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Accomplishments 2002–2025
-The Hellenic
Foundation is a Private “Public Benefit” Non-Profit Organization, governed by
private law. It was established in 2002 on the inspiration and will during life,
of the Writer, Theater and Music Critic Perseys Athinaios. Its purpose is to
share Hellenic Civilization, the Human-Centric ideas, concepts and values in
which Hellas and Ecumenical Hellenism conceive Man, in his timeless search and challenge, in
his adventure to truth and light.
--All Projects and actions of the Hellenic Foundation
have "public benefit" purposes, as defined by the Greek LAW 4182/20123 Article 1 paragraph 3: "A Public
Benefit Objective is any National, Religious, Charitable, Educational, Cultural
and generally beneficial purpose for Society in whole or in part."
--All Projects and Actions
both in Greece and internationally in most cases serve more than one of these
purposes in a combined synthesis.
Among its National and Socially Beneficial Goals,
the Foundation pursues Balanced Regional Development and the mitigation of the
Socio-economic elements that make culture "inaccessible". These goals
are also criteria for the choice of location of our projects and Actions.
--The entire mission. And all activities, and Projects of the
Foundation, are of Public Benefit
nature and purpose, and as such they are offered to society ABSOLUTELY
FREE/GRATIS. The Foundation operates without profit motives, and all members of
its Board of Directors serve voluntarily, without financial compensation, but
they are offering (volunteering) themselves to the higher cause of Public Good.
This complies with national and international standards that define the status
of the leadership of Non-Profit Organizations, both ethically and legally, that
requires that Foundation’s leadership should be of people that are prestigious and financially
independent.
--The Hellenic Foundation Is also enriched by
a “Scientific Committee” consisting of University Professors that Lead the
Research and Publications program and the Educational Program of Academic
lectures and Seminars.
--The Endowment, Resources and revenues of
the Foundation that are necessary to deliver its projects and realize its
goals., in addition to those Gifted from the founding fathers, are programs –
Grants – Gifts – Sponsorships and CSR, while the PUBLIC BENEFIT EXPENDITURE
contributes to the overall development of the Country.
1. The Hellenic Foundation is Accredited by
the Ministry of Culture, has implemented and continues to implement annually
Cultural Projects and Activities, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and has
received grants by the Ministry of Culture.
2. The Foundation has been "Officially
Certified" to
undertake European and State Funded
projects and Programs and has implemented such projects in synergy with
the Ministry of Culture with advanced
work ethics applied for the employees. The object of the Project was the
completion of the Folk Arts Museum in Plaka
. The Project was coordinated by the adjacent Hellenic
Foundation headquarters (48 Amalias Avenue and Lysikratous).) The
Project was successfully 100% completed with the official reward and
recognition.
3. MUSEUM OF CULTURAL HERITAGE – PERSEYS ATHINIOS
LIBRARY – Town of Glossa. Skopelos island.
In 2007 the Foundation’s privately owned
building of the 1926 was restored by
Skopelos craftsmen, and in May 2008 we inaugurated a Museum of
Cultural Heritage in Glossa of
Skopelos and the Perseys Athinaios Library for students, youth, children (who
come winter and summer learning-playing)
The museums served also as headquarters for
the Archaeology Project we carried on the island in synergy with the Ministry of Culture and the
Division of Byzantine Antiquities of Thessaly. The Project unveiled Byzantine antiquities
and contributed to ongoing Archaeological research.
The Facilities are also
available Educators (to prepare or work on their postgraduate
thesis), but also for students of Greek or Foreign Universities, even for the
Family who wants to borrow a book. ...
The Museum is open and Free to the whole
Society. Is has been appreciated by the
Island community that "Baptized" it as a Maritime Museum, and
received the Top commendation of the emblematic and historic
Figure of Greek Shipping Andreas Potamianos
The impact of the Museum both on a Local,
National, and International level, was received an excellent
evaluation by the Municipality of Skopelos
and top evaluation by the Ministry of Culture.
The Museum and the Library are in the official network of Magnesia and Thessaly
4. SIMINARS
and Workshops Under the AUSPICES OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
In cooperation with the Political Leadership and
the Military Hierarchy, The Hellenic Foundation holds -Educational
Seminars and Scientific Workshops
of interest to the Armed Forces, as well as Cultural Events that connect Civilization with The
Timeless Elements of Resistance and Resilience of the
Humancentric Hellenic Spirit and
Hellenism....
With the Ministry of Defense, the Foundation
has n active planning for Public Benefit Cultural Events of joint interest as well as of synergy with the Public Benefit Projects of
the Hellenic Army ..
5. UNIVERSITY CONFERENCES – ACADEMIC
LECTURES .... a
Presentation
--The Hellenic Foundation with its "Scientific Committee" consisting of
University Professors, some of the emeriti, organizes a Series of Academic
Workshops and Lectures in the amphitheaters of the University of Athens.
Lecturers are Professors of Hellenic and Foreign Universities. A certificate of
attendance is issued for each Academic Year. A digital record of the
sessions is being built with the goal
of becoming available as open data
6. ACADEMIC WORKSHOPS – LECTURES in key
regions of the Country.
The program of Academic Workshops and
Lectures also extends
to key Regions around the
Country as part of the principle and goal of Balanced Regional Development
7. .UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS -
LECTURES - CONFERENCES
Members of the
Scientific Committee of the Foundation, participate as organizers or speakers
in Workshops and Conferences at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the
National Technical University of Athens, the National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, the Democritus University of Thrace (Olympic Airways
Conference), but also in conferences of organizations such as the Commercial
Association of Thessaloniki. – A
digital Archive of
the Workshops is created.
8. LECTURES IN OTHER
INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC BENEFIT LEGAL ENTITIES
The participation of the Foundation's
academic team conveys the values and principles of Hellenism to the Topics of
conferences or lectures of/at other Institutions.
9. GRADUATE TRAINING
INTERNSHIPS
The Hellenic Foundation, with Government
Funding –( OAED Programs) , implemented a program of Training Internships For
Graduates with Majors in Cultural
Management, Informatics, Economics, Accounting, etc. The interns
gained substantial experience by working in the field (real combat conditions…)
in the implementation of projects with the Ministry of Culture. In
addition, our Foundation organized official educational visits to Museums,
where curators taught the interns, who had never entered a museum, as the
University from which they graduated as graduates of cultural management never
organized such visits. "The Trainees ", years later until today,
maintain contact with the Foundation, stating that "they do not forget how
we treated them". At the same time, the OAED Services (now
DYPA) remember our excellent cooperation, and we are working preparing new
programs .
10. PHD SCHOLARSHIPS IN USA
– Full Scholarship
The Scholarships of the
Hellenic Foundation are Full
Ph.d Scholarships that include
not only the Cost of Tuition Fees, but also the costs of laboratories,
accommodation and food. The Scholar for Master and Ph.d. in the USA, acknowledged
the Foundation not only for
the financial support but also for the moral support given to him even in his
difficult times, while the Foundation mentored him through the launch of his
professional career in the USA....
11 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION
OF HELLENISM IN THE ECUMENICAL AND
GLOBAL GREEK DIASPORA – CELEBRATION FOR THE 200 YEARS OF THE GREEK REVOLUTION
1821-2021
The 200 Years since the Greek Revolution
found the world in a “lockdown” due to the pandemic. The Hellenic Foundation, through
its global relations with the International Academic Community and with the
Organizations of the Diaspora, organized a series of Seminars and workshops
through the Online Microsoft Teams system that enables both large participation
and two-way interaction. Speakers at the Conference were Academics –
members of our Scientific Committee and personalities associated with our
Institution. The participation was large, from the USA (New York,
Illinois, Texas, California etc), Australia, England, Egypt
etc.) while the Seminars and Workshops -during the COVID-19 pandemic
“lockdown” -were coordinated online from the Foundation's headquarters that
relocated temporarily to a “Safe Place” in the Peloponnese. The Musical Score
was offered pro bono by our Friend, and in love with Greece like us, Composer
Elias Andriopoulos. The Theme of the Workshops was "1821-2021: THE GREEK
REVOLUTION AS THE BIRTH AND WOMB OF OUR MODERN CULTURAL HERITAGE" ...
12.. INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF GREECE AND HELLENISM
International Relations were founded and
carved by the visionary founder of the Foundation Dr. PERSEYS ATHINAIOS, whose
self-purpose was to share Hellenism throughout the world. International
Relations include : Our Long-Term Relationship with The
Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa
, our synergy with the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
consular authorities, active and
strong relations with the Embassies
of Foreign States in Greece, the
participation of the Foundation, in International Conferences
, The Participation of the Foundation in Organizations of the Hellenic Diaspora abroad, even at the Thessaloniki
International Fair , as well as Interviews
With Journalists and Foreign Media
at our offices on Leof. Vasilissis Amalias and Lysikratous, ...
13 PROMOTING HELLENIC
CREATIVITY AND PRODUCTION BRANDINGF IN GREECE AND INTERNATIONALLY
The Foundation believes in the Hellenic
Creativity and supports it throughout the world with its presence in both Hellenic
and International Fora
14. INNOVATION –
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE HELLENIC FOUNDATION TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND ITS USE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTION OF GREECE.
The Hellenic Foundation was
endowed with the entrepreneurship of its Founders in America who had since
1999 developed IP Voice technology and had put it into Commercial use ....
Since 2007 the Foundation has invested
in Research and Technology to develop a
"Landscape Camera" , “Made in Greece” with high added value, so as to
substitute imports of high quality cameras and to utilize/support Creativity in Hellas .
Using imported cameras until 2010, the Hellenic
Foundation in order to share with the world the Civilization and Beauty of Greece, had
created a Network of Cameras with a 24/7 live connection. These live connections proved
effective for the purpose of the Foundation ensuring Greece’s live
presence in International Conferences
Both the idea and use were awarded
by the American society Earth Cams
an Organization that projects with its own system a live connection with own
cameras production around the world. ..The Foundation's “Made in
Greece” Landscape Cameras with that award entered the "Pantheon" of
Landscape Cameras where landmarks from all over the world are
projected. A global promotion of Culture from which Greece had been
absent until then.
The network is also a tool
for Regional Development Documented results prove that it promoted the
possibilities for Wind Surfing of a hidden to unknown place in Messenia. The
spot projected , through the Greek Landscape Camera, evolved as a high ranked
important Windsurfing spot, with the information passing through international
media and this place being flooded with quality people who blend peacefully
with the social fabric of the p[lace, as a place of family vacation......
The live presence of Greece through the
network of Cameras of the Hellenic Foundation,
created for this purpose an independent Non-Profit Legal Entity
(EPIMENOUME ELLADA) . The systems were used in official events of the Hellenic
Republic abroad, with the example of the Official event in New York City by the Greek National
Tourism Organization and the Greek Consulate.... where
the event in Manhattan was in the ambiance of being beneath the Acropolis as
the Acropolis was projected live on giant screens with the alternation of its
lighting and the shadows of the trees as the Wind moved them.
The beginning of the formation of a Network
of Landscape
Cameras in the Ports of Greece was the camera
of Piraeus that was placed in the Headquarters of the “”Epirotiki lines” of Andreas Potamianos, the Shipping cruise
legend, who supported the Institution for the whole of Greece....
The system also has Civil
Protection Applications , but also the production
of Videoclips with
multiple uses. Tourism
Promotion...
15 INNOVATION – DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGY – USES IN EDUCATION – EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
The broad purpose of the Hellenic Foundation
is not just the Development of Digital Skills, but the opening of horizons in
the use of information technology, not as a "passive consumption" but
as a tool for Creativity through research, approach of the development of
critical thinking, and finally ability to produce new knowledge.
AUSPICES OF THE REGION OF
FLORINA/AUSPICES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF FLORINA
The Introduction of Informatics in Education,
which was set as a priority by the Ministry of Education for 2023-2027, has
been a challenge for the Hellenic Foundation since 2015 and with the additional criterion
of Regional Development, Seminars
and Workshops were organized
in the Region(s), starting with the border area of Florina Under the auspices
of the Region of Florina (Governor Biros) and the auspices of the Municipality
of Florina...(Mayor John Voskopoulos) .
AUSPICES OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS
In Athens the workshops took place with the
first on April 12, 2016 with the synergy of The Municipality of
Athens
-Cybersecurity In this Sector, the Foundation has as one of
its vice-presidents the retired Major General of the Hellenic Police, Georgios
Papaprodromou. ...who is a specialist in the Field and Criss-crosses the
Country delivering lectures and Conducting Workshops.
16 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT –
BORDER GREECE
The Academic Integrity and ethics of the
Academics who lead the Hellenic Foundation “calls” for implementing the
Principle of Balanced Regional Development as
a criterion for the choices of
the location of Projects and Activities.
A particular priority is given to remote Regions
at the Borders of Greece : Florina-Evros-Dodecanese-Aegean
Archipelago, having Branches and/or representatives in these places.
The concept of "Development" is
multifactorial. For the Hellenic Foundation criteria, among other things, are
the preservation of the active cultural element of the area, the strengthening
of its ontological status, the participation of citizens in every action as
co-creators and not as "client- consumers", the diffusion/sprawl of
(positive) results to the local and overall society. Anything different from that
is decadence and decline, first social and then economic as a result of money
as the sole criterion of "Investment". The Philosophical and
scientific status of the Governors of
the Foundation define that the ethics of
"development" have a Humancentric character.
FLORINA: the Hellenic Foundation, in addition
to the (above) educational Workshops, co-organized and actively participated in
Development
Conferences, maintains a Branch with a 24/7
presence and Representation, Provides
equipment and heating oil to Schools that are next to the Border and participates in Social life. The
Foundation also honors
National and Local historical ceremonies and Holidays by laying Wreaths by the Board of Directors
or by its representatives in the Region....
FLORINA (at all)
Two Leader programs have been approved by the
Florina Development Agency for implementation by the Foundation. However, the
Pandemic Lockdown annulled their execution . The same happened to cultural
events that were also under the auspices of the Municipality of Florina.
ALEXANDROUPOLIS – SOUFLI – EVROS: The Hellenic
Foundation has completed with its own Resources, (Architectural-Civil
Engineering-Electromechanical plans) for Infrastructures in Tychero, and
Soufli, foreseeing for years the Development of Evros and Alexandroupolis. It
is in active cooperation and relationship with the Municipality of Soufli,
while under the auspices of the Municipality of Soufli, Cultural Events have
been planned.
The Foundation appointed a qualified professional in
Anthia-Aristeino to digitize the region’s valuable photographic and historical
archives of the Spartacus Society, archive of great value because the
communities of the area were created by the exchange of populations in
1922. The digitized Archive is available at both the Spartacus
Association and the Hellenic Foundation and is awaiting its online publication.
The Hellenic Foundation actively participated
(2014)
in a joined campaign together
with the Perseys Athinaios Public Benefit Foundation and Epimenoyme Eliada. The
accomplishments of this campaign were: (a) The Foundation's Museum in Skopelos
was twinned with the Spartacus Museum at Anthia (b) University Research at an
International Level (c) The International Promotion of the Innovation of the
place (also with a landscape camera) (d) Digitization of the Spartacus Archive
with the recruitment of a person. Digitization is complete and pending online
publication in documentation repositories.......
DODECANESE : AGATHONISI -
LEROS - KOS - KASSOS - IMIA
IMIA The Foundation of Hellenism Promotes
and disseminates the Publications of
the National Hellenic Research
Foundation – Department of Neohellenic Research – Scientific Work and
the National Hellenic Research Foundation Documentation
LEROS : 2009 Participation of the Hellenic Foundation
in a Conference
of the European Parliament June 21 2009
in Leros, activated strong relations with the Society of Leros, the Artemis
Radio Station and in the following years with The
Municipality of Leros but also with
INTEL (Navy Base in Lakki). The design and preliminary studies for the
development of Human-centric infrastructures have been completed, within the
framework of the values respected by the Foundation. - There was effective cooperation
with the Prefect of Leros Chrysoula
Sifouniou with immediate results. --A landscape camera was installed for the
International 24/7 live
connection of Leros with the World.
AGATHONISI : 23 JUNE,
AGATHONISI - OUR FIRST AUTOPSY....
The First
Autopsy of the Island of Agathonisi
took place while the first flows of aliens were coming in waves.
The
Cooperation with the Mayor was immediate, and the actions of the Hellenic Foundation
were too. A Landscape Camera was installed at once giving 24/7
connection of the remote island of Agathonisi with the world.
The Municipality accepted the Foundation’s
Proposal for the Establishment of an International Cultural and Conference
Center that was going to attract international scholars. The infrastructure was
to be build and operated by the Foundation, in an area that was granted to the
Foundation by decision of the Municipal Council. The studies (Architecture –
Civil Engineering – Electromechanical) have been completed.
The plans and the synergy between the
Municipality and the Foundation are in Force.
On our first trip on the Border Line on June
22, 2009, on the way back to Leros the boat stopped at the
island of Lipsi.... From Lipsi we
continued our return to Leros with a Coast Guard Cutter. When you are in love
with Greece, everything is exiting .
KOS: In Kos, the Hellenic Foundation, with
its own resources and expense, completed the Plans for Cultural Infrastructure
and Cultural Center – development of cultural activities at PYLI. The Plan
was approved and included in the 2007 leader program ..
The project was not carried out because the
Municipal authority changed, and the new one had different plans for the use of
the space. The Studies Exist and are waiting for the appropriate Political
Will.
KASOS : The site visit and the overall study
of the Project for the construction of a Cultural Center in Kasos have been
completed. Landscape Cameras were
installed and operated for a period of
time, which even had the use of Civil Protection as they detected a fire on
time. In Kasos, a full-time person was hired to complete a cultural project.
One Person was employes by the Foundation to oversee the Foundation’s
activities.
The foundation's studies are ready since. The
political will so that they will be executed is i expected.
RHODES : The Foundation submitted to the
Dodecanese Development Agency integrated Investment Plans that were approved in
its entirety.
Landscape cameras were installed in Rhodes.
17 THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES
- REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT – CIVILIZATION FOR ALL
The Foundation of Hellenism places under its
auspices, but also acts as a co-organizer and co-producer in Theatrical
Performances in which the Society is considered "Honorary Guest",
(Free of Charge) transferring as Vital experiencer For All , the Experience of the officially
invited to Epidaurus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, to the Greek Region, but
also to Social Groups that do not have access to Cultural activities
ANCIENT MESSINI 2019: The Hellenic Foundation
acted as a Co-Producer and Co-organizer to stage at the ancient Theatre of
Messini the Theatrical Performance of “Tellessila”.The Society of Messinia was
Honorably Invited (Free) and filled the Ancient Theater, enjoying the quality.
The Critiques were superb. Success was all over the press. The Hellenic
Foundation awarded the Archaeologist P. Themelis for his work.
2 Videoclip of the Performance
4 The Critics for the Performance
PERAMA 2017-2022: Perama, a
place of a challenged society, suffering
for many years from unemployment, environmental decay and other adverse
conditions.
The Foundation that realizes that
"Democracy Travels Everyone First Class" has Perama as its Favorite
Child. For this reason, Perama was chosen as the Site for the "World
First" of Telesilla, and under the auspices of the Municipality of Perama,
with which the Foundation has continuous cooperation, and cultural events
1. Publicity
ALSOS THEATRE 2019 : Another
Performance of Tellessila was staged at the Alsos Theatre in Galatsi,
with the same atmosphere of solemnity and social cohesion.
18. EVIA: THAROUNIA –
ALIVERI
Full equipment was offered to the building of
the Cultural
Center at Tharounia Aliveri . followed by the employment of one person to oversee and
operate the facility. Parallel benefit: The adjacent State medical facility «acquired"
a waiting room, where we were happy to see that mothers also use the space for
their children until the time of the Medical Examination.
19 HYDRA
Installed
a Landscape camera for the 24/7 connection and world view of Hydra. The Camera proved useful for the security of
the Port and Policing in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard.
20 MILLS
The Mills of Argos is a shore town of extreme
importance due to its ancient History as well as for the role it
played for the Hellenic Revolution of 1821
. The Landscape Camera that was installed at the Mills of Argos by the Hellenic
Foundation, resulted in an increase of public awareness and attracted visitors
in the area whose history was unknown to many.
21. SUPPORT OF OTHER
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIONS OF HUMANITARIAN, EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Indicatively : Missionary Project I of the Metropolis of
Kananga in the Congo, Association of Cretans Arodamos, RO. Vouliagmeni Group,
Arkadi Holocaust Celebrations, Ano Kalliniki Primary School Florina, Rethymno
Association, etc. ...
22. AWARDS – HONORARY
DISTINCTIONS FOR SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
The Foundation Awards
and Honors individuals and/or
organizations for their social contribution.
23. The
Foundation has been awarded and recognized for
its Public Benefit work in Greece and internationally.
24 The Foundation participates in Religious
Holidays, and Celebrates
with Childlike innocence and tenderness
the Spirit Of Christmas , ,
together with the Hellenic Society, its friend and people and and
the National television...(ERT)
25 The Hellenic Foundation honors and
participates in National Holydays as
per the Official Protocol of the State
, Wreath laying Ceremonies, and attends
Official Doxologies at the Cathedral.
