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The main focus at Adriatic Slovenica remains
the support of healthcare. The company works
closely with health service providers and supports
education and initiatives contributing to the progress
and standing of the medical profession. As the
Federation for many years now. KD Holding also
supported societies and individuals from the worlds of
gymnastics, motor sports and football (including ŠD
Trnovo, AMD Šentvid pri Stični, NK Ormož and NK
Kolpa).
principal sponsor, it again supported the national
My Doctor campaign, in which more than 14,000
health service users were involved in selecting the
best, most respected physicians in the country.
At the end of the year, the money that had been set
aside for holiday gifts was donated to institutions
with a social mission, particular in the healthcare
sector. Gifts were presented to the general hospital
in Novo Mesto, the kindergarten in Kranj, a welfare
KD Skladi has continued to work with the Tacen
Kayak-Canoe Club and also provided support to the
Federation of Skating Sports and the AŠD water polo
club in Koper. Together with the Biosfera society, we
sponsored a project aimed at revitalising the Ljubljanica
River. In the spring and summer months, the project
organised free canoe hire for groups accompanied by a
guide, as well as a number of fun competitions.
work centre in Stara Gora, medical centres in
Sežana, Murska Sobota and Hrastnik, the University
Medical Centre in Ljubljana, under-privileged
inhabitants of the City of Maribor, and the Elvira
Vatovec Training Centre in Strunjan.
We continued UNICEF Slovenia’s Safe Points project
in 2007, thus contributing to greater safety for
children and adolescents in major urban areas. In
its second year of support for the project, all the
offices of Adriatic Slovenica and their employees
were involved as safe points.
Sport
Our support for a variety of sporting activities is aimed at
spreading the idea of the active and sociable enjoyment
of free time. We work with sports clubs throughout
Slovenia. KD Holding, KD Življenje and Adriatic
Slovenica have been supporting the Slovenian Chess
KD Življenje supported the Rog Cycling Society and
is a major sponsor of the family marathon as part of
the Barcaffe Franja Marathon. We also supported the
children’s race at the Ljubljanica Triathlon, a major
sporting event.
Adriatic Slovenica’s support for sport is diverse, but
since 1993 the majority of its assistance has gone to
top athletes and Olympic representatives, in cooperation
with the Slovenian Olympic Committee. One recipient of
its support is Vasilij Žbogar,
a sailor from Izola who won a gold medal at the Athens
Olympic games. It also provided significant support to
national sporting federations, including the Slovenian
FA and the Horseracing Federation and a number of
different sports, societies and clubs.
These include the Cimos Koper Handball Club, Koper
Basketball Club, Triglav Kranj Skiing Club, Izola Sailing
Club and the Portorož Sporting Society.
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