The “Lemnos’ Friends of ANZAC” Association held its first General Assembly
yesterday 03/27/2015, and conducting elections to the Board and Audit Committee.
The climate was too warm and vibrant, noticing the acceptance of the association, its
work and its purpose, which is to promote Limnos position in the history of World
War I and especially at the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915.
The founding members attended nearly all indicating acceptance of the hitherto
actions of the Executive Committee and the belief that were properly the basis for the
work of the Association. Of course, with many new members, fine members of our
society, Lemnians and non, the General Assembly gave a new impulse to continue our
work .The participation and election of the new Board of Mrs. Christina Despoteri,
Lemnian origin but resident in Australia showed and the tendency of the Association
to open the horizons of people where the earth, which are however common vision,
and exceeds the immediate environment of the island.
The General Assembly honored many people, the vote was made by all types and
elected in a row
Stelios A. Mantzaris
Christina Despoteri
Dimitris Matzaris
Lia Tsakanika
Michael Bougioukas
And alternate Board of Director s Member Dimitris Tsivikis
Then the elected discussed between them and Mrs. Despoteri thanked everyone for
the honor she did to the elect, proposed and everyone else accepted, to work for the
Association as a special consultant in order to broaden the activity abroad more
thereby creating a vacancy on the Board which was replaced by the alternate elected.
This accepted by the others with satisfaction, and then, as defined by the Statute,
together defined the positions in the new three-year Board as follows:
Board President: Stelios A. Mantzaris
Vice President: Michael Bougioukas
Secretary: Lia Tsakanika
Treasurer: Dimitris Tsivikis
Member: Dimitris Matzaris
Special Advisor Contact: Christina Despoteri
Also assigned to Mr. Dimitris Mantzaris, coordination of the working groups will be
set by their leaders, immediately after the official commemorative events on 17-20
April.
In light of all the above, the Association looks with great dynamics, the centenary
commemorations’ period (17-20 April 2015) and the first Board working groups will
be discussed, with a view to greater success of festive events for the summer of 2015,
as had created by the Executive Committee and as decided that will be held by the
new Board. It sends it to all, friends and Lemnian, Lemnos request to thicken the
Association classes with active participation
Sincerely
For the Board
Stelios A. Mantzaris Michael Bougioukas
President of the Board Vice Chairman of the Board
