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The Greek Red Cross is calling for the collection of school supplies for vulnerable familiestranslated

September 4, 2026 · 1 min read

The Social Welfare Department of the Hellenic Red Cross, in the context of providing holistic support to vulnerable families and in view of the start of the school year, sends an open call for the collection of school supplies, with the aim of relieving families with children attending public school. The collected items will be made available to students from families supported by the remedial teaching program of the Psychosocial Support Service and the Multipurpose Athens Refugee Center of the Organization.

Those who wish to contribute to the action can come from 09/04/2026 to 09/30/2026, during working days and hours 08:00–18:00, at the following points:

Athens: either at the Athens Multipurpose Center for Refugees, at 4 Alkiviadou Street, or at the Central Offices of the E.E.S., at 1 Lykavittou Street.

Thessaloniki: on 10 Kountouriotou Street.

The requested items concern school bags, cassettes, stationery, notebooks, painting and handicraft items, new or in good condition, which will be made available to all students of all levels (kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school), as part of the support actions of the Greek...

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Daniela Ciobanu
Bine, dar data de 04/09/2026 mi se pare cam departe. Până atunci mulți copii or să înceapă școala fără ghiozdan. Poate ar fi bine să înceapă strângerea mai devreme, cum ar fi acum în august. Oricum, e frumos că se gândesc la familiile astea cu copii la școala publică.
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Sophia Turner
The dates do seem a bit late if school starts in early September, like Daniela said. Back when my kids were little, we always scrambled for backpacks and notebooks right before the first bell. Maybe they could open the collection points a couple weeks earlier in Athens or Thessaloniki to get more supplies to those families in time.
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Светлана Кузнецова
Да, даты с 4 сентября 2026 года действительно поздноваты, как написали Даниэла и София. У нас в России обычно к 1 сентября всё уже нужно, а тут дети без тетрадей останутся. Может, стоит начать сбор хотя бы с середины августа, особенно в Афинах на Алкивиаду 4.
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