The board operates on a voluntary basis for WTS DeSki and does not have fixed office hours. Its members are elected every four years by the club’s members. Meetings are held at least once a month.

In addition, members maintain regular contact with both the board and the club’s office through email. If you wish to address any matter with the board, the easiest way is to write a letter and submit it to the office or send it via email. This approach may be seen as bureaucratic, but it’s the most reliable way. Furthermore, you can personally speak with our officials. Everyone is highly engaged in the club’s sports activities, making it easiest to meet them on the courts, during Saturday skiing training, at skiing and windsurfing camps, and during competitions.

WTS DeSki Board:

Piotr Szkiełkowski – President

Kazimierz Łodziński – Vice President

Marcin Bocian – Vice President

Tomasz Fabisiewicz – Treasurer

Bartosz Bisiński – Secretary

Jan Wojtiuk – Board Member

Filip Matejak – Board Member

The history of the Warszawskie Towarzystwo Sportowe DeSki and its future plans.

The idea of founding a sports club was conceived in the early 1980s in the environment of the Academic Ski Club Warsaw (AKN Warsaw), among activists, skiing instructors, athletes representing AKN, and students from Warsaw universities in academic competitions.

The club’s founders decided to leverage their experience and create opportunities for children and youth to engage in sports, especially skiing, tennis, and windsurfing. The formalities associated with establishing WTS DeSki took several years and were successfully concluded in the spring of 1986. According to the club’s statute, its activities are based on the voluntary work of its members.

In the early years of its operation, the club was based in the Cultural House of the Warsaw Housing Cooperative on Żoliborz, and later in a rented space on Gdańska Street in Warsaw.

Starting from the summer of 1986, a tennis section was organized, sailing and windsurfing camps were held, and in the autumn of 1986, the skiing section began its activities.

Ski training and preparations for the season were conducted in Warsaw, while training camps were held at the base in Koninki near Mszana Dolna. Despite the “life difficulties” of those years, DeSki developed dynamically from the beginning. Over three hundred children, youth, and adults participated in training sessions and camps throughout the year. Since the early 1990s, skiing training camps have been organized in the Alps. The training program is comprehensive, catering to beginners, competitive athletes, and instructor training. DeSki athletes compete and win medals in national and international competitions, representing Poland in various age categories. Many DeSki alumni have obtained skiing instructor qualifications from the Polish Ski Association (PZN), and some have international ISIA qualifications. The majority of them work in the club, training the next generations of Warsaw skiers.

Since 1989, DeSki has had a summer windsurfing base on the Hel Peninsula, currently located at the Solar camp, where approximately one hundred people are trained during the summer season.

For twenty years, hundreds of people have benefited from the club’s training activities throughout the year.

In 1990, the club’s headquarters moved to the TKKF Horyzont center on Cypl Czerniakowski. General development activities of the skiing section also took place here. Starting from the end of 1989, a liquidation commission of RSW Prasa-Książka_Ruch managed the center based on a decree. Through a tripartite agreement between RSW, municipal authorities, and the club, WTS DeSki received the TKKF Horyzont area in 1993, totaling 16,000 square meters, on a perpetual lease. The club’s premises included a club building, outbuildings, all in very poor technical condition, an inactive swimming pool to be liquidated, and one clay tennis court. Right from the beginning of managing the center, DeSki systematically renovated existing facilities, particularly the club building, which now houses a cafe-restaurant, the club office, changing rooms, and a tennis service. Six clay courts were built, and all seven were covered with a balloon structure, enabling year-round use.

Significant effort was invested in maintaining and nurturing the greenery on the center’s grounds.

This infrastructure enabled the rapid development of the tennis section, with space for individual players and athletes training in all age categories. DeSki is currently one of the leading tennis clubs in Poland, and the list of sporting achievements of DeSki representatives is long and impressive.

The club organizes tennis tournaments, from club-level to professional international tournaments. On the center’s premises, DeSki also organizes sports and recreational events, bringing together various communities.

The continued growth of DeSki and meeting new standards, including those set by the European Union, require a professional approach to management, training activities, and business. New investments are necessary. An analysis of needs, location, and climatic conditions directed investments toward:

The construction of a new building housing six squash courts, office facilities, an exercise room, a regeneration room, changing rooms. The construction of four modern, synthetic-surface tennis courts, with a permanent structure covering them (a hall). In 2006, a competition was held for the development of the DeSki area. The project was developed by the studio under the direction of architect Andrzej Bulanda, and the building permit application was submitted in March 2007. Construction was planned to start in spring 2008. The completion of the investment depends on the funds allocated for this purpose.

Then came a period of increased and intense work. Its result was obtaining an investment loan from Bank PKO BP and recognition by the Ministry of Sports of the new four-court tennis hall as an investment of particular importance for sports. The investment loan, a grant from the Ministry of Sports, and the association’s own funds allowed closing the investment budget and gave the green light to start construction. The construction was taken on by the ROR Biuro Budowlane company of Maciej Rzeczkowski and Sławomir Robiński. The result of their work? You can judge for yourselves.

The first stage, which included the new club building with six top-quality squash courts, two general exercise rooms, a sales area, new changing rooms, office rooms, a spacious hall, reception, and technical rooms, was completed at the end of August 2010.

The second stage – an advanced, technologically-equipped four-court tennis hall with a Decoturf hard surface (the same as the famous Flushing Meadows courts in New York, where one of the Grand Slam tournaments is played) – concluded in March 2014.

Thus, what seemed impossible or even incredible to many, thanks to the determination and titanic work of a group of people, became a reality. Today, we can all take pride in a splendid center with top-quality sports infrastructure, featuring fourteen tennis and squash courts, a sports equipment store by PM Sport with the best skiing equipment from Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Poc, etc., a PROS gym, a skiing service, a beautiful garden where sports activities take place and various companies have chosen it for their family picnics, the atmospheric and delicious DESKI restaurant, and above all, an irreplaceable atmosphere of physical activity, physical culture, and tranquility in the heart of bustling Warsaw.

CONSTITUTION

of the Warszawski Klub Sportowy DESKI adopted on January 18, 1998, and registered with the Register Court on May 25, 1998 – consolidated text as of October 27, 2015.

I. Name, Headquarters, Scope of Activity, Legal Character.

§ 1.

The Association bears the name: Warsaw Sports Society “DeSki,” abbreviated as WTS DeSki, hereinafter referred to as the Society.

§ 2.

The headquarters of the Society is the capital city of Warsaw. The Society operates within the territory of the Republic of Poland and abroad.

§ 3.

The Society is a registered association of physical culture, and as such, it has legal personality.

§ 4.

The Society is based on the voluntary work of its members.

§ 5.

The Society is entitled to use the emblem, colors, and the Society’s logo in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.

§ 6.

The Society has the right to become a member of national and foreign organizations pursuing goals consistent with the Society’s constitution.

II. Goals and Means of Activity.

§ 7.

The objectives of the Society are:

1. Popularizing physical culture and sports among its members and other individuals interested in sports activities.
2. The development and promotion of sports as a form of rehabilitation for disabled persons, as well as the social activation and integration of disabled individuals with able-bodied persons.
3. Shaping the attitudes of Society members towards noble competition, respect for partners, and the effort of competition.

The primary disciplines developed and promoted by the Society are downhill skiing, snowboarding, tennis, windsurfing, and squash.

§ 8.

To achieve its objectives, the Society:

1. Promotes sports among the public.
2. Organizes sports competitions and events.
3. Provides training in the form of courses, training sessions, and sports camps.
4. Engages in social activities, providing services for various forms of recreation, cultural-educational activities, and sports-recreation activities.
5. Participates in sports events organized by sports authorities and other organizations.
6. Acquires and constructs facilities, equipment, and assets for the purpose of conducting its statutory activities.
7. Manages and administers sports facilities, equipment, and assets owned by the Society.
8. Collaborates in the development of physical education and sports with national and local authorities.
9. Cooperates with national and foreign organizations with similar goals.
10. Conducts legally permitted economic activities necessary to support and implement its statutory goals.
11. Organizes training for disabled individuals in the form of courses, training sessions, and sports camps.
12. Organizes sports competitions and events for disabled individuals and participates in sports competitions and events for disabled individuals organized by sports authorities and other organizations in the country and abroad.

III. Members, Their Rights, and Obligations.

§ 9.

Society members are divided into:

1. Participants.
2. Ordinary members.
3. Honorary members.

§ 10.

An ordinary member of the Society may be any adult whose conduct and character traits are consistent with the Society’s goals and who:

a) Submits a written declaration. b) Obtains a written recommendation from two ordinary or honorary members of the Society with a membership period of at least 5 years. c) Is accepted by the Board. d) Pays the entry fee.

§ 11.

A participant member of the Society may be a person who has not reached 18 years of age, provided that:

a) Submits a written declaration confirmed by their parents or legal guardians. b) Is accepted by the Board. c) Pays the entry fee.

A participant member who has reached 18 years of age can become an ordinary member of the Society by following the procedure described in § 10, excluding point d.

§ 12.

An honorary member is a person to whom the General Meeting, upon the Board’s request, awards this title due to their outstanding merits to the Society. Every honorary member is exempt from paying membership fees, and they have all the rights of an ordinary member.

§ 13.

Society members have the right to:

1. Attend General Meetings with the right to vote, elect and be elected to all Society bodies. Participants have this right according to the rules of Article 3, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Association Law.
2. Use the Society’s facilities, equipment, and assets within the framework of the applicable regulations.
3. Engage in selected sports and recreational activities and participate in events organized by the Society.
4. Put forth demands and proposals to the authorities, assess and criticize their activities.
5. Wear the Society’s badge.
6. Be rewarded for sports or social activities in the Society according to separate regulations.
7. Suspend their membership for a specified period for valid reasons.

§ 14.

The duties of ordinary and participant members include:

1. Actively participating in the Society’s activities.
2. Behaving with dignity and ethics, adhering to fair play principles in sports and social activities.
3. Complying with the provisions of the statute, sports regulations, as well as resolutions and orders issued by the Society’s authorities.
4. Demonstrating care for the Society’s assets.
5. Regularly paying membership fees at the amount established by the Board.
6. Promoting an exemplary lifestyle that ensures physical fitness.
7. Representing the Society in noble sports competition.

§ 15.

Membership ceases due to:

1. Voluntary written resignation submitted to the Board after settling any financial obligations to the Society.
2. Removal from the list of Society members by the Board for failing to pay membership fees for at least 2 months after written notice.
3. Exclusion of a member by the Board for violating the statute’s provisions, acting to the detriment of the Society, or engaging in behavior unworthy of the Society.
4. An appeal may be filed within 14 days of the resolution to exclude or remove a member.

§ 16.

For violations of the statute’s provisions, sports regulations, and disciplinary offenses, as well as for breaches of sports ethics, the Board has the right to impose the following sanctions on members:

a) Verbal or written warning. b) Censure. c) Suspension of membership rights for a period ranging from four weeks to three years, entailing a temporary deprivation of statutory rights. d) Expulsion.

IV. Society Authorities.

§ 17.

1. The Society’s authorities are:

a) General Meeting. b) Board. c) Audit Committee. d) Honorary Council.

2. The term of office for the Board and Audit Committee is four years.

§ 18.

The election of Society authorities: the Board and the Audit Committee, is done by secret ballot.

§ 19.

Society authority members serve their roles voluntarily, with the exception of the acting member of the Board.

§ 20.

Unless the statute specifies otherwise, resolutions of all authorities are passed by a simple majority. The presence of at least the number of persons eligible to vote is required for validity. In the event of a tie, the chairperson’s vote decides.

§ 21.

1. The General Meeting is the highest authority of the Society.
2. Regular General Meetings are held every four years as reporting and electoral meetings.

§ 22.

The Board shall notify Society members of the date, venue, and proposed agenda for the General Meeting no later than two weeks before the meeting.

§ 23.

1. The General Meeting is convened by the Board.
2. The General Meeting shall address the following issues:

a) Approval of the Board’s report on the activity of the Society over the past term. b) Approval of the Treasurer’s report on the financial standing of the Society. c) Approval of the Board’s report on the Society’s budget. d) Approval of the Board’s report on the Society’s work plan for the upcoming term. e) Addressing the appeal against the removal of a Society member. f) Approval of changes to the statute. g) Electing the Board. h) Electing the Audit Committee. i) Electing the Honorary Council. j) Approving resolutions on matters within the competence of the General Meeting according to the statute. k) Review of appeals against resolutions issued by other authorities. l) Consideration of motions made by Society members.

§ 24.

The General Meeting is quorate if more than half of the ordinary and participant members eligible to vote are present. In the event of a lack of quorum, the General Meeting is postponed to another date, and this fact is announced to Society members in writing. The General Meeting is then quorate regardless of the number of attendees.

§ 25.

1. The General Meeting passes resolutions with the consent of the majority of members present, unless the statute specifies a different majority for certain issues.
2. For resolutions on changes to the statute and dissolution of the Society, a majority of two-thirds of the members present is required.
3. For personal matters, elections to the Board, Audit Committee, and Honorary Council, an absolute majority is required in the first ballot, and a relative majority in the event of a runoff vote. The term “relative majority” refers to the largest number of votes compared to the second-largest number of votes received.

§ 26.

1. The Board is composed of the chairperson, two vice-chairpersons, and the treasurer.
2. The composition of the Board is determined by the General Meeting. The Board is composed of an even number of persons, including the chairperson. The composition of the Board should take into account a balance between the representation of disabled and able-bodied members.
3. In the event of a member of the Board resigning or becoming incapacitated, the Board may co-opt a replacement member.

§ 27.

1. The Board:

a) Manages the Society. b) Represents the Society. c) Manages the Society’s assets. d) Prepares the Society’s budget. e) Implements the resolutions of the General Meeting and Audit Committee. f) Presents the Society’s work plan to the General Meeting. g) Presents the budget for the upcoming term to the General Meeting. h) Has the right to carry out financial transactions on behalf of the Society. i) May establish standing and ad hoc commissions to perform particular tasks.

2. The Board must submit the necessary resolutions on all significant matters for the approval of the General Meeting.

§ 28.

1. The General Meeting, upon the recommendation of the Board, shall appoint a referee.
2. The referee is responsible for reviewing the Society’s financial and material activities.

§ 29.

1. The Audit Committee is composed of three members.
2. The Chairperson of the Audit Committee is elected by the Committee’s members.

§ 30.

1. The Audit Committee examines the resolutions and activities of the Board.
2. The Audit Committee has the right to examine the financial and economic activity of the Society.
3. The Audit Committee issues resolutions and recommendations that are binding for the Board.
4. The Audit Committee may issue appeals against the resolutions of the Board or the Chairperson.

§ 31.

1. The Honorary Council is composed of at least three members appointed by the General Meeting.
2. The Honorary Council is an advisory body for the Society’s authorities.

§ 32.

1. The Board may grant awards and distinctions to natural persons, legal persons, and organizational units for their outstanding contributions to the achievement of the Society’s goals.
2. The Board may also grant honorary membership to individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the Society.

§ 33.

1. The honorary member’s rights and obligations are outlined in the statute.
2. Membership fees are not collected from honorary members.
3. The General Meeting may deprive an honorary member of their title.

V. Property and Resources.

§ 34.

1. The financial resources of the Society are composed of:

a) Membership fees. b) Funds obtained through economic activities. c) Donations, bequests, subsidies, and income from movable and immovable property. d) Other resources as allowed by law.

2. The financial year lasts from January 1 to December 31.
3. The Society may conduct economic activities, observing the relevant legal regulations.
4. The Board is responsible for the use of the Society’s assets. The Board is obliged to exercise due diligence over the assets entrusted to it.

§ 35.

1. The Society’s assets and the responsibility for its debts are covered by the property acquired through the contributions of ordinary and honorary members and funds acquired through economic activities.
2. Ordinary members are not liable for the Society’s obligations.
3. Members’ liability for the Society’s obligations is limited to the value of their financial contributions.
4. The property of the Society shall not be used to fulfill the members’ private obligations.

VI. Changes to the Statute and Dissolution of the Society.

§ 36.

1. The statute may be amended by the General Meeting with a two-thirds majority of members present.
2. A resolution to dissolve the Society may be passed by the General Meeting with a two-thirds majority of members present.
3. In the event of dissolution of the Society, the General Meeting shall appoint a liquidation commission that will decide on the future of the Society’s assets.

VII. Final Provisions.

§ 37.

The statute was adopted at the General Meeting on January 18, 1998, and was registered with the Register Court on May 25, 1998.

§ 38.

1. The statute shall come into force on the date of registration.
2. Any amendments to the statute must be submitted to the Register Court.

§ 39.

Society members, authorities, and authorities’ bodies shall abide by the statute.

§ 40.

This statute was prepared in two identical copies, one for the Register Court and one for the Society’s authorities.

Golden Card WTS DeSki Regulations

1. The Golden Card WTS DeSki is granted by the WTS DeSki Board.
2. The Golden Card WTS DeSki is the property of the Club.
3. The Golden Card WTS DeSki is an individual card marked with a unique number.
4. WTS DeSki reserves the right to identify the holder of the Golden Card WTS DeSki to confirm the identity with the personal data recorded on the card.
5. The privileges (discounts) resulting from possessing the Golden Card are defined by the Golden Card WTS DeSki Regulations.
6. The Golden Card WTS DeSki entitles only its owner and their immediate family (first-degree relatives) participating in activities with the cardholder to enjoy the privileges resulting from owning the card.
7. To be eligible for the privileges resulting from owning the Golden Card WTS DeSki, a Club Member must not have any outstanding membership dues.
8. In the event of losing or damaging the Golden Card WTS DeSki, the cardholder is requested to contact the Club’s office to issue a duplicate card.
9. The Golden Card WTS DeSki has no expiration date.
10. WTS DeSki reserves the right to introduce changes to these Golden Card WTS DeSki Regulations, as well as changes to the level of discounts guaranteed to Golden Card owners. In the event of changes, Golden Card holders will be notified through an announcement on the www.deski.org website. The changes to the Regulations come into effect within the period specified by WTS DeSki, but not less than 14 days from the date of their announcement.
11. The Golden Card WTS DeSki guarantees the following level of discounts to its owner:

Restauracja DeSki	20%
Tennis Courts – Seasonal Passes	20%
Tennis Courts – Individual Hours	70%
Tennis Coaching	20%
Squash Courts – Season Passes and Multi-hour Passes	20%
Squash Courts – Individual Hours	70%
Ski Training on Saturdays	20%
Wind & Kite Lessons	20%
Wind & Kite equipment rental	20%
Surf houses rental – Baza WTS DESKI	20%
Ski and Snowboard Camps	10%
Tennis Camps	10%
Wind & Kite Camp	10%
Entry Fee for Competitions	50%