Acropolis News

In light of the natural disasters that are occurring in Peru due to the phenomenon known as ‘El Niño Costero’, New Acropolis volunteers have been developing a comprehensive volunteering program for the benefit of survivors who have lost much of their material belongings, including their homes. This situation has been caused by the overflow of rivers and the innumerable huaicos or mudslides.

In the city of Lima, volunteers have been carrying out collection campaigns, of food, toiletries, water and clothing which have been directed to the District of Catacaos, one of the most affected areas of the province of Piura, as well as collection centers designated by the central government.

Fifteen New Acropolis centers including those of Trujillo, Chiclayo, Huaraz, Ica, Puno, Huanuco, Arequipa, Iquitos, Ayacucho, Cajamarca and Chincha, among others, are collection points from where volunteers direct aid to the most vulnerable areas.

In the city of Trujillo, under the slogan ‘We all are one, a single force’, volunteers decided to go door-to-door to solicit the help of neighbors.
This initiative had the support of the municipality of the District of El Porvenir, which placed at the service of this campaign a citizen security van and a truck to transport donations to areas in the Districts of Buenos Aires, La Esperanza and El Porvenir in the Sector of Río Seco.

“In a week not only did we manage to collect donations, but also to generate bonds of union between volunteers and to awaken solidarity in neighbors who, with the best intentions, joined this worthy cause,” said Rosmery Correa, a volunteer at this center.

Carmela Becerra, National Volunteer Coordinator, reported that 10 tons of donations have been delivered so far. However, this campaign is on-going, since thousands of Peruvian people still need aid.

Volunteers of New Acropolis in Toronto continue the annual tradition of planting trees at Downsview Park. Since 1999, New Acropolis volunteers have joined other Toronto citizens to transform an old military base into a vital community space, continuing to create Canada’s first Urban National Park.

Each tree we have planted over the years is a symbol of the dreams that we plant and nourish every day for a new and better world!

Lecture by researcher and New Acropolis volunteer Tania Peña, on the negative effects that our bad habits are having on the ecosystem, and the need to develop more environmentally friendly practices and courtesy with nature.

For the sixth consecutive year volunteers from New Acropolis Athens, Thessaloniki, Larisa, Ioannina, Patras and Heraklion, were present in the clean-up campaign Greece 2017.

New Acropolis volunteers visited the daycare and school in the small community of Dor Mărunt, and were greeted by the children with flowers, songs, and poetry. Each child received a package of school supplies, and the Center was equipped with new shelving and books for their library.

Tribute to the Renaissance philosopher Giordano Bruno in Medellin, where volunteers carried out a day of cleaning and maintenance of the park that bears his name, accompanied by the notes of a cello, and sharing with pedestrians part of his legacy through thoughts and phrases.

We celebrated the day of ‘Dragobete’ (Romanian God of Joy and of Love) with a visit to our friends at the St. Mihail and Gavril senior center. All guests enjoyed special moments thanks to the dance, songs, the poetry and an unexpected ‘Costume Carnival’. Finally, volunteers offered a beautiful cake decorated with the symbols of love and friendship. As souvenir, each person received a “mărţişor”, a handmade symbol of Romanian Spring.