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"Make-A-Wish" Foundation Brings Cancer Stricken Girl to Santorini

On Friday, July 8th at the Santorini airport, Thira Mayor Anastasios Nikolaos Zorzos will welcome 16-year-old Maureen Marsh from Virginia, who expressed her wish to visit the island. The organization ‘Make A Wish’ in collaboration with the Municipality of Thira will make her dream come true.

When Maureen was fourteen, she suffered from bone cancer.  What she wanted most in her life was to recover from her illness and travel to Santorini.

“It is an honor for our country that a 16-year-old girl, who fought for her life, wanted to visit our island so much,” stated the mayor of Thira, and adds that ”once the desire of the 16-year-old American girl became known by the organization “Make A Wish”, the Municipality of Thira responded to implement it immediately”.

On Sunday, July 10th at 8 p.m. a reception will take place in her honor by the Thira Municipality building, at the Union of Santorini Cooperatives Facilities, where her nomination for Honorary Citizen of Thira will be announced.

“We have prepared a tour program for Maureen around the island. We want to reach not only the popular tourist attractions of the country, but unseen parts of the island, too,” stated the Mayor of Thira.

Maureen and her parents will be staying in Santorini for four days.

In spring, when she learned that her wish came true, the girl, speaking at the “Voice of America, explained that the desire to visit Greece was born when she watched the movie “Mamma Mia”.

Maureen Marsh’s visit is a further opportunity to promote the island and Greek hospitality, as the footage of the visit will be broadcasted by U.S. (Fox, CNN), and Greek television networks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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