A GREAT LOSS TO OUR COMMUNITY

Mε βαθιά θλίψη ανακοινώνουμε το Θάνατο του Ειδικού μας Συμβούλου και συγχωριανού Horst Schaab -Κώστας, ο οποίος μήνες τώρα έδινε μάχη με το θάνατο .
Σε Έκτακτη Γενική συνέλευση αποφασίσαμε ομόφώνως να εκφράσουμε δημοσίως τα βαθύτατα συλλυπητηριά μας στην Σύζυγο και στους λοιπούς συγγενείς του , και δεύτερον να παραμείνει κενή προς τιμήν του η θέση του ειδικού Συμβούλου του Συλλόγου μας την όποιαν και κατείχε , καθόλη την περίοδο της θητείας μας. Άλλωστε αποτελούσε μία θέση η οποία είχε δημιουργηθεί κατεξοχήν για να εκπροσωπείται από αυτόν τον ικανότατο συμπολίτη μας.Δεν πιστεύουμε ότι θα βρεθεί άλλος αντάξιος και δραστήριος όπως αυτόν που όχι μόνον αγαπούσε τον τόπο μας αλλά τιμούσε και ασπαζόταν τα Πολιτιστικά και Θρησκευτικά μας έθιμα.
Το Δ.Σ

With deep sadness we announce the death of our fellow villager Friend and Special Advisor Horst Schaab -Kostas, who for months gave a battle with death.
After a quick and full with sadness meeting we unanimously decided to publicly express our deepest condolences to his loving wife and to his friends and relatives, and secondly we voted that the position of Special Adviser of the Association will remain empty in order to honor his memory besides this position had been created predominantly Just for Horst.
We were greatly honored to have him by our side and now we fill the broken link in our chain, we do not believe that we will find another worthy wise and energetic person like him who not only loved our village and community but also honored and endorsed our Cultural and Religious customs he was a person who literally is irreplaceable . He will not be forgotten
the Board of the Azogires Cultural association .

Starting the new year we would like to wish our members and to all our fellow citizens in the new year to offer you health, love and happiness , and to rid our country from this yoke called crisis that virtually does not exist because the Greeks united are actually the power of God . A you we would like to express our greatest thanks to the young and talented artist Magdalene Tsiklea . Whose love for Azogires inspired her to use images of our region in order to create her new music video .Wishing to express our deepest regards The Board of the Azogires Cultural Association in a meeting with one voice decided to present her the title of Honorary Azogirian .We thank her and wish her a bright and shinny path on the way to a Glorious career .
The Char mains Board the Azogires Cultural Association  Ξεκινώντας το νέο έτος θα θέλαμε να ευχηθούμε στα μέλη μας και σε όλους τους συμπολίτες μας το νέο έτος να σας χαρίσει υγεία, αγάπη και ευτυχία και να απαλλαχτεί η πατρίδα μας από αυτόν το ζυγό που αποκαλείται κρίση και στην ουσία δεν υπάρχει γιατι οι Έλληνες ενωμένοι είναι πραγματικά δύναμη Θεού. Ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ θα θέλαμε να εκφράσουμε στην νεαρή και ταλαντούχα καλλιτέχνιδα Μαγδαληνή Τσικλέα της οποίας η αγάπη για τον Αζωγυρέ την ενέπνευσε να χρρησιμοποιήσει εικόνες της περιοχής μας και να τις αναδείξει το νέο μουσικό της βίντεο αφιερώνοντας και το παρακάτω τραγούδι.Το Δ.Σ του Πολιτιστικού Συλλόγου Αζωγυρέκατόπιν έκτακτης συνεδρίασης    και συναποφάσισε να της απονεμηθεί ο τίτλος Επιτιμης Αζωγυριανής.Την ευχαριστούμε θερμά και ευχόμεθα μία λαμπρή σταδιοδρομία στην καριέρα της.
Το Δ.Σ. του Πολιτιστικού Συλλόγου Αζωγυρέ   

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This year’s grape therapy had an American touch to it. The One and only Rutan Clan Came all the way from USA to experience the magic of Grape Therapy . Along   with their European  Associates they gave Grape therapy a new meaning.

And together they delivered a message of unity between people ,under the Drunken from Grape aromas Azogires sky ,their feet sore their arms stiff and their faces full of joy was the result ,of their hard work and patience until the  Sacred

grape juice came out of the stone drain  . We wish that they will join us again in next year’s harvest.

So that all together we can bring to life the magical liquid called Raki , the potion that cure  the sorrow of Cretan Mans Heart 

O Αrchie Lee Hooker στον Αζωγυρέ

Ο διάσημος μουσικός των μπλουζ Αρτσι Λι Χούκερ (Αrchie Lee Hooker) ανιψιός του επίσης ταλαντούχου μουσικού καλλιτέχνη Τζον Λι Χούκερ (John  Lee Hooker) επισκέφτηκε για τέταρτη συνεχόμενη χρονιά τον Αζωγυρέ Παλαιοχώρας που είναι πλέον ένας από τους αγαπημένους του προορισμούς.

Κατά τη διάρκεια της διαμονής του στο χωριό μας, μας γέμισε χαρά με την παρουσία του  τόσο τη δική του όσο και της αξιολάτρευτης συντρόφου του και την Τετάρτη στις 17 Ιουνίου 2015 φύτεψε ένα ελαιόδεντρο σε περιοχή του χωριού που προβλέπεται να γίνει πάρκο στο άμεσο μέλλον.  Τον Άρτσι υποδέχτηκαν ο πρόεδρος Πολιτιστικού Συλλόγου Αζωγυρέ Ευτυχιος Κουκουτσάκης και ο ειδικός σύμβουλος του Συλλόγου Χορστ Σααμπ (Horst Schaab) , μέλη και φίλοι του Συλλόγου  που με ιδιαίτερη χαρά και περίσσιο δέος τον παρακολουθούσαν ενώ προσευχόταν με ευλάβεια στο Θεό, ζητώντας του η Ελιά που φύτεψε να στέκει αιώνια ως σύμβολο Ειρήνης, Φιλίας και Αγάπης μεταξύ Λαών και ανθρώπων.

Σε έκτακτη συνεδρίαση του Συλλόγου αποφασίστηκε να αναγνωρίσουν τον Άρτσι βραβεύοντάς τον για το πολυετές φιλανθρωπικό του έργο.

Τον ευχαριστούμε θερμά και ευχόμαστε να ακολουθήσουν και άλλοι το λαμπρό του παράδειγμα.

Ο ΠΡΟΕΔΡΟΣ, ΤΑ ΜΕΛΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΛΛΟΓΟΥ 


Archie Lee Hooker the famous Blues Artist and nephew of John Lee Hooker also famous Blues Musician visited Azogires Once more.

 Archie and his lovely Wife Mounete Have been visiting Azogires for over four years, and it has become one of their most favorite places to spend their Summer days.

In the late afternoon of Wednesday   17.June 2015 he planted an Olive tree, in an area of Azogires that will become a Park in the near future.

 He was welcomed by the president from the (Azogires Cultural Association) Eftihis Koukoutsakis . (Lucky)

 and the Special Counselor of the (ACA) Horst Schaab (Kostas) and friends.

We watched in silence and with amazement as he prayed to God and asking that the tree he planted shall always stand as a symbol of Freedom Love and Peace for all the People and Nations of the world.

Archie  will be awarded by the Azogires Cultural

Association for his lifetime Philanthropic efforts  and will be granted the title of Honorary Azogirian  we hope the tree will grow and the wishes from Archie will become true and that others will follow his example .

THE PRESIDENT AND THE MEMBERS

Ολοκληρώθηκε  ο ετήσιος εθελοντικός  οδοκαθαρισμός στον Αζωγύρε .

Με ακόμα μεγαλύτερη επιτυχία  διεξήχθη ο φετινός  εθελοντικός  καθαρισμός τον  δρόμων και πλαγιών του χωρίου Αζωγύρε ,    που εδώ και μερικά χρόνια  διοργανώνετε  από τον πολιτιστικό σύλλογο Αζωγύρε , μια προσπάθεια που κάνουμε  για να εξαλείφει ένα φαινόμενο μάστιγα για τον τόπο μας . Τα σκουπίδια που μολύνουν φυσικά και αισθητικά το περιβάλλον μας  , ξεκινώντας αυτή την εκστρατεία δεν περιμέναμε ότι θα φτάναμε σε σημείο να  έχουμε εθελοντές από 9 διαφορετικές χώρες .

Δύστυχος ώμος αντί να μειώνονται τα σκουπίδια γίνονται περισσότερα ανά έτος  , η εθελοντές μας κατέβηκαν πλαγιές ρυάκια και κάλυψαν όλη τη διαδρομή  της περιφερειακής οδού  από Λυγία-Αζωγύρε , Αζωγύρε-Αχλαδιάκιες  . Καθώς και την Δημοτική οδό  Αζωγύρε Ασφεντιλέ στη συνεχεία έπιασαν τους εσωτερικούς δρόμους του χωρίου και δεν άφησαν ούτε αποτσίγαρο . Ευχόμαστε  η προσπάθεια μας αυτή να γίνει παράδειγμα και σε άλλες περιοχές  και σύσσωμη όλη μαζί να κάνουμε το αδύνατο δυνατό .

 Και τέλος να κλείσω ευχαριστώντας θερμά όλους τους εθελοντές μας  και υποστηρικτές εύχομαι από καρδίας να  επανέρχεστε και να δίνετε το παρόν  κάθε έτος μαζί μας για ένα καθαρότερο μέλλον για τα παιδιά μας .

 Μετά τιμής

 Ευτύχιος  Αντώνιου  Κουκουτσάκης πρόεδρος Πολιτιστικού συλλόγου Αζωγύρε      

Once again and with great success the roads of azogires were cleaned thanks to our volunteers, who came literally from all corners of the earth   , we had 9 different nationalities participating this year   helping to make our village a cleaner place to live.

Our  Heroes not only systematically cleaned all the main and side roads of Azogires but also  climbed down in trenches levis and hillsides . closing I would like to say thank you to all of you who responded to  our call and we hope that  other communities will follow this example and all together we will make this world  a cleaner and better place to live .

Yours truly Eftihis Koykoytsakis President of the Azogires Cultural association

GRAPE THERAPY 2015

7 DAYS   GRAPE THERAPY    WORKSHOP IN AZOGIRES  WITH GRAPE  DOCTOR GERARD  VAN DER MEER

Come join us in one of Cretes most breathtaking events ,and forget all your problems just by doing what Cretan have been for the past four thousand years .

Learn more about Crete and its ways of life ,take a dive in to local  nearly forgotten and nowhere recorded history learn about the real life of Cretans and their secrets to longevity  ,feel the presence of Ancient Cretans on every footstep you take.

The workshop starts on 28 September and finishes on the 04 of October, seven days filled with adventure experience and everlasting knowledge, you become one with the Cretan Earth drilling from its everlasting energies.

Doctor Gerard will take you on a step by step tour to the most virgin and wild Cretan villages, to collect grapes from ancient vineyards of Crete ,and feel  the magic of grape therapy.

A therapy that has gone down from generation to generation with many secrets to be learnt, become one with the vineyards and enjoy the blessings they give you, the blessings and the presents of mother earth.

The seven day workshop will cost 40 euro per day, per person and it includes your room with Cretan Breakfast, and dinner at the local tavern

There will be 5 days of grape picking and grape stumping to make  raki and wine ,two of the most precious presents a vineyard can give us and you will learn a lot more about grapes and grape therapy, then you will have 2 free days to either  scroll around the area to discover Crete even more ,go to the beach , or you can join our two guided walks down mystic  path ways and down  gorges all the way to the sea  .

For more information you can contact us at  alfacafenion@aol.com  or call at 0030 28230 41620  mob 6972138588  ,and to learn more about Azogires visit our blog Azogires-alpha.blogspot.com  

It’s been a long cold and rainy winter for the residents of  Azogires   the village has had difficult times , and the area has suffered  from landslides excessive rain fall and strong winds .

But despite the difficulties the people of Azogires remained strong and active , they all have continued working for a better tomorrow most tried to make their personal environments better and cleaner others dedicated this winter to making the village look better ,either by planting trees clearing fields and bringing agriculture back to life thus creating jobs making it possible for people to survive in our community , the Azogires Church committee has done its part by making all Churches cleaner and more functional by  repairing all damages to them and their surrounding    areas , making it ready and accessible  for both worshipers and visitors  .

The Azogires Cultural Association has also  done its part , by uniting the residents and with them  moving forward for a better tomorrow  by clearing pathways building benches cleaning clogged ditches and gutters so  the water can flow freely ,and soon we will start white washing and painting the sides of the roads to make the village  even prettier .

But we have not stopped there , in the past month alone we have participated , awarded and honored, our martyred ancestors  , at first our president and members of our committee took part in the ceremony of 25^th of march , which is the Greek independence day , we honored our ancestors and all those who fought for freedom by being at the monument of Paleochora and along with other official authorities placed a reef of flowers in front of the monument symbolizing that freedom will leave on .   

Then on the 2^nd of April,   our president and members of our association came together to and attended the gathering of ROTARY CLUB OF CHANIA. In order to Present an award title to the ROTARIAN CLUB OF CHANIA, and to their president  EMMANUEL DELAKIS . For their 30 and more years of charitable services  to our society- worldwide , Mr. DELAKIS has dedicated his life to charity thus working many hours every day ,and sometimes even in the nights  in order to make it all possible , thanks to him and the ROTARIANS of Chania  and around the world ,  many outbursts  of disease and hunger have been stopped or prevented .

That is why our association thought that it would be an honor for us, to honor them. And indeed it is the first time in history that (A CULTURAL ASSOCIATION) has taken such a privilege and for this we  feel honored.

After we presented the awards, the Rotary Club went on to present awards on the same day to RYAN AIRLINES , for their assistance in bringing last year alone nearly one million passengers to Chania airport , for this matter there were speeches and of course  requests that in future the company would ad more flights, from other European countries to our destination to boost  our economy and help  stimulate and strengthened  tourism  .

On the 15^th of April our president was at the book exhibition of Stavros Polentas that took place in Chania at the meeting hall of the Bank of Chania  , Mr. POLENTAS  has dedicated  his time to help preventing  car accidents in our country , and also founded the  Helenian association of support for families of car accident victims , he has also built the  international park (POLENTAS PARK ) Near Chania that is recognized by the UNITED NATIONS .

And this monumental park stands next to the road reminding every one of the dangers that  the wheel hides  , his association is the only one that  actually helps the families of victims after the accident and guides them thru the many windows of Greek law , so that they may find some  harmony in their hearts .And that is what his  book is about , on this little guide that will be given for free from municipalities and other official authorities to families of victims who would like to know their rights and wish to really uncover the truth .

We promise our members that we will continue hard work and try to make life ea

sier for both man and nature.