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representations of naval battles, prints, etc. of Piraeus for its contribution to making “this
During the 640-nautical-mile journey, the exhi- unique pilgrimage to the Aegean islands”. Visibly
bition visited the maritime communities of Chios moved, he continued by saying: “I also thank
(Chora and Kardamyla), Oinousses, Lesvos, each and every one of you who participated in
Lemnos, Samothrace, Agios Efstratios, Skyros, the success of this Aegean “Argonautic Expe-
Psara, Syros, Spetses, Hydra, Poros and Aegina. dition” of ours, even if it is by just honouring us
Due to the extreme weather in the third week with your presence tonight”.
of the floating exhibition, the “Mania” could not Speeches were also made by the Chairman of
approach Andros as scheduled. In all the ports the Board of the “Maria Tsakos” Public Benefit
along the journey, the public was enthusiastic Foundation – International Centre for Maritime
and moved to have the exhibition visiting them, Research, and Secretary-General Emeritus of
with the number of visitors reaching 4,000. the IMO, Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos and the
The exhibition’s closing event was held under guests of honour Vice Admiral Stylianos Petrakis
the auspices of the Minister of Maritime Affairs HN and Vice Admiral Georgios.
and Insular Policy, Mr Giannis Plakiotakis, with Following those addresses, a first assessment
the Chief of the Hellenic Navy, Vice Admiral of the overall initiative was made by Mrs Dim-
Stylianos Petrakis HN, and the Commandant of itra Koukiou, Deputy Director of the National
the Hellenic Coast Guard (H.C.G.), Vice Admiral Historical Museum, who represented NHM
Georgios Alexandrakis as guests of honour. throughout the exhibition. Mrs Koukiou’s speech
During the closing ceremony, Capt. Panagiotis N. was followed by a short address by Professor
Tsakos, the founder of the Tsakos Group, gave a Maria Efthymiou, the well-known Historian of the
speech thanking the Historical and Ethnological National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Society of Greece for its initiative and the Bank who had given lectures about the 1821 Uprising
on most of the islands visited by the exhibition.
AIKATERINI LASKARIDIS FOUNDATION:
SUPPORT FOR FIRE-AFFECTED
AREAS CONTINUES WHILE A NEW
DONATION TO THE HELLENIC NAVY
ENSURES THE RENOVATION OF THE
ATHENS NAVAL HOSPITAL
As part of its health support programme for
the residents of remote villages in the Munic-
ipalities of Istiaia-Edipsos and Mantoudi-Agia
Anna-Limni, the Aikaterini Laskaridis Founda-
tion has procured and delivered a number of
much-needed defibrillators that will allow the
provision of immediate treatment in emergen-
cies. The triggering event was a recent emer-
gency incident involving a resident of North
Evia. This person’s life had been endangered as
the closest doctor or Health Centre was a long
distance away. The delivery of the defibrillators
took place in the square of Kokkinomilia on 28
July 2022, after the staff that would be using
them had received the necessary training from
specialised medical personnel.
Following the delivery of the medical equip-
ment, a direct consultation was held with the
residents of Kokkinomilia to inform them about
the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation’s struc-
tured and well-developed plan for coordinated
reforestation around the village. This plan aims
to protect the environment but also create
additional income for residents through the
type of trees that will be selected.
At the same time, the leadership of the Foun-

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