In 2019, 100 years have passed since the appearance of Basketball in our country and YMCA, on the occasion of the anniversary, has organized a series of actions and events throughout 2019. On Sunday, October 27, the top event of the programme took place with the inauguration of the new wing of the basketball museum of YMCA and the outdoor courts, with the honorary presence of the President of the Republic, Mr.Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
18K gold lapel badge by KALFIDIS Jewellery
awarded to the President of the Republic, Mr. Prokopis Pavlopoulos
After six years of successful operation, the Basketball Museum of YMCA, was expanded to a second floor within the Sports Center of YMCA - Mimis Tsikinas. The new wing hosts thematic sections of the Greek Basketball bodies. E.E.P.K. (Association of Greek Basketball Coaches), O.D.K.E. (Federation of Greek Basketball Referees), O.S.E.K.A. (Federation of Greek Basketball Clubs with Wheelchair) and S.D.K.TH. (Association of Basketball Referees of Thessaloniki).
The President of the Republic was welcomed by the President of the company Yannis Sossidis and the Board of Directors of CHANTH. The tour was conducted by the dream team of the old-timers of HANTH, Noni Ananiadis, Michalis Giannouzakos, Stratos Vamvakoudis, Spyros Vougias, Lakis Tsavas and the museological team, Eleftheria Theodoroudi, museologist and Lydia Sihani, museum educator. The presentation and promotion of CHANTH has been undertaken since the establishment of the museum in 2013, by the amazing Vassilis Skountis. Congratulations are due to all the executives of CHANTH headed by the sports director Dimitris Karaisko and the public relations manager Lena Vrani.
KALFIDIS Jewellery undertook the manufacture of a decorative desk, press papier, which was presented to the dignitaries, as well as the 18K gold lapel badge awarded to the President of the Republic.