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| AHEPA e-News! - Vol. 11 Issue 38 - Wednesday, September 27, 2017 
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AHEPA Provides Meals to Those in Need following Irma; Disaster Relief Fund Opened in Wake of Hurricanes
On the Monday following Hurricane Irma's path through Florida, AHEPA George Washington Chapter 16, Tarpon Springs, Fla., opened its chapter home to serve 100 meals to persons without electricity. During that week, the chapter fed more than 350 persons, some who were homeless, in partnership with a local food bank. Also, the Sons of Pericles from Tallahassee, Fla., arrived to deliver water and canned goods.
AHEPA has opened its Emergency Relief Fund to provide assistance to hurricane victims. An initial $15,000 donation to the Houston community and pledged to raise $100,000 by month's end. read more
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AHEPA Attends Dinner in Honor of Greece's Foreign Minister
 Supreme President Carl Hollister met President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades (above center) and Greece's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Kotzias at the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations dinner held in honor of Foreign Minister Kotzias (pictured below, right), in New York City, September 21, 2017.
Among those who accompanied Supreme President Hol
lister were: Board Vice Chairman Andrew C. Zachariades, PSP; Supreme Tre
asurer George Horiates, former Chairman of the Board Nicholas A. Karacostas, PSP; District 6 Governor Ted Stamas, AHEPA Cyprus & Hellenic Affairs Chairman Savas Tsivicos, and Executive Director Basil Mossaidis. Also pictured (above) is
Constantine Iordanou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arch Capital Group.
AHEPA Remembrance | September Events of 1922, 1955
As September winds down, 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:
Media Share | AHEPA Scholarship Awards
We commend and thank our districts and chapters for truly making a commitment to the "E" in AHEPA--
Education--by awarding hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships to our youth.
Video
 "AHEPA Radio" is Launched
We're excited to roll-out our streaming podcast, "AHEPA Radio."
Listen on iTunes or Podbean to gain insights on the Order's programs and service projects as well as interviews with key figures in the community. Topics covered thus far: Supreme President Hollister's outlook for the year, hurricane relief, Educational Foundation programs, and Thalassemia (Cooley's Anemia).
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REBUILD SAINT NICHOLAS SHRINE CAMPAIGN
AHEPA is on the cusp of
meeting its Saint Nicholas Capital Campaign fund raising goal of $1 million. We are determined to meet it! Donations--large and small--keep pouring in for AHEPA's
#RebuildStNicholas
capital campaign.
Will yours be the one to get us to the historic $1 million milestone?
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Latest St. Nicholas Appeal Video
AHEPA has produced its latest appeal video to help #RebuildStNicholas.
PROJECT UPDATE
Live Webcam!
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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Upcoming Events & Deadlines
October
20-22 | Archon Weekend in New York City
25 | Deadline: Winter Issue of
The Ahepan
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Greek American News Digest
Editor's Note: Editorials, Commentaries, and Opinion pieces 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.
EU ends Greece's deficit procedure in positive signal to markets
European Union states decided on Monday to close disciplinary procedures against Greece over its excessive deficit after improvements in Greece's fiscal position, confirming the country's recovery is on the right track. The move, although largely symbolic, s
ends a new signal that Greece's public finances are again under control, facilitating the country's plans to tap markets after a successful issue of bonds in July which ended a three-year exile.
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Greece is fighting for peace in the Middle East
The victory in Sunday's German election of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - albeit with heavy losses - is a cause for concern in Athens as political developments in the European Union's wealthiest nation could punch holes in the narrative of Greece's leftist-led government with regard to a range of issues, not least the Greek bailout program and hopes for debt relief. read more
No negotiations before Cypriot presidential elections in January
GreekNews Online
(Sept. 24)
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres concluded his meetings - on the sidelines of the General Assembly - with all involved in the Cyprus negotiations and it seems like he drew the conclusion to prolong the "reflection" period, until at the Presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus, late January. Guterres met last week Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, British Prime Minister Teresa May, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias and on Saturday the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. read more
Book Review | What the Greek Myths Teach Us About Anger in Troubled Times
New York Times
(Sept. 7)
The very first word in the history of Western literature is "rage" or "wrath." For that is how Homer's "Iliad" begins. Composed some time in the eighth century B.C., it starts with a call to the Muse, the goddess of inspiration, to help tell the story of the "wrath" of Achilles (menin in the original Greek) - and of the incalculable sorrows and the terrible deaths of so many brave warriors that this wrath caused. Homer's epic, set during the mythical war between Greeks and Trojans, is as much about anger, private vendetta and its fatal consequences as it is about heroic combat and the clash of two ancient superpowers. read more
Here are the TV, radio calls for Mike Moustakas' record-breaking 37th home run
The Kansas City Star (Sept. 20)
He finally did it.
On Wednesday night in Toronto, Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas hit his 37th home run of the season, a solo shot to right field.
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Outstanding Findings at Ongoing Early Minoan Cemetery Excavation in Petras
The National Herald (Sept. 20)
An international team of archaeologists headed by the director emerita of the ministry of culture Metaxia Tsipopoulou which is digging at Petras, on the eastern edges of the city of Siteia on Crete, has discovered a large number of gold and silver jewellery, numerous bronze implements (many used for grooming) and other objects, the ministry said on Wednesday.
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