13-01-2010: “City of Athens readies humanitarian aid for Haiti”

The City of Athens has conveyed the first batch of
humanitarian aid, comprising clothing and medical supplies, to the Consulate of
Haiti and the Foreign Affairs Ministry for delivery to the Haitian people, on
the initiative of Athens Mayor Nikitas
Kaklamanis.




City of Athens Homeless Foundation volunteers
collected and prepared the items.




Mayor Kaklamanis expressed Athens'
unreserved support for the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, noting: "Thousands of our fellow humans
are suffering in Haiti
and we are obliged to act quickly to support them".




The City of Athens conveyed its support via Haitian
Consul Yvelt Lebrun.