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MELISSA Girls Orphanage Thessaloniki … since 1921 BRIEF PRESENTATION GET TO KNOW US and THE WAYS OF SUPPORTING THE ORPHANAGE

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We warmly welcome you to MELISSA!

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MELISSA Girls Orphanage Thessaloniki

The Institution of MELISSA

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MELISSA was founded back in 1921 by a lady in

Thessaloniki for taking in orphan children coming from

Pontos. In 1922, the Greek State offered the honoring

privilege to the Orphanage to raise all the Greek children

sent to Greece from the Orphanage of Smyrna, following

the Destruction of Smyrna.

Legal institution governed by private law

Governed by a Board of Directors of 10 individuals

The Orphanage takes in pre-teen and teen girls from

social services where they end up following a Prosecutor’s

order, aiming to protect the children from acts of abuse,

abandonment and parental neglect

The girls of MELISSA from 1921 till today

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The girls of MELISSA from 1921 till today

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Today, MELISSA takes care of 24 children

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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President of the Board Members

Theano Papazisi Dafni Mpatsara

Rea-Chrisanthi Konstantopoulou

Vice-President Fotini Sarafianou

Iro Stoila Anastasia Anandranistaki

Theodora Sidiropolou

Gen. Secretary Fraggoula Kountouratzoglou

Androniki Keramopoulou

Treasurer Director

Domna Mpetzouni Vasilia Mavrou

MELISSA offers:

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Accommodation, feeding, clothing

General care

Medical care

Psychological support

Educational assistance

Intellectual development opportunities

(athletic activities, learning of musical instruments etc)

Personalized program aiming at healing trauma of children and

their smooth re-integration to society during adulthood,

combined with support to their first steps in the professional

environment

Professionals and volunteers are all working for the benefit of the

children. Additionally, the Association (Somatio) of the Girls

Orphanage support adult girls

Potential Sources of Income

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For the RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION (Orphanage)

The Association operating for the support of the institution *

State funding

Sponsorships

Fundraising

For the *ASSOCIATION (Somatio supporting the Orphanage)

Real estate property income (owned and managed by the

association)

Sponsorships

Fundraising

MELISSA’s main problem today: The significant reduction of income

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For the residential Institution, resulting from the dramatic

reduction of state funding mainly due to the recession Greece

experiences for the 6th consecutive year. The reduction of the

state funding is also accompanied by a significant delay in terms

of payment. Due to the recession, we are totally unaware of

whether any amount of state funding will continue to be

granted to the institution.

For the Association, resulting from the reduction of the real

estate property income (inelastic reduction) due to a) high

taxation, b) reduced possibility to rent properties, c) reduction

of rents, again mainly due to the recession

The significant reduction of income for both the

institution and the association results in the

Orphanage’s economic weakness, questioning even its

viability and existence in the year of 2014, though

MELISSA has even survived the World War II

Such being the case, MELISSA is currently seeking new

sources of income, while also ways of recruiting new

supporters in order to be able to continue offering vital

services and protection to children having experienced

the worst in life from their own family environment

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MELISSA’s needs:

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1) Orphanage’s running expenses such as:

Employee remuneration

Buildings maintenance (both the Orphanage

buildings and the buildings comprising the association’s

real estate property)

Heating, electricity, water supply

Communication (telecommunication, internet etc)

Property taxation etc

MELISSA’s needs:

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2) Children’s running expenses such as:

Food

Clothing, footwear

Education

Recreational activities

Allowance

Summer vacations (i.e. summer camps etc)

Both the Orphanage’s running expenses and the

children’s needs are covered exclusively by revenue

generated from sponsors be it companies and individuals,

which either donate money and/or goods and services

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Athletic charity event WIND RUNNING TEAM supports MELISSA

We share with you some of the charity events which gave to warmth to MELISSA’s children during 2013

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UNICEF TELETHON – Greek national television

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Charity bazaar - Charity cocktail

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Bakery ESTIA supports MELISSA

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MELISSA thanks you for your support!


2, Harilaou Trikoupi Street GR55236, Panorama Thessaloniki, Greece Tel.: +30 2310 341965 Fax: +30 2310 343872 email: [email protected]

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