Lawlessness threatens to turn heart of Athens into no-go zone

PLACES OF WORSHIP
• The Church of Christ at
Omonia in central Athens (28
Pireos) hosts services in the
English language every Sunday
from 6 to 8 p.m. and offers
classes on Bible study on
Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.
For further information, call
6944.344.167 or e-mail
droussos@hol.gr.
• Evangelical church services
in English are held every
Sunday at 9 a.m. at St
Andrews International Church
in Kifissia (St Catherine’s
School) and at 11.30 a.m. in
Athens (68 Sina). For further
information, log on to
www.standrewsgreece.com or
call 210.645.2583.
• Christian Bible-based
fellowship holds meetings
every Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. and from 7.30
to 9 p.m. at 8 Akominatou
St (1st floor) in Athens.
For further information,
call 210.524.2801 or
6975.738.700.
• The Piraeus Baptist Church
hosts classes in English on
Bible study for adults and
children every Sunday from 6
to 7 p.m. at 277 Alkiviadou St
in Piraeus (near Tzaneio
Hospital). For more
information, please call
6932.800.010.
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Al-Anon Family Groups
provide support for anyone
close to a problem drinker.
English meetings are held on
Mondays at 7 p.m. For further
information, call 210.654.1273.
For Greek meetings, call
210.523.9161.
• Narcotics Anonymous English
speakers meet every Thursday
from 6.30 to 8 p.m. on the
ground floor of St Paul’s
Anglican Church (Filellinon &
Amalias) in Plaka, Athens. For
additional details, call
210.347.4777 or log on to
www.na-greece.gr.
• Does someone you care
about use drugs? Relatives and
friends of drug users can find
support at a Glyfada Englishlanguage
meeting every Friday
from 10.30 a.m. to noon. For
further information, call
210.894.2919 or
6972.398.509.
• Glyfada Narcotics Anonymous
members meet daily in Athens
at 8.30 p.m. and Saturdays and
Sundays from 12.30 to 2 p.m.
(62 Asclepiou & Andrea
Papandreou). For additional
details, call 210.347.4777 or log
on to www.na-greece.gr.
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• Thessaloniki Narcotics
Anonymous members meet
daily from 8.30 to 10 p.m. and
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays,
Saturdays and Sundays from
noon to 1.30 p.m. at 40
Promitheos (behind the Capsis
Hotel). For details, call
210.347.4777 or log on to
www.na-greece.gr.
• Overeaters Anonymous
members meet Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays-
Sundays from 7 to 8.15 p.m.
and Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 6 to 7.15 p.m. at 4
Zinonos St (near Omonia). For
details, call 210.698.3631 or
visit www.oa.org.
PLAYGROUPS
• Greek-English playgroup
Wee Friends welcomes
mothers and their children to
its weekly meetings in
western Athens.
Breastfeeding techniques,
attachment parenting and
issues related to a healthy
diet are among the discussion
topics. For further
information,
call Sarah Gilhespie at
210.960.6926 or
6970.273.668.
• Are you searching for a fun
place where your children
can learn, play and meet
friends? Then visit the
Friends’ Corner, a parent-run
kids’ club in Glyfada. Daily
program includes puzzles,
outside play, toys, homemade
playdough, art project time,
story time and a sing-along.
The language spoken is
English. Paddling pool fun for
everyone! For details, call
Sarah at 210.960.6926 or
6970.273.668.
VOLUNTEERING
• The Make-A-Wish
non-profit charity organization
provides psychological support
to severely and terminally ill
children between 3 and 18 years
of age. Its members aim to fulfill
the personal wishes of children,
in the belief that youngsters who
see their dreams come true have
a greater will to live. For further
information or to make a
donation, call 210.963.7660/7
or visit www.makeawish.gr.
• Volunteer with Animals
Volunteers are desperately
needed for a small dog shelter
near Kalyvia, outside Athens.
The dogs were picked up in an
abject condition in the area of
western Athens. Volunteers will
help walk or groom the dogs, or
clean their kennels. For more
information, contact Marianthi
at 6982.977.330.
• AWOG Heart Pillow Project
Heart-shaped pillows, made by
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ATHENSPLUS • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Environmental festival
An interesting series of
events dedicated to the
environment and titled
“The Environment Begins
with Me,” will be
hosted by the Fournos
Center for Digital Culture
from October 1-19.
The festival aims to raise
people’s awareness of
the disastrous state of
our planet and the natural environment while calling upon
them to take action to protect it. The festival includes
environmentally themed works and events, such as theater
and dance performances, music, seminars, presentations
and lectures by ecological organizations, as well
as the screenings of video, Web and mobile phone art. The
festival will take place at the Fournos Theater (168
Mavromichali) and the entrance fee is 7 euros.
For more information, call 210.646.0784
or log on to www.fournos-culture.gr.
members of AWOG, are donated
to patients who have recently
undergone a mastectomy. Join in
the fight against breast cancer
by becoming a member of
AWOG, buying a pillow at the
suggested price of 15 euros or by
simply making a donation.
Pillows are being donated to the
Breast Center at Aghios Savvas.
To participate or donate, call
6947.000.042 or e-mail
christov@ath.forthnet.gr.
• Monday to Friday
Free from 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
weekdays? Volunteer at the
Carita soup kitchen in Omonia
and serve meals to refugees in
need. Call 6944.423.159 for
more information.
• NGO Ecocity needs volunteers
to participate in the following
environmental programs: 1)
Ecomobility: Eco-Transport,
Contribution to the
Environment; 2) I Love Trees,
They Love My City; 3) Eco-Polis
Awards; and 4) Ecocamp. For
further information, call
210.619.6757 or e-mail
infor@ecocity.gr.
• Rethymnon Friends of
Animals is searching for
volunteers to help stray
and abandoned animals.
Any help or donation is
welcome. For further
information, call 28310.71682
or log on to the website
www.animals.rethymnon.org.
• The Greek Animal Welfare
Society needs volunteers to
support its everyday work to
protect the rights and lives of
stray animals. For details, call
210.602.0202/253.1977 or log
on to www.filozoiki.gr.
• Nine Lives, a group of
volunteers who take care of
stray cats in Athens, is looking
for volunteers. Food, medical
treatment or equipment
donations are welcome. Nine
Lives also organizes fundraising
bazaars and coordinates
neutering or adopting
programs. For further details,
visit www.ninelivesgreece.com.
• Volunteers are needed to
donate some of their free time to
children with special needs. For
further information, contact Mrs
Emily on 6973.743.892.
• The Hatzipaterion Social Work
and Rehabilitation Institute for
Cerebral Palsy needs volunteers
to support its programs. For
details, call 210.282.5622/9118
(Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 2
p.m.) or e-mail ike@otenet.gr.
• European Perspective, a
Greek non-governmental
development organization, is
accepting volunteers for their
missions designed to enhance
developmental cooperation,
provide humanitarian
assistance and protect human
rights in developing countries.
Past projects have included
distributing food aid in Serbia
and repairing schools in
Kosovo. To volunteer or
become a member, visit
www.europers.gr or call
210.275.4050.
• Doctors of the World is
running programs for
volunteers in Greece and
abroad. In Greece, doctors and
administrators as well as
mental health professionals in
the sectors of social work,
clinical psychology, psychiatry
and counseling are needed. If
you wish to volunteer in
Greece, call 210.321.3150 or email
logistics@mdmgreece.gr.
Outside Greece, both medical
and non-medical volunteers are
welcome, with living, insurance
and transportation expenses
covered. To apply, send a CV
and cover letter to
recruitment@mdmgreece.gr.
• Archelon Sea Turtle
Protection Society
Formed in 1983, Archelon’s aim
is to protect sea turtles and
their habitats in Greece through
monitoring and research
programs, the development
and implementation of
management plans, habitat
restoration, raising public
awareness and rehabilitating
sick and injured turtles.
Volunteers are always in
demand on Zakynthos, Crete
and in the Peloponnese. For
more information, call or fax
210.898.2600 or visit
www.archelon.gr (3rd Marina,
16675, Glyfada).
• The Katelios Group for the
Research and Protection of
Marine and Terrestrial Life
is a small organization working
to protect the natural
environment of Cephalonia. The
group focuses on the
conservation of the endangered
loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta
caretta). For information, call
26710.81161/81009 or
6944.413.919 or log on to
www.kateliosgroup.org.
• Lesbian Wildlife Hospital
Two animal lovers on the island
of Lesvos set up this small
veterinary hospital in order to
provide first aid to all animals,
both wild and domestic.
Donations are most welcome
and can be sent to Joris and
Ineke Peeters-Lenglet,
Christofa Hatziyianni Street,
Aghia Paraskevi, 81102, Lesvos.
For more details, call
22530.32006 or visit
www.wildlifeonlesvos.org.
• The Hellenic Ornithological
Society is a non-profit NGO
whose continuous efforts and
contributions to the protection
of Greece’s wild birds have
brought it a number of
awards, both international
(1987 Henry Ford European
Conservation Award) and
national (1993 Academy of
Athens-Environmental
Protection Award). For more
information, call
210.822.7937/8704 or visit
www.ornithologiki.gr.
• Conservation Volunteers
Greece (formerly ELIX) is an
NGO which aims to cultivate
awareness of volunteering
and promote working for the
common good. It is a nonprofit
association, the main
activity of which is the
organization of international
programs of voluntary work
and youth exchanges. For
more details, call
210.338.25506 or log on to
www.elix.org.gr.
• Action Aid
The international volunteer
organization, working in
association with the UN, aims to
combat poverty and inequality
and aid development in the
poorest countries of the world.
For information, call
210.921.2321 or visit
www.actionaid.gr.
MEETINGS & MORE
• The AHEPA AHJ-2 Glyfada
Chapter is holding their third
annual Chili Get Together
Dinner & Dance, on Saturday,
September 13 at 8.30 p.m. at
the Emmantina Hotel, in
Glyfada. The event features
American fare (chili, rice,
hamburgers, hot dogs, potato
salad and cole slaw), unlimited
beer, wine and soft drinks and
dancing to country and western
beats. Ticket price is set to 30
euros and all proceeds will go
towards the AHEPA AHJ-2
Charity and Philanthropy
Funds. For further information
or registration, contact Jim
Nestor at 210.681.5302 or
George Billos at 697.680.7327.
• Back-to-Business
Bollywood night will be held
on Wednesday, September 24,
from 8 to 11 p.m. at the British
Embassy Residence (2
Loukianou, Kolonaki). Part of
Britain’s diverse culture is
brought to you with a
Bollywood evening, featuring
Indian food, dancing and
music. The participation fee is
set at 95 euros for nonmembers
or 90 euros for BHCC
members. Register by Friday,
September 19, by fax
(210.721.2119) or directly
online at www.bhcc.gr.
• Creative people sought for
a socially oriented project.
How would you like to use
your talent working for a
social cause through the
application of arts? We are
putting together a group of
socially active individuals to
work on the project of a nongovernmental
organization. If
you have web design skills
you are also most welcome.
For details, call Veronica at
6940.568.711.
• Five-a-side football: If you
fancy a game in a relaxed and
friendly atmosphere on a
Saturday afternoon, we may be
able to help. A group of many
nationalities gathers in Holargos
every weekend. We are always
looking for new players. E-mail
nick@sportingreece.com.
LET US KNOW
If you have events that you
would like to announce on
this page, please e-mail the
details to
community@athensplus.gr.