A touching act of generosity has brought joy to the village of Milina in eastern Greece, where the local elementary school received a €40,000 ($46,658) donation from a 92-year-old Greek American woman. Her only request was that the funds...
Mary Jaharis, the Greek-American philanthropist and widow of Michael Jaharis, recently donated $50 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) in New York City.
Jaharis is a longtime supporter and friend of the Met and an Honorary Trustee.
“Whether through...
Greeks of the diaspora, often feel a deep sense of connection and loyalty to their homeland, motivating them to support Greece in various ways.
A recent example is a 90-year-old Greek-Australian woman who donated her land at Ptolemaida, northern Greece,...
Greek American entrepreneur and philanthropist George Marcus donated recently one million dollars for the renovation of a historic Orthodox church and a Greek school in Constantinople (today's Istanbul).
Marcus, born Moutsanas, a Greek-American self-made billionaire real estate mogul was born...
Greek American Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, recently made an astounding $400 (€360) million donation to Columbia University.
This staggering donation by Greek American Roy Vagelos and his wife Diana is the largest ever made to the medical school...
An elderly Greek Australian woman has donated tens of thousands of euros to the hospital in Argostoli, Kefalonia, the place where she was born ninety-three years ago.
Rubina Liosatou, who left Kefalonia for Australia sixty-five years ago, never forgot her...
An elderly Greek couple in the northeastern town of Didymoteicho donated more than $100,000 to the local hospital in the most recent philanthropic gesture in the country.
Last week it emerged that an 83-year-old Greek woman has offered her life...
