The President of the International Honorary Committee of the Anniversary Year “Thermopylae – Salamis 2020” & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis was proclaimed Honorary Citizen of Salamis.

The President of the International Honorary Committee of the Anniversary Year “Thermopylae – Salamis 2020” & UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis was proclaimed Honorary Citizen of Salamis, on Wednesday, July 21st 2021 at the City Hall of the island in an emotional ceremony holded by the Municipality of Salamis, following a proposal of…

Tribute Event on the occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day

With an emblematic event, tribute to the work and legacy of Nelson Mandela, which took place at the Zappeion Megaron, in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation” honored the International Nelson Mandela Day (July 18). At the initiative of the UN-awarded with the “Nelson Mandela Prize 2020-2025”, Mrs. Marianna…

VISIT BY SELLO HATANG, THE CEO OF THE “NELSON MANDELA” FOUNDATION AT THE ‘MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS – ELPIDA’ CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY UNIT

The Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA Children’s Oncology Unit, welcomed Sello Hatang, the CEO of the “Nelson Mandela Foundation”, during a visit on Tuesday, 6 July 2021, accompanied by the Ambassador of South Africa, Mrs. Beryl Rose Sisulu. Mr. Hatang and Mrs. Sisulu were greeted by the President of the “ELPIDA-Association of Friends of Children with cancer,”…

SMILES OF JOY AT THE “MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS-ELPIDA” CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY UNIT DURING THE VISIT OF THREE FORMER SURVIVOR PARTICIPANTS

Smiles of joy lit up the faces of the young patients of the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis -ELPIDA Children’s Oncology Unit” and of the ELPIDA Guesthouse thanks to a visit by three former Survivor players James Kafetzis, Anna Maria Velli and Nikos Bartzis, on Thursday, 3 June 2021. The three former players that took part in…

THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION MARGARITIS SCHINAS VISITS THE “MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS-ELPIDA” CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY UNIT

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Greece’s membership in the European Union, the Vice-President of the European Commission for Promoting our European Way of Life, Mr. Margaritis Schinas, visited the ‘Marianna V.Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA” Children’s Oncology Unit, on Tuesday, 11 May 2021.  Mr. Schinas was greeted by the President of the “ELPIDA-Association of Friends of…

PARTICIPATION OF MRS MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS AT THE OPENING OF THE DELPHI ECONOMIC FORUM

Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and United Nations Nelson Mandela Award 2020 Laureate, attended the Opening of the 6th Delphi Economic Forum, which was held under the auspices of H.E.the President of the Hellenic Republic Mrs Katerina Sakellaropoulou. Mrs. Vardinoyannis participated in the discussion “Culture and Pandemic” together with the President of…

ONLINE EVENT “THE POWER OF MOTHERHOOD IN THE COVID-19 ERA”

A moving event in honour of the “Power of Motherhood in the COVID-19 era” was organised by the “ELPIDA – Association of Friends of Children with Cancer”, and the “Marianna V. Vardinoyannis” Foundation, on Thursday, 6 May 2021, on the occasion of Mother’s Day. At the initiative of Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, mothers from Greece…

ONLINE EVENT DEDICATED TO MOTHER’S DAY BY “ELPIDA” AND THE “MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS FOUNDATION”

An online event dedicated to the “Power of Motherhood in the COVID-19 era” is being jointly organised by the ‘ELPIDA- Association of Friends of Children with Cancer’ and the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis Foundation’, at 17:00 on Thursday, 6 May 2021. At the initiative of Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, mothers from all over the world are…

‘ELPIDA’ AND THE ‘MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS’ FOUNDATION LOVINGLY EMBRACED OUR FELLOW PEOPLE

An embrace of warmth and love for our fellow people who are in need was offered during the Holy Week of Easter by ‘ELPIDA-Association of Friends of Children with cancer’ and the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis’ Foundation On the initiative of Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, once again this Easter, products for the Easter celebratory meal, healthcare…

LOVE AND HOPE ONCE AGAIN THIS EASTER FOR THE STAFF OF THE ‘MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS – ELPIDA’ CHILDREN’S ONCOLOGY HOSPITAL

This Easter, love and hope found a way to reach the staff of the ‘Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA’ Children’s Oncology Hospital, even during the difficult conditions caused by the pandemic. Even from far away, with the restrictions imposed under the circumstances, the President of the ‘ELPIDA-Association of Friends of Children with Cancer’, Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis,…