Commemoration of traffic victims – celebration at Christos Polentas Park Neratzia, 16th November

Every year on the third Sunday in November we honor traffic victims. 
This day, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR),  serves to remember those who have died or been injured in road accidents, support their families, and advocate for safer roads. 
WHEN:  Sunday, 16th November,  at 11.00 
WHERE: Christos Polentas Park, Neratzia (from Tavronitis on the road to Voukoulies)

You are invited to participate in the commemoration event at the Christos Polenta Traffic Accident Park, with the annual memorial,  and also to reward those who are fighting to reduce and tackle road accidents.
Source: Polentas Park Ass.

“REMEMBER those who died.
SUPPORT those who survived.
ACT to save lives”.
   (WHO, UN road safety)

ABOUT THE PARK:

 On 28th July 2004, Christos Polentas, aged 25, was tragically and unjustly killed in a road accident at Neratzia when travelling from Paleochora to Chania.

The tragic event immediately took serious and unprecedented dimensions and was treated with respect and love both by the Greek Orthodox Church, politicians and by the local Government of the Prefecture of Chania. 
At Neratzia, on the road from Tavronitis – Voukoulies towards Paleochora, the Christos Polentas Park was built, with a stone chapel in memory of Christos Polentas and the victims of road accidents and their families.

In November 2011, on  World Day of Remembrance of victims of road accidents, a memorial sculpture dedicated to the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-2020) was unveiled  at the Park Christos Polentas  – 
the 1st UN Monument on Road Safety by decision of UN Secretary General Ba Ki Moon.
The sculpture represents an olive-tree growing on the wild rocks of Crete, with five roots symbolizing the permanent members of  the UN Security Council, five branches representing the world’s continents and one hundred ninety-three leaves representing the UN member States at that time.
The park, a serene and well-maintained park, also houses the Church of Saint Christopher, the patron saint of motorists, in memory of all traffic accident victims.
The park is also the headquarters of the Pan-Hellenic Association for Support and Solidarity for the Families of Traffic Accident Victims, “Saint Christopher.”
The Christos Polentas Park, recognized by the UN, also houses the “Life giving source” monument, presented by former Prime Minister George Papandreou in 2010.

Inauguration of the sculpture in Polentas Park,  dedicated to the UN and the Decade of Action for Road Safety in Chania: https://www.unece.org/?id=27473