In the framework of the XIX High Level Meeting of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, held in Rome, His Excellency, Mr Sergio Mattarella, President of the Italian Republic, welcomed the members of the Board of Directors of the organisation and hosted a reception in their honour at the Quirinal Palace on Thursday 28 November 2019.…
UNESCO Good Will Ambassador Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis met with Pope Francis on Wednesday 27 November 2019, at the Vatican. “I thank God for blessing me with the honour of meeting you for a second time. I would like to express my gratitude for this meeting. Having dedicated my life to children and their protection,…
The 8th Educational Seminar for Teachers of the Speak Truth to Power Programme was successfully held at the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel on Monday 29 October 2019. The event was organised by the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation, with the participation of 100 teachers and students from public and private schools across Greece. The UNESCO Goodwill…
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain: we need to continue the work of the heroes and Saints of Greece The inaugural event for the foundation of the International Association of Friends of the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain took place in a ceremonious and moving atmosphere in the impressive Hesperides Hall of the…
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna V. Vardinoyannis attended the official dinner hosted by the President of the Republic Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos in honour of President of China Mr. Xi Jinping and his wife, at the Presidential Mansion, on Monday, 11 November 2019. Mrs Vardinoyannis had an extensive conversation with Mr Xi Jinping, informing him in detail…
The ORAMA ELPIDAS Association took part in the major sporting event of the Authentic Marathon of Athens for the third year running, on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November 2019. ORAMA ELPIDAS took part in the 37th Authentic Marathon of Athens with a team of 75 runners, consisting of bone marrow donors, doctors of the…
Another ally in the great effort for the treatment of childhood cancer was gained by the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis – Elpida’ Children’s Oncology Unit, with the signing of the Twinning Agreement with the Children’s’ Hospital of Beijing, one of the largest hospitals of the People’s Republic of China. Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, President of the…
The ELPIDA Youth Summer Camp was successfully organised for the 3rd year running by the ELPIDA Association of Friends of Children with Cancer, with the support of the ELPIDA Youth Committee, at the facilities of “The Ranch” in Sofiko, Corinth, from 21 to 31 August 2019. A total of 115 children took part in this…
A pomegranate tree, the symbol for good luck, longevity and prosperity, was the gift offered by the Municipality of Ermionis to the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA” Children’s Oncology Unit, on Thursday 24 October 2019. The Mayor of Ermionis, Mr. Ioannis Georgopoulos and Vice Mayor Iossif Mertyris, municipal councillor Damianos Koutouvalis, together with representatives of the Community…
The ten-year anniversary of the Center for Hellenistic Studies, founded in 2008 and operating in the New Library of Alexandria at the initiative of the Vardinoyannis family, was celebrated with a magnificent and moving ceremony in the Library of Alexandria on Monday, 21 October 2019. The event was organised by the Library of Alexandria in…
