‘Ten percent of Greeks are not adequately fed’

Pantelis Tsiadis' day often begins before dawn, with the alarm clock ringing at 5.30 a.m. The 57-year-old divides his time between the facilities of the food bank in Kryoneri, East Attica, and the kitchen of the Panagia Myrtidiotissa parish in Mikrolimano, Piraeus, various shops in the neighborhood that contribute to the free meal program, as well as delivering food to those who need it but are unable to come to the soup kitchen.

"I transport the food from the donors with the parish car, so that lunch is on time," Tsiadis tells Kathimerini. "I live next to the church. I saw the work they do and decided to help in my free time." It was a decision, taken in 2010, that changed his life. "My soul is full. What I receive is many times more than what I give," he says. If he doesn't show up one day, because he is sick, say, the beneficiaries will ask whether he needs their help for...