Elpidophoros: The Archdiocese of America and the Community offer 420,000 dollars for the damages in Valoukli

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Archbishop of America Elpidophoros expressed his gratitude to the Greek-American Homogenia for their warm support for the Valouklis Foundation

The amount of 420,000 dollars for the restoration of the great damages to the historic Valouklis Foundation caused by the disastrous fire last August, the Archdiocese of America and the US expatriate state.

“The generosity of our believers and all our social and charitable organizations is a driving force for us to be able to rebuild the Valouklis Hospital and Nursing Home, which have been a beacon of hope for all the Greeks of Istanbul who are in need.” With these words, Archbishop of America Elpidophoros presented the donation of $420,000 that has so far been collected by the Archdiocese of America to be allocated to our Ecumenical Patriarchate for the restoration of the damage to this leading institution of the Community.

Of the amount of $420,000, the 50,000 dollars are a donation of the National Charitable Fund of the Ladies of the Archdiocese of America.

The Archbishop of America expressed his gratitude to our Greek-American Brotherhood and to all the faithful for their warm support, thanks to which the promise he had made can be fulfilled.

“I am deeply moved,” he underlined, “from the love and support of our community and, especially, from the generosity of the Diocese of Saint Francis, the Leadership of the 100 and the Lords of the Order of Saint Andrew of our Ecumenical Patriarchate”.

In fact, he expressed the hope that the damage to the Valouklis Hospital and Nursing Home will be repaired soon and the institution will continue to function as it has for the past 250 years as a shelter and nursing institution for all those in need.

Archbishop Elpidophoros had visited the Valouklis Hospital and Nursing Home a few days after the devastating fire, and had pledged that the Archdiocese of America would assist with all its powers in repairing the damage.

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