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In memory of Teresa GUMIENNA. 

On December 24, 2024, Teresa Gumienna died at the age of 84.

Initiator and founder of the Polish Federation of Jumelages of Telekomunikacja Polska.
First Chairwoman of the Polish Federation of Jumelages of Telekomunikacja Polska in 1995-2006.
A person thanks to whom - for over 33 years we have had the opportunity to be part of the Jumelage community; meet so many wonderful people and visit so many places of Europe.
In order to actively and consciously promote the movement of Jumelage she participated in the Jumelages congresses in Ofir- Portugal, Menton - France, Como - Italy.
As a long-time employee of the Polish Telecom Management Board in Warsaw - with her knowledge and competence, she actively supported and promoted the activities of the Jumelage movement among Telecommunications employees and their families.
She was the initiator of cooperation agreements between Telekomunikacja Polska and France Telecom at the ministerial level in Poland and France.
In 1995, at the 4th Jumelages Congress in Menton-Roquebrune Cap Martin in France, she officially introduced Poland as a full member among the member countries associated with the International Jumelages Union.
As a Council of Administration member, she organized in 1997 the CA Members visit in Warsaw and the CA meeting in Borków near Kielce in Poland; as well as the Polish language course for Jumelage members in Warsaw.

Teresa Gumienna will remain in our memory as a pioneer of the jumelage movement- something new and unknown to many of us in Poland, but above all - as a communicative, friendly and kind person..

          May rest in peace . . .

Prepared by Teresa Lachor
Secretary
Polish Eurojumelages Federation of Telekomunikacja Polska