In a modest ceremony, with a strong attendance of Tala residents and
representatives of various organized groups within the village, the Community
Council of Tala honoured community benefactor, Sotirios Hadjimena, earlier this
month, thanking him for all he has offered so far to the village and its
people.
Thanking the Cypriot benefactor, who keeps a property in
Kamares, the President of the Community Council of Tala, Areti Pieridou, revealed that for years
Mr. Hadjimena had provided financial and other assistance to the community, working
quietly, privately and with little or no publicity. Among other things, Sotiris Hadjimena had
economically assisted the local Community Welfare Centre, equipping the centre,
and funding the cost of the employee and maintenance costs there. Further, he
had contributed to the daily lunch for the needy pupils at the elementary and
kindergarten schools in the village and supplemented the funding provided by
the Ministry of Education.
The ceremony in the village was to recognise the
contribution made by Mr Hadjimena and to publicly thank him for funding the
cost of preparation of architectural plans for the proposed multi-cultural
centre on the site of the old mill close to Tala Square.
The multi-cultural centre is needed as there are many
nationalities in Tala and the centre will provide a meeting place for the
various associations and clubs, and a centre for local artists. It is hoped that the centre will help the
integration of the many different cultures in the village.
Mr Hadjimena, who lives in Zurich, stressed in a brief
address that the aim of his assistance in Tala is to assist a village which has
a very dear place in his heart, and that any help is not done for publicity or
self-gratification. "I offered and
will continue to offer without wanting publicity or recognition," he said.
