Eleutheria Arvanitaki accepting her award

Eleutheria is a singer from the Ionian island of Paxos.

At the award ceremony conducted on the 29th May, 2011, at 6:00, in the Old Parliament House building, Syntagma Square, Athens.

Αθήνα την 29η Μαΐου 2011 & ώρα 18:00, στο Μέγαρο Παλαιάς Βουλής, Σταδίου 13 στην Αθήνα.

The event was orchestrated by the Association of Ionian Islands, Greece. It was supported by the Hellenic Republic, and Greek Post.

Each awardee and medal winner will have a postage stamp issued in their honour during year 2011.

15 high achieving Ionian Islanders, from Greece and the diaspora were presented with awards.

3 Kytherians also received awards, at the same ceremony. They included Professor Nikos Petrochilos (Athens and Kythera), Vasilis Kailas (Athens), and George Miller, (Sydney, Australia).

Download an Eptanesian "report" of the event as a .pdf, here:

Eptanesian_Islands_Awards_2011.pdf