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The 2025/2026 Football League season starts! Assemble a team and report it to us!

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It’s coming back, it’s coming back! Olivia Centre Football League! Season 2025/2026
We invite all football lovers to the competition.
Gather teams and participate!

 

 

After the holidays, energy is boiling? Instead of circling the office at a sprint pace and nodding to your co-workers or boss;), bring that power to the pitch! The Olivia Football League is back – and for the thirteenth time! You say “13”? We say: happy thirteen. And since 1+3=4, we have four cosmic reasons for you to join right now.

 

 

The Cosmic Four, or why it’s worth it

  1. The joy of the game – nothing resets your head like 50 minutes of running after the ball and that one lace action that you will talk about over coffee until the end of the season.
  2. Team spirit – the league binds teams together better than many trainings. On the pitch, you learn to trust faster than in all the workshops combined.
  3. Health and endorphins – fitness increases, stress decreases, and the banana does not leave the face. This is the most pleasant “benefit plan” you can get.
  4. Sports competition at ease – we play seriously, but with a smile. Fair play is our basic tactic.

 

Gather a team and apply

Gather a team and report to us.

  1. Step 1. Stand up to the captain.
  2. Step 2. Choose a squad (reserves are welcome – the season is long!).
  3. Step 3. Fill out the form (BELOW!) and send your application to dzial.komunikacji@oliviacentre.com
  4. Step 4. Receive confirmation, refuel with endorphins and… See you on the pitch.

 

 

FAQ (Really Attractive Q&A)

  1. Level of advancement? Different – from “I’ve been playing since forever” to “I bought corks yesterday”. Everyone has their own minutes of glory here.
  2. Equipment? An outfit, shoes, a bottle of water and a desire to play. You will take care of the rest in the team.
  3. Terms? We start in October 2025, play until June 2026 – WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19TH!
  4. Safety? We play fair, we respect our rivals and our knees. Simple.

Below are the current Regulations and Application Forms.

 

 

 

Olivia Football Regulamin_Liga Centre_2025-2026

Form zgloszenia_Liga Football Olivia_2025_2026

Form zgloszenia_Liga Football Olivia_2025_2026_sklad

 

10 years of O4 Coworking at Olivia Centre!

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Our O4 Coworking celebrates its tenth birthday today and still has the same attractive rhythm: you come in “for a while” and you stay for a very, very long time. Desks and meters? Sure, there are. But it’s the coworking community that makes you really want to be here – harmonious, kind, helpful, “just ours”.

 

Today, I think we can say that ten years have passed like one day. Because everything was happening so fast! And over the past decade, something has emerged that is the hardest to plan in a business plan: a close-knit community. Companies and freelancers, startups and mature teams – they all say the same thing: it’s just good to work here. Because in O4, desks, rooms and meters are just the beginning. The most important thing happens between people.

 

What makes the difference on a daily basis?

  • conversations in the kitchen, after which projects are created,
  • random meetings from which you leave with contact and a plan for tomorrow,
  • Networking without spin – wise, supportive, strengthening business and mood
  • short relaxation on the grass, deckchair, swing;
  • Celebrating small and large holidays together

 

Fig. Olivia Centre Archives

 

O4 also offers a specific offer, including: offices, desks, hot desks, registry addresses, workshops, meetings, conferences, webinars, opportunities for networking, spending time together, meeting rooms, webinar corner and much more. Because, as the team emphasizes, O4 is much more than just an office. It is, above all, an inspiring community, combining knowledge, passion, serving cooperation, exchange of experience, knowledge and development. One that combines business and purely human potential.

 

O4 has been focusing on personal and business development for years. Competencies, employer branding, business development, mentoring. The numbers speak for themselves: 97% of O4 members appreciate the offer “outside the office and desk”, almost half actively use workshops, sports, recruitment speed-dating and team-building events, and 98% think that the O4 community is friendly and helpful. What’s more, 70% see a connection between being at O4 and their own success – and the same number treat O4 as a business partner.

 

Today, O4 manages 86 offices for almost 700 people and operates in four buildings of the Olivia Centre. In total, there is about 6000 m² of very diverse space – from a prestigious zone overlooking the city to budget, “atmospheric” options on the lower floors, or even a compact 4 m² in shared spaces. In addition, full kitchen facilities, integration spaces and – to be fully used – the entire residential offer of the Olivia Centre!

 

And that’s exactly what Olivia’s ecosystem is of great importance here: events organized here, interesting guests, inspiring meetings and conversations (including those “At the Top” by Olivia Star, cooperation with universities (UG, PG, WSB Merito), recruitment offer, projects carried out together with local entrepreneurs. For many, it is important that O4 is the largest local coworking community – you join and are immediately online Ok. 500 entrepreneurs.

 

 

O4, happy 10th anniversary!
Thank you for your energy, agency and daily “hey” in the corridor. We wish you and all Oczterian residents another decade full of inspiring meetings, bold projects, great recruitment and – simply – happy work in good company.

It is for you that today we will display the O4 logo at the very top of Olivia Star!
Have a good time, have a good time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billiards brings office workers together on their lunch break

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Since the beginning of the summer holidays, the Olivia Centre has boasted the first outdoor pool table. It is a unique attraction available free of charge to all those interested. Olivia also has Omida Billiard Corner – a space on the first floor of Olivia Star, where two professional tables for playing this unusual sport await billiard lovers.

 

Since the beginning of the project, Olivia Centre has been developing the so-called passion clubs – informal clubs associating lovers of photography, sailing, football, volleyball or much less obvious passions, such as flower care. The most visible club is made up of singing enthusiasts, gathered in the Olivia Centre Choir, which recorded its own album and last year began participating in ticketed concerts in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Recently, a pool lovers’ club has been added to the list of opportunities to develop passion in Olivia. One of Olivia’s tenants, Omida Group, offered to make a billiard table available to all interested parties in Olivia’s common areas.

When I found a billiard table in our warehouses, I immediately thought of putting it in a public place and making it available to Olivia Residents ,” says Maciej Kotarski, director at Olivia Centre. I decided to get involved in the project Bartłomiej Glinka from Omida Group, who plays billiards very well and is happy to talk about it. This is our specialty – to find an enthusiast among the residents who will want to support a given project. By joining forces, it was possible to complete this project successfully and make a beautiful table available for all fans of this extraordinary game.

I immediately liked this idea – emphasizes Bartłomiej Glinka, Member of the Supervisory Board and co-founder of Omida Group. Thanks to the great cooperation with Olivia’s administration department, we were able to organize the space on the first floor of Olivia Star very quickly. We invested in it, arranged it in a way that ensured safety and immediately launched a league of enthusiasts of this sport from all over Olivia. Her tutor was Grzegorz Lasota, a billiard player, coach, member of Omida-Kmicic Starogard Gdański . On the basis of the first group of fans of this sport, in the first year it was possible to organize a billiard league, in which 30 players took part, and in the second edition there were already over 40 of them. The popularity of this idea caused Omida to supplement the Billiard Corner with a second table. This year, thanks to the cooperation with Starmax, the first outdoor billiard table appeared on Olivia’s patio, which is a kind of novelty in Poland.


We are very happy when residents get involved in Olivia’s life,” says Maciej Olszewski, Director of the Communication Department at Olivia Centre. We actively support their ideas and initiatives, and Omida Bilard Corner is a great example of this. A few weeks in 2024 were enough for Omida Billiard Corner to be built on the 1st floor of Olivia Star. So far, three billiard tournaments have been played here. Importantly, apart from the tournament emotions, the zone is available to all employees of the center, and admission to it is free. It is often used by employees of other companies who come to play a 10-minute game as part of a break from work.

However, this is not all that is happening around billiards in Olivia – says Maciej Kotarski. At the beginning of 2025, one of the residents came up with the idea of providing Olivia’s employees and guests with an outdoor pool table. We got in touch with a Polish manufacturer of such tables, found a suitable place on the patio and now you can play Olivia’s billiards in the open air. The table surface has a special structure that provides almost identical playing conditions as on a cloth-covered table. We haven’t seen an outdoor billiard tournament in Olivia yet, but the table attracts fans of this entertainment, especially during the lunch break or during our events from the Summer on the Patio series.

 

Fig. Piotr Połoczański

 

Fig. Omida

Olivia Centre has been supporting local initiatives for 6 years

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Olivia Centre, Andrzej Stelmasiewicz and Przemysław Skokowski, councillor of the Przymorze Małe district, invite all interested parties to apply for funds from the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget – a local programme to support initiatives developing Oliwia and its residents.

 

This year is the 6th edition of the initiative, which since 2020 has aimed to support projects important to residents. Initiatives are submitted by them, as well as by charities and non-governmental organizations. This year’s pool of funds from the Oliwa Neighbourhood Budget amounts to PLN 24 thousand and was funded by the Olivia Centre business centre, Andrzej Stelmasiewicz, an entrepreneur, activist and culture lover from Oliwa, and Przemysław Skokowski, a councillor of the Przymorze Małe district. Together, they funded funds that can be applied for until 14 September this year.

 

The history of the Oliwa Neighborhood Budget dates back to 2020, when a platform was created to support local initiatives aimed at the development of Oliwa and Przymorze Małe – two districts of Gdańsk, located directly at the Olivia Centre, and whose residents most often work in Olivia. In this way, we want to support all initiatives that are important for residents and contribute to the development of the environment in which we operate ,” says Bogusław Wieczorek, Olivia Centre’s Board Representative. As the largest business center in Poland, we support the development of Gdańsk and Pomerania, offering jobs and contributing to many investments that permanently change the economic face of the region and Polish, but the micro-community, of which we are a part on a daily basis, is also important to us. We want to support the organization of extracurricular activities, activation workshops addressed to seniors and people in need, but also the development of common spaces with new facilities or elements of small architecture. Experience shows that the Oliwa Neighborhood Budget works well where support is needed on a daily basis, and other sources of financing do not provide such a possibility or it is necessary to supplement them. We are glad that in this way we can contribute to improving the quality of life and be good neighbors for our local community.

 

From the very beginning, the initiative has been supported by Andrzej Stelmasiewicz, a local entrepreneur, cultural activist and long-time Gdańsk councillor. The Oliwa Neighborhood Budget, which includes two districts: Oliwa and Przymorze Małe, i.e. the former Oliwa za Torami, is a model to be followed by entrepreneurs from other districts. I dream of such initiatives appearing in other Gdańsk districts, and we have as many as 35 of them. I am glad that our Oliwa budget is developing, but I encourage other entrepreneurs from Oliwa and Przymorze Małe to join this great initiative – emphasizes Andrzej Stelmasiewicz.

 

Since 2024, Przemysław Skokowski, Councillor of the Przymorze Małe district, also a Gdańsk entrepreneur, has also joined the activities of the Oliwa Budget: As one of the donors of the Oliwa Neighborhood Budget, I have a simple motivation: to give back a part of what I receive from our community. In the sixth edition, there is PLN 24 thousand in the pool, and the residents of Oliwa and Przymorze Małe can submit their ideas until September 14 in a very simple and very simplified path of awarding funds to receive them if the jury likes the idea. I keep my fingers crossed for projects that connect neighbors and leave a lasting mark on the community. In previous years, we have seen how great initiatives work – from ceramic workshops, through floorball tournaments for children, to field games that reveal the history of Oliwa. As a resident of Przymorze Małe and the Chairman of the District Council, I hope that this year there will also be initiatives from our district and I will strongly support their implementation.

 

Projects can be submitted via the form available on the OBS website. The selection of co-financed projects is decided by a jury consisting of District Councillors, city activists, representatives of public institutions and one representative of the Olivia Centre. The winners are chosen through democratic voting, in which each vote has equal weight.

 

We invite you to sail in September!

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As much as 7 years ago (wow!), in 2018, we established the Olivia Yacht Club, which brings together lovers of recreational swimming and real sea dogs. Since then, we have been sailing together. We cordially invite you to September cruises after work (on Wednesdays) and to Sunday, all-day sailing.

 

Choose a date for you and your team and catch the wind in your sails. Remember that with the My Olivia app you have a discount on the ticket for you and your companion!

 

We sail after work until sunset

 

Enjoy all-day cruises on Sundays

 

We are united by passion

Sailing is not only a sport and a passion, but also a way to develop strategic planning skills, team cooperation and improving mental resilience. It is also, of course, a great way to spend time outdoors and – in our case – a great opportunity to discover the charms of the Bay of Gdańsk together.

 

Masterful traditions

We created Olivia Yacht Club together with Mateusz Kusznierewicz – one of the most outstanding Polish sailors, Olympic champion from Atlanta (1996) in the Finn class and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in Athens (2004). This multiple world and European champion inspired OYC members with his knowledge and experience, taught them and motivated them to constantly improve their sailing skills. Although he no longer conducts regular training, he still sails with Olivia whenever he has a free moment.

 

Fig. Olivia Yacht Club

 

Year-round cruises on the Bay of Gdansk

Olivia Yacht Club organizes cruises regardless of the season. Spring, summer and even winter trips! The cruises take off from both Gdańsk and Sopot, and one of their ambassadors is Maciej Kotarski, Director at Olivia Centre, who promotes winter sailing in particular as an excellent way to develop immunity and fortitude. He also enjoys sailing with the crews of Nordea, Capgemini, Grid Dynamics and Just Join IT.

 

Partnership with Premium Yachting

Thanks to cooperation with Premium Yachting , our members have access to modern vessels and professional organization of cruises. Together, we develop sailing culture and inspire people to push new boundaries – both in sport and in professional life.

 

We invite you to sail together and discover new horizons!

 

 

Do you know the biggest regatta in the world?

Sailing is not only about recreation, but also about competition at the highest level. The most prestigious regattas include:

  • America’s Cup – the oldest and most prestigious sailing competition, held since 1851,
  • Volvo Ocean Race (now The Ocean Race) – an extreme, several-month-long race around the world,
  • Vendée Globe – a solitary regatta around the world without stops,
  • The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is a demanding race from Sydney to Hobart.

The fifth edition of Ultras Oliwski – Around Joy!

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Do you run? Take part in the 5. Ultras Oliwa! On September 20, 2025, Gdańsk will once again become an arena for running emotions in the heart of the picturesque Oliwa Forests. This is a unique event for lovers of trail running and active recreation. This time, even more excitement, new challenges and unforgettable moments await you!

 

Distances:

  • Half marathon – 21.95 km
  • 10K run
  • Children’s runs

 

There will also be the Runner’s Town at the Mill Pond – with warm-ups, animations, a food court and a Garden Party zone, where you can relax after the run with family and friends with music.

 

Why?

  • Trail trails in the heart of nature
  • Sports emotions and integration of the local community
  • Professional facilities and support of the organizers

 

Sign up now!

Limit of participants: 300 people. Don’t hesitate!

 

 

Olivia’s residents run for free! The number of places is limited!

  • Sign up for the run and after signing up, send us an e-mail at komunikacja@oliviacentre.com
  • Write in this email which company you are from and we will take care of the rest.
  • If you contact us this way, you will receive your package free of charge!
  • Climb the www.ultrasoliwski.pl and join our running family!

 

 

The organizer of the run is the LIVE agency. Olivia Centre is a partner of the event.

 

MyOlivia App: Bike Lockers

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Why should you have the MyOlivia app? Because with it you can do more. If you work in one of the Olivia Centre companies and you have been granted Resident status, you will benefit from many attractive options, in which below.

 

Option BIKE LOCKERS

 

In order for those who come to work by bike to live and work better, they can rent a bicycle locker in the garage hall via the MyOlivia application.How to do it? The most important thing is to see this option in the MyOlivia application at all, you need to have a confirmed Resident status.

 

  • Download My Olivia from the App Store or Google Play (if you don’t already have it).
  • Click on the BIKE icon (bicycle lockers) in the application.
  • Go through everything STEP BY STEP.

 

 

What are your options?

  • a cabinet in the garage hall,
  • a cabinet in the garage hall (with access to the shower),
  • locker in the bicycle locker room (with access to the shower).

 

How long can you rent a bike locker for?

  • 90 days
  • 180 days
  • 360 days

 

How much does it cost?

  • A cabinet in the garage hall – 30 PLN – 90 days/ 60 PLN – 180 days/ 120 PLN – 360 days
  • a cabinet in the garage hall, with access to a shower – PLN 60 – 90 days/ PLN 120 – 180 days/ PLN 240 – 360 days
  • locker in the bicycle locker room (with access to the shower) – 90 PLN – 90 days/ 180 PLN – 180 days/ 360 PLN – 360 days

 

How to do it? Step by step.

  1. You choose the building where you WANT to have a locker.
  2. You choose a service (e.g. a locker in a garage hall).
  3. You indicate how long you want to rent it for (90, 180, 360 days) and click “next”.
  4. You choosethe date you want to start using the service.
  5. You go to the summary and check if the order is correct.
  6. If you want to receive an invoice, tick the “Invoice” checkbox.
  7. You pay for everything and rent a locker.

 

You receive a confirmation of purchase with the e-mail address provided when registering in the My Olivia application.

 

We have 2 working days to complete all the formalities and contact you to issue you with the locker key and transponder. If you have any questions, you can contact us at szafki.rowerowe@oliviacentre.com

 


You can book a bicycle locker in any of Olivia’s buildings. Along with the key to the locker, we provide you with a transponder in the form of a key ring, which allows you access to the garage hall. Before entering the garage hall, place your access card (or transponder) against the reader so that the garage door opens. When entering , avoid the barrier, there is enough space on the sides.

 

 

 

Get to know the MyOlivia app

 

MyOlivia App: discover its features
MyOlivia app: Resident status
MyOlivia app: parking and Olivka points

 

 

 

MyOlivia App: Resident Status

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Are you an employee of a company in Olivia Centre? Download the MyOlivia app, because with it you can do so much more! We have compiled useful information for you here, which is also the answer to the most frequently asked questions. Therefore… How to register in the application and obtain the status of an Olivia Centre Resident in order to have access, m.in others, to underground car park bookings, bicycle lockers or to free tickets to the Observation Deck?

 

Download the My Olivia app and get the status of a Resident

 

  • Download the My Olivia app from the App Store or Google Play.
  • Register in the application using your business address (an address in the domain of a company that is located in Olivia).

 

When registering, use your business address, which is an address in the domain of the company you work for. This is very important, because when you provide your business address during registration, you will be granted the status of Resident automatically as soon as you click on the activation link sent to you to the e-mail address provided during the registration process.

 

  • If you do not see the activation email in your inbox, first check your SPAM. It happens that this type of correspondence (registration confirmations, orders, purchases) falls into this folder.
  • Search for the activation email by the sender “My Olivia → app@oliviacentre.com”, and if you still don’t have it, write to us on aplikacja@oliviacentre.com.
  • You can also use the contact form available in the application → the “Contact us” option in your MyOlivia panel.

 

The “Contact us” option in the MyOlivia app

 

Self-activation of Resident status

  • Go to the MyOlivia app.
  • Then in your user profile, i.e. click on the human icon (upper right corner of the application).
  • Select “Activate Resident Status” and follow the guidelines.
  • Tick the appropriate box: activate the status when you have an address in the company domain (point 1 in the graphic below) or activate the status when you do not have an address in the company domain or the e-mail address provided during registration is your company address (point 2 in the graphic below).

 


Remark! When applying for the resident status in case 2 (no address in the company domain…), enter the name of the company and the building in which you work/have an office in the “I work in a company…”
window.

 

  • Resident status should be activated within 3 working days.
  • Remember to click on the activation link that will come to your e-mail address.
  • If the process of self-activation of the Resident status fails, write to: aplikacja@oliviacentre.com

Self-activation of Resident status

 

 

Get to know the MyOlivia app


MyOlivia app: parking lots and Olivka points
MyOlivia App: discover its features

 

 

 

MyOlivia App: discover its features

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Why is it worth having the MyOlivia app? Because it lets you do more. If you work at one of the companies at Olivia Centre and have been granted Resident status, you can take advantage of many attractive options listed below.

 

With the MyOlivia app and Resident status, you can:

  • generate a free ticket to the Observation Deck
  • get access to Olivia Garden
  • reserve entry for free events at Olivia and buy tickets for paid events at a discount
  • check restaurant menus
  • read news
  • see your Olivka app points here too—one app is enough to use the loyalty programs at Natka or Natka Bistro
  • explore special Resident offers in the Extras section
  • check the results of the Olivia Football League

 

Plus, you can:

  • purchase an underground parking subscription
  • reserve a bike locker
  • buy a motorcycle winter storage service

 

 

Get to know the MyOlivia app

 

MyOlivia app: Resident status
MyOlivia app: parking and Olivka points

 

Beach volleyball in the office center

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Two beach volleyball courts were built in the largest Polish business center Olivia Centre. After the passion development clubs that have been developed for years, the time has come to create our own sports infrastructure. The new pitches have already started, and their popularity confirms that there is a demand for such infrastructure in business facilities.

 

I will not exaggerate if I say that Olivia is a unique place – says Maciej Olszewski, Director of the Communication Department of Olivia Centre. This is where the residents’ work, education and non-professional passions, including sports ones, intertwine and complement each other. A few years ago, in the Gdańsk Shipyard and in cooperation with our neighbour, we launched a beach volleyball court, which was a novelty if we think about business centres. In June 2025, we commissioned two additional, full-size pitches for employees already on the premises of Olivia Centre. And this is an absolute exception. The pitches are free of charge and, what makes them even more special, you can book them yourself. Planning games is therefore as easy as meetings in conference rooms. Effect? Employees use the pitches regularly, company and inter-company teams organize matches and mini-tournaments themselves; we also have already completed this year’s first Olivia Centre Beach Volleyball Tournament. We have almost 380 bookings in our database so far! Teams from Just Join IT, Ferchau, Griddynamics, Speeron, Graphcore, Bayer, Amazon, PwC, thyssenkrupp, Fujifilm, Speednet and Enspirion play here. Before the summer holidays, the pitches were eagerly used, especially in the morning, by students of neighbouring schools. Interestingly, in May they were mainly high school graduates, for whom volleyball was, I think, a great way to relieve stress. Sport is part of our broader wellbeing strategy, in which we support the activities of residents and care for their well-being and health. Beach volleyball has a low entry threshold, quickly and permanently connects people, it is outdoor movement, building good habits and team integration. Only advantages.

 

 

The pitches are full-size playing fields with a sand surface, located next to the newest building of Olivia Prime B. They are surrounded by flower meadows, which have been an additional attraction of the centre since the beginning of the season. Both pitches are in demand all day, 7 days a week. An online booking system is very helpful in their functioning. This makes these pitches more likely to be used by groups of players than pitches right on the seashore. Thanks to this, you can be sure that the pitch will be free and available immediately to play.

 

The system also helps in team building and mutual competition. In this way, it is easy to find partners to play and learn and set up a schedule of meetings and games between regular teams. Therefore, pitches play an important role in the integration of employees, creating the Olivia community – a group of diverse people who build a network of contacts also outside their organizations.

 

It is worth noting that in initiatives promoting physical activity, we are eager to use the potential of academic partnerships,” emphasizes Maciej Olszewski. We cooperate, among m.in, with the University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk University of Technology, thanks to which employees from Olivia have access to high-quality infrastructure and good trainers.

In Olivia Centre, a project of building ambassador clubs has been developed for years – clubs for the development of employees’ passions, which are created on the basis of numerous interests and passions: from group sports, such as football, volleyball or basketball, to running together, mountain biking on the hills of the Tri-City Landscape Park, through the Olivia Yacht Club, a photography club, to the activity of the Olivia Centre Choir, bringing together 40 people from various companies from Olivia.

One of the values that we provide to our residents is a widely developed social and sports program – says Bogusław Wieczorek, the representative of the management board of Olivia Centre. Passion development clubs, which include sports projects, are very popular and are often a canvas for building a strong community, focused not only on business, but also on recreation and personal development. The research that we have been conducting for years confirms the high level of interest in such initiatives on the part of employees, and is appreciated by employers due to the importance of this project in the process of team integration, employee motivation and additional benefits associated with their residency in Olivia.