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Th. C. SKAGIAS S.A., was established in 1956, by Theodore Skagias and is the leading stationery producer in Greece. SKAG has 4 major product categories: School, commercial, Filing and arts & crafts items.
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The aim of this initiative was the support of the fire-affected residents of North Evia. The following actions were included in the framework of this initiative:
a. the cleaning of the burned house, caused due to the catastrophic fires, in the village of Achladi, in the area of Agia Anna in North Evia, with the aim of its immediate repair but also its resettlement.
b. provision of school supplies and stationery to students belonging to fire-affected families of the Municipality of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna.
The volunteer action was addressed to the fire-affected residents of the village of Achladiou (to write the population) which belongs to the wider area of Agia Anna, in Northern Evia.
The action took place on Sunday 19/9/2021 in the village of Achladi, in the area of Agia Anna in Northern Evia.
Ιn the context of this action and after consultation with the Municipality of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna, employees of the SKAG Company went on 19/9/2021 together with the employees of Evoiki Zymi to the house completely destroyed by the fire and with the use of appropriate equipment, shovels , transport carts, brooms, protective gloves, FFP2 masks and cleaning supplies, proceeded to clean the burnt building materials and burnt materials (equipment and appliances) inside the house. The house we are referring to was a house of 70 sq.m., 4 rooms with a tiled roof on the first floor of the house. The tiled roof had collapsed and the interior of the house had burned completely. The burnt materials were difficult to remove and could only be accessed from the balcony. The waste was removed using 2 trucks so that the house be ready for rehabilitation. The action was implemented in collaboration with the company "Evoiki Zymi" which is also a member of our ESENTIALLY GREEK initiative.
In addition, THK SKAGIAS SA provided school supplies and stationery to students of the Municipality of Mantoudi - Limni - Agia Anna, to 75 fire-affected families, based on the records of the Municipality.
The result of this action was the support of the local community by providing assistance in the direction of the rapid restoration of the residential fabric of the area. An important result was the help, awareness and assistance of the residents of the local community in order for the residents to be recipients of social contribution of the business world.
Municipality of Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna, in North Evia.
The implementation of the cleaning of the house, was carried out in collaboration with EVOIKI ZYMI, which is a company Member of the initiative ESENTIALLY GREEK and has a presence of thirty (30) years in the Greek Market.
The initiative was designed and coordinated by the Management of the company and was implemented with the participation of the Marketing Director and the Security Technician of the company Th. C. SKAGIAS S.A.
In the context of Corporate Social Responsibility, the benefits that have emerged in the local community are the following:
1. Development and implementation of the social offer in local communities affected by natural disasters. Strengthening the voluntary action of the company's employees.
2. Highlighting the positive results in the society as a whole through the participatory effort.
3. Specifically, the companies that participated through their voluntary action in helping the residents of the area, gave their presence to the local community by offering their solidarity, their care with whatever means they could.
