End of year Christmas function
December 17, 2019Another busy and fruitful year came to an end with the GWC staff and board members coming together to celebrate at Liquid Espresso.
Another busy and fruitful year came to an end with the GWC staff and board members coming together to celebrate at Liquid Espresso.
Every year the Greek Welfare Centre accepts non-perishable items to distribute to families in need through our ‘Hampers from the Heart’ initiative. Our focus for 2019 was particularly on women and young children. It is always so heartening to see the wonderful generosity that our community once again offered and we would like to take… read more
My life, my choice! An initiative of Catalyst Foundation, Ageing SA and Seniors Information Service, this is Adelaide’s largest Disability and Ageing community event which is held annually. It is an invaluable opportunity to gain access to the most up-to-date information, to connect with services/providers and hear directly from 200 businesses and organisations. It was… read more
The Greek Welfare Centre was blessed to host Archbishop Makarios on his inaugural visit to Adelaide on Tuesday, September 3, 2019. His Eminence’s visit to the Centre was typical of his keen interest in the philanthropic work of our Archdiocese and whilst visiting, he expressed his gratitude for the work our Centre does and offered… read more
Held @ The Festival Function Centre 2019 marked the Greek Welfare Centre’s 40th year of service towards the Greek/Orthodox people of South Australia and the wider community in general. In honour of our patron, St Philothei, the GWC hosted a celebratory dinner with George Diakomihalis as MC and guest speaker Mrs Christine Economos, Director of… read more
For the second time we hosted a MOVIE NIGHT. Colleagues, family and friends joined and supported us to raise awareness of the Centre; the valuable work we do to help those in the community. All enjoyed an opportunity to mingle, followed by the screening of the movie “Wonder” with Julia Roberts.
The Greek Welfare Centre of SA is a charity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. The Greek Welfare Centre’s services for the aged are supported by the Australian Government Department of Health, services for the disabled are supported by Disability SA and our Health and Wellbeing programs by SA Health’s Office for the Ageing. Note that although funding for these services has been provided by the respective government departments, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of those governments.