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art & soul

The G&A

Mamidakis

Foundation

The George and Aristea Mamidakis Foundation was found- Today, the modern man must take a clear and objective look at
ed by my sister Gina, and is the realisation of my parents’ vision himself within his environment and assume responsibility. The
to give back to the local Cretan community. The Foundation is onus is on him to make as many changes as necessary, above
built on the pillars of the promotion of culture, the protection of all internally, in order to become more sensitive about the issues
the environment and helping ones fellow man. On a personal and have greater awareness of their solutions, taking action to-
level, I decided to serve the philanthropic work of the Founda- wards that end. And it goes without saying that collective and
tion with all my heart and especially the strengthening of social coordinated actions always achieve better results. The essential
responsibility, which I fully support. Our goal is to provide social prerequisites however, are empathy, understanding and accept-
support throughout Crete with the creation of infrastructures that ance, but above all, respect, on both a personal and social level.
can provide relief, knowledge and meet the everyday needs At this point, I cannot help but mention the staff of bluegr
of all social groups. who tirelessly contribute to all the Foundation's activities and
Looking into the needs of our parents’ hometown and giving who are for us an invaluable help.
back on a long-term basis is not an easy task for us, since our The vision of us all is to inspire the next generations to cre-
desire is for the Foundation’s work to last for many more years to ate a better and fairer society.
come. New goals are set on a yearly basis that we are commit-
ted to implementing. For this year, we have planned two major
projects: one is the creation of a library at a primary school in
Aghios Nikolaos and the second is to conduct a study in relation
to the creation of a psychiatric clinic of Aghios Nikolaos. Marilena Mamidakis
Most important of all is the assumption of social responsibil- Vice-President
ity, which is firstly fostered by assuming personal responsibility. George and Aristea Mamidakis Foundation

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