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Local school children initiative: Pre-season, all the pupils of local school (teenagers) were invited to the hotel with their teachers. They were given an educational tour of the hotel, played tennis, and had a great buffet lunch. This was followed by a quiz, where they were tested in a numbers quiz about their time at the hotel (e.g. how many flowers have we planted in the last week, how many gears are on the mountain bikes, how many staff do we employ, etc). The two winners, a boy and a girl, won the prize of being able to come to the beach as often as they wish during the summer for watersports lessons.
Both have since progressed very nicely and have achieved their RYA Level 1 and are now able to bring a friend each time to take them out sailing. This initiative was very well received indeed in the local community.
Riverbank Replanting initiative: Pre-season, I met an ex-pat in the community of many years, Don Matthews. He was very interested to learn about our company and I explained to him our responsible tourism initiatives. Over successive meetings, I have committed to him that, when time allows, we will send a team of staff to assist in clearing/replanting the local riverbanks, which have suffered over the recent years as a result of rain shortfalls and poorly executed river management schemes.
Local Dog refuge: We made a cash donation of €100 to the Local Dog Refuge, which takes care of the stray dog population and finds them new homes throughout Greece and the rest of Europe.
Use of local suppliers: Wherever possible, we are using local suppliers for our main food supplies. We have negotiated very good prices for local meats, which (considering the volume requirements of this hotel) has inevitably positively affected the local economy, including additional employment of staff at his operation. Additionally, we buy some of our fruits and vegetables locally, as well as cheeses and other food.
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