Żywiec Seniors always active 

Mr Jacek Wszoła, very titled former athlete, Olympic high jump champion and vice-champion, was a special guest during 'Żywiec: Active City - Active Seniors' conference, which took place on 15 – th of June in the Żywiec Park, organized within realization of  the Smart Żywiec (r)evolution project.
Mr Krzysztof Początek, who represented the Polish Cities Association introduced the audience to the subject of senior resident policy, talking about its opportunities and threats. Mrs Dominika Roszkowska and Agnieszka Węglarz from Żywiec Municipality talked about activities addressed to seniors. They emphasize, how important it is to  include the senior policy in the City’s development strategy.
The culmination point of the conference was an open meeting with Mr Jacek Wszoła, who shared with Żywiec seniors memories of his sporting career and  many interesting insights according seniors physical activity. The meeting with former Olympic champion ended with a walk through the charming corners of the Habsburg Park in Żywiec.
Mayor of the Żywiec City Mr. Antoni Szlagor summarized the conference and activities addressed to seniors.
- This is a very important group of residents of our City. We don't want to impose anything for our seniors. We also don't know any better, than them,  what do they really need. That is why we use the voice of experts, good practices from other cities and, above all, suggestions from seniors who live in Żywiec. Meetings such as this conference are  invitation for open discussion, to show what we have done so far, listen what we could do better and to try to develop it in the future.
Organizers of the conference have prepared additional attractions for all participants including a specially prepared stand prepared by Mr Justin Kołek, mushroom expert from Międzybrodzie Bialskie, who introduced the world of mushrooms to all those who visited his stand.
Conference was organized within 'SMART ŻYWIEC - (r)evolution' project. Very important part of all activities in program is support and social inclusion.  The conference was the second one of four planned during the project realization. The first took place in February 2023