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Call for action: Join our Holiday Charity Bazaar!

Dear students,

This holiday season, the University of Crete’s Welcome Office is organizing a second-hand charity bazaar to support the Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at the University General Hospital of Heraklion (PAGNI). It will take place on Friday, December 11, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Collaz community space in Heraklion’s city center (more details soon!).

All proceeds will support the clinic!

🌍 Calling our international students and researchers in Rethymno! You can be part of it from here. Pick one way to help, or as many as you like:

1. Share a recipe
Send us a holiday or winter recipe from your country for our digital cookbook! Include the dish’s name, your country, ingredients, instructions and your name. Photos are welcome!
📩 Send it to welcomeoffice@uoc.gr by December 3.

2. Donate pre-loved items
Books, clothing, home décor, home gadgets, art or anything nice.

  • ✔️ Welcome: clean items in good condition, clothes, books in any language and working gadgets
  • ✖️ Please avoid: underwear, swimwear, stained or torn clothing, broken items, opened cosmetics, food and electric devices

✨ Make it personal (optional): attach a small card with the story behind your item!
Bring only what you’d happily give to a friend!

3. Contribute to our International Corner
Donate a handmade creation, a souvenir or a postcard from home. Add a note naming your country and sharing a fun fact from your culture!

4. Join our Artsy Elves Corner
Calligraphy, sketches or another creative talent? Offer your skills in exchange for donations. Contact us to take part!

5. Join us in Heraklion and spread the word!
We’d be so happy to see you at the bazaar on December 11! Team up with friends from Rethymno, make it a festive trip to Heraklion, and bring your own shopping bag!

We’re also looking for a few observers to help with the final count of the funds raised, keeping everything transparent.

📦 Donation drop-off in Rethymno
📍 Welcome Office, Rethymno campus: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JWvtiZv9VgHX4tUQA
🕙 Monday–Thursday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m., until November 27
⚠️ No drop-offs on November 17 (holiday)

Questions? Contact welcomeoffice@uoc.gr or drop by the office.

Give your belongings a new home. Help us make a difference. 💛

Welcome Office | University of Crete