Sailors' Society Supporters raise funds for Greek Maritime Scholarship

Sailors’ Society held its inaugural fundraising Shipping Dinner in Greece on Thursday 15 October, raising 38,000 to enable two Greek students to pursue their dream of a career at sea.

Over 250 industry guests attended the event at the Athenaeum InterContinental. With headline sponsorship from Acropolis Chartering and additional support from Aspida, JLJ Maritime S.A Athens and Chios Navigation (Hellas) Ltd, the evening saw guests enjoy a drinks reception and dine in the opulent ballroom.

His Excellency Ambassador John Kittmer was in attendance and gave a speech A live auction, raffle and lively games helped to raise additional funds for the maritime welfare charity’s Greek maritime scholarships.

Stavros Liaros, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Acropolis Chartering & Shipping Inc. said:

"Sailors’ Society is a great organisation with a proven record of their work helping sailors globally and Greece is a country with the biggest fleet worldwide. So it was a great pleasure for Acropolis to sponsor this important event, and to help raise awareness and funds to give back as much possible to the sailors that are key to the success of our shipping industry."

Sailors’ Society offers maritime scholarships in collaboration with several prestigious training colleges around the world including in Singapore, Philippines and the UK. This will be the first time the charity will provide maritime students with scholarships in Greece, enabling access to education for those who would otherwise not be able to train for a career at sea. 

Thanks go to all those who attended and raised much needed funds including; ABS, Acropolis Chartering, A M Nomikos, Anangel Maritime Services, Arrow Hellas, Aspida, Bery Maritime, Chios Navigation, Epirotiki & Propeller Club, GAC Group, Gaslog, Holman Fenwick Willan, JLJ Maritime S.A, Laskaridis Shipping Co., Lloyd’s Register, Marine Traffic, Navios, Tsakos Group and Watson, Farley & Williams.