AHEPA Happenings | Catsimatidis Honored in NYC

AHEPA Happenings | Catsimatidis Honored in NYC Delphi Chapter 25, Manhattan, N.Y. honored businessman and philanthropist, Ahepan John Catsimatidis, at its annual gala dinner, October 17, at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park. Supreme President George E. Loucas addressed the audience and Supreme Vice President Jimmy Kokotas attended.  Coverage in The National Herald ICYMI | Cosmos FM Interviews Supreme President Recently, Supreme President George E. Loucas sat down with Father Eugene Pappas for an interview that aired on Cosmos FM - Hellenic Public Radio. The radio station is based in New York City.  Listen here Sad News | PSG Alexander Booras Passes Away AHEPA mourns the passing of Past Supreme Governor Alexander Charles Booras, Shreveport, La., on October 21, 2018.  He was 95.  Brother Booras, a 73-year Life Member of Chapter 8, Shreveport, served as Supreme Governor in 1973.  "Rightfully known as 'Mr. AHEPA of Shreveport,' Brother Booras' dedication to the Order and its ideals was exceptional, and he will be greatly missed," Supreme President George E. Loucas said. "Our deepest sympathies are with the Booras family. May his memory be eternal."  Congressional Hellenic Caucus Membership is at 126. Help It Grow.    Although Congress is heading into the homestretch of the 115th Congress, there is still time to increase the membership of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues. AHEPA asks for your help, especially as U.S. representatives are back in their districts until after November's midterm elections. The Hellenic Caucus has been an active, bipartisan group in Congress since its founding in 1995.  It is co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and its co-founder, Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).   Membership in the Hellenic Caucus stands at 126.   Is your U.S. representative a member?  Click here to find out. Download & Share: Action Alert to help you outreach to your U.S. representative  Don't forget to follow AHEPA on social media:

Upcoming Events & Deadlines October - November 26 | Deadline for The Ahepan winter issue 28 | Oxi Day 29 - 3 |  2018 AHEPA National Golf Invitational, Frisco, Texas Join AHEPA Today! In Our Own Words. What AHEPA means to us. Join AHEPA Now Greek American News Digest   Editor's Note: Editorials, Commentaries, and Opinion pieces are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members.   Greece, Turkey Snipe Over Maritime Borders    Reuters (Oct. 23) Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in Greece's maritime border, drawing a sharp rebuke from Athens that it would decide when and how it exercises its sovereign rights.  read more Mount Athos, a Male-Only Holy Retreat, Is Ruffled by Tourists and Russia New York Times (Oct. 20)   The skulls, lined up five deep on wooden shelves, date back hundreds of years, with the names of the more recently deceased scratched onto their foreheads - Monk Theolothelis, 91, 26-6-1986, or Monk Kyprianos, 100, 14-8-87.  They are exhibited in Xenophontos Monastery here on Mount Athos, a peninsula in northern Greece that is the spiritual heart of the Eastern Orthodox Church. read more    Cyprus protests Turkish warship's arrest of fishing boat Associated Press (Oct. 21)   Cyprus was trying to secure the release of five fishermen who were taken into custody by a Turkish warship Friday as they fished off the northern coast of the ethnically divided Mediterranean island nation.  The Cyprus government spokesman, Prodromos Prodromou, said authorities had filed a protest of the detentions with the U.N. peacekeeping force in Cyprus.  read more    Tsitsipas wins Stockholm for first ATP title, making Greek history Tennis.com (Oct. 21)   Stefanos Tsitsipas became the first Greek tennis player to win an ATP World Tour title when he beat Ernests Gulbis 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Stockholm Open on Sunday.  The 20-year-old Tsitsipas tossed his racket in the air and put both hands to his head when Gulbis put a forehand into the net after 1 hour, 21 minutes.  read more  Ancient Black Sea shipwreck is unprecedented discovery National Geographic (Oct. 23)   Archaeologists are heralding the discovery of an unusually intact ancient shipwreck, found more than a mile below the surface of the Black Sea off of the Bulgarian coast. The 2,400-year-old wooden vessel features elements of ship construction, including the mast and rowing benches, that until now have not been preserved on ships of this age.  read more   Supermarket King Catsimatidis Turns to Rebuilding Coney Island National Herald  (Oct. 22)   John A. Catsimatidis made his fortune - some $3.1 billion now - with a vision of small supermarkets that paid off and now has Ocean Dreams - the name of a 425-unit luxury rental complex overlooking the Atlantic in Coney Island, towering over the mostly poor and moderate income 50,000 residents who inhabit a place known for a carnival park and hot dogs.   read more    Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announce new partnership  NBA.com (Oct. 11) The Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments today announced a multi-year partnership that makes the metropolitan Chicago-based global asset manager the first company to display its logo on the Bulls court apron in the United Center.  read more