Each year, as a part of its accompanying program, the Karlovy Vary IFF provides a platform to a selected non-profit organization, allowing it to showcase its activities to the general public.
The official nonprofit partner of the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF is the Jakub Voráček Foundation, whose main objective is to help patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
Founded in June 2015 by Jakub Voracek, one of the most famous Czech hockey players, and his sister Petra Klausová, the Jakub Voráček Foundation aims to improve the quality of life for patients with multiple sclerosis. Petra lives with the diagnosis, runs the foundation and has seen first-hand the challenges that patients with the disease face in the Czech Republic.
During his long-standing career in the NHL, Jakub Voracek financially supported the foundation's activities based on the success of his Canadian scoring in each season of the world’s most famous hockey competition. Following the end of his active playing career, this form of financial support was taken over by the most successful Czech hockey player of the present, David Pastrňák.
At the events during the 58th Karlovy Vary IFF, the public will have the opportunity to learn about the activities of the Jakub Voracek Foundation and the possibilities of its support.
