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Dodgers All-Star Presented with Agganis Award Supreme President George Horiates presents the Harry Agganis Award to Cody Bellinger. They are flanked by Selection Committee Chairman Gregory Stamos (left) and Board Chairman Nicholas Karacostas, PSP (right). Los Angeles Dodgers two-time National League All-Star Outfielder Cody Bellinger received the 2019 AHEPA Harry Agganis Hellenic Athlete Award at a presentation made prior to the Dodgers game with the New York Mets at Citi Field, September 15, 2019, announced Supreme President George G. Horiates.  read more   Coverage: Hellenic News of America | The National Herald District Governors Conference a Success AHEPA leaders from across the globe gathered in Washington over the week to participate at the annual District Governors Conference. The officers met to discuss AHEPA's service programs and membership growth initiatives for the administrative year. They also enjoyed the fellowship provided by social events. In addition, the Supreme Lodge conducted a mass initiation. Officers from the Daughters of Penelope, Sons of Pericles, and Maids of Athena also met. Thank you to all who participated! Sons of Pericles Sponsors Service Dog for a Veteran Congratulations to the Sons of Pericles! The organization announced the fulfillment of its $15,000 donation to AHEPA's Service Dogs for Warriors program at the Governors Conference, Saturday. The SOP fulfilled its pledge in six months! To date, the AHEPA family has raised nearly $500,000 for 30 service dogs to help veterans who suffer from PTSD.  Learn more: AHEPA's Service Dogs for Warriors program Supreme President Meets U.S. Rep. Norcross  Supreme President George Horiates visited with his U.S. representative, Donald Norcross (D-NJ), who serves on House Armed Services Committee. They discussed the state of U.S.- Greece defense cooperation, which is at an apex. Rep. Norcross presented Supreme President Horiates with a proclamation of congratulations and commendation for his election to the office of Supreme President. AHEPA Athletic Hall of Famer Grammas Mourned AHEPA mourns the passing of Major League Baseball's first Greek American manager, Alex Grammas, who is a member of AHEPA's Hellenic Athletic Hall of Fame (Class of 1976) and the recipient of the 1962 AHEPA Harry Agganis Award. Grammas, who spent 37 years in MLB, was a two-time World Series champion as a coach on the Cincinnati Reds' legendary "Big Red Machine" 1975 team and as a coach for the 1984 Detroit Tigers -- both under Hall of Fame Manager Sparky Anderson.   Read more: Facebook | Twitter  AHEPA Remembrance | September Events of 1922, 1955 During September, AHEPA reflects and remembers the catastrophic events of September 1922 (the burning of Smyrna) and September 1955 (the Istanbul Pogrom) and shares the following articles, journal pieces, and other resources with our audience for a more in-depth historical perspective and additional insight: International Association of Genocide Scholars: The Istanbul Pogrom of 6-7 September 1955 in the Light of International Law   September 6-7, 1955: Krystallnacht in Constantinople (The Pappas Post)   Must Read: The Mechanism of Catastrophe: The Turkish Pogrom Of September 6 - 7, 1955, And The Destruction Of The Greek Community Of Istanbul by the late Speros Vryonis, Jr., Ph.D.   Must Read: The Blight of Asia by the former U.S. Consul General to Smyrna George Horton Article: September 10, 1922: The Martyrdom of Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna (The Pappas Post) Article:  New York Times Recounts 'Turkish Atrocities' in Smyrna 1922; Testimony Based on American Doctor's Account (The Pappas Post) | New York Times archive Must Read: The Great Fire - a Harper Collins book about an American minister who saved 250,000 Greeks from Smyrna Fire in 1922 (on Amazon)  Latest Event: The Hellenic Genocide 1894-1923 Lecture Presented in Hempstead | Media Coverage: The National Herald Disney 2020! Make Your Plans Today! It's never too early to plan a visit to Walt Disney World Resort -- especially when its the venue for the 2020 AHEPA Family Supreme Convention, July 19 to 26. Disney's Coronado Springs Resort will be our convention headquarters. Learn More | Book Today! 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   September  7th "Milk for Flint" Drive Giveaway, Flint, Michigan Greek American News Digest   Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles 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.   Mitsotakis, Trump meeting scheduled for September 24 in New York Ekathimerini (Sept. 17) A meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump has been set for September 24, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported on Monday, citing sources.  read more Greece and Turkey Are Playing Dangerous War Games on the Aegean Sea VICE (Sept. 11) The alarm bell rang out across the August heat at Greece's 111 Wing fighter base, jolting two F-16 Viper pilots who'd been idly watching a Greek soap opera in their air-conditioned hut. Within minutes, the two men were helming the Hellenic Air Force's most advanced fighter jets as they raced down the tarmac and roared into the blue skies over the Aegean Sea. They were on a mission to intercept Turkish intruders.  read more Greek Defence Minister, U.S. Ambassador Visit Works at Alexandroupolis The National Herald (Sept. 15) Greece's Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Friday paid a visit to the port of Alexandroupolis to observe the work underway for raising the sunken dredger "Olga", which is taking place with funding from the U.S. Army.  read more A Small Recognition From The U.S. Is A Big Step For Cyprus Forbes (Sept. 14) A few days ago, Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a very important statement for Cyprus. The statement came after a bipartisan Congressional delegation - which Waters was leading - concluded its visit to Cyprus.  read more Cyprus president: Turkey's aim for control scuppers peace Associated Press (Sept. 17) Turkey is undercutting efforts to quickly revive peace talks aimed at solving Cyprus' decades-long ethnic split by imposing unacceptable terms, the island nation's president said Tuesday.  read more The discovery of the ancient Greek city of Tenea BBC (Sept. 16) It was a baking hot summer's day and I was in a car driving through the dramatic hills and lush vegetation of the Peloponnese in Greece. "Look at this whole plain," my driver, Eleni Korka, said, gesturing out the window. To our left was a huge, flat area, covered in olive trees and scrub bushes. Where it ended, the earth transformed sharply into forested mountains.  read more