Additional food was provided to institutions such as the Saronikos Municipality organizations for helping retired underprivileged artists, municipal Food Pantry, and to communities in the areas of Petralona, Holargos Municipality, and Spetses Municipality. In total, around 450 food packages were distributed.
As usual, everything was organized under the direction of the Hellenic Volunteers Solidarity , Ms. Maria Siourdi, and the work of our volunteers, Antonia Pantouvaki, Soula Belli, and Dora Papanikolaou, as well as with the support of the employees Xanthi Yiatagana and Foti Panagiotakopoulos.
Products were donated by the following companies: Foodlink, Agrovim, Nirevs Fish farms , Loulis Mills, Food Bank, N. Konstantopoulou Group, and Freshline for the personal hygiene items.
Operating expenses in New York are covered by the Board of Directors, and delivery expenses in Greece are covered mostly through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. All donations in their entirety are used to procure food, and other items for those in need in Greece.
Photos: Stavros Tsakiridis
