Alkionides UK would like to say thank you to Mr Nicholas Nicolaides, for climbing over 4,000m to summit Mount Cameroon, an active volcano, in order to raise over £4,000 (including gift aid), to support the Alkionides UK ‘nest’ – providing shelter and support to low-income Cypriot patients in their hour of need.
You can still sponsor Nicholas online at http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/MtCameroonForAlkionides or by posting a cheque to ALKIONIDES UK, 15 Westdene Crescent, Reading RG4 7HD.
Alkionides UK would also like to thank its Patron, His Excellency the High Commissioner for the Republic of Cyprus, Mr E.Evriviades, the A.G. Leventis Foundation, all its sponsors and members, as well as every volunteer who is part of Alkionides Cyprus, UK, and Birmingham & Midlands.
Alkionides UK ‘nest’ is continuing to provide support to Cypriot patients and their families; visitors during March 2015 included:
* Marina, a young mother of three who underwent another operation to alleviate chronic uterine problems. She was helped with transport and translation services.
* Menelaos, four, suffers from a congenital heart condition and returned to Great Ormond Street Hospital after being operated last year. He is now in intensive care after another operation.
* Christophoros 17, who as a young boy had treatment for a mouth tumour, returned for a check-up and is fortunately doing well.
* Eleftherios is waiting for a liver transplant at the Royal Free hospital, at the ‘nest’ with his wife.
* Agapi, a young victim of anorexia.
* Maria-Camelia, the charity’s first ‘nest’ visitor, who stayed with her parents for a year, is returning for a check-up.
You can contact Alkionides UK on 01189 472405.
Spring Concert Evening
A Spring Concert Evening will take place on Saturday 25 April 2015, 7.30pm at St Panteleimon Church Hall, 660 Kenton Road, Harrow HA3 9QN.
The event, sponsored by the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Church of St. Panteleimon & St. Paraskevi, will include performance by Katie Economou (singer), Panayiotis Kleitou (piano), Alexandros Phokas (saxophone) and Marios Pavlou (violin).
All proceeds will go towards the Alkionides ‘nest’ in Paddington.
For online tickets go to www.alkionides.org/spring-concert
For information and tickets, please call 07913 968 639 or email enquiries@alkionides.org