UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Marianna V. Vardinoyannis offered affection and warmth to children of underprivileged families and the homeless of the Municipality of Nikaia – Agios Ioannis Rentis. On Tuesday, 17 December 2019, Mrs Vardinoyannis opened her arms to embrace our fellow citizens in need and visited the Social Structures for the Support of the Homeless…
A joint press conference was held for the 2020 SALAMIS-THERMOPYLAE ANNIVERSARY by the President of the Honorary Deanship, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, the Minister of Culture, Mrs Lina Mendoni, and the Minister of Interior, Mr Panagiotis Theodorikakos, on Monday, 16 December 2019 at the Acropolis Museum Amphitheatre. During her speech, Mrs Vardinoyannis presented in detail…
The ELPIDA Association of Friends of Children with Cancer opened a loving embrace for children from Attica Institutions. For the 17th year running, the ELPIDA Association organised a Christmas celebration full of games, music, gifts and numerous surprises for 350 children from 14 institutions in Attica, on Sunday, 15 December 2019, at the Orizontes Estate…
On Friday, 13 December 2019, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis visited the children staying at the Lyreion Children’s Institute. Mrs Vardinoyannis visited the nearly 50 children staying at the Lyreion Children’s Institute shortly before Christmas, to wish them happy holidays. The children had prepared a musical welcome for Mrs Vardinoyannis, singing Christmas carols…
The foundations for the collaboration between the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA’ Children’s Oncology Unit and the world-leading Johns Hopkins University Hospital of the USA were laid during the Medical Symposium organised by the ELPIDA Association of Friends of Children with Cancer on Friday 13 December 2019. The subject of the Medical Symposium, with the participation of…
The Dedication of the Holy Church of Saint Anne in the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis’ Children’s Oncology Unit was performed during a devout ceremony, in the presence of His Excellency the President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos, His Beatitude the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II and His Beatitude the Archbishop of Athens and…
A unique Christmas evening dedicated to the children was organised by ‘ELPIDA Youth’, the youth branch of the Association of Friends of Children with Cancer “ELPIDA”, at the Make Up Disco night club, in the ACRO Hall venue, on Thursday, 5 December 2019. The Vice-President of the ELPIDA Association, and head of ELPIDA Youth, Mrs…
The International Archaeological Conference: “Troy – Tenea – Rome”, held on the 5th of December 2019, was crowned with great success. Eminent Greek and foreign academics presented their research and theories on the common mythological past of the three cities, Troy – Tenea – Rome, with archaeological, historical and linguistic facts. The conference was declared…
A magical Christmas celebration, with the real Santa Claus from Rovaniemi, Finland, and the lighting of the brightest and most optimistic Christmas tree, the Tree of Wishes, was held at the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA Children’s Oncology Unit on Friday, 6 December 2019. Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, President of the Association of Friends of Children with…
The 15th Christmas Bazaar of the Association of Friends of Children with Cancer ‘ELPIDA’ took place at the SEMIRAMIS Hotel, on Tuesday, December 3 and 4, 2019, in a unique Christmas atmosphere of love and contribution, with very high attendance. The President of ELPIDA, Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, visited the Bazaar at its opening and wished…
