{"id":21250,"date":"2020-03-26T18:52:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T16:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ikaria.ch\/?p=21250"},"modified":"2024-04-01T21:54:11","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T19:54:11","slug":"rip-oskar-senn-we-wont-forget-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ursula.ikaria.ch\/en\/rip-oskar-senn-we-wont-forget-you\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Oskar Senn – We won’t forget you!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Left us on March 10, 2020. His death was completely unexpected, shocked and surprised me. In Oskar Senn<\/a>, Oski, as we all called him, I have lost a loyal and committed friend for me, my family and my island.<\/p>\n In 2010 he came to Ikaria for the first time to dance Greek. Since then, he himself has called Ikaria his favorite island and his heart has always been here. He came to Ikaria several times a year. He loved Greek dance more than anything and I think back with emotion to his last dance with us, his beloved Zeimpekiko, on March 1st in Basel!<\/p>\n He always encouraged me to organize dance weeks and workshops<\/a> and he was the initiator of the Dance Days in Basel.<\/p>\n In 2012 he found out that Selina, my daughter’s, graduating class at the time was unable to go on their high school graduation trip to Crete for financial reasons. He quickly decided to donate something for the children. Out of gratitude, the children invited him to their graduation party in Ikaria at the end of the year. An unforgettable experience for him!! (Read Oski’s moving report: Oskar and the graduating class<\/a>)<\/p>\n Oski was a dedicated supporter of Ikaria and my fundraising efforts. The idea for the \u201cFriends of Ikaria\u201d<\/a> came from him and he has conscientiously managed the Swiss donation account over the years, often \u201crounding up\u201d something from his own funds. Over the years we have been able to collect a lot of donations and do good things together.<\/p>\n Read about it:<\/p>\n Heating oil for schools<\/a><\/p>\n Donations for the hospital in Ikaria<\/a><\/p>\n