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Below please find descriptions of the fundraising goals of the VII Saint John’s Charity Ball as well as that of prior balls. These impactful programs are supported by your donations and also from the net proceeds of the ball.
Current Fund-Raising Goals for the VII Saint John’s Charity Ball
The VII Saint John´s Charity Ball seeks to enable as many young Hungarians with disabilities as possible to participate in international summer camps held over two consecutive years in Spain and Austria, as well as this year’s domestic summer camp at Lake Balaton.
This year’s fund–raising goal for these two programs is a minimum of 25 million Ft.
Supplementary materials on each of these 2026/2027 designated charity programs are available in the below links:
• International Camps: Spain in 2026 and Austria in 2027
• Domestic Camp for People with Disabilities: Balatonfenyves
Learn about corporate sponsorship and individual donation possibilities.
One week of dreams for young people with mobility disabilities who face continuous challenges; one week of eventful, carefree, and happy summer experiences with young volunteers.
The annual week-long international summer camp organized by the Sovereign Order of Malta will be held this year in Navarra, Spain, and in 2027 in Austria. The cost for 21 Hungarian participants for each of the two camps totals 12 million forints.
The week-long 11th Hungarian Summer Camp will be held this year from August 25-30, enabling approximately 100 young people with disabilities to participate. We have set a fundraising goal of 10 million forints, which will partially cover the participants’ meal and accommodation costs.
INFORMATION ON PRIOR SAINT JOHN’S CHARITY BALL SUPPORTED PROGRAMS
Order of Malta International Summer Camps for Disabled Hungarian Youth: 2024 in Fiesch, Switzerland and 2025 in The Netherlands
The 2024 Ball supported the 2024 and 2025 annual Order of Malta International Summer Camps permitting the participation of Hungarian youth with disabilities. The Order of Malta 39th 2024 International Summer Camp was held in Fiesch, Switzerland and the 2025 camp was held in The Netherlands.
Donations supported the attendance of 21 Hungarian participants (including disabled youth and their escorts) with a budget of about €27,000 (11 million Ft) for the two years or a cost per person per year of around 250,000 Ft.
2024 - Scholarship Launch under the Symphony Program Benefiting Disadvantaged Children from Across Hungary
The VI Saint John´s Charity Ball supported a new fund-raising goal: the launch of a new special scholarship benefiting disadvantaged children across Hungary under the Symphony Program managed by the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta. The Symphony Program promotes learning through music in disadvantaged villages across Hungary. This new scholarship initiative will provide needed financial support and mentoring for at least 12 talented young musicians attending high school at a city away from their home.
The Symphony Program started eleven years ago and now engages over a thousand children across Hungary.
Donations are supporting a monthly scholarship of around 35,000 Ft per month per student per year for 12 to 15 participants. The annual budget is about 7 million Ft
2022 – Rome, Italy International Summer Camp
The proceeds of the V Saint John’s Charity Ball in 2022 made it possible to send 21 attendees to the International Summer Camp in Rome.
2022 / 2023 – Introduction of an Interactive and Digital Educational Program at Seven Disadvantaged Schools
The new interactive and digital educational program was successfully introduced at seven disadvantaged Hungarian elementary schools managed by the Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of Malta’s School Foundation (MMSZIA). The program has and is impacting over a thousand students. Its goal is to further develop a supportive learning environment with interactive packages and software programs to provide motivating and creative teaching approaches with the support of the MMSZIA’s pedagogical experts.
Pupils learn about arts, communication, science, technology, and mathematics, while developing their interest and motivation to learn.
2018 - Two Summer Camps in Balatonfenyves and in United Kingdom
The proceeds of the IV Saint John’s Charity Ball in 2018 made it possible to send 20 attendees to England and about 200 attendees to Balatonfenyves summer camps.
2017 - Two Summer Camps in Balatonfenyves and Austria
The proceeds of the III Saint John’s Charity Ball in 2017 made it possible to send 20 attendees to Salzburg and about 200 attendees to Balatonfenyves summer camps.
2016 - Two summer camps in Balatonföldvár and Poland
The proceeds of the II Saint John’s Charity Ball in 2016 made it possible to send 20 attendees to Poland and about 200 attendees to Balatonföldvár summer camps.
2016 Balatonföldvár Summer Camp
2015 - “Be the first to help!” - Maltese First Aid Education program
The proceeds of the I Saint John’s Charity Ball in 2015 made it possible to launch the Maltese First Aid Education program in Hungarian secondary schools. The team of trainers was organized, along with the creation of the teaching materials. After successful accreditation of the teaching program, 90 students completed the course and received basic first aid training. The books have an appropriate layout, illustrating to the students the fundamentals of first aid and the most important steps of life-giving resuscitation in case of a heart failure, significantly increasing the chances for survival.
