AHEPA Medical Library at Evangelismos Hospital Takes Shape

AHEPA Medical Library at Evangelismos Hospital Takes Shape AHEPA is pleased to share the progress with the establishment of the AHEPA Medical Library at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, Greece, announced Supreme President George E. Loucas.  In May, deliveries are expected of a mobile library unit, computer hardware and software, and the remainder of the library's furnishings. "AHEPA's campaign to provide public health assistance to Greece continues," Loucas said. "With this library project, undertaken by Athens Chapter HJ-1, we are contributing to Greece's public health infrastructure to make the resources available that will aid medical professionals and students with their research and connect them with medical centers around the world." Check out more details and images AHEPA Honoree, Former U.S. Senator Lugar Passes Away AHEPA is saddened by the news of the passing of former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, announced Supreme President George E. Loucas. In 2010, AHEPA presented Senator Lugar, the former two-time chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with the AHEPA-Paul E. Tsongas Public Service Award for his decades of work in the public service where he was viewed as a centrist, and for being the longest serving U.S. senator in Indiana history. The senator also supported AHEPA's HUD Section 202 Elderly Housing Program in Indiana. AHEPA on Twitter | USCIRF Report Released Download report AHEPA welcomes the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) conclusion to place Turkey on its "Tier 2" list in its 2019 annual report, announced Supreme President George E. Loucas. Among the Commission's recommendations to the U.S. government includes for it to: "Press the Turkish government to fulfill private and public commitments that the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary be reopened." read more from our Twitter thread | download the 2019 USCIRF report on Turkey Make Plans Today! | 2019 Supreme Convention Chicago will play host to the 97th AHEPA Family Supreme Convention, July 1 to 6, 2019. The Palmer House Hilton Hotel will be the venue.  Initial details, including hotel accommodations, can be found here. Secure the $159 plus tax per night room rate by making your reservation today!  Attention Chapters: Report your delegates/alternates early. Reporting Form (PDF) Don't forget to follow AHEPA on social media:                                  NEW!

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