As part of this school year\u2019s Volunteering Project \u201cKeep Smiling: From Children To Children\u201d, many of QLS\u2019s member schools around Greece organized Christmas events based on volunteering. Funds were raised and goods were placed in Smiley Bags for local charities.<\/p>\n
Projects included:
\n– \u20ac200 raised by Evrostoxos Language School in Attica for ActionAid Greece in support of a classroom being built in the remote village of Ghalaghala in Uganda.
\n-Maroulis Language School in Naxos collected large quantities of food for Kivotos tou Kosmou (World\u2019s Ark) charity.
\n-Easy Learning School of Languages in Kavala collected large quantities of food for Pnoi (Breath) charity.
\n-Kalandranis Schools of Languages in Attica collected large quantities of food for Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) parish.
\n-Kolitsa Language Centre in Tyrnavos collected large quantities of food for Elpis (Hope) charity.
\n-Leontariti School of Languages in Attica collected large quantities of food for the Church Charity Fund.
\n-Annetopoulou-Hutton Language Centre in Volos organized a bazaar and raised funds in support of the community\u2019s orphanage.
\n-The Asimenia Featham Schools of English in Rethymno, Crete, raised \u20ac2456 from raffles, film screening and Christmas games, and donated it to ActionAid and local charities.
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\nIn addition to the above, food and toiletries were collected for Regional Community Food Banks by the following schools:
\n<\/strong>– Grivaki Language Centre, Herakleion, Crete
\n-Chatzistefanou Language Centre, Xanthi
\n-Krassopoulou Language Centre in Drama
\n-Bourtsoukli Language Centre in Tripoli
\n-Taliakou Language Centre in Attica
\n-Kalodiki Language Centre in Attica
\n-Annetopoulou-Hutton Language Centre in Volos
\n-G. Papas School of European Languages in Attica
\n-Cell Language Centre in Chalkida
\n-The Asimenia Featham Schools of English in Rethymno, Crete<\/p>\n