AHEPA E-News Volume 17, Issue 31| Wednesday, September 27, 2023

AHEPA Leadership attends FCAO Dinner in NYC

Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos, accompanied by DOP Grand President Marianthi Treppiedi, Canadian President Emmanuel Constas, and Supreme Counselor Themistocles Frangos, attended the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations' annual dinner last weekend at Terrace on the Park in New York City. The Supreme President and AHEPA family leadership had the distinct opportunity to meet President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides. At the dinner, former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo was honored with the FCAO Freedom Award for his service to the Cypriot American community during his time as secretary.

Board of Trustees Hosts Chrysoulakis

Last weekend, the AHEPA Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting in Washington, DC. The gathering also presented an opportunity for board members to meet with a dear friend, Yiannis Chrysoulakis, General Secretary for Greeks Abroad, who was visiting from Greece. On Saturday, AHEPA hosted a small dinner for Chrysoulakis at The Palm restaurant.

Cars, Cigars, & Guitars Under the Stars

The fourth annual Charity Classic Car show, “Cars, Cigars, Guitars – under the stars” was held this year on August 19, and the event was a huge success, raising money for local charities. The car show event was a volunteer effort by AHEPA Cowboy Chapter 211 Cheyenne, WY.   Due to the support of the Major Underwriters and many Sponsors and Supporters, over $50,000 was raised ($12,500 for each) to benefit Coats for Kids, South Side Sluggers, Veteran’s Rock, and Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative. The Check presentation to the four Charity’s will be on Tuesday, September 26th at 4:30 pm in front of the Chris LeDoux Statue located on Hynds Blvd on the west side of Frontier Park Carnival Grounds.  Over the last four year’s this Annual AHEPA Community event has generated over $200,000 for local charities!   Read the full Press Release! | Watch the Car Show Special Highlighting the Event

Tsivicos Meets with Prime Minister Mitsotakis

The Order of AHEPA participated in events held this week in New York, in conjunction with the UN General Assembly, in honor of visiting foreign government officials. Supreme President Savas C. Tsivicos represented AHEPA at a roundtable discussion with Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis, where several Hellenic organizations and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America participated. Tsivicos also had the opportunity to have a sidebar discussion with the prime minister. Tsivicos conveyed the AHEPA family’s compassion is with the people of Greece during these trying times, and he advised Prime Minister Mitsotakis of AHEPA’s response to the crises. “Through our forty-plus chapters in Greece, we responded quickly on the ground to the natural disasters ravaging Greece, and we stand ready to provide additional assistance to the people of Greece,” Tsivicos said. “We also wished Prime Minister Mitsotakis fruitful discussions during his policy discussions and meetings at the UN.”

Celebrate with the Sons of Pericles!

Please join the Sons of Pericles in honoring immediate Past Supreme President of the Order, Ryan Marinos. AHEPA Mother Lodge Chapter 1 and SOP Adelphi Chapter 86 of Atlanta, GA will host the event on October 14th, 2023. Please visit the link below for more information on how you can attend or support from afar.   Find out more about this event!

While It Lasts! Get Your AHEPA Centennial Merch

Get it while it lasts! AHEPA centennial commemorative merchandise is available that includes a commemorative coin and stand and decanter set. Years of service and chapter officer pins, award plaques, and AHEPA t-shirts, watches, patches, and more!  Check it all out in the AHEPA Marketplace catalog.

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

September 30 | 100th Anniversary Celebration for AHEPA Chapter 24, Boston, MA October 14 | Testimonial Dinner for SOP PSP Ryan Marinos, Atlanta, GA | Get Tickets! 20 | Deadline: Winter 2023-24 issue of The Ahepan November 4 | 100th Anniversary Celebration for AHEPA Chapter 30, Baltimore, Md. 11 | 100th Anniversary Celebration for AHEPA Chapter 25, New York, N.Y. 15 | 100th Birthday Party PSP A. Steve Betzelos, Chicago, Ill.

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 Greece, Battered a Decade Ago, Is Booming New York Times (September 25) Paris Skouros pointed toward the sky outside his office in Athens on a recent weekday. In the past six months, four high-rises had sprung up, built by Greek and international builders to be sold for use as tourist rentals, foreign real estate investments and company offices. Farther afield, a fresh crop of new buildings dotted the horizon. read more Greece’s Largest Wind Power Project Partially Operating on Evia Island The National Herald (September 26) Greece’s push to find alternative energy sources and further wean off reliance on Russian supplies in the wake of that country’s invasion of Russia is turning more toward wind farms, the biggest project now working on the island of Evia. That island had seen almost half its territory destroyed in 2021 summer wildfires amid allegations, never proved, that it was partially due to arson to clear land for wind towers that critics don’t want there. read more Please return if found: British Museum seeks help to recover missing treasures Ekathimerini (September 26) The British Museum has launched a public hotline asking for help to locate some 2,000 missing artefacts, revealing they were mostly ancient Greek and Roman gems and jewelry. The museum said last month it had sacked a staff member over stolen, missing or damaged items in a crisis that highlighted internal failings and led to its director quitting days later. read more Greece is planning a major regularization program for migrants to cope with labor crunch AP (September 26) Greece’s minister for migration says the government is planning a major regularization program for migrants to meet pressing demands in the labor market despite a recent increase in illegal arrivals. Dimitris Kairidis told state-run radio Tuesday that the program would target an estimated 300,000 migrants who are undocumented or whose residence permits have expired to help address acute shortages in agriculture, construction and tourism. read more How this US-based veterinarian returned to Greece to help her 'stray cat friends' CNN (September 26) Growing up on the remote island of Karpathos, Greece, in the 1990s, Anna Katogiritis struggled to make friends at school and says she was bullied for being “small-sized.” But she was able to find comfort and friendship from another source – the thousands of stray cats that roamed the island, which is situated between Rhodes and Crete. read more