Niarchos Foundation Gives 100M Euros For Greek Youth At Hellenic Initiative

NEW YORK ? The Inaugural Banquet of The Hellenic Initiative that was held at the elegant domed structure with Grecian architectural touches at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan on October 3 was unlike any other Greek-American event of recent memory. Andreas Dracopoulos, Director and Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, turned the immortal words of John F. Kennedy?s inaugural address into a call to action for all who love Greece: ?Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.? Dracopoulos set an example for the individual members of the Hellenic Diaspora and its institutions alike with the stunning announcement that in addition to the SNF?s ?three-year initiative of 100 million euros ($135.9 million) to help provide relief to society under the current socioeconomic crisis,? the Foundation will fund ?a new 100 million euro Initiative for Greece's young, a multi-year project, to be named, Recharging the Youth.

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