The Heroes of Digea

The exciting journey for the «Heroes of Digea» started in November 2018 from Athens. Very soon it continued with subsequent destinations Thessaloniki, Heraklion and Patra, offering love, joy, entertainment and many gifts to more than 1.000 children who are hosted or supported by institutions.

In collaboration with Odeon Cinema, children who were hosted in institutions such as “Melissa“, the “SOS Children’s Villages“, the “Greek Children’s Village“, the “Lighthouse of the World“, the ” Child Protection Center of Heraklion“, the “Home for Male Minors of Heraklion“, the “Child and Family Support Center” of the SOS Children’s Villages of Patras, the “Ark of Love“, the Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Action “The Bright Star” and the “K.K.P.P.D.E. Skagiopouleio Orphanage“, had the opportunity to walk on the “Orange Carpet”, enjoy children’s movies, play electronic games and have fun with creative activities.

With the active participation and support of people from the artistic, media and business world, we shared the joy of entertainment and creation.

In December 2021, we visited the Primary School of Agia Anna, at the Municipality of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna in North Evia, an area severely affected by devastating wildfires during the summer of 2021, offering utility items, books and electronic equipment.

In 2022, the journey continues with the islands of Lemnos and Aghios Efstratios where a visit was made to the Laboratory of Special Vocational Education and Training of Repanidi – Lemnos and to the Special Primary School and Special Kindergarten of Kallithea – Lemnos while at the same time an internet connection was made with teachers and students of the Primary and Secondary education of Aghios Efstratios. All the children were offered useful items and electronic equipment while we gained the children’s biggest smiles!

In May 2022, we visited Lesvos and found ourselves in the ”Association of Parents and Friends of People with Autism “SYN evolution“, the Special Kindergarten & Primary School of Mytilene, the Special Vocational Secondary School and High School at Panagiouda, the Special Primary School of Kalloni, the Special Kindergartens and Primary Schools at Sigri, Sykaminea and Lepetymnos, were we donate books, musical instruments, electronics and utensils for educational institutions, as well as gifts for every child. We traveled to Chios where we met even more Heroes of Digea with their parents and teachers, administrators and staff of schools and Associations of the island, as we visited the Special Kindergarten and Primary School, the Special Vocational Education and Training, the Unified Special Vocational Secondary School and High School, the Supported Living Accommodation, and the Ark of the World – Aegean.

We traveled to Chios where we met even more Heroes of Digea with their parents and teachers, administrators and staff of schools and Associations of the island, as we visited the Special Kindergarten and Primary School, the Special Vocational Education and Training, the Unified Special Vocational Secondary School and High School, the Supported Living Accommodation, and the Ark of the World – Aegean.

The trip ended with our visit to the Schools in Psara, donating electronic and other useful things for the educational institutions and structures as well as gifts for every child!

In November 2022 we met in Lamia and where we met more children who became the “Heroes of Digea”. We visited the Special Vocational Education and Training Workshop of Fthiotida, the Special Kindergarten and Primary School – Lamia, the Unified Special Vocational High School and High School – Lamia, the Hostel – Church High School – High School of Lamia, the Child Protection Branch of Fthiotida and the Lamia Women’s Orphanage.

The second destination of our trip was Karpenisi! We met the Heroes of Digea at the MEA Anemonis Creative Employment Center of Karpenisi as well as the Special Kindergarten, Primary and Special Vocational Education and Training Workshop of Karpenisi.

We donated electronic and useful things for educational institutions, as well as special gifts for each child!

Our will to keep on supporting the people, the children and our society remains limitless and we will continue in every possible way to offer as much as we can to the fellow members of our society.