Frequently Asked Qustions

Yes. The Arete Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded over 25 years ago www.aretefund.net

Our objective is to make the donation process as transparent and efficient as possible, supervised and managed by the best firms in Greece. And we want to maximize the benefit of your donation, so The Arete Fund, Bahas, Gramatidis Partners, International Relations for Culture (“IRFC”), and RSM Greece will provide services pro bono. 

All donations will go to a Wells Fargo Bank account created specifically for the Olympia Trees project. The funds collected will be transferred to a dedicated account in Greece set up and managed by IRFC, also a non-profit Greek organization under the direction of IRFC’ S President Zozo Lidoriki.  (https://www.irfc.gr/) 

Farmers are now submitting loss claims to the Ministry of Western Greece Region. The Ministry of Western Greece region will be responsible for claim assessment and delivering trees to the designated farmers. 

Please see https://olympia-trees.com/the-fire-at-olympia for a slide presentation, The Wildfires in Ilia, that provides detail of the damage and claims (produced by the Ministry of Western Greece Region). All purchased trees will be stored in the warehouses of the Ministry of Western Greece Region prior to distribution to the farmers. 

The Ministry of Western Greece Region will provide distribution accounting to RSM Greece.

Farmers are now submitting loss claims to the Western Greek Region. The Western Greek region will be responsible for claim assessment and delivering trees to the designated farmers. Please see https://olympia-trees.com/the-fire-at-olympia for a slide presentation, The Wildfires in Ilia, that provides detail of the damage and claims (produced by the Western Greece Regional). All purchased trees will be stored in the warehouses of the Western Greece Region prior to distribution to the farmers. Distribution to farmers will be based on assessed damage.

The Western Greek Region will provide distribution accounting to RSM Greece.