▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁Vel ie ion ▁trust , ▁which ▁offered ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁Mac ed oni ans ▁from ▁V last i , ▁Si at ista , ▁K ast oria , ▁and ▁other ▁cities ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Ne a ▁P ella ▁ ▁Fund ▁drives ▁in ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Buch ar est ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁for ▁schools , ▁hosp it als , ▁etc . ▁in ▁Greece ▁ ▁Don ation ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁safe ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁ ▁Don ation ▁of ▁his ▁library ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Ne a ▁P ella ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁Greece , ▁compr ising ▁ 7 7 1 ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁volumes ▁ ▁Don ations ▁to ▁the ▁Edu c ational ▁Society ▁( Φ ι λ ε κ π α ι δ ε υ τ ι κ ή ▁ Ε τ α ι ρ ε ί α ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁ ▁Don ation ▁of ▁lands ▁to ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁dra ch mas ▁to ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁he ▁visited ▁Ath ens , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁independent ▁Greece , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁received ▁with ▁hon ours ▁by ▁King ▁Otto , ▁who ▁decor ated ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁R ede emer . ▁In ▁return , ▁Bel li os ▁gave ▁the ▁king ▁an ▁ 1 1 th - century ▁sword , ▁and ▁to ▁Queen