Yiannis Spanolios was awarded by the Academy of Athens for the creation of “Together We Can”. In particular, Mr. Spanolios was awarded “for undertaking volunteering initiatives to support and offer assistance to vulnerable population groups, especially in the fields of nutrition, health, education, sports and environmental protection and for the establishment of the All Together We Can initiative”.

The award was given on Thursday, December 19 by the President of the Academy of Athens, Mr. Stamatios Krimizis, during the Solemn Session of the Academy. It was preceded by a speech by the President on the topic: “Confrontation of theory and observations: The case of the shape of the Heliosphere”.

Mr. Spanolios is the initiator and soul of “All Together We Can”. His vision was and remains the protection of the environment and the contribution to mankind.

Founded in 2011, “Together we can” plans and implements actions that cover a wide range of sectors such as social welfare, the environment, health and education. In more detail actions to collect food, medicine and clothes for people who need them, organization of voluntary blood donations as well as actions for the protection of the environment such as tree planting, watering and cleaning make up the purpose of this initiative, aiming at the immediate relief of vulnerable social groups.

During this period, “Together Together” is planting trees throughout Greece with trees bought with the proceeds from the summer concert dedicated to the lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos and from the road races in Parnitha, Ymittos and Penteli.

Sunday, December 22 is the 10th and 11th tree planting in Saronida and Penteli.

At the same time, “All Together We Can” continues its action in mountainous Evrytania, with a special purpose: to create a playground in the village of Agrafa for the children of the area, with the aim of providing a safe and happy place for play and entertainment, giving every child a chance to smile.

Finally, it is noted that in October, through the actions of “All Together We Can”:

– 6,219 kilos of food were collected from citizens’ offers in supermarket baskets and distributed to Metropolises all over Greece and to the NGO “Apostoli”.

– 1,252.62 euros were collected from the “With a cl1ck you can” initiative, through the five-digit number 19817 and the bank account of “Together We Can”

– 6,054 units of blood were collected from voluntary blood donations carried out throughout the country, offering valuable help to our fellow human beings

– 5,349 volunteers actively support the actions of “All Together We Can”.