The “House of Nisyros” was inaugurated in Athens
A press release issued by the Municipality of Nisyros states the following:
The inauguration of the “House of Nisyros in Athens” took place on Sunday, March 20, in the presence of the Mayor Mr. Christofis Koronaios, the Dodecanese MP Mr. Vassilis Ypsilantis, the President of the Society of Nisyrian Studies Mr. Costas Hartofilis, the President of Dodokanis Unions of Athens-Piraeus Mr. Ioannis Frangoulis, the president of the Dodecanese Foundation Kleovoulos the Lindios Mr. Filipou Kaloudis, the treasurer of the association “Dodecanese Bee” Mr. Betis Nikolopoulou, members of the association Gnougoria Me.
The traditional Agiasmos was performed by the priest of Nisyrian origin, Mr. Efstathios Arkamouzis.
The new structure of the Municipality of Nisyros, located in the center of Athens (September 3), offers free accommodation to all Nisyrians traveling to Athens for medical needs, to Nisyrian students seeking temporary housing until it is settled, as well as to all who must to travel to Athens for various reasons.
This house is next to the apartment that houses the Society of Nisyrian Studies and the Nisyrian Association of Athens Gnomagoras. It was bought by the Municipality of Nisyros in 2018 but due to the problems created by the pandemic it was late to be repaired.
“We utilized our own resources of our Municipality and created a house, a space of comfortable temporary residence for those who need it. We are proud of our innovative initiative to set up this structure in order to pursue integrated policies for strengthening social solidarity.
The Municipal Authority understands the role of local government as the pre-eminent institution that can meet the needs of society and the daily challenges since it is the closest democratic institution to the citizen “, underlined the Mayor Mr. Christofis Koronaios in his speech.
The Mayor thanked Mr. Costas Hartofilis together with his associates at ENM for their tireless efforts to renovate the space. He also thanked the Nisyrian Association of the State of Florida for purchasing all electrical appliances.
The MP Mr. Vassilis Ypsilantis referred to the importance of this move of the Municipality of Nisyros to create this structure for the good of all the citizens of Nisyros. The president of the Nisyrian Studies Society referred to the history of the effort to buy real estate in Athens to serve the Nisyrians, an idea that began with the term of the late Mayor Panagiotis Katsimatidis.
Papa-Stathis with his blessings congratulated the Municipal Authority for this great project that will help all Nisyrians.
The president of the Federation of Dodecanese Associations, Mr. Frangoulis, mentioned how much this move of the Municipality helps the inhabitants of our islands and asked this move to become an example to all the Municipalities of our islands.
The president of the Dodecanese Kleovoulos Foundation, Lindios Mr. Filipou Kaloudis, referred to the capacity of the Nisyrians in the Dodecanese parish and stressed his pride for the Nisyrians.