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Gift of life for KDAPmeA Volos: 17-seater vehicle donated by the Holy Metropolis of Dimitriastranslated

July 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The public "thank you" of Deputy Mayor Voulas Anagnostos to Metropolitan Mr. Ignatios The concession for the use of a modern 17-seater vehicle by the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Dimitrias and Almyros, Mr. Ignatios, to the KDAPmeA of Volos is expected to give a great breath of fresh air to the daily lives of people with disabilities and their families.

The deputy mayor for Social Care, Solidarity, Equality and Management of Social Centers, Paraskevi Anagnostou-Stathi, in her statement speaks of an act that "becomes life, hope and dignity", noting that the immediate response of His Excellency provided a solution to one of the most important problems of the structure, that of the safe daily transportation of the beneficiaries.

As he points out, for people with disabilities, commuting is not a simple daily process, but the "passport" to social integration, learning, participation and the joy of life. The lack of a suitable vehicle, as he mentions, created significant obstacles, often keeping the beneficiaries away from activities and opportunities to which they are entitled.

Mrs. Anagnostou-Stathi emphasizes that with the concession of the bus, Metropolitan Mr. Ignatios did not offer...

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Radu Gheorghiu

17 locuri e exact ce trebuia, am văzut în centrul de la Sibiu cum se încăpățâneau 12 într-un microbuz de 9. Mulțumesc bisericii că nu uită de oamenii din spatele problemelor mici dar grele.

Maria Ionescu

Da, 17 locuri schimbă totul. La noi în Chișinău am văzut de multe ori cum părinții așteptau cu orele după un microbuz care nu venea sau care nu avea rampă. Mulțumesc și eu că Mitropolia a răspuns repede, nu doar cu vorbe. Ai mai fost și la alte centre din România?

Φωτεινή Παναγιωτοπούλου

Καλό είναι που το λεωφορείο έχει 17 θέσεις, γιατί εδώ στον Βόλο ξέρω οικογένειες που ταλαιπωρούνται να βρουν θέση ακόμα και για 4-5 άτομα μαζί με αναπηρικά καροτσάκια. Η κυρία Παρασκευή Αναγνώστου-Στάθη το είπε σωστά, η μετακίνηση είναι το διαβατήριο για να μην μένουν κλεισμένοι σπίτι. Χαίρομαι που ο Δεσπότης Ιγνάτιος το έλυσε γρήγορα, χωρίς πολλά λόγια.

Νίκη Λαμπροπούλου

Συμφωνώ Φωτεινή, εδώ στον Βόλο οι οικογένειες με δύο-τρία παιδιά και καροτσάκια πραγματικά ταλαιπωρούνται. Το ότι ο Δεσπότης Ιγνάτιος το έδωσε χωρίς καθυστερήσεις δείχνει πόσο καταλαβαίνει την καθημερινότητά μας. Ξέρεις αν το ΚΔΑΠ θα βάλει και συνοδό μέσα στο λεωφορείο;

Ioana Stan

Da, 17 locuri fac diferența reală, nu doar pe hârtie. La noi în Constanța am văzut același lucru, copiii cu scaune rulante rămâneau ultimii și deseori renunțau. Ai idee dacă au pus și rampă lift la microbuzul ăsta din Volos?

Γεωργία Βασιλείου

Ναι Φωτεινή, το λες σωστά για τις οικογένειες που ψάχνουν ακόμα και για 4-5 άτομα με καροτσάκια. Εγώ ξέρω μια μαμά από το ΚΔΑΠ που μέχρι τώρα πήγαινε με ταξί και της έβγαινε ακριβά κάθε εβδομάδα. Ρωτάς αν θα βάλουν συνοδό; Ελπίζω να το κάνουν, γιατί με 17 θέσεις χρειάζεται κάποιος να βοηθάει στην επιβίβαση.

Constantin Marin

Da, 17 locuri chiar rezolvă problema aia cu înghesuiala, am văzut și eu la un centru din Cluj cum se chinuiau cu un Ford Transit vechi de 12 locuri și rampele se blocau des. Biserica face treabă concretă, nu doar discursuri. Ai idee cum e transportul la centrele din Sibiu acum, s-a mai îmbunătățit?

Petru Constantinescu

Da, un Ford Transit de 12 locuri chiar te lasă cu nasul în geam când ai rampă și scaune. La noi în Constanța, la centrul de pe bulevardul Tomis, au luat anul trecut un Renault de 16 locuri și s-a mai aerisit treaba, deși șoferul tot se plânge de parcare. La Sibiu știi dacă au reușit să schimbe și ei ceva după ce s-au plâns părinții la primărie?

Florin Matei

Da, 17 locuri schimbă mult treaba, mai ales când ai rampă și scaune adaptate. La noi în Timișoara, la centrul de lângă catedrală, tot cu un microbuz vechi de 13 locuri ne descurcam până acum doi ani, dar se făcea coadă la urcare. Tu ce zici, la Cluj au reușit să-l schimbe definitiv pe ăla cu Fordul?

Αναστασία Μιχαηλίδου

Συμφωνώ, Γεωργία, η μαμά με το ταξί κάθε εβδομάδα είναι πραγματικός πονοκέφαλος. Ελπίζω να βάλουν συνοδό, γιατί με τόσα καροτσάκια δεν γίνεται αλλιώς. Ξέρεις αν το ΚΔΑΠ έχει ήδη κάποιο σχέδιο για τη χρήση του λεωφορείου;