They will be in Athens, Corinth, Patras, Nafpaktos, Delphi and Arachova while they will also visit some of the institutions where they were hosted before starting their journey to America
“Welcome home.” With these words and a big smile, Linda Carol Trotter (or Eftychia Noula), founder of the non-profit organization, “The Eftychia Project”, welcomed everyone who attended last night’s opening ceremony of the second reunion of children adopted in America from Greece, held at the “Melina Merkouri Cultural Center”.
More than 20 people who were born in Greece but were adopted decades ago in America, traveled thousands of kilometers and arrived here a few days ago to search for their roots and find their biological parents.
This is their second meeting as about a year ago they met for the first time in person in Nashville, United States.
From yesterday until October 19, the participants in this second meeting will be in Athens, Corinth, Patras, Nafpaktos, Delphi and Arachova, while they will also visit some of the institutions where they were hosted before starting their journey to America.
“We’re glad you’re all here with us tonight. I’m Linda Carroll aka Eftychia Noula and I’m the president of “The Eftychia Project”. I’m one of the 4,000 children adopted in America. We are very happy and pleased that you are all here tonight with us,” said Linda Carol Trotter (or Eutychia Noola) at the opening of the ceremony.
The attendees in turn were welcomed by the vice-president of “The Eftychia Project”, Panagiota Vrysiotis, stressing the need for the Greek parliament to understand that these people are Greeks. “They were born in Greece to biological Greek parents, they want their citizenship, their citizenship, their passport and to open the records,” noted Ms. Vrysioti.
On behalf of the National Commission for Human Rights, its second vice-president, Yannis Ioannidis, in turn welcomed the 2nd reunion of the children adopted in America from Greece and expressed his support for those looking for their roots and their biological families them, stating how the Hellenic Commission for Human Rights will be by their side.
The ceremony ended with Mrs. Trotter (Eftychia Noula) singing and playing the piano the song “Someday they will come and tell you”.
Source: Skai
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