AHEPA E-News Volume 16, Issue 1 | Wednesday, January 5, 2022

2022 National Scholarship Application Open

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AHEPA Housing Completes 87 Booster Clinics AHEPA National Housing Corporation (ANHC), through its management company, AHEPA Affordable Housing Management Company (AMC), completed 87 Covid-19 vaccination booster clinics at AHEPA Senior Apartments communities nationwide, providing nearly 1,900 people with booster shots. In 2021, AMC helped administer nearly 8,100 Covid-19 vaccine doses. read more

Sons of Pericles Launches Online Store The Sons of Pericles has revamped its website, sonsofpericles.org, just in time for the New Year! Visitors can pay Sons of Pericles dues online as well as shop for Sons of Pericles merchandise and gear in the first official online store. The site is still under construction. However, there's plenty of merch to buy with more on the way. So visit and stock up today!

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Emergency Relief Fund Opened for Victims of Midwest Tornadoes Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas (pictured delivering food in Kentucky) announced the AHEPA Emergency Fund is open and accepting donations for the victims of the Midwest tornadoes that devastated the region over the weekend. Donations are being accepted online or via mail: AHEPA Emergency Fund c/o AHEPA Global Headquarters 1909 Q Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 Coverage in Pappas Post

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The Ahepan Winter 2021-22 Issue Hot off the digital press! The Winter 2021-22 edition of The Ahepan magazine is out! Catch a recap of AHEPA's Dinner Tribute to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, find out where AHEPA Centennial Celebrations are happening, and see who our 2021 National Scholarship recipients are! Of course, get caught up on the activities and programs of our district and chapters as well as our National Housing program! read more

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

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

January 5 | AHEPA Epiphany Banquet, Tarpon Springs, Fla. 8 | Epiphany Golf Tournament, Palm Harbor, Fla. February 5 | AHEPA 100th Anniversary Dinner, San Antonio, Texas 11 - 12 | AHEPA 100th Anniversary Dinner & Valentine's Ball, Montreal, Quebec

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  Greek-American Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99 The National Herald (Dec. 31) Greek-American actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99. read more The Daughters of Penelope honored White with the "Salute to Women" Award in 1984 U.S. Sees New Bright Spot in Europe: Greece The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 23) American tech companies, gas exporters and military expand activity in Greece, whose long-suffering economy bounces back. read more More Parthenon marble fragments find home at the Acropolis Museum ekathimerini (Jan. 4) Ten pieces of sculptural decoration were added to the artefacts on display in the Parthenon Gallery on Monday. read more US: Dendias, Sherman discuss Ukraine, Russia ekathimerini (Jan. 4) The State Department readout of the phone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman does not mention Turkey. read more Greece: Remembering German war crimes, the Holocaust and the Civil War DW (Dec. 30) A virtual exhibition combines art and history to shed new light on the German occupation of Greece during World War II. read more Opinion: In an acrimonious time, some welcome fresh attention to Socrates and the art of civilized arguing   The Washington Post (Dec. 31) In 1985, two days shy of his 12th birthday, Roosevelt Montás came from the Dominican Republic to New York. He had, he writes, “a head full of lice, and a belly full of tropical parasites.” And a mind that was kindling, needing a spark to set it aflame. read more Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2022 CNN (Jan. 4) It's a winning streak that just won't quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across the finish line in the annual race for best diet, according to ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. read more Greece launches new campaign to promote winter tourism in the country ANA-MPA (Dec.23) With the central message "Greece does have a winter" and the motto from the successful central campaign "All you want is Greece", the tourism ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) launched a new campaign to promote the country's winter tourism destinations and mainland attractions. read more Picture Gallery | Beyond Santorini and Mykonos: Explore the lesser-known Greek islands USA Today (Dec. 21) Beyond these two pearls in the vast Aegean Sea along with its nearby divulged Cyclades neighbors the likes of Paros, Ios and Naxos, there are anywhere from 112 to 227 impeccable islands to visit coming in all constellations with bustling port towns, others with serene village life. read more