On Tuesday, November 24th 2015, the President of  the ELPIDA Association Mrs. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, honored the Onassis Foundation for its contribution and its timeless support of ELPIDA's  fight against child cancer and specifically in the establishment of the Marianna V. Vardinoyannis-ELPIDA Children's Oncology Unit.
 
«The provision of health services is a public good and should be considered self-evident, universally. The private sector and institutions, especially in times like these, ought to realize the need and the responsibility to contribute in the relief of pain, to contribute to this need of our society.  The Onassis Foundation has been - and will continue to be - active with respect to its social welfare activities, in both the areas of health and social solidarity, especially with respect to children's health, said  the President of the Onassis Foundation Dr. Anthony Papadimitriou in his speech, upon receiving the Honorary Plaques from ELPIDA.  

During the same event, Mr. Paul Ioannidis, Vice-President Emeritus of the Onassis Foundation,  Mr. I. Ioannidis, Vice President of the Board of Directors, Mrs. Marianna Moschou, Secretary of the Board, as well as Mr. Paraskevas Ioannidis and Prof. Dimitris Nanopoulos (also President of the Academy of Athens),  both members of the Board of Directors of the Onassis Foundation, were also honored.