Vangelis Marinakis and Costas Karapapas were honored by the Diocese of Piraeus.
Vangelis Marinakis was the main character of the concert organized by the Diocese of Piraeus at the Municipal Theater of Piraeus and was dedicated to the child.
The president of Olympiacos was honored for his support of the work of the Church and for his social action.
Delivering His Eminence the Metropolitan of Piraeus Mr. Seraphim honored the wife of the president of Olympiacos, Athanasia Marinaki, said: “I would like to publicly express my gratitude and thanks to the president and his wife and his wonderful family. To express the gratitude of all of us for this sustainable support in our work and in our social action. Congratulations warmly and warm thanks and I wish you all good health, strength and the light of Christ born in Bethlehem to be born in the hearts of the whole world “.
Athanasia Marinaki underlined: “Your Excellency, thank you very much for your kind words. I, in turn, would like to ask you to accept this check of 10,000 euros as a symbolic move to support the great charitable work done by the Holy Diocese of Piraeus. And with the hope that in the days to come this Christmas they will have as little pain as possible. To gather next to our children who are our future and to paint the smile on their faces, limiting to a minimum the needs of all our fellow human beings “.
PAE Olympiakos was also awarded for its social work, with the vice-president of PAE Costas Karapapas stating: Holy Metropolis of Piraeus for the huge work that is being done. You know that we are humbly by your side. You know that the leader of Olympiacos and the whole world is humbly by your side. We are very happy to be here in this special celebration that combines the supreme love, the love for the child with the path of a huge Greek, who showed that people must go higher “.
The concert of the orchestra of Mikis Theodorakis with the enchanting performance of Manolis Mitsias, Vassilis Lekkas and other artists, “traveled” the audience in time and in the work of the great Mikis Theodorakis.
