by miltiades » Sun Jun 28, 2009 8:44 am
Here is a post of mine on January 28th 2008 , this shows why I care about the disadvantaged men women and children of Ayios Stephanos since way back in 1953 as a child of 7 , orphaned by an earthquake I was one of the many children of the then known PEDIGI STEGI , later on changed to Ayios Stephanos.
Then we children would rush to the orphanage's gates anxiously awaiting for the kindly English women to bring us sweets , toys etc.
It gives me immense pleasure as a Cypriot to be able to provide a minute amount of pleasure to the home of Ayios Stephanos with your help. My political views have nothing whatsoever to do with this.
POSTED BY MILTIADES JAN 28th 2008
"""Here is a little story , a true one , that happened many years ago way back in 1953 .
The biggest earthquake to hit Cyprus in the last century had as its epicentre my village in Paphos , Stroumbi the Great !
The British troops were soon on the scene erecting tents for the villagers and sharing out food.
I, along with my two brothers and sister , I was 7 years old at the time , were transported by a kindly middle aged English lady , well at least we thought she was middle aged , to the Limassol orphanage where we stayed , apart from my older brother , for two years . Spent three Xmas's' there and remember them very well .I particularly remember the English men and women visiting the children at the orphanage and sharing out a little comfort to us all. I had my very first real toy given to me by a kind English lady .I do not recall a bloody FILTHY RICH CYPRIOT ever contributing to the orphanage apart from ordinary Cypriots poor themselves but caring . The moral of the story , the overwhelming majority of English are kind hearted gentle men and women who support charitable events more than any other race.
I should also add that in 1958 at the ripe age of 12 I joined ANE , the young brigade of Cypriots fighting the Brits for independence , and I regret none of it .""