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See press release 24 March 2008 22th February Orange Action during the Lightning of the Olympic Torch Athens: We are sending a team to Greece to join the ceremony, when the Olympic Torch is being handed over to the Olympic Committee of Beijing March 30th in Athens. During the days before this ceremony, the Torch is to follow a 1528 kilometres route through Greece. Both during the last part of the route (from the city Larisa) and the ceremony our ColorOrangeTeam is going to make a number of small actions to put focus on the campaign and spread out the message making use of broadsheets, orange balloons, bracelets, dressing, orange pens etc. Maybe we'll wait for its arrival with orange flags in the mark for each of the last three days. Maybe you're there right now or you've planned a trip to Greece. Join the team and help highlighting the campaign during the Olympic Torch relay. The team is staying at a hotel in Athens. Address: Hotel Amaryllis 45 VERANZEROU STR. & 3rd SEPTEMBER
ATHENS 104 32
TEL.: +30-210-5238738
FAX: +30-210-5225954
E-mail : amar1@otenet.gr Contact: Benner – 2544 3990 Michael - 2544 3991 The torch relay will pass through 16 prefectures, 43 municipalities, 4 communities and there will be organized 29 ceremonies in specific cities along the route of the torch relay. Below is the schedule for the route and the ceremonies: DATE | TOWNS | CEREMONY | | 1st DAY/24-3-08 | ANCIENT OLYMPIA | LIGHTING CEREMONY | ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PIRGOS | YES | PIRGOS-AMALIADA | NO | AMALIADA- ILIDA | YES | ILIDA-KORIVOS | NO | KORIVOS-GASTOUNI | NO | GASTOUNI-PATRAS | YES | PATRAS-BRIDGE OF RIO | NO | BRIDGE OF RIO-MESOLOGI | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 2nd DAY/25-3-08 | MESOLOGI-AGRINIO | YES | AGRINIO-STRATOS | NO | STRATOS-AMFILOCHIA | YES | AMFILOCHIA-MENIDI | YES | MENIDI-ARTA | YES | ARTA-FILIPPIADA | NO | FILIPPIADA-KERASONA | NO | KERASONA-PANAGIA | NO | PANAGIA-IOANNINA | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 3rd DAY/26-3-08 | IOANNINA-Μ. PERISTERI | NO | Μ. PERISTERI-METSOVO | YES | METSOVO-MILIA | NO | MILIA-KIPOURIO | NO | KIPOURIO-GREVENAΑ | YES | GREVENA-KOZANI | YES | KOZANI-DREPANO | NO | DREPANO-VERIA | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 4th DAY/27-3-08 | VERIA-NAOUSSA | YES | NAOUSSA-KOPANOS | NO | KOPANOS-SKIDRA | YES | SKIDRA-KLISOCHORI | NO | KLISOCHORI-EDESSA | YES | EDESSA-RIZARI | NOΙ | RIZARI-KARIOTISA | NO | KARIOTISSA -MELISSΙ | NO | MELISSI-GIANNITSA | YES | GIANNITSA-ANCIENT PELLA | YES | ANCIENT PELLA-CHALKIDONA | NO | CHALKIDONA-THESSALONIKI | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 5thDAY/28-3-08 | THESSALONIKI-DION | YES | DION-LARISA | YES | LARISA-VOLOS | YES | VOLOS-Ν. AGHIALOS | NO | Ν. AGHIALOS-LAMIA | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 6thDAY/29-3-08 | LAMIA-AMFIARIO | YES | AMFIARIO-KALAMOS | NO | KALAMOS-KAPANDRITI | NO | KAPANDRITI-GRAMMATIKO | NO | GRAMMATIKO-MARATHONAS | NO | MARATHONAS-RAFINA | YES | RAFINA-ATHENS | YES OVERNIGHT STAY | | 7thDAY/30-3-08 | PANATHENAIKON STADIUM | HANDING OVER CEREMONY |
CEREMONIES | | STOPS | ARRIVAL | DURATION | DEPARTURE | DISTANCE (KM) | NOTES | | | | | | | 1stDAY 24/3/2008 | OLYMPIA | LIGHTING CEREMONY | 12:55 | 22 | | PIRGOS | 13:53 | 15΄ | 14:13 | 34 | | ILIDA (ANCIENT FORUM) | 14:18 | 20΄ | 14:38 | 88 | | PATRAS | 18:04 | 30΄ | 18:34 | 50 | | MESOLOGI (K. PALAMAS’ BUST) | 20:28 | 8΄ | 20:36 | 1,5 | LAYING OF WREATHS | MESOLOGI | 20:45 | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | 2nd DAY 25/3/2008 | MESOLOGI | DEPARTURE | 09:00 | 37 | | AGRINIO | 10:03 | 30΄ | 10:33 | 37 | | AMFILOCHIA | 11:47 | 20΄ | 12:07 | 26 | | MENIDI | 12:49 | 56΄ (γεύμα) | 13:45 | 20 | | ARTA | 14:26 | 30΄ | 14:56 | 78,50 | | IOANNINA | 17:28 | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | 3rdDAY 26/3/2008 | IOANNINA | DEPARTURE | 09:00 | 57,50 | | METSOVO | 11:08 | 30΄ | 11:38 | 65 | | GREVENA | 13:42 | 30΄ | 14:12 | 57 | | KOZANI | 15:30 | 30΄ | 16:00 | 59 | | VERIA | 17:40 | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | 4thDAY 27/3/2008 | VERIA | DEPARTURE | 09:30 | 21,50 | | NAOUSSA | 10:24 | 30΄ | 10:54 | 24,50 | | SKIDRA | 11:47 | 30΄ | 12:17 | 32 | | EDESSA | 14:05 | 30΄ | 14:35 | 40 | | GIANNITSA | 16:04 | 30΄ | 16:34 | 11 | | ANCIENT PELLA | 17:05 | 30΄ | 17:35 | 42 | | THESSALONIKI | 19:24 | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| STOPS | ARRIVAL | CEREMONY | DEPARTURE | DISTANCE (KM) | NOTES | | | | | | | | 5thDAY 28/3/2008 | THEASSALONIKI | DEPARTURE | 08:30 | 94 | | DION (ANCIENT SITE) | 10:36 | 30΄ | 11:06 | 86,5 | | LARISA | 13:09 | 30΄ | 13:39 | 72,50 | | VOLOS | 15:48 | 30΄ | 16:18 | 112 | | LAMIA | 18:54 | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | 6thDAY 29/3/2008 | LAMIA | DEPARTURE | 07:00 | 192 | | AMFIARIO (ANCIENT SITE) | 10:00 | 15΄ | 10:15 | | | MARATHONAS | 11:40 | 20΄ | 12:00 | 33 | | RAFINA | | | | | | ATHENS | | CEREMONY-OVERNIGHT STAY | | | | | | | | | | 7thDAY 30/3/2008 | ATHENS | DEPARTURE | | | | PANATHENAIKON STADIUM | HANDING-OVER CEREMONY |
Help us making Orange actions when the Olympic Torch continues! After the planned route through Greece the Torch will continue hand-to-hand by torchbearers in different countries around the world. Perhaps you're exactly in the right place at the right time! The Torch is passing through the following cities (outside China) at the given dates: April 2nd: Almaty April 3rd: Istanbul April 5th: St. Petersburg April 6th: London April 7th: Paris April 9th: San Francisco April 11th: Buenos Aires April 13th: Dar es Salaam April 14th: Muscat April 16th: Islamabad April 17th: New Delhi If you're around one of these cities when the Torch is passing, you could be a part of the Color Orange Torch Relay team by making some orange actions like the ones, we've planned for Greece. This is a great opportunity for the campaign to reach as many people around the world as possible. Pleace contact us, and let us know, if you're interested, which city you're in. You should know, that the making of the actions is self-organisation. We'll gladly bring together the people, who turn in to help, but it's up to you and your creative minds finding out what to make! We'll also be glad to receive ideas for orange actions for the teams to make. 
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