Welcome to our Philanthropic Archives 2023-2025

Welcome to our Philanthropic Archive—a collection of photo galleries, press coverage, and official releases documenting the initiatives and causes we proudly support, including the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at PAGNI Hospital in Heraklion. These pages reflect the collective efforts of the Pancretan Association of America (PAA), in collaboration with valued partners such as the Region of Crete and Governor Stavros Arnaoutakis.

Evangelia Hobitakis served as Philanthropic Chair from June 2021 to June 2025, helping guide and advance these efforts.

None of this—and none of the causes we champion—would be possible without our committee members and generous donors. We are deeply grateful for their continued support and invite you to explore the impact made possible through their philanthropy.

Philanthropic Photo Albums 

Inauguration of the Epilepsy Monitoring Units at the University of Heraklion

With a proud 90-year history of service, the Pancretan Association of America continues to transform healthcare in our homeland. In 2025, we launched a historic project: the first Epilepsy Monitoring Units at the University of Heraklion. Serving all of Greece, these units provide critical care to those in need—entirely free of charge.

"Congratulations to our amazing philanthropic team, Evangelia Hobitakis and Bianca Pigounakis, PAA Executive Vice President Niko Kastrinakis, the Governor of Crete and all of you and our members for making this project happen in record time." (Summer of 2025)

PAA President, Diane Kounalakis