AHEPA E-News Volume 15, Issue 38 | Wednesday, November 24, 2021 Testimonial for PSP Horiates Raises $100K for Century Capital Campaign The testimonial dinner for Past Supreme President George G. Horiates, held at the historic Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, raised more than $100,000 for AHEPA's Century Capital Campaign. "We congratulate Past Supreme President Horiates on a well-deserved evening of accolades, and we are grateful for his helping to raise significant funds for our campaign to secure the Order's future," Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas said. "Thank you to everyone who supported the event." Kokotas presented Horiates with the Order's inaugural "Defender of Hellenism" Award. CosmosPhilly | The National Herald L-R: Board Chairman Nicholas Karacostas, PSP; PSP Horiates, Supreme President Kokotas, PSP Andrew Zachariades. AHEPA Supports the Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum AHEPA is proud to be a supporting organization of the 23rd Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum, announced Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas. The forum will be held at The Metropolitan Club, New York City, Dec. 14, 2021. This year's theme is "A New Era -- A New Direction for Greece. Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis is the Keynote Speaker (via videocast). The "Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum" is an International Summit about Greece hosted in New York, organized in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange and major global investment banks. It is the longest running investment forum about Greece abroad, engaged in a systematic effort to promote Greece as a business and investment destination to a global audience. learn more | register here Flushing Ahepans Donate $30K Ahepans representing Gus Cherevas Estia-Pindus Chapter 326, Flushing, N.Y., presented a $30,000 donation to His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America to benefit Camp Saint Paul, Nov. 23, 2021. Camp Saint Paul is the crown jewel of the Youth Office of the Direct Archdiocesan District. Tee off 2022 in Good Form at the Epiphany Golf Tourney AHEPA’s centennial year of celebratory events kicks-off in January with AHEPA Chapter 16’s Epiphany Golf Tournament, at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla., Jan. 8, 2022. Don’t miss out! more info AHEPA Centennial Convention Magic Awaits Us in 2022! AHEPA celebrates 100 years in 2022! To commemorate this historic event, we're taking you back to the happiest place on earth, the Walt Disney World Resort® in Orlando, Florida! Pack up the family and bring plenty of sunscreen and join us at this once in a lifetime celebration of a century of service! make a reservation and more info The Ahepan Magazine Is Out! The Fall 2021 edition of The Ahepan magazine is out! Catch a recap of the epic 99th Supreme Convention held in Athens, Greece, a feature on the appreciation for U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt's diplomatic excellence, and a spotlight on AHEPA's National Athletics program awardees and Hall of Fame inductees. Also, read the latest news from the AHEPA National Housing program and AHEPA chapters across the globe to see how AHEPA strengthens our communities each and every day! read it here AHEPA Responds to Call to Action, Opens Emergency Relief Fund Shortly after concluding business at our Athens Supreme Convention, an onslaught of wildfires devastated Greece. Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas immediately opened the Emergency Relief Fund and called on Ahepans from across the globe to mobilize. As they have in the past, Ahepans heeded the call and stepped up to assist in any way possible. As monetary donations continue to pour in, Ahepans also have volunteered their time and resources by donating bottles of water or by contributing to actual fire relief. Stateside, Hurricane Ida came barreling through the Gulf, leaving devastation in her wake in Louisiana and causing severe flooding and tornado damage in the mid-Atlantic up to parts of New England. AHEPA is working with the District 16 AHEPA family to determine how we can assist those affected by the hurricane to help them recover as quickly as possible. Click Here to make a tax-deductible Donation to the AHEPA Emergency Fund Upcoming Events & Deadlines November 30 | Giving Tuesday (Please keep AHEPA charities in mind) December 14 | Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum, The Metropolitan Club, New York City 31 | Deadline: Membership Dues January 8 | Epiphany Golf Tournament, Palm Harbor, Fla. 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 New restrictions in Greece as pandemic deaths mount Associated Press (Nov. 22) Greece on Monday introduced a wide range of new restrictions aimed at curbing a COVID-19 infection spike that has pushed the rate of death to nearly double the European Union average. read more Greece's Mount Athos elders trust God and science to protect them from COVID Reuters (Nov. 23) In the chapel of a monastery on Greece's Mount Athos, Father Makarios read the gospel while conducting a liturgy as he waited for his anti-coronavirus vaccination. read more Opinion | America should re-envision the Eastern Med as a multi-theater power-projection platform Defense News (Nov. 20) Driven by rising great power competition with China and Russia, the Biden administration is conducting a global force posture review, which, as the Pentagon describes it, involves putting “the correct number of troops in the correct places.” read more Tourism arrivals in Greece more than double in October Ekathimerini (Nov. 23) International air traffic to Greece rose further in October, at the end of the peak summer tourism season, civil aviation authority data showed on Monday. read more President Sakellaropoulou welcomes Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Presidential Mansion ANA-MPA (Nov. 23) The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou welcomed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (Vartholomeos) at the Presidential Mansion on Tuesday and congratulated him on his 30th anniversary as Ecumenical Patriarch. read more NTUA, Columbia sign MoU for dual degree Ekathimerini (Nov. 20) The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and Columbia University officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to offer a dual degree to their students. read more Celebrating 100 Years of Brotherhood

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