Greek Summer Camp in Thessaloniki returns

Young Greek Australians will again person the accidental to travel to the homeland arsenic portion of the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Greek Summer Camp successful Thessaloniki.

The GCM announced that the Camp, which is successful collaboration with the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry, will take spot from 30 June to 11 July 2026 for youngsters aged 18 to 24.

They noted the initiative, achieved with the assistance of Ross Alatsas of the Greek Media Group, will spot the Thessaloniki YMCA erstwhile much coordinate the program’s day-to-day activities.

The GCM besides confirmed the Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry is sponsoring the program, with participants lone having to screen the outgo of their flights.

GCM President Bill Papastergiadis praised the continuation of the inaugural successful a property release, thanking Maira Myrogianni, Secretary General for Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, and Ioannis Loverdos, Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, for their ongoing support.

“This campy is not lone an concern successful our young people, but successful the aboriginal of our assemblage arsenic a whole,” helium said.

Tass Sgardelis, Chair of the GCM’s Youth and Engagement Committee, said “the improvement and their relationship and boosting assurance is nary much evident than successful past campy attendees present being regular volunteers astatine our Festivals”.

“We’re thrilled to support the instrumentality of the Greek Summer Camp successful Thessaloniki,” said Ross Alatsas General Manager of the Greek Media Group.

“This programme is an unthinkable accidental for young Greek Australians to deepen their transportation to our language, civilization and practice while gathering lifelong friendships crossed the diaspora.”

The GCM expressed that funny individuals indispensable person a valid passport oregon beryllium capable to get 1 earlier the trip, with applications for the campy made online.