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More than \u20ac11,000 in donations made following Mazonakis\u2019 death will be used to establish a mobile community kitchen<\/strong>, Humanity Greece announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n The organisation said it received a total of \u20ac11,130.26<\/strong> after Mazonakis\u2019 family asked mourners to make donations to Humanity Greece instead of sending funeral wreaths.<\/p>\n The funds will help lay the foundations for a mobile kitchen capable of travelling to areas where people and communities need support most.<\/p>\n The initiative gives a lasting humanitarian purpose to the outpouring of grief that followed the singer\u2019s death on September 9, aged 54.<\/p>\n Thousands gathered in Nikaia on Monday, September 14, for Mazonakis\u2019 funeral, singing, dancing and throwing flowers as they paid their final respects to one of Greece\u2019s most recognisable performers.<\/p>\n Mazonakis was also known for quietly supporting charitable causes throughout his life, with his humanitarian side highlighted by Archbishop Ieronymos following his death.<\/p>\n Humanity Greece said the donations showed how his memory could continue to make a difference beyond his music.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a person leaves, what they leave behind is not only their memory,\u201d the organisation said while announcing the final donation total.<\/p>\n Now, that legacy will take a practical form, with a mobile kitchen designed to bring food and assistance directly to people who need it.<\/p>\n For a singer whose music touched generations of Greeks, the donations made in his name will ensure that his final legacy reaches far beyond the stage.<\/p>\n