WELCOME TO THE CHRIS HARMANDA FOUNDATION
Chris Harmanda was a great inspiration. He was an example of an exceptional human being. He thrived on helping less fortunate people in need to make a difference to their lives.
Chris was born in Cyprus and at the age of 6 he travelled to the UK with his parents and siblings for a better future. He never forgot the people that helped them when they arrived and always spoke of them with admiration and love. From a young age he strived to succeed in life and became one of the Greek Community’s best known businessmen.
His repuation was that of a quiet, gentle, selfless, generous and modist gentleman who was admired by thousands young an old. He instigated and founded London Greek Radio (LGR) on 8 October 1983 and lead the pirate station-for six years to legalisation in 1989, whilst also forming and running several successful businesses in the UK and abroad. Everything Chris did was for the Greek and Greek-Cypriot Community in the UK. A community that he was passionate about and played a major role in building the bridge between London-Greece and Cyprus.
His high public persona created a secret low profile that few people knew about. He quietly helped people daily both morally and financially. He guided and advised every person that sought his help and his office was always full with people wanting to hear him and seek his advice that was always solid and strong. His actions were louder than his words as he was a man of few words and a man of his word.
When Chris suddenly left this world for a better place in March 2018 after suffering a massive Haematoma, his family have been inundated by people that he had quietly helped in the past and made a difference to their lives.
As a tribute to his memory and to continue his great cause, The Chris Harmanda Foundation was created to “help less fortunate families during illness”. The hand-picked Trustees and Board members are family, Associates and friends of his that he loved and admired.
Because Chris would have wanted it. Because Chris would have strived for it. Because Chris will be watching and guiding them from above.
In his own words (during radio-marathon that he founded) “Even the smallest donation will go a very long way”
Chris Harmanda - unequivocally a great Philanthropist.