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In 1991 the mayor of the village asked from some expatriates inhabitants of the village to organise an Association of Expatriates and Friends of Apliki. Some of them loved the idea.

The first meeting of the Association took place on 13 April 1991 and at 11:30. The participants were: Andreas Georgiou and Nikos Koliantris (members of the Local Authority), Christakis Ioannou, Charalambos Hadjiparaskeva and Doros Theodorou (expatriates). They exchanged points of view and they decided to meet again on 27th April of the same year.

Thus, the Association was officially founded and its main goal was the cooperation between them for the improvement of the community and the refinement of the relationship between the inhabitants and the expatriates. They also decided to cooperate with the Local Authorities, the priest of the community and the government for the development and the growth of the village.

The Association is also responsible for the organization of several events such as lectures, cultural or music events and balls. The committee of the Association is composed of: Christakis Ioannou, Fanos papoulas, Takis Solonos, Charalambos Hadjiparaskevas and Eirinoulla Andreou.

The first ball of the village was organized on 31st August of the same year and everyone had a great time. The dancing group of Apliki performed a show which was amazing and surprised everyone. The teacher is Andreas Odysseos.

In 1993 the Association was  registered as a society according to the law 5/72 after a petition in the Ministry of the Interior. The same year, the society became a member of the Regional Union of Expatriates Association of Pitsilia. The president represents the Association in all the meetings.

The most important activity of the Association is the organization of the Annual Ball in the village, in the end of August, or in the first days of September. During the Ball of 2000, the Association honored the inhabitants of the village who were born before 1.1.1930 in the Old Apliki and also the mayor of the village for his the great help he offered to the village.

The Association has contributed economically (1.600 Cypriot Pounds) to the ecclesiastical Committee of the village for the restoration of the church of Agios Georgios, in the Old Apliki.
Later on, they paid for the wall painting of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple which was in the church of Agios Riginos and Agios Orestis. The cost for the wall painting was 800 Cypriot Pounds. They have also helped the Local Authorities (1.350 pounds) for the purchase of festoons, power mower, electricity supply in the plaza of the village etc.

The Association has also supported many inhabitants and expatriates who had serious problems. In 2004 the Association has replaced the old psalters with new graven psalters. The new ones cost 3.000 pounds.

The Expatriates Association schedules to install central heating in the church of the village, to buy furniture for the old school (which will be the new Cultural Center) and also to publish a book about the village.