Be STRONG Non-Profit organization

Be STRONG Non-Profit organization Brief Profile September 2013

Be STRONG Founders • Was founded on October 2007 in Greece with the submission of The Articles of Association in the court of Athens with No. 16312 • Founder of the organization is Panagiotis Michail which has survived twice from cancer and through his personal experience was inspired the creation of Be Strong organization • Cofounders are a small group of people that have lived through friends and families the inadequacy of the Greek National Health Services towards people with cancer: • Panagiotis Michail Graduate of University of Athens in Physical Education and Sport Science currently working as aerobics trainer • Ioanna Anagnostopoulou • Nikolaos Savouris, MSc in Mechanical Engineering currently working as Mechanical Engineer in Athens • Aggeliki Panagiotopoulou • Eugenia Dimou Panagiotis Michail

Vision-Mission VISION • A future where all people will have equal access to the information and the support they need in order to fight cancer with certainty released from the mentality of the society that sets aside people with cancer • People awareness on cancer and the prevention methods will help face cancer as a disease that can be cured as long as you have the willingness and means to do it MISSION • Unite people involved with cancer in order to succeed more in the awareness of the society that leads to prevention and eventually saves lives • Offer for free all our services, information access and support to the people involved with cancer and their families that the Greek state unfortunately does not offer

Be STRONG Web Site • January 2008 creation of our web site http://www.bestrong.org.gr with reliable information related to cancer, health, dietary and psychosocial support online through the web • Awarded by the European School of Oncology under the European competition “Cancer on the Internet” the Mention of Honour for 2010 • End of 2012 web site had 2.654.132 unique visitors according to Google analytics making it probably the most visited page related to cancer in Greece • The Site is continuously updated giving new info with the voluntary help of psychologists and doctors

Be STRONG Help Line • 18th of January was set in operation for the 1st time in Greece a national help line (1069)which offers free psychosocial support to people involved with cancer • The phone line is supported by professional health psychologists • A high tech call center is supporting the psychologists’ efforts which with the use of computer technology & high tech software records important data from the patients. This way a continuation of the psychologists work is achieved making the caller feel closer to the psychologist since when a patient will call back the full history of the patient will be available on the screen of the psychologist that answers the call • The cost of the equipment for the help line was covered by Stavros Niarchos Foundation through a donation • On February 2012 up to January 2013 the help line operated for the first time on a 24h base supported by 7 health psychologists again through another donation by Stavros Niarchos Foundation • From February 2013 the help line operates on a 12h base

Be STRONG Book • On 2007 Panagiotis Michail writes a book that describes through his personal experience the ways he found to fight cancer and the Greek society conceptions. The book is a testimonial about the love of live and the human willingness that can do miracles • The English version of the book was published in 2013 and it can also be found in the Amazon web book store

BE Strong TV Spot • On February of 2011 with the voluntary work of people working in media a TV Spot that described the Be Strong organization was made • 2011 and 2012 all the Greek TV channels accepted to play the spot free of any charge during different days and hours • TV Spot Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_F5bOgp3E

Be STRONG Collaborations • September of 2011 and for a whole year in a cooperation with the Cypriot Non-Profit organization for cancer “ΕΛΑΖΩ” Be Strong help line offered free support to patients from Cyprus through the number 1469

Be STRONG in House Support • For people who wish to come in direct contact with us, an area of 180 sq.m. has been created in Kypseli-Athens where people can participate on a weekly basis with our health psychologists to the following sessions: • Personal Therapy • Group Therapy • Consulting • Self Assistance Groups Pictures from Be Strong Center

Acknowledgment • April 8th 2013 Be Strong founder Panagiotis Michail was awarded by the Union “Together for the Child” the award “Life Lessons” for his voluntary work and for his voluntary action through Be Strong in the vulnerable part of the society that is involved with cancer • July 2013 Panagiotis Michail was one of the 10 “Heroes Among us” that was voted from people all over Greece for his contribution to the people involved with cancer and was presented live by the Greek media channel Antenna

Be STRONG Income None of the founders of Be Strong receives a salary. Salaries exist only for the Health Psychologists’ work. Most of Be Strong actions are coming not only from donations but mainly due to the voluntary work of hundreds of people that without them it would not be possible to help everyday all those people that fight with cancer

Be STRONG Contact Details • Agias Zonis 1A, Kipseli, Athens, 113 61, Tel.:+30 210 8620085, Fax: +30 210 2922641, email: info@bestrong.org.gr • Panagiotis Michail cell phone Number: +30 6932209001

Be STRONG Non-Profit organization