ΑΗΕPA news:"Invite 1" Membership Campaign Underway

"Invite 1" Membership Campaign Underway As our end-year membership deadline looms, Supreme President George E. Loucas calls on Ahepans to "Invite 1" to join the Order. AHEPA to Participate at International Conference on Eastern Mediterranean  Supreme President George E. Loucas will provide a welcome address, and Executive Director Basil Mossaidis will be a panelist, at an international conference titled, "New Realities in the Eastern Mediterranean" to be held at the Konrad Adenauer Conference Center, Mishkenot Shaananim, Jerusalem, December 11, 2018. The conference is sponsored by The Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies (JISS) and B'nai B'rith International (BBI) and held in cooperation with AHEPA and the American Hellenic Institute (AHI). Executive Director Mossaidis will speak on the topic, "Promoting Mediterranean Awareness in the U.S." "Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean amid the growing alliance between Greece, Cyprus and Israel across many sectors, have elevated the region's geopolitical importance," Loucas said. "We are proud to support and participate at such a significant international conference to examine these developments and sincerely thank its organizers, JISS and B'nai B'rith International."   ICYMI | Statement on President Bush's Passing This week, AHEPA remembered President George H.W. Bush in a statement issued by Supreme President George E. Loucas: "We are thankful for his lasting commitment to service, spirit of volunteerism and building stronger communities."  read entire statement AHEPA Happenings | HCC Chair Keane Honored James Plevritis-Joseph C. Keane Chapter 405, New Rochelle, N.Y., honored Hellenic Cultural Commission Chairman Joseph C. Keane, for his remarkable tenure as chapter president for 27 years, his outstanding contributions, and dedication to the Order and its ideals, at the chapter's 16th Annual Luncheon held Dec. 1 at the Westchester Country Club. read coverage in The National Herald ICYMI | #GivingTuesday: Support Your Heritage Supreme President Loucas delivers a #GivingTuesday message. During the Holiday Season, support your heritage by supporting the charitable programs that project and promote our heritage and strengthen our communities. Visit http://ahepa.org/donate Thank you!   Don't forget to follow AHEPA on social media:

Join AHEPA Today! In Our Own Words. What AHEPA means to us. Join AHEPA Now Upcoming Events & Deadlines   December  11 | New Realities in the Eastern Mediterranean - an international conference held in Jerusalem 15 | Visit to Saint Basil Academy, Garrison, N.Y. 31 | Membership submission year-end deadline January 4-6 | Epiphany events, Tarpon Springs, Fla. February  1 | Deadline for the spring 2019 issue of The Ahepan 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.     Geoffrey R. Pyatt, US Ambassador to Greece, Speaks Exclusively to TNH The National Herald (Dec. 3)    In an exclusive interview with The National Herald, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, spoke with obvious satisfaction about the level of Greek-American relations, which he described as, "at a particularly high point [. . .] where we see our interests converging on shared goals."  read more    Where are all the children? How Greece's financial crisis led to a baby bust. The Washington Post (Dec. 1)   Another school year was starting, with students arriving for their first day and lining up by grade, but when one mother dropped off her first-grader and watched him take his place, she wondered: Where were all the children?  "There were so few of them," said Vasso Harisiadi, who had attended school in the same town. "I thought the yard would be full of kids."  read more     Turks Fleeing Erdogan Fuel New Influx of Refugees to Greece Wall Street Journal (Dec. 1)   In the dead of night, Yunuz Cagar and his wife Cansu gave their baby some herbal tea to help her sleep, donned backpacks and followed smugglers on a muddy path along the Evros river, evading fences and border guards until they reached Greece.  read more    Meet Greece's Marine Trash Collectors Diving To Keep Their Sea Beautiful NPR (Dec. 2)   George Sarelakos emerges from the sea lugging a giant tire. Another two divers surface - with a shopping cart and a netted bag bulging with a cassette player, cans and lots of plastic.  It takes six more people to heave this all onto the main pier of the Greek island of Poros.  "People throw everything down there that they throw away at home," says Sarelakos, a 39-year-old management consultant.   read more    Cyprus to appoint military attache in Washington Financial Mirror (Nov. 28)   The Cypriot Cabinet decided on Wednesday to appoint a military attaché in Washington to enhance the blossoming Cyprus-US ties.  According to Deputy Government Spokeswoman Klelia Vasiliou, the decision is part of an effort to strengthen bilateral ties between Cyprus and the United States and to engage in a balanced defence diplomacy.  read more     Connecticut Shoemaker Continues for Decades in Rare Trade Pappas Post (Dec. 2)   Chris Kydes leads a simple life - he wakes up at 4 or 5 a.m., watches the morning news and makes his way over to a small roadside workshop.  Inside his tightly-spaced store, the unmistakable scent of leather all but oozes from dozens of shoes, whose different shades of black and brown compliment one another on wood shelves.  Being a shoemaker was not always what Kydes had in mind; in fact, it took years - and two different careers - for him to finally end up in the trade.  read more