The ‘Artemida Mums’ are organising a children’s event featuring a shadow theatre performance and a simultaneous collection of school supplies tomorrow, Saturday 19 September 2026, at 6.00 pm, at the Artemida Cultural Centre. Admission is free.
The programme includes the performance ‘Karagiozis and the Magic Bottle’ starring Panos Kapetanidis, whilst there will also be entertainers, games and activities for children.
The second part of the initiative is the reason why you shouldn’t turn up empty-handed. During the event, school supplies — exercise books, pencils, pens, school bags and other useful items — will be collected and donated to the council’s Social Grocery Shop. The organisers’ message is ‘a small school item, a big smile’.
The timing is no coincidence. The event takes place two weeks after schools have opened, by which time it has already become clear which children lack the basics — and when the cost of school supplies has already put a strain on every family’s budget.
What’s worth bringing: items that are unused or in very good condition. Notebooks and notepads, pencils, pens, felt-tip pens, pencil sharpeners and erasers, set squares, pencil cases, school bags in good condition. Anything that is half-used or torn creates extra work for the centre rather than helping, because someone has to sort it out and throw it away.
Where they end up. The Spata–Artemida Municipal Social Grocery Shop is located at 5 Avras Street in Artemida, in the same complex as the social services and municipal clinics, and is registered with the ‘Beacon of Hope’ network of social services ‘Beacon of Hope’. In addition to food, it distributes groceries and personal hygiene items, clothing, footwear, books and toys to eligible residents of the municipality. Contact numbers: 210 7665336, and the Artemida Social Service on 22940 45566.
If you can’t make it tomorrow, the offer still stands: the centre accepts donations outside of events as well. For large quantities — for example, if an organisation or a business is organising a collection — it’s worth giving them a call first to arrange a date and time for delivery.
The Artemida Cultural Centre, where the event is taking place, is home to the Organisation for Education, Culture and the Environment ‘Xenophon’ and hosts the Municipal Music School, the philharmonic orchestra, choirs and workshops. Contact number: 22940 45565.
Source: Announcement by the ‘Mothers of Artemida’ group regarding the event on 19 September 2026 · Municipality of Spata–Artemida, information on social services.
