Press Release

Program “From Athens to London: Shape Your Future”

In view of 2012 Olympic Games join us in an initiative that originates in Greece and is addressing young people around the world!

Luckily there is still hope for young people to have a say in shaping their future! This is the main message deriving from youngsters in various cities in Greece and other European countries visited by the team of the program “From Athens to London: Shape Your Future”. The program is an initiative originating in Greece and organized by MATHITIADA, an educational youth institution focusing on culture and sports.

A series of events has been scheduled in Greece and other European countries in order to approach the youth and further discuss the scope of the program: to unite young people around the world, helping them raise their voices, make their opinions heard, and most importantly, considered!

The program is currently in London, where representatives had the opportunity to offer Lady Victoria Borwick, Deputy Mayor of London, an olive tree, as the symbol of the Olympic Games and the city of Athens, as well as the Olympic spirit and ideals represented by MATHITIADA. With a warm wish for successful Olympic Games, the olive tree was handed over by Pyrros Dimas, Olympic Champion and Ambassador of the program, at a specially organized event that was hosted in the context of the Host City Reception organized by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson (July 27, 2012).

In addition, the presentation of the program “From Athens to London: Shape your Future” in London will be held at the “House of Hellenes” (July 29, 2012), with the presence of Pyrros Dimas.

The program “From Athens to London: Shape Your Future” (a sequel of the respective program “From Athens to Beijing” in 2008) has been granted the official support of the European Parliament Information Office and the European Committee Delegation in Greece, the International Olympic Truce Center, the Association of European Journalists, the Municipality of Athens, AIESEC, Aegean Airlines and DEPA (Greek Public Gas Corporation).