1. Supporters
1.- Moral Support
From the beginning of the initiative of the N.M.K. there was much moral support of prominent members of society resulting in the formation of the Honorary Committee of the Programme (Cf. ΣΤ4-1). She was the one who gave the power to the Governing Council for the tough and adventurous start. A particularly special honour was the decision of the then Minister of Culture E. Venizelos to put the program under the auspices of the.
2.- Financial Support
From the outset there have been several offers individual and private actors, which expressed the collective and the embrace of our society of this great effort. Important was the financial assistance of the Ministers of Culture and Economy/Finance mr E. Venizelos and N. Christodoulakis, but the Foundation I. Kostopoulos.
3.- Sponsors
Major Sponsors: 
Sponsor Pilot travel: National Insurance
Media sponsor: the Newspaper KATHIMERINI
2. Honorary Committee
- Eminence Metropolitan of Kissamos and Selino, mr, Irineos
- Monsignor Bishop of Kydonia and Apokoronas, mr, Irineos
- K. Mitsotakis, the former prime Minister of Greece
- C. Κατσανεβάκης, Prefect Of Chania
- C.Τζανακάκης – K.Virvidakis, Mayors Of Chania
- I. Friend, Rector Of Technical University Of Crete
- E.Λαγάρας, Admiral e. a., Honorary Head Of C.E.N.
- C.Θεοδωρουλάκης, Admiral e. a., Honorary Head Of C.E.N
- M.Ζομπανάκης, President of the ‘International Advisory Council’
- I.Kostopoulos, Chairman of the Bank ‘Alpha Bank’