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AHEPA Applauds Hellenic Caucus Letter to DHS Secretary
AHEPA applauds the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues for taking
 bipartisan action to urge the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide assistance for Greece as the latter stands at the frontline of the refugee crisis, announced Supreme President John W. Galanis. The Caucus sent
a letter
signed by 32 U.S. representatives to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson that calls for DHS to provide technical guidance and assistance to Greece and its border control agencies to effectively deal with the crisis.
"AHEPA commends the Hellenic Caucus for taking swift action following October's Summit on Greece to explore a substantive policy initiative that the American Hellenic community supports," Galanis said. "With the number of sea arrivals of refugees to Greece exceeding a half million, and growing each day by the thousands, time is of the essence to assist Greece. We hope the Caucus' initiative will yield a favorable response from Homeland Security that leads to the U.S. government lending its expertise to help our valued ally, Greece. We sincerely appreciate the bipartisan backing from the legislators who signed the letter."
During the past several weeks, AHEPA conveyed its support for the letter to congressional offices.
READ & DOWNLOAD: Hellenic Caucus Letter to DHS
READ: UNHCR Report Sea Arrivals to Greece Hits Half Million
ICYMI: AHEPA Commends Hellenic Caucus' Summit on Greece
AHEPA Happenings | Federation Presented with Oxi Day Proclamation
Past Supreme Governors Phil Vogis and Elias Tskerides presented an AHEPA Oxi Day Proclamation from Supreme President John W. Galanis to the President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of New York Petros Galatoulas at a celebration held at Stathakion Center, Astoria, N.Y., Nov. 1. Also present were Consul of Greece in New York Manos Koubarakis and Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus in New York Amb. Vasilis Philippou.
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WASHINGTON UPDATE
Hellenic Caucus Membership at 131. Help It Grow.
ACTION ITEM: Help Us Grow the Hellenic Caucus!
AHEPA asks that you help us to grow the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues. The Hellenic Caucus has been an active, bipartisan group in Congress since its founding in 1995. It is co-chaired by U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY).
Membership in the Hellenic Caucus
stands at 131.
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REBUILD SAINT NICHOLAS SHRINE CAMPAIGN
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Ahepans tour the Saint Nicholas construction site.
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AHEPA is gearing up to meet its Saint Nicholas Capital Campaign fund raising goal. The administrative year has just started and we are already beginning to see donations being presented for AHEPA's #RebuildStNicholas capital campaign.
We are excited about a few upcoming donation announcements that will be made during the next four to six weeks! We cannot wait to share them with you!
Our
#RebuildStNicholas campaign
webpage has been updated to reflect the many generous donations we received over the summer.
Has your district or chapter organized a fundraiser for the campaign to #RebuildStNicholas? Take action and support AHEPA's campaign today!
Please tweet about your fundraising activity by using #RebuildStNicholas to share your work with the broader community!
PROJECT UPDATE
Thanks to a live webcam, you can watch progress being made with a first-hand look at the site where Saint Nicholas National Shrine will be build.
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The Ahepan
NEW! The fall issue of
The Ahepan is out! Share it with family and friends by forwarding along this electronic version. Recap the Supreme Convention and catch the latest on how AHEPA chapters give back to the community.
Click on the magazine icon to check it out!
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The Periclean
NEW!
Keep up to date with AHEPA's Junior Order, the Sons of Pericles.
- Catch this month's issue of The Periclean HERE
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Upcoming Events
November
6 - Northeast Regional Banquet, Boston, Mass.
9 - Supreme President visit Houston Area Chapters
14 - Supreme President visits Atlanta for Leadership Conference in
Region 1
14 -
The 7th Annual Yankee District 7 Hellenic History Tournament,
Orange, Conn.
December
5 - Supreme President visit Evzone AHEPA Chapter Initiation/Installation, West Chester, N.Y.
12 - Supreme President visits St. Basil Academy for Christmas Party
13 - Supreme President visits Archangel Michael event in Port Washington, N.Y.
January
6, 2016 - Epiphany Celebrations, Tarpon Springs, Fla.
March
13-19 - Joint Reunion Golf Event, Orlando, FL
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Greek American
News Digest
Lesbos braces for winter as refugees keep coming
DW
(Oct. 29)
On Lesbos, the numbers of refugees coming continue to rise, despite the weather. Omaira Gill reports from the Greek island where even the cemetery is overwhelmed by new arrivals from across the sea. Agios Panteleimonas is a saint known for his miracles and his steadfast faith.These days, at the sprawling cemetery in Mytilene named after him, there are no miracles to be found. In a corner at the back of the site are mounds of earth that lie at a different angle compared to the rest of the graves with pieces of broken marble serving as headstones...read more
Stress Tests for the Greek Prime Minister
New York Times (Nov. 1)
One stress test is over for Athens, but several more are looming. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras received good news over the weekend when a stress test showed that the top Greek banks needed to raise a lowish 14.4 billion euros, or $15.9 billion, in capital. But Mr. Tsipras has to implement more tough measures before he can get the economy growing. Until then, he faces political risks, which could yet tip Greece back into crisis...read more
Greek Coast Guard's Heroic Efforts Save 1400 Over the Weekend The Pappas Post (Nov. 2) An official news release from the Greek Coast Guard said official numbers of individuals rescued from the sea exceeded 1,400 people. These were people whose boats either capsized or were stranded at sea following calls for distress. While 1400 were saved off the coats of Lesvos, Samos, Farmakonissi, Kalymnos, Kalolymnos, Symi and Rhodes between Friday morning and Monday morning, dozens lost their lives. In what was one of the deadliest weekends in Greek waters since the start of the refugee crisis, official numbers place the death toll at 70, many of them infants and children...read more
Cardiac Plug Lowers Risk of Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation
HospiMedica
(Oct. 28)
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) reduces the risk of subsequent strokes in patients with previous brain hemorrhages and diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a new study. Researchers at AHEPA University Hospital Thessaloniki (AHEPA; Greece) reported post-aurgical results on 1,001 patients treated from December 2008 to November 2013 at 22 institutions; about 57% of the patients had permanent AF and the others had persistent or paroxysmal AF. Among the patients, 19% had experienced previous intracranial bleeding, 47% had experienced previous major bleeding episodes, and 14% had experienced gastrointestinal bleeding. In all, 35% of the patients were considered at high-risk for bleeding, and were eligible for a LLAO closure device...read more
A Shipwreck Graveyard Has Been Found Off This Greek Archipelago
Smithsonian
(Oct. 29) For underwater archaeologists, even a few shards of ancient pottery can count as buried treasure. But sometimes, explorers hit the artifact jackpot. A joint Greek-American expedition announced this week that they have just uncovered a whopping 22 shipwrecks around the Fourni archipelago-a find they say adds 12 percent to the total number of known ancient shipwrecks in Greece. The newfound wrecks include cargo that dates from the Archaic Period (700 to 480 B.C.) all the way up to the 16th century, and the team says the finds could change the way historians think about ancient Greek trade. For instance, some of the amphorae styles found around the wrecks have never been seen before on the seafloor...read more
Greek and Turkish Cypriots unite in defence of halloumi Telegraph (Oct. 31)
Cyprus's drive to secure protected status from the European Union for its national cheese has placed the British government in a diplomatic pickle. London felt obliged last week to support British halloumi producers, who object to a Cypriot application that would, if successful, prevent them from selling their cheese under that famous name. Picking up the gauntlet, Euripides Evriviades, Cyprus's High Commissioner in London, vowed: "We will fight to the bitter end to secure our halloumi hellim, a truly Cyprus product." Hellim is the Turkish Cypriot name for the national cheese...read more
Vicky Kalogera Honored For Astrophysics Work
Northwestern University
(Oct. 21)
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Northwestern University astrophysicist Vicky Kalogera has been awarded the 2016 Hans A. Bethe Prize from the American Physical Society (APS). The top-level astrophysics and nuclear physics prize within APS, the honor recognizes outstanding work in theory, experiment or observation in the areas of astrophysics, nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics or closely related fields...
read more
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