17/08/2026
Sixteen years on, and Włodek is still so very much missed ✨
Being here today, at the annual Polish YMCA summer camp in Greece, on his anniversary, feels incredibly special. I can’t help wondering what he would have thought of us being here, so far from home, continuing traditions and bringing people together in a way that I know would have meant so much to him.
Camp meant a great deal to Włodek. It was about community, friendship, shared experiences and creating memories that stayed with people long after the summer was over. So it feels incredibly fitting that, sixteen years later, we are still part of that world.
Mazury Dance Company and the camp are still going strong, and seeing those traditions continue is a wonderful reminder of the lasting impact he had on so many people’s lives. New generations are making their own memories, while carrying forward something of what he helped create.
“Manners maketh man” — the motto of Wi******er College — was a phrase particularly close to Włodek’s heart. He believed deeply in manners, kindness, respect and how we treat other people. Those values were such an important part of who he was.
Sixteen years later, his influence is still felt in so many places and by so many people: in the traditions, the friendships, the stories and the lives he touched.
Today, we remember him with love, gratitude and, I think, a little wonder that the things he cared about are still continuing.
Very much missed. Always remembered. ❤️
