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09/06/2021

You hold nature in your hands - Environmental Action and Awareness Week

31 May to 5 June 2021

                                

On the occasion of the World Environment Day, YMCA Thessaloniki and TITAN’s Efkarpia Plant joined forces and implemented a series of symbolic education and awareness actions, inviting people to engage in an act of love towards nature and the environment.

Volunteers and employees of YMCA Thessaloniki and TITAN distributed more than 25,000 plants to 50 schools in the broader Thessaloniki area, urging students and teachers to plant their own flower –at school or at home– and upload their action on the website which was especially created for this purpose, turning to account their communication potential. Moreover, some of the plants were offered to the medical and administrative staff of the AHEPA, Papageorgiou and Papanikolaou hospitals –as a small token of gratitude for their contribution towards fighting the pandemic– and to the residents of Thessaloniki at two open door events which took place at the YMCA Square and the White Tower.

Following the “You hold nature in your hands” slogan, young and old alike planted the flowers and –through the photos, videos and stories they shared with us– enhanced the “protect the environment” message sent by the world community through similar events around the world.

A special educational activity was organized –in collaboration with the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature– for the pupils attending the kindergarten operated by the YMCA Thessaloniki. The children were offered the opportunity to discover aspects of our country’s natural heritage in an interactive and experiential way and were able to make their school garden more inviting with the flowers and herbs they planted.

This action week has been recorded in the UN global calendar of events for World Environment Day through its website

 

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Organized by: YMCA Thessaloniki Department of Social Action, socialaction@ymca.gr

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