Melina Travlou, President of the Union of Greek Shipowners:
“In Greek shipping, we are not about words, but about actions towards our homeland.
When we join forces, we can turn the ordeal into creation.”
To mark the rapid and massive mobilization of members of the shipping community in the devastating floods that occurred in Thessaly in 2023, the Union of Greek Shipowners honored, on Monday, November 10, 2025, at the Athens Conservatoire, the donors of the "Agios Nikolaos" action plan for the restoration of the affected areas of Thessaly.
Pupils, together with teachers, representing the affected schools in all regions of Thessaly, Kindergartens, Primary, Gymnasiums, Lyceums, which were reconstructed and upgraded as part of the UGS action plan, gave a dynamic "presence" at the event, which was welcomed by the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
At the opening, the multidimensional social footprint of the UGS action plan "Agios Nikolaos" was presented through a tribute video.
You can watch the video here: https://lnkd.in/dTsNznDC
Excellent students, together with their teachers, representing the affected schools of Thessaly, which were reconstructed and upgraded within the framework of the UGS action plan, were "present" at the event. A particularly moving moment when three students from the Farkadon High School of Trikala, Giorgos Argyris, Mariza Bagiotis and Vasilis Kounis, took the floor, coming from the area whose schools were embraced by the “Agios Nikolaos” action plan, after they had been destroyed. They sent a message of optimism and hope, expressing the strength of the young generation of Thessaly, stating characteristically: “You did not only rebuild the buildings. You rebuilt our faith, you rebuilt our hope.”
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