All posts tagged "featured"
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Oscar-winning Director Louie Psihoyos: “I make films to change the world”by Kelly Fanarioti Oscar-winning filmmaker Lοuie Psihoyos tries to refute the legend – as he calls it – that people consume meat in order to be healthy and strong. “The Game Changers,” with executive producer and creator...
- Posted January 13, 2020
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Inaugural Fundraiser for the New York Chapter Heritage Greece a Great Success!The New York Chapter Heritage Greece of the National Hellenic Society recently held its inaugural Casino Night at the Plandome Golf Country Club in New York with great success! More than $110,000 was raised and as a...
- Posted January 13, 2020
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The Ronald McDonald House New York Greek Division Celebrates 40 Years of ServiceThe Ronald McDonald House New York’s Greek Division held its 24th annual Christmas dinner on December 10 at the New York Athletic Club, celebrating 40 years of offering support to children receiving cancer treatment, and their families....
- Posted January 13, 2020
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Leadership 100 29th Conference to Convene in Palm BeachThe 29th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will convene February 20-23, 2020, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, attended by Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, who will address Leadership 100 for the first time, according to Argyris Vassiliou, Chairman...
- Posted January 13, 2020
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Drake Behrakis on creating a new legacy for our kidsDrake Behrakis was a teenager when he first visited Greece with his family and discovered a whole other world of family and history and culture. “That really sparked the flame in my family,” says the 55-year-old real...
- Posted December 12, 2019
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OXI Courage and Service Awards in Washington DC Showcase Modern Day HeroesThe 9th Annual Washington Oxi Day Foundation Courage and Service Awards again celebrated OXI courage, past and present, before top US policymakers and thought leaders at inspiring events on October 24 in Washington, DC. From honoring Greek-American...
- Posted December 12, 2019
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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation was honored as “Most Distinguished Greek American Organization”The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation was honored as “Most Distinguished Greek American Organization” on Sunday, October 20th at the United Hellenic Voters of America Gala event. In addition to the Foundation being honored, Chairman Robert Buhler was also...
- Posted December 12, 2019
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John Levas’ Legacy of Leadership as AHEPA’s Gold Coast Chapter PresidentA 32 year member of AHEPA (American Hellenic Education Progressive Association) and president of its Gold Coast Chapter 456, District 6 for 18 years, John Levas has stepped down to start a new chapter in his life....
- Posted December 12, 2019
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George J. Tsunis, Esq. Honored at the 31st Annual Hellenic Lawyers Association GalaOn November 1st, 2019, the Hellenic Lawyers Association (HLA) held its 31st Annual Dinner Gala at the Pierre Hotel, in NYC. This year’s honoree was George J. Tsunis, Esq., Founder, Chairman and CEO of Chartwell Hotels, Chairman of...
- Posted December 12, 2019
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From Tosca to La Boheme to Madama Butterfly, Soprano Eleni Calenos Scales the Heights of the Opera RepertoireWhile opera enthusiasts and aficionados are always searching for the next Maria Callas, they also know she was the one and only La Divina. We can’t necessarily recreate her, but we can rediscover her breath through a...
- Posted October 26, 2019
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Pappas, Sarbanes, Bilirakis Introduce “OXI Day” ResolutionRepresentatives Chris Pappas (NH-01), John Sarbanes (MD-03), and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), members of the Hellenic Caucus, introduced a resolution today expressing support for the designation of October 28 as “Oxi Day” to commemorate the Greeks’ refusal to...
- Posted October 26, 2019
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Master Blender Nicholas Syris, Founder of LH Premium Cigars and Lounges: “The cigar is the great equalizer”!Each time that I go to Owl Cigar Shop/lounge in New Heaven, CT I look for something new to try. Needless to say that as the time goes by that’s becoming harder and harder. But even when...
- Posted October 26, 2019
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Hellenic Classical Charter School – Park Slope (HCCS-PS) recognized as National Blue Ribbon SchoolThe U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that The Hellenic Classical Charter School is being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School. It is of 19 schools from New York State to be recognized and one...
- Posted October 26, 2019
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Reigniting Hellenic Spirit: Kazantzakis Literary Symposiumby Chris Salboudis On October 8th, 2019 Kazantzakis enthusiasts took New York by storm at the 2019 Kazantzakis Literary Symposium, an event collaboratively prepared by various organizations dedicated to the preservation and advancement of the Hellenic community,...
- Posted October 26, 2019
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George Melikokis, A Reigning Patriarch and Advocate for Greek Educationby Athena Efter Born in Evrytania in Central Greece, George Melikokis is a man of few words and many degrees, but as a champion of Greek education, his voice remains outspoken. For over forty years, George has...
- Posted July 13, 2019
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Archbishop Elpidophoros of America EnthronedArchbishop Elpidophoros of America was enthroned as the 7th Archbishop, succeeding Archbishop Demetrios who resigned in April, of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America on Saturday June 22, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. He...
- Posted July 13, 2019
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The Hellenic Initiative’s 5th Annual Venture FairThe Hellenic Initiative, consistent with its vision to bring investment to Greece and support youth Greek entrepreneurship in this critical economic period, organized the 5th Annual Venture Fair, which was held at Hilton Athens Hotel on July...
- Posted July 13, 2019
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Annual PSEKA Conference Results in Increasing Support in the US Congress for The Eastern Mediterranean Partnership ActA major increase in support in the US Congress for the Eastern Mediterranean Partnership – of Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the US – has followed the high-level lobbying at the 35th Annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference June 4-6...
- Posted July 13, 2019
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George Papayannis Joins NYC’s Cathedral School and Makes It the School to WatchThe Cathedral School in New York City has been a venerable institution for 70 years, but now it might become the school to watch with the addition of a new Head of School last July who is...
- Posted April 25, 2019
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Sister Nektaria of Calcutta: The “Mother Teresa” of Orthodoxyby Kelly Fanarioti The ideals of the Christian Orthodox faith–love and self-sacrifice—have been promoted the last 25 years in the heart of one of the toughest places on earth by a Greek nun from Korinthos: Nektaria Paradisi....
- Posted April 25, 2019
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Philip Christopher on the upcoming Hellenic Issues Conference and the East Mediterranean PartnershipPhilip Christopher is one of those individuals whose contributions more resemble an institution than the force and spirit of one man. His outside role in seeking justice for Cyprus, that “gold and green leaf in the sea,”...
- Posted April 25, 2019
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Economic Outlook, April 2019During the first quarter, market apprehension receded in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s December pivot to more dovish monetary policy. Investors set aside—or at least looked past—the anxieties that roiled financial markets in the fourth quarter....
- Posted April 25, 2019
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AHI Hosts Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards GalaThe American Hellenic Institute (AHI) hosted its 44th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner at the Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C. AHI honored a distinguished set of awardees based upon their important career achievements...
- Posted April 25, 2019
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Learning and Mentoring Never Stops with Educator Angelo Pappasby Alexander Billinis How does a regular guy get 250 people to his half century birthday party on Thanksgiving weekend? I guess that the answer is, you are a guy like Angelo Pappas. Evangelos (Angelo) Pappas...
- Posted March 13, 2019
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“Cliffs of Freedom”: A Historical Drama Set in Greece, Blending Ageless Themes of Hope, Love and Sacrifice“Cliffs of Freedom” is the story of an ill-fated romance between a young Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Twenty-year-old...
- Posted March 13, 2019
