting Masa Care Unește (the Table That Unites) generated contributions worth more than EUR 100,000 for the construction of Romania's first pediatric psychiatric hospital. Hundreds of participants also registered to make recurring monthly donations. The hospital is being developed by the Metropolis Foundation and is expected to support more than 5,700 children with severe mental health conditions every year.

How it works

• "The world record is an extraordinary achievement, but equally important is what this edition demonstrates: how much we can build when companies, partners, volunteers, and individuals combine their...
• "Masa Care Unește was, above all, about community and the strength people can give to an idea they believe in." She added that the privately organized initiative was supported by 57 commercial and...
• Around 1,000 vulnerable people supported by Bucharest social centres attended free of charge, while dedicated facilities were provided for people with disabilities.

Details worth keeping

Illustration of future pediatric psychiatric hospital in Bucharest.