Cypriot expats donate $460,000 for the needy

Cypriot expat organisations and private individuals in the USA donated $460,000 to the Relief Fund for Cyprus, which was set up to provide support to crisis-stricken people on the island.

 Archbishop Demetrios of America said the money will be distributed through the Church of Cyprus, to children day care centres, an organisation that helps people with autism, and a rehabilitation centre for children with special needs.

“We are in the midst of an enduring crisis” the Archbishop said, adding that efforts to raise assistance must continue.

Former Cyprus Federation of America President Panicos Papanicolaou said $50,000 will be made available, probably by next week, to provide free meals to poor pupils.

Cyprus’ ambassador to the US expressed his deep gratitude on behalf of the government.

“It is not just the financial assistance, but also the psychological support, because Cypriots see that there are many people who care and support our struggle” Giorgos Shiakkalis said.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.