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It is no secret Betty White has a love for animals. The 92-year-old is Chairman of the Los Angeles Zoo Association and owns the title of "Ambassador to the Animals." Now, the actress, who is of Greek descent, is furthering...

Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article. A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...

Citizens in Greece’s northern port city of Thessaloniki gathered Monday afternoon in the city’s central Aristotelous square to set a new world record for “the largest rueda de casino” dance, and achieved in breaking the record previously held by...

A young and adventurous couple from Greece, Elpis Chrysovergis and Dora Bitsi, will travel across Africa for six months to film a documentary about their trip and to help local charities. The young couple decided to move to South Africa to work after completing their...

  Tomorrow, the streets of Chania, Greece, will be filled with 3,000 Santa Clauses for the 2013  Santa Run event. The Santa Run is a charity event that raises money for children with health problems The volunteers of the Santa Run...

  On Christmas day, the Greek community of Montreal will offer a free meal to all the families and elderly people who find it hard to make ends meet. The meal will be served on Christmas day once the Divine...

Greek students have had a rough winter in extremely cold classrooms due to the lack of heating resources, resulting from local authorities who are simply unable to cover the unbearable cost of heating oil. The organization Open Society Foundation,...

The first year of the annual "Santa Run" there were 400 Santa's. Last year ​​1,500 took part, but this year they hope to reach 3,000. This is the number of Santa Clauses who are estimated to set out on...

Greece placed last in the fourth annual publication of the World Giving Index. The index records the donations to charities and aid organizations, volunteering time and offering to help strangers in 135 countries. Greece ranked 135th with just 13 points...

Hannah Simone, one of the stars of the hit FOX comedy "New Girl," has become a Celebrity Ambassador for The Pink Daisy Project. The actress, who is of Greek-Cypriot descent on her mother's side, has teamed up with the organization...