A laurel wreath made of oak leaves has been bestowed on Felix Molski for his efforts in promoting Strzelecki’s deeds in Ireland and amongst Irish Americans, and for his idea to create an Honour Roll for those who played a significant role during the Irish Famine.
The wreath was bestowed on Felix at a committee meeting that took place on Thaddeus Kosciuszko’s name day. Attending the meeting were several Kosciuszko Heritage representatives, as well as special guests.
The Chair of Kosciuszko Heritage, Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek, has commended Felix for all of his efforts over the past year.
“During several months of travels around the U.S., Canada and other countries, Felix participated in editorial meetings and conferences, visited museums, and documented monuments of the victims of the Potato Famine, doing so to draw the world’s attention to the humanitarian aspects of Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki’s work during the Great Famine in Ireland,” she said.
“Strzelecki saved over 200,000 children from starvation and developed an extremely simple but very effective method of preventing the effects of potato blight, as evidenced by numerous materials located by Felix in the archives of the British Parliament. Strzelecki’s eminent efforts were even appreciated by Queen Victoria: something about which the modern world does not remember.
“In Boston, he managed to meet the Prime Minister of Ireland and one of the ministers, who were both there for a visit; he gave them copies of his publication The Best of Human Nature. After returning to Australia, he has been working on the materials that he collected. On the day before our meeting, his article, ‘The Need for an Honour Roll‘, has been published in Puls Polonii.
“The article sets out the action undertaken by both Felix and Kosciuszko Heritage. Thanks to Felix’s initiative, it is hoped that an Honour Roll will be created to document the names of people who contributed to helping the victims of Great Famine. We hope that Strzelecki will find a prominent place in this book.”
Felix Molski and Ernestyna Skurjat-Kozek 
The Kosciuszko Heritage meeting