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EFG Eurobank Invests In Education - Messinia/ Kalamata

EFG EUROBANK “INVESTS” IN EDUCATION

On Monday 2 October 2006 the best students of the Messenia region received their awards from Eurobank EFG during a special ceremony at the Elite Hotel in Kalamata: this was the 7th in a series of 32 events organized by the Bank in the Greek prefectures as part of its “The Great Moment for Education” sponsorship programme.

The sponsorship programme, "The Great Moment for Education”, which was launched by Eurobank EFG in 2003, is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Education and is one of the most important sponsorship initiatives of the Eurobank EFG Group that has chosen to be actively involved within the community by lending its support to the fields of Education, Culture, Environment and Sports. Through this programme, awards have been given until today to 4,000 students in Greece who have obtained the highest marks and who are the most vibrant message of progress for our society.

The main aim of the “The Great Moment for Education” programme is to reward young people's efforts in their pursuit of knowledge and to recognize those who have achieved excellence and who represent a prospect and guarantee for the future.

The sponsorship programme, "The Great Moment for Education ", which was launched by EFG Eurobank in 2003, is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Education and is one of the most important sponsorship initiatives of the Eurobank Group that has chosen to be actively involved within the community by lending its support to the fields of Education, Culture, Environment and Sports. Under this programme, awards have been given until now to 4,000 students in the whole of Greece who have obtained the highest marks and who are the most vibrant message of progress for our society.

The main aim of the “A Great Moment for Education” programme is to reward young people's efforts in their pursuit of knowledge and to recognize those who have achieved excellence and who represent a prospect and guarantee for the future.

Eurobank EFG wishes by means of these symbolic awards to promote the timeless significance of the values that inspire and guide young people as they strive for a worthy future marked by creativity and innovative thinking.

In the context of the programme, which concerns over 230,000 pupils graduating from senior high school throughout Greece, Eurobank EFG rewards each year the pupi1s who achieved the highest marks for admission to tertiary education in each of the 1,300 high schools in Greece, public and private, daily or evening.

The award is accompanied by the amount of € 1,000, which is deposited in a savings account at a Eurobank EFG branch in the relevant city.

The following dignitaries honoured the event with their presence: the representative of the Metropolitan of Messenia Chrysostomos, the President of the Kalamata Municipal Council Panagiotis Adamopoulos, the Deputy Mayor of Andania Dimitris Haritis, the Head of the Kalamata Fire Department Constantinos Stefos and many representatives of primary and secondary education, as well as members of the region’s economic and social life.

In his short address the representative of the Metropolitan of Messenia Chrysostomos warmly congratulated Eurobank EFG for its initiative and the students for their achievement wishing them more success in the future.

The President of the Kalamata Municipal Council Panagiotis Adamopoulos took the floor next and commended Eurobank EFG stressing that this particular programme shows that banks can also have a social mission. He also congratulated the children for their achievement and their parents and teachers for their contribution to it.

The recipients of the Eurobank EFG awards for the region of Messenia are:

1.      Maria - Heleni Apostolopoulou, Longa High School Classes

2.      Christina Dimitropoulou, Kalamata 6th Comprehensive School

3.      Dimitris Iliopoulos, “Panagiotopoulou” Comprehensive School

4.      Angeliki Kouki, Dorion Comprehensive School

5.      Elisabeth – Ioanna Kyriacou, Kalamata 5th Comprehensive School

6.      Antonia Lontou, Kalamata 2nd Comprehensive School

7.      Spyridon Mazarakis, Kalamata 4th Comprehensive School

8.      Efstathios Xagas, Kalamata 1st Comprehensive School

9.      Euripides Paraskevas, Kalamata 3d Comprehensive School

10.  Popi Tsoungou, Music High School

11.  Constantinos Alexopoulos, Meligala Comprehensive School

12.  Evdokia Parissou, Filiatra Comprehensive School

13.  Xenia Saratsioti, Pylos Comprehensive School

14.  Polyxeni Demea, Arfares Comprehensive School

15.  Ekaterini Zondou, Petalidi Comprehensive School

16.  Magdalena Koroniou, Thouria Comprehensive School

17.  Maria Lekaditi, Messene 1st Comprehensive School

18.  Maria Marabea, Kardamyli Comprehensive School

19.  Fotini Skoulika, Methoni Comprehensive School

20.  Vasilios Tsakopoulos, Messene 2nd Comprehensive School

21.  Aristides Vergis, Gargaliani Comprehensive School

22.  Sophia Dionysopoulou, Kyparisia Comprehensive School

23.  Anastasia Kalogeropoulou, Hora Comprehensive School

24.  Christina Papadopoulou, Diavolitsi Comprehensive School.