THE LEADER VOLUME 16 ISSUE 3 – Fall 2015 Editorial Content George Schira Associates, Inc. Graphic Design Adrian Salescu [email protected] www.NEOgraphix.us Photographer Dimitrios Panagos [email protected] www.panagos.com THE LEADER is published by: The Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100® Endowment Fund, Inc. Olympic Tower C O N T E N T S 645 Fifth Avenue Suite 403 New York, NY 10022 Tel: 212.308.2627 1 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Fax: 646.497.1794 web: www.L100.org email: [email protected] © 2002 Leadership 100® ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH 2 VISITS REFUGEES ON CHIOS “Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TH George S. Tsandikos 3 25 ANNUAL LEADERSHIP 100 CONFERENCE Chairman Argyris Vassiliou Vice Chairman Kassandra L. Romas 11 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 100 SUNDAY Secretary Thomas G. Jordan Treasurer John A. Catsimatidis NEW PRESIDENT AT HELLENIC Charles H. Cotros Peter J. Pappas 13 COLLEGE/HOLY CROSS Theodore K. Zampetis Emanuel J. Cotronakis Legal Counsel Paulette Poulos 14 ST. MICHAEL’S HOME HONORS LEADERSHIP 100 Executive Director FOUNDERS Arthur C. Anton Andrew A. Athens† 15 LEADERSHIP 100 GRANTS Thomas A. Athens† George K. Chimples† Peter M. Dion Michael Jaharis NEW MEMBERS, FULFILLED MEMBERS George P. Kokalis† 23 & IN MEMORIAM CHAIRMEN EMERITI Andrew W. Athens† (1984-1996) George K. Chimples† (1984-1996) George P. Kokalis† (1996-2000) Arthur C. Anton (2000-2004) 25 NEWS OF OUR MEMBERS John A. Payiavlas (2004-2006) George D. Behrakis (2006-2008) Stephen G. Yeonas (2008-2010) Constantine G. Caras (2010-2012) Charles H. Cotros (2012-2014) HONORARY BOARD MEMBER Nicholas J. Bouras† STAFF Cathie Andriotis Fran Karivalis Dina Theodosakis MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN

honored Leadership 100 with the Archangel the Friday evening Greek Glendi. The Michael Award for its contributions to Saturday events will include a Special Orthodoxy and Hellenism. Here, too, I Forum in the morning conducted by Eleni thanked Archbishop Demetrios as well as Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis, former U.S. Bishop Andonios, Chancellor of the Ambassador to Hungar y, who has Archdiocese and Director of St. Michael’s, published a book on her experiences in that for his extraordinary leadership and noted post. that St. Michael’s Home, as it expands into its new facilities, will become a beacon of At the Grand Banquet on Saturday evening, hope for our aging society and for all of us the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 who recognize and accept the stages of life Award for Excellence will be presented to we all share in the loving community that is the worthy recipients. Our conference will our Church. come to an end with the Sunday morning Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Holy Both events reminded me of life’s journey Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix. I hope you George S. Tsandikos for those of us blessed to know the grace of will attend as many of these events as God as fellow members of His Church. possible and, most especially, make every Starting with our Baptism, continuing in effort to attend the Sunday Liturgy so that ou r yout h , i n ou r vo c at i ons and we may worship together as one family and O n O c t o b e r 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 , H e l l e n i c relationships, and through the Sacraments, thank the Almighty God for our countless College/Holy Cross Greek Orthodox we are supported and uplifted by the blessings. School of Theology inaugurated its new Church. It is from the Church that we depart President, the V. Rev. Christopher T. on our final day on this earth to enter our There is still time to register for the Metropulos, a highly accomplished church eternal home. Conference, but please note the deadline is leader, who succeeds the Rev. Nicholas C. January 15, 2016. Attendees may make Triantafilou, who has retired after a When we gather together, it is an expression room reservations directly with The remarkable 15 year tenure. of our shared faith and our values. The Phoenician either on our website under social benefits are a by-product to be Upcoming Events or by calling the hotel at I was honored to join others in offering celebrated. In that spirit, the 25th Annual 1-800-888-8234, mentioning that the remarks in which I noted the intertwined Leadership 100 Conference will convene at attendee is a member of Leadership 100 in histories of Leadership 100 and the School The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona, order to receive the special room rates. A for more than two decades, which will February 18-21, 2016. It will begin on block of rooms is available on a first-come, undoubtedly continue for decades to come, Thursday with an Opening Forum led by first-served basis. marked by buildings and resources, but President Metropulos, followed by the mostly in the lives of the seminarians we traditional Bible Study of His Eminence The Leadership 100 Office continues to have been privileged to support who have Archbishop Demetrios. The Thursday remain a center of activity in its new returned three-fold that assistance in their afternoon Hellenism Forum will feature a location in Suite 403 at the Olympic Tower. learning, dedication and pastoral care of the presentation on the Benaki Museum of We will continue to serve and support you, faithful. Athens by Pavlos Yeroulanos who served as our esteemed members, as you support our Greece’s Minister for Culture and Tourism. beloved Church. We are grateful for the continuity of There will be an official opening and leadership at this great institution that Agiasmo service in the evening for the I wish you and your family a most Joyous expresses our faith, for Fr. Nick and now for Benaki exhibit. Another highlight is the Christmas and Blessed New Year. Fr. Chris, and we pray for continued “Symphony at Sunset” concert conducted blessings in our common journey into a by Maestro Peter Tiboris. We are most promised future through the spiritual grateful to Michael and Kay Johnson for With warm regards, leadership of His Eminence Archbishop underwriting this event. Thursday evening Demetrios. will conclude with an Outdoor Welcome Reception. The program on Friday will On November 8, 2015, Paulette Poulos and I begin with a lecture by His Eminence George S. Tsandikos delivered remarks at another great Archbishop Demetrios followed by the Chairman institution, St. Michael’s Home, which General Assembly; we will once again enjoy

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By Revekka Papadopoulou Accompanied by the interim Prime Minister of Greece, Vasiliki Thanou and Metropolitan Markos, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew planted a mastic tree at the remote village of Vessa devastated by the summer 2012 fires and unveiled a statue of his predecessor, Ecumenical Patriarch Constantine V, (Valiadis), a native son of Vessa. Earlier that day, His All Holiness presided over a Trisagion Service at Kallimasia for his predecessors Ecumenical Patriarchs Joachim II and Joachim IV who hailed from that village.

During his 4-day stay, His All Holiness bestowed the Europa Nostra 2015 Award upon Mayor Vournous for the conservation of "Antouaniko Mansion" and inaugurated the Art Exhibition of Konstantinos Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with refugees on Greek island of Chios. Parthenis at the "Maria Tsakos" Foundation - International Center of Maritime His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch the Metropolitan Church of Saints Menas, Research and Tradition. Bartholomew traveled to the Aegean Island Victor and Vincent. of Chios from September 11-14, 2015 at the In his second visit to Chios since 1997, invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan On his way to the historic Cathedral, His All Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated the Markos of Chios, Psara & Oinouses, and the Holiness, accompanied by Metropolitan Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Saints of local authorities. He was formally Markos, met refugee families at the Chios commemorated on the first Sunday welcomed at the municipal square by temporary settlement in the Municipal of September at the Metropolitan Cathedral May o r Ma n o l i s Vo u r n o u s , l o c a l Garden of Chios and symbolically offered and officiated on the last day of his visit at government and Church representatives them an aid package from the Clothing the Divine Liturgy for the Elevation of the and numerous citizens. Bank of the Holy Metropolis of Chios, Psara Cross at the the Holy Cross Church of & Oinouses. Kardamyla. Several Archons and Leadership 100 members, many of whom originate from the island, joined the trip and received the blessings of His All Holiness and His Eminence Metropolitan Markos. Among them were Chris Stratakis, John & Helen Psaras, Markos Marinakis, Stavros Haviaras, George Pantelidis, James Pantelidis and Peter Pantelidis.

A welcoming dinner was offered in honor of His All Holiness by Angeliki Frangos and h e r f a m i l y a t t h e i r h o m e n e a r Leadership 100 members and Archons, far left, James Pantelidis, third from left, John Psaras, Kardamyla.Soon after his arrival, Patriarch and second from right, George Pantelidis with Stavros Haviaras, Archon and President of Chian Federation, second from left, and Leadership 100 member Peter Pantelidis, far right. Bartholomew presided over a Doxology at

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y Υ begin with a lecture by His Eminence o b t Archbishop Demetrios, followed by the Pho General Assembly. There will be a Business Forum in the afternoon, with the speaker to be announced. Also scheduled for later Friday afternoon is the Orientation for new members. The evening will include both a Pavlos Yeroulanos Section from St. Nicholas Icon. Leadership 100 Partners reception and the The 25th Annual Leadership 100 Hellenic Glendi. make a reservation directly with The Conference will convene at The Phoenician Phoenician either here on the website in Scottsdale, Arizona, February 18-21, The Saturday, February 20 events will under Upcoming Events at the upper right 2016. The Opening Forum, on Thursday, include a Special Forum in the morning or by calling the hotel at 1-800-888-8234, February 18, will be led by the V. Rev. Fr. conducted by Eleni Tsakopoulos- mentioning that the attendee is a member Christopher T. Metropulos, the new Kounalakis, former U.S. Ambassador to of Leadership 100 in order to receive the President of Hellenic College/Holy Cross Hungary, who has published a book on her special room rates. A block of rooms is Greek Orthodox School of Theology, the experiences in that post. Golf and Tennis available on a first-come, first-served basis. major beneficiary of Leadership 100 grants, Tournaments and Awards, and a and will be followed by the traditional Bible Walk/Run will fill out the day’s Study of His Eminence Archbishop activities. A program of youth Demetrios. The Thursday afternoon activities will be organized by Maria He l l e n i s m Fo r u m w i l l f e at u r e a Behrakis and Elaine Cotronakis. presentation by Pavlos Yeroulanos, Greece’s former Minister for Culture and Tourism, At the Grand Banquet on Saturday along with exhibits from the Benaki evening, the Archbishop lakovos Museum of Athens. Yeroulanos is the great- L e a d e r s h i p 1 0 0 Aw a r d f o r grandson of the museum’s founder, Antonis Excellence will be presented to the Benaki. The Benaki Museum exhibits, worthy recipients. Prior to the mounted at the Museum’s expense prior to a Banquet, new and fulfilled United States tour, will comprise 40-50 members will be recognized with exact replicas from the museum illustrating the presentation of Icons and Greek art from the pre-historic to the Obelisks. contemporary period, a replica of the notable St. Nicholas Icon, and the original At 9 a.m. on Sunday, February 21, album of photographs from the first the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will modern Olympic Games held in Athens in be celebrated at Holy Trinity 1896. Cathedral in Phoenix.

The official opening of the exhibits with an Registration for the Conference Agiasmos (blessing) by the Archbishop, must be completed no later than Spyros Louis, first Olympic Marathon winner. will follow a “Symphony at Sunset” January 15, 2016. Attendees may

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The Benaki Museum is the only museum in history, architecture and the performing has often been reported in the media. the world that covers the history and art of arts. The third most popular museum Greek Civilization from pre-historic times destination in Athens, after the Acropolis At a time of great difficulty, the Benaki, true until today. The mission of the Benaki is to and the New Acropolis Museum, its to the vision of its founder, has become a safeguard and promote Greek culture, to international reputation places the Benaki beacon of hope and inspiration. The study the links between periods of among the most respected cultural Mu s e u m h a s u n d e r g o n e a d e e p Hellenism and their interaction with institutions worldwide. restructuring program to assure its neighboring cultures, and to provide viability, expanded its international visitors, students and scholars with a The Museum welcomes over 150,000 presence, grown its educational programs comprehensive narrative of the Greek visitors per year and offers a wide range of and seminars, and increased activities to impact on world history. educational and cultural activities for all promote young Greek artists and thinkers. ages. With a breadth and variety of Investment in the young people of Greece Antonis Benakis, who founded the collections that sets it apart and a range of has given the Benaki a new role and a new Museum in 1930 and donated it to the activities serving various social needs, the vitality. Greek state in 1931, was a Greek of the Benaki Museum is best described not as a diaspora, a true internationalist. His legacy historical museum, an art museum or a With its main mission being to inspire love and his family’s vision of a new and greater museum of decorative arts, but as a for knowledge as well as to encourage Greece is as alive today as it was during the museum of Greek Civilization that brings people to reflect on world cultural heritage Museum’s founding. His commitment to Hellenic Culture into dialogue with world and human interaction across space and Greece, its people and its heritage will cultures. time, the Museum is committed to continue to guide the actions and set the nurturing and diffusing emerging priorities of the Museum for many years to In response to the economic crisis in knowledge through its varied and rare come. Greece, the Benaki has renewed its collections, providing open access to its commitment to vigorously promote Greece collections and archives and a remarkable Through time, the Benaki Museum has and Hellenism around the world and has range of cultural activities that includes become a depository of trust for both Greek refocused its energy to advance a new and educational programs, exhibitions, collectors and philanthropists from many positive narrative for the country and the research and publications, lectures and nations, who have enriched and expanded continuing significance of Greek culture. conferences. The main themes of the its collections and supported its programs. To do so, the museum has opened a branch Museum’s public activities embrace Today, the museum is composed of five in Melbourne, Australia and has designed Archaeology, Byzantine and Post- different museums which display more and is executing a long-term presence in the Byzantine Culture, Neo-Hellenic Art and than 500,000 artifacts, four research centers United States. The Museum wants all Material Culture, European Art, Islamic and unique archives that house 130,000 Hellenes, pan-Hellenes and people Art, World Cultures, Design, Architecture, books, periodicals and rare documents, everywhere to reconnect with or learn of Photography, Music, Theatre, History and 500,000 photographic negatives, 50,000 the perennial contributions of the Greeks to Literature. original photographs and numerous all human endeavor and to understand that documents and records that relate to there is far more to the country than what

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Collections

Greek Civilization

The Greek collection is considered one of the most important collections of its kind in the world, comprising a group of collections of more than 40,000 items that illustrate the character of the Greek world ranging from Antiquity and the age of Roman domination to the medieval Byzantine period; from the fall of Constantinople (1453) and the Ceramic replica of black-figure Siana kylix from an Attic workshop, attributed to the Dyri centuries of Frankish and Ottoman Painter 560-550 BC. On the one side it bears a scene of Theseus’ battle with the Minotaur occupation to the outbreak of the struggle for and figures clothed in peplons and himations. Three riders are depicted on the other side. independence in 1821; and from the A tondo inside the kylix bears the figure of a running man who is holding a tripod in each hand. formation of the Modern Greek State (1830) to 1922, the year of the Asia Minor The Delta House, where Greek author Catastrophe. It includes 6,000 paintings and Complex of Buildings Penelope Delta, sister of Antonis Benakis, drawings, mainly by European artists of the wrote her best-known stories, is a 17th to 19th centuries, as well as works by The centerpiece of the Benaki Museum, the characteristic example of the mature Neo- Greek artists of the 19th and 20th centuries. Main Building, presents the historical and Classical style of the early 20th century. It These works constitute one of the most cultural development of Hellenism within its houses the Historical Archives. The important archival sources of pictorial geographical and evolutionary context, from Kouloura Mansion will be converted into a information about the Greek world, during prehistory to the present. The Pireos Street Childhood, Toys and Games Museum. The the periods of Latin and Ottoman rule. In a Cultural Centre, an industrial building of the Benaki Museum’s collections already include similar vein, the 20th century Greek artists’ 1960’s transformed into a modern museum 20,000 toys, games and childhood items, collection, part of which consists of works by space with a central atrium, a 400-seat dating from Antiquity to 1970, and Yannis Pappas and Nikos Hadjikyriakos- amphitheatre, and an exhibition-hall, hosts originating not only from Ghika, supports the Museum’s aim to depict cultural events and exhibitions that relate to Greece and the broader Greek t h e p a n o r a m a o f t h e art, music, dance, theatre, film, and various world, but also from Europe, country’s modern creative conferences. It houses the Neo-Hellenic America, Africa and the East. activity and to portray Architecture Archives, the Performing Arts Greece’s cultural continuity. Archives, and the Photographic Archives. MENTIS, the Center for the Preservation of Traditional Islamic Art The Museum of Islamic Art, situated in a Textile Techniques, which Neo-Classical building complex in the became part of the Museum The Islamic Art collection Kerameikos neighbourhood, is the only in 2012, is situated in the was initially formed by museum of its kind in Greece. It features a renovated building of 6 Antonis Benakis in the unique collection of world-renowned Polyfimou Street. The space beginning of the 20th artifacts, one of the top-ten collections w i l l g i v e v i s i t o r s t h e century, while he was living worldwide. The Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika opportunity to learn how a in Egypt. The original Gallery at 3 Kriezotou Street, which was h i s t o r i c a l w o r k s h o p collection was subsequently donated by the artist, presents the work of an functions, and to follow every e n r i c h e d b y o t h e r outstanding generation, projecting the inter- s t e p i n v o l v e d i n s i l k donations, and today it connections between its representatives and processing and the crafting of consists of about 10,000 their relations with the European avant- textile masterpieces, for Silver-plated copper replica objects from the Middle garde of the time. The Yannis Pappas Studio, which Mentis was renowned. of silver jug (hydria), East, Iran, Turkey, North probably part of the "Treasure donated by his son, Alekos Pappas, is a It also aims to become a Africa and India, including unique example of the workspace of an artist of Thessaly" along with a c e r am i c s , me t a lwork , centre for the conservation of number of gold jewels and devoted to both sculpture and painting. t r a d i t i o n a l c r a f t s a n d coins. Made in Thessaly jewelry, textiles, woodwork Following the artist’s wish, the Studio techniques related to thread in the 3rd century BC, and glassware as well as continues to function as a workshop for it probably imitates ivories, funerary steles, arms processing, weaving, and an Asia Minor original. students at the Athens School of Fine Arts. embroidery. and armor.

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These are the only organized archives of Chinese Pottery their kind in the country. The Department’s aim is to collect, record and classify all The Chinese Pottery collection consists information related to Modern Greek mainly of the donation of George architecture, urban design and topography, Eumorphopoulos, one of the most whether printed, visual or oral, including important collectors of Chinese Art. The drawings, models, maps, engravings, gradual evolution of Chinese ceramics, photographs, manuscripts and letters. from the third millennium BC to the 19th century AD, is represented by more than Historical Archives 1,300 objects of the highest quality, including ceramics dating from the Song The Historical Archives constitute one of Dynasty (960-1279 AD) and porcelain the best-organized and most extensive from the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368- archival collections in Greece. Most of the 1644 AD and 1644-1911 AD).The archival material originates in Antonis magnificent Neolithic vases decorated with Benakis’ personal collection, as well as in geometric patterns are of exceptional subs e quent donat ions by pr ivate importance, while the funerary sculpture benefactors. Focusing on the history of the from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) is one Terracotta female figurine (Tanagraea) Greek nation, this collection includes of the most splendid creations of its kind. with a chiton, a himation wrapped around documents, records and other historical her body, a sun-hat and a fan in her left artifacts, mostly relating to the political, hand. The original preserves traces of red, blue and brown coloration. These figurines economic, and social life of the past three were first found in the Boeotian town centuries. of Tanagra although they probably originated in Athens c. 330 BC. Performing Arts Archives

Archives The Performing Arts Archives were set up in March 2005, in order to collect and Photographic Archives classify all archives related to the performing arts, focusing primarily on the Copper replica of relief from the cover of a bronze folding mirror, circa 310 BC, The Benaki Museum’s Photographic evolution of the Greek performing arts probably depicts the god of wine, Dionysus, Archives were established in 1973, in order during the 20th centur y. For the in ecstasy between two Maenads to collect, preserve and document documentation of these archives, the wearing silver jewelry. photographs of Early Christian, Byzantine, Museum is collaborating with the Theatre and Post-Byzantine art and architecture. Its Studies Department of the University of Library original scope has been extended to cover Athens. So far, they have collected a photographic images of Greece and Greek significant amount of original theatrical Established in 1931, the Library holds the culture, including photographs depicting material, as well as files related to the art of largest collection of books operating in a traditional trades, customs and agricultural dance, mainly through purchases and museum in Greece, including more than practices, the Occupation and Post-War donations. 130,000 volumes of books and periodicals periods, social and cultural events, with content related to the other antiquities, Byzantine churches, Neo- collections, broadly covering Greek history Classical and traditional architecture, and and art, folklore, intellectual life, and urban settlements. They consist of 500,000 religion, particularly during the period of negatives and 50,000 original photographs, Ottoman rule and modern times. It also dating from the 19th and 20th centuries. holds noteworthy collections of books about Islamic art and the art of the Far East, Neo-Hellenic Architecture Archives priceless Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Ceramic replica of terracotta geometric manuscripts dating from the 10th to the The Neo-Hellenic Architecture Archives 19th century, as well as travelers’ texts, old statuette of a horse decorated with bands Department was founded in April 1995 to and a pseudo-spiral from 8th century BC. and rare editions, valuable folios, illustrated fill an existing gap, by setting up a collection Horse statuettes were used as votive offerings and also as decorative elements volumes, and unique copies of books from devoted to Modern Greek architecture. the 15th to the 19th century. on pottery lids.

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Supporting Publications Departments A key element of the philosophy and policy of the Benaki Museum has always been the Conservation publication of its activities and contribution. Its publishing activity was intensified after The Conservation Department has been in the year 2000, in proportion with the operation since 1974 and consists of eight Museum’s multilevel development. The different workshops, namely Icons, Oil publications (printed, electronic) are usually Paintings and Wood Carvings, Historical in Greek and English and they reflect the Archives, Ceramics, Metal - Glass and Bone, Museum’s character and interests. They fall Textiles, Photography, and Paper. The main into two main categories, namely Exhibition task of the Department is to use the technical Catalogues and Studies. Since 2001, the means available to examine, conserve and Museum also issues the self-titled annual restore works from the Museum’s collections, journal “Mouseio Benaki” (Benaki as well as to prevent further damage by Museum). guaranteeing the appropriate environmental conditions for the exhibition and storage of the works of art. Performances and Events Information Technology Department The Museum organizes a great number of The Information Technology Department conferences, encompassing different aspects was established in 1991 in order to introduce, of the arts as well as various kinds of research. develop, coordinate and support the use of In order to create links between the visual information technology at the Museum. Its arts and other contemporary forms of n u m e r o u s a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d e t h e creative expression, the Museum has also digitalization of the collections and archives hosted performances of different genres of and the management of digital records, with artistic expression including choreographic the help of a special digitization workshop. It representation, theatre in the tradition of also promotes the Museum’s collections and Greek tragedy, and several kinds of musical Greek culture in general, by developing performances, be they classical, world music, multimedia applications. Ceramic replica of red-figure Attic oil-flask (lekythos) depicting a male figure leaning modern or traditional. on his staff with a stlengis in his hand. A stlengis was used by athletes to scrape oil and dirt off their bodies. 475 - 450 BC. Educational Activities

Exhibitions Collaboration with schools

The Museum organizes and hosts more than The Benaki Museum was the first Greek 20 exhibitions per year, alternating between Museum to offer educational programs for thematic and solo exhibitions. Since 2000, children, in 1978. Their aim is to acquaint almost 400 exhibitions have taken place in all children, between the ages of 5 and 17, with fields of artistic expression, from painting to the Museum, to develop their observation video. Through lectures and conferences, the and reasoning skills, to enrich their Benaki Museum encourages the artists and imagination and artistic perception, and to curators to exchange their ideas and stimulate their creativity. All the activities viewpoints with the public. In order to organized by the Museum are based on the commission, present and host exhibitions active participation of children and utilize and shows, directly or indirectly related to its modern teaching methods. The children are Sterling silver gilt replica of Caravel Pendant collections, the Museum has collaborated totally immersed in the art collections, inlaid with colored enamel and pearls Ancient Greek and Roman, Byzantine and similar to those of other gold objects with major museums and foundations, both of the Aegean, 17th-18th century. in Greece and abroad. Post-Byzantine, Neo-Hellenic, Modern Greek, and Islamic, be they collections of paintings, drawings or prints. 7 2 5 T H A N N U A L L E A D E R S H I P 1 0 0 C O N F E R E N C E

technical and practical advice regarding the traditional techniques with very interesting realization of their own creations, which results, making tradition the springboard for range from engraving to jewelry, and from contemporary works of art. Other artists are mosaic to fresco. inspired by the items in the permanent exhibitions of the Museum and breathe new life into them, creating original, and occasionally entertaining, works of art. Two additional Shops were opened at the Pireos Street Cultural Centre and in the Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery where more than 300 Greek designers and artists have displayed their work.

Cast bronze handle of censer of Virgin and Child "Therapiotissa" Constantinople, 14th century. Mycenaean kylix from Thebes, embossed with a representation of hounds reflecting the Achaeans’ love The Museum also loans preparatory material for hunting, 1300-1150 BC. 13t to schools for use before their visit, provides teachers with material about art, conducts Bronze replica paperwieght coin An International Dimension seminars and special educational tours for from Corinth with the head of Athena teachers and students of higher education, on one side and Pegasus, The Benaki Museum is an active museum and publishes high-quality books and games the winged horse of the mythical hero Perseus, on the other, 6th c. BC organization, established on a national and for children. an international level. It focuses on cultural exchange, dissemination of knowledge, Workshops for children and adults The Shop exchange of ideas, freedom of expression and educational recreation, according to the The Museum invites children to participate The Benaki Museum Shop, the first museum principles set out by its founder, Antonis in independent activities and workshops, shop in Greece, opened in 1977. Its primary Benakis. The Benaki Museum has created an which take place during school holidays and purpose is to produce and sell replicas of the impressive international network and on weekends. They can spend quality time in exhibits, in order to support the Museum’s collaborates with some of the world’s most the Museum with their family and, after the activities. It also aims to preserve endangered eminent institutions. Every year, it pursues visit, they can enjoy painting and making traditional techniques, and to encourage and and develops its active presence abroad. collages together. Workshops for adults offer support the craftsmen who use them. For example, the painters of the icons sold in the Shop use the same materials as traditional Byzantine icon painters – egg tempera, natural earth pigments, and burnished gold leaf. A great number of the fabrics sold are hand-woven on a loom, while certain embroideries are hand-made by trained embroiderers. The Shop always welcomed young designers, and quickly became a venue for young Greek creators who found Linen bridal PillowCase from inspiration in the Museum’s collections. Wreath of myrtle leaves from Macedonia, Ioannina Ioannina(Epirus), 17th-18th c. Some of these young artists use age-old, Hellenistic period.

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HISTORY AND STATISTICS

1930 — Founded by Antonis Benakis 1931 — The Benaki Museum is offered to the Greek State 1931 — Establishment of the Library 1954 — Death of Antonis Benakis 1973 — Establishment of Photographic Archives 1974 — Establishment of the Conservation Department 1977 — Establishment and opening of the Gift Shop 1978 — Establishment of the Educational Department 1991 — Establishment of the Information Technology Department 1991 — Donation by artist Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika of all works in his possession 1995 — Establishment of the Neo-Hellenic Architecture Archives 1995 — Establishment of the Department of Toys and Childhood 2000 — Re-Opening of the Main Building (Greek Civilization Collections) 2004 — Inauguration of the Museum of Islamic Art and opening of the Pireos Street Cultural Centre 2005 — Sculptor Yannis Pappas studio bequeathed to the Benaki Museum and opened to the public 2006 — Establishment of the Publications Department 2011 — British author Patrick Leigh Fermor’s house bequeathed to the Benaki Museum 2012 — Opening of the Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery 2012 — Mentis Fiber Manufactory donated to the Benaki Museum

è 5 museums open-to-public è An array of open public spaces (including two cafes) for è 2 museums under construction meetings, exhibitions, performances è 5 active research centers è 690.000 negatives, and 80.000 original photographs in the è 150.000 visitors per year (ranked 3rd in Greece after the Photographic Archives Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum) è 4.000 other items in Historical, Architectural and Performing è 19.730 children and students & Arts archives è 200 adults who took part in è 120.000 artworks dating back from the Paleolithic Era to this è 320 educational programs day è 180 professionals tending to visitor, research and educational è 10.000 Prehistoric, ancient Greek and Roman artifacts needs è 5.500 Byzantine artifacts, icons & Coptic textiles è 180.000 volumes, and è 1.700 liturgical vestments & vessels è 430 manuscripts accessible to the public in Greece’s largest è 23.800 neo-Hellenic art, historic heirlooms & coins museum library è 32.000 artworks of contemporary Greek artists è 10 new titles added this year, totaling è 30.000 toys in one of the most important toy collections in the è 464 books published by Benaki Museum world è 460 cultural events organized to support and promote new and è 10.500 paintings, drawings and engravings young Greek artists (conferences, presentations, lectures, è 12.000 artifacts of Islamic art hosted in one of the most music, theatre and dance performances, concerts, film respected Museums of Islamic art in the world screenings, press conferences, festivals) è 1.400 artifacts of Chinese art to be housed in a separate è 29 temporary exhibitions hosted in its galleries museum soon è 1.041 artworks traveling around the world promoting Greece, è 1.400 artifacts of Pre-Colombian art Greek artists and collections è 350 works from other world cultures

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AMBASSADOR ELENI TSAKOPOULOS KOUNALAKIS TO ADDRESS SATURDAY FORUM

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, a longtime “charm school” and an intensive training Politically active, Kounalakis served as a member of Leadership 100, will address the session. However, in taking up her delegate to the Democratic National Saturday Forum on the subject of her assignment in the former Soviet satellite, Convention four times. She and her recently published memoir, Madame she feels that nothing could have prepared husband founded two university chairs in Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, her for the realities of life in Hungary. Hellenic Studies, at Georgetown and Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Stanford Universities, and a lecture series at Budapest. She served as U.S. Ambassador to A property developer, Kounalakis is faced the Woodrow Wilson International Center Hungary from January 7, 2010 to July 20, with organizing dinners and diplomatic for Scholars. She has been awarded the 2013. meetings while her husband, Markos, a Medal of St. Paul by the Greek Orthodox journalist, is discouraged from attending Archdiocese of America. The memoir, released on May 5, 2015, diplomats’ spouses’ gatherings. Her recounts her experiences being vetted for children, meanwhile, are faced with the position with no background in unexpected challenges at a new school. diplomacy, attending an ambassador

10 NATIONAL LEADERSHIP 100 SUNDAY OBSERVED IN PARISHES ACROSS COUNTRY

Chris Caras, Sr., left, and Nick Halikis, Ted Zampetis with Rev. Fr. Stratton at St. Katherine, Redondo Beach, Ca. Dorozenski at St. Nicholas, Troy, MI.

Assumption Church, Chicago, IL Leadership 100 Members with Very Rev. Timothy G. Bakakos (L to R) Connie Andrews, Demetra Andrews, Marion Malevitis Gouvis, Louis Malevitis, James and Georgia Regas, Dr. John Tom Demery with Rev. Fr. Peter Papanickolaou Panton and Dr. Peter Panton. Not pictured: Louis and Alexandra Apostol, at Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Winchester, VA. John and Mae Calamos, Katherine Manos and John Regas. los. p o r t us S o: G t Pho

(L to R) Gus Perdikakis, Fr. William R. Cassis and Lew Assaley at Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas Church, Cincinnati, OH. Not pictured: Sotiris Pagdadis, Maria and Ron Trester, and Eugene (L to R) Mike and Laura Manatos, Nicholas, parish administrator. Andrew and Tina Manatos, Fr. Dimitrios Antokas, John Sitilides (L to R) Andrew and Tina Manatos; Mike, Laura, Sienna, and Jeff and Anne Michaels Andrea and Lucas Manatos; and Rev. Fr. Dimitrios Antokas National Leadership 100 Sunday was at St. George, Bethesda, MD. at St. George, Bethesda, MD. observed in parishes across the country on October 25, 2015 with the reading of an Parish Priests throughout the nation read Michigan, a prominent business leader and Encyclical issued by His Eminence the Encyclical at the Divine Liturgy. Many a member of the Executive Committee of Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of the parishes also held a program during the Leadership 100, served as Chairman of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, on coffee hour coordinated by members of observance for the fourth consecutive year. behalf of the Holy Eparchial Synod. It was Leadership 100 to develop awareness of the Zampetis also serves as Chairman of the the seventh observance, designated to be support provided by Leadership 100 for the Membership Committee. “National the Sunday nearest the Feast of Saint critical ministries of the Greek Orthodox Leadership 100 Sunday again generated Iakovos in honor of the Founder of Archdiocese of America, as well as for support for our mission and attracted new Leadership 100, Archbishop Iakovos. This ministries in every Metropolis. members, thanks to the commitment of year, it also fell one day prior to the Feast of Ted Zampetis,” said George S. Tsandikos, Saint Demetrios. Ted Zampetis of Bloomfield Hills, Leadership 100 Chairman.

11 Among the many parishes participating were: St. Katherine, Redondo Beach, CA; Saint Sophia Cathedral, Washington, DC; Assumption Church, Chicago, IL; St. George, Bethesda, MD; St. Nicholas, Troy, MI; Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New York, NY: Church of Our Saviour, Rye, NY; Holy Trinity-St. Nicholas, Cincinnati, OH; Dormition of the Virgin Mary, Winchester, VA; and St. John the Divine, Wheeling, WV, which, in addition to the program, initiated a “second tray collection for Leadership 100.”

Today, Leadership 100 counts some 976 members from a broad spectrum of Greek Orthodox leaders, men and women of all ages from every field of endeavor, including Leadership 100 Partners. Over three decades, more than $42 million in grants has been disbursed to support the National Ministries and institutions of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Metropolises, as well as other programs and projects advancing Orthodoxy and Hellenism and meeting human need in the nation and around the world.

Bulletin from Saint Sophia Cathedral, Washington, DC where Leadership 100 12 Chairman Emeritus Stephen G. Yeonas and members Jim and Ted Pedas hosted recption. Installation of Fr. Metropulos with Presidential Medallion New President George S. Tsandikos by Archbishop Demetrios with Fr. Triantafilou. Addresses Assemblage. Addresses Assemblage.

FR. CHRISTOPHER T. METROPULOS INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF HELLENIC COLLEGE/HOLY CROSS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

The V. Rev. Fr. Christopher T. Metropulos Archdiocesan Representative to was installed as the 21st President of the UN and US Missions and to Hellenic College/Holy Cross Greek the Archdiocesan Council, as Orthodox School of Theology by His Assistant Regional Director of Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of Leadership 100, and as President George S. Tsandikos, President Metropulos and Paulette Poulos. America who serves as Chairman of the of the Archdiocesan Presbyters Board of Trustees, on Thursday, October Council for two consecutive Chairman, was among those offering 29, 2015. Fr. Metropulos succeeds the V. terms. In addition to being a Protopresbyter greetings. He said: “Our intertwined Rev. Fr. Nicholas C. Triantafilou, who after of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of histories for more than two decades will a fifteen-year tenure retired at the end of America, he is also Protopresbyter of the continue for decades to come, marked by June 2015. Ecumenical Throne. buildings and resources but mostly in the lives of the seminarians we have been Fr. Metropulos formerly “It is a distinct honor for privileged to support who have returned served as Senior Pastor of m e t o a s s u m e t h e three-fold that assistance in their learning, St. Demetrios Greek Presidency of this sacred dedication and pastoral care of the faithful.” Orthodox Church in Fort school,” he stated. “I am in Lauderdale, Florida, a awe of the commitment of Hellenic College/Holy Cross School of position he held since the administration, faculty, T h e o l o g y i s on e of t h e pr i m a r y 1990. He holds a BA from staff and the students to beneficiaries of Leadership 100 grants. The Hellenic College, a Master Christ. The potential we first $10 million grant to the Theological of Divinity from Holy have at HC-HC to produce School for students studying for the Cross Greek Orthodox and nurture the next priesthood who are in need of scholarship School of Theology, and a generation of servant support was completed and Leadership 100 Doctor of Ministry from leaders for the faith is is now in the process of completing another Pittsburgh Theological without parallel. So many $10 million grant - $1 million per year, Seminary. He founded wonderful things are subject to renewal. Thus far, $17 million has and serves as Executive happening here and much been distributed for scholarships. In Inaugural Procession. Director of Orthodox is planned for the future. I addition, another $3 million in funding was Christian Network, the radio and internet urge everyone to listen, read, watch, learn, provided for the Hellenic College Office of ministry of the Assembly of Canonical and interact with us on this, the Holy Hill of Vocation and Ministry, the Archbishop Orthodox Bishops of the United States. He faith.” Iakovos Library and Learning Resource has also served as Dean of Admissions at C e n t e r, Ho l y C r o s s Te c h n o l o g y Hellenic College/Holy Cross, as the George S. Tsandikos, Leadership 100 Infrastructure and a Fitness Center.

13 Paulette Poulos, Leadership 100 Executive Director, also addressed the gathering and thanked St. Michael’s Home for the Award. She also acknowledged the spiritual (L to R) George S. Tsandikos, Paulette Poulos, Archbishop Demetrios leadership of Archbishop Demetrios and and Haeda Mihaltses, Chairman of the Board of St. Michael’s Home. her long-standing relationship with Bishop Andonios, whom she commended for his leadership of St. Michael’s. She said, “As you ST. MICHAEL’S RECOGNIZES LEADERSHIP 100 continue to grow with the expansion into your new and beautiful home, I know the WITH ANNUAL ARCHANGEL MICHAEL AWARD great spiritual leaders of our Faith and Church will continue to be with you and St . Mi cha el’s Home honore d t he Home will become even more of a beacon of those of us who are privileged to witness Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 hope for our aging society and for all of us firsthand your ministry and mission will Endowment Fund with the 2015 Archangel who have come to recognize and accept the continue to support you as you so Michael Award at its Annual Name Day stages of life we all share in the loving marvelously support the elderly and Gala at the Metropolitan Club in New York community that is our Church.” provide for their care.” City on November 8, 2015.

The Award honors a distinguished member of the Greek Orthodox Community “who embodies and promotes the finer qualities and traditions” of the Hellenic heritage. In acknowledging Leadership 100, St. Michael’s noted the collective impact of its 976 distinguished members through its contributions to priority needs of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and its dedication in advancing the Orthodox Faith and Hellenic Heritage in America, to the Greek American Community, and to the nation and the world.

In accepting the Award, George S. Tsandikos, Leadership 100 Chairman, commended Archbishop Demetrios and Bishop Andonios for their commitment to the mission of St. Michael’s and noted the historic expansion of St. Michael’s Home (L to R) Bishop Andonios, Director of St. Michael’s Home, Paulette Poulos, into new facilities and said, “St. Michael’s Archbishop Demetrios, Metropolitan Philotheos, Maria Logus, President of the National Philoptochos Society, and George S. Tsandikos.

14 LEADERSHIP 100 SUPPORTS CHURCH CAMPS FOR FIFTH YEAR

Leadership 100 awarded the Greek participate in a summer camp program. As a condition of the grant, the Department Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Some funding may also be applied to of Youth and Young Adult Ministries and Youth and Young Adult Ministries programming, supplies, transportation, Camping Ministries surveys the Youth and Camping Ministry program $270,000 for youth protection training and background Young Adult Ministries Directors of the the fifth consecutive year. Grants of $30,000 checks of staff members. The program was Direct Archdiocesan District and w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e D i r e c t once again in full swing across the country Metropolis camps and reports on the use of Archdiocesan District and to each in the summer of 2015, making it possible funds and compliance with Leadership 100 Metropolis. The primary purpose of the for numerous young people to attend camp requirements. A summary of the reports grant is to enable Greek Orthodox youth programs. follows: who do not have the financial means to

Metropolis of Atlanta Metropolis of Boston Families are asked to provide information Five one-week sessions of Summer Camp The camp serves the needs of Greek regarding their current employment, and for teens entering 6th grade through 12th Orthodox campers from New England and several others areas to assist the camp in its grade in the fall of 2015 were offered. Travel beyond, providing support in the form of scholarship awarding process. Other assistance was provided for 13 young adults scholarships for campers who are not able contributions come from their annual golf who volunteered their time for one or more to pay the entire donation for camp. fundraiser and private family foundations. weeks; 13 scholarships were awarded to Scholarships are awarded to campers and Each year the scholarship application and youth from 10 different parishes; a their families after a thorough application process is assessed and improved to make refurbished electric golf cart was purchased process and consultation with the camper’s sure that all the necessary information is for the exclusive use of camp medical staff parish priest. The funds are used entirely to provided to award scholarships to those a n d c l e r g y provide scholarships who need them. In recent years a short dire c tors; an (partial or full) for camper essay portion to the application has inspection was campers throughout been added to get a sense of the campers completed and the six week summer themselves and why they would like to needed repairs c a m p p r o g r a m . come to camp. were made to the Ropes Course – the first time in ten years that this important Saint Stephen safety measure Summer Camp, was implemented; a Ropes Course Training Metropolis of was conducted for all Young Adults Atlanta responsible for the ropes course during the camping season; a new portable wooden iconostasion was commissioned; upgraded lighting on the volleyball court was installed; and six new outdoor all-weather ceiling fans with lights for use in the Metropolis of Boston Camp outdoor pavilion/chapel were purchased. 15 Metropolis of Chicago Metropolis of Denver Metropolis of Detroit

Funds were used for scholarships for needy Camp Emmanuel provides an Orthodox Three different camps issue scholarships campers and assistance for the program as Christian environment in which youth, from the grant, as well as fund growing needed. An e-mail is sent to the clergy of needs of the camps within every parish notifying them of the t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o f availability of the scholarship for those who Leadership 100. All of the desire to be campers and who need camps are notified that there financial assistance. Those in need of are monies available for financial assistance consult with their scholarships and other needs parish priest who, in turn, e-mails the Youth that are within the scope of Director, stating why the scholarship is the grant. The camps contact needed and if it would be full or partial. The the Metropolis Youth Office cost offset for all campers attending was with their needs and the factored into the total cost of camp. When a money is given pending child is awarded a scholarship, the Director Camp Emmanuel, Metropolis of Denver review of the request. Each communicates directly with the parent who one of the camps is self- is given a special registration code for ages 11-18 years, and staff may step away sufficient, with supplemental support from online registration. The code deducts the from the everyday pressures, activities, and the Metropolis and the Metropolis amount of money in scholarship from their distractions that hinder spiritual growth Philoptochos. All of the camps (Metropolis total cost. Through the Camp Fanari and development. Parish priests promote of Detroit Summer Camp, St. Nicholas program and the St. Mary's camp program, the camp program and encourage Summer Camp, and St. Timothy Summer p ar t i c ip at i on am ong t h e i r Camp) were able to benefit from the grant parishioners. Camp Emmanuel is to provide scholarships. Each camp held at the Manzano Mountain r e c e i v e d m o n i e s f o r c a m p e r Retreat near Albuquerque, New assistance/scholarships. St. Nicholas Mexico, requiring that nearly each Summer Camp utilized a part of the grant participant travels a great distance money to invest in an online camp in order to participate. Total Funds information management system. This received were $96,236, including allows for more efficient and secure the $30,000 grant from Leadership collection of camper/staff registration and 100. The amount of registration medical information. As a result, fees and donations collected was administrative staff were able to increase $66,236. The total cost of Camp new camper acquisition, increase staff Emmanuel in 2015 was $103,550. recruitment/training, and improve The funds are used in an effort to program development. St. Timothy Camp Fanari, Metropolis of Chicago keep the registration fees as Summer Camp chartered two buses affordable as possible for the through the generosity of this grant to make families of campers. Financial assistance is 82% of the grant was used this past summer the camp accessible for the parishes further offered to those in need and additional specifically as full scholarships, partial away from the camp. This resulted in the funds are used to offer discounts for those scholarships and registration cost offset, greatest camp attendance in 12 years. families sending more than one while 7.5% was used to offset the cost of child to camp and for clergy transportation for campers from the families. No camper is denied southern region of the Metropolis who have participation for financial to travel over six hours to get to camp. reasons. Funds are paid to offset Another 3% went for staff background the staff costs so that these checks, while 7.5% was used for a tent rental expenses are not incurred by the and chairs that were used as the chapel and campers. The registration rate per main hub for all gatherings. This year there Camp Emmanuel participant in were 396 campers and 100 staff and clergy. 2015 was $350. Full assistance is offered and discounts are offered for clergy families, for multiple Metropolis of Detroit Summer Camp children of the same family, and for early registration.

16 Direct Archdiocesan District in Virginia. Three one- week sessions at the New Camp Saint Paul celebrated its 11th Jers e y lo cation were Anniversary and it was the first year in its attended by 250 campers, history that it sold out every spot in its four while the new Virginia sessions. It expanded its reach to the location held one one- communities that have never before sent week session for some 50 children to its camp and there was campers. attendance from them for the first time this year. More than 675 campers attended Metropolis of Pittsburgh throughout the four weeks. The goal is to Camp Good Shepherd, Metropolis of New Jersey continue to reach the communities and The well-established youth that still have not heard of Camp Camp Nazareth, operating Priesthood while participating in the Saint Paul. Due to the high cost of renting since the early 1960s offers assistance to program, and the camping ministry has the facility and providing a low registration families unable to send their child or also inspired a plethora of individuals to cost relative to the area, Camp Saint Paul children to camp without significant leadership in esteemed capacities such as relies heavily on the assistance from scholarship and financial aid. In addition, Parish Council, Ladies Philoptochos, Leadership 100. Without it, they would not the camping ministry also has a large OCMC Mission Teams, and Youth Director be able to offer scholarships to families that operating budget in regard to supplies and positions. The entirety of the grant was used would otherwise be unable to send their materials. This year a number of families for need-based camper scholarships, children. For 2015, the camp had the most applied for need-based scholarships to subsidizing travel expenses for families financial aid requests in their history and attend summer camp. Grant funds are also coming from a great distance, staff were able to accept them all because of the used to help subsidize travel expenses for development programs, and other those families that live at a necessary supplies for camp. While $20,000 great distance from the was used this year specifically for Financial- camp, as well as for staff Need Scholarship provided by Leadership development. The 2015 100, $2000 was used to offset the cost of a Summer Camp program, bus from the Eastern Region of the which ran from June 21 to Metropolis. Additional monies were used July 18, hosted close to 450 to pay Camp Nazareth the fees for Staff. campers. The next major Many parishes now offer financial-need event was the Annual assistance to campers who attend their local GOYA Fall Retreat in parishes. Yet there are still some parishes October 2015. There are who will never be able to offer this two Annual Metropolis opportunity due to economic conditions. Camp Saint Paul, Direct Archdiocesan District Retreats that gather GOYA Scholarships were provided to 50 more Campers together in the campers who might not have been able to grant. Grant funds were used to pay for fall and in the spring, during Lent. They are attend without this assistance. scholarships, as well as for additional staff also now debriefing staff to receive required to cover the growing needs. The f e e d b a c k f o r rental agreement requires payment for each improvements body that stays on campus whether camper, f o r S u m m e r counselor, or clergyman. Due to the Camp 2016. The registration numbers of 170 campers per c a m p i n g week, there was a need to increase the staff m i n i s t r y h a s in order to accommodate them, thus inspired many increasing overall costs. young men and women to grow Metropolis of New Jersey in their faith and become leaders The majority of the grant money received in the Church. from Leadership 100 was used for full Countless young scholarships and to offset the cost of camp men have first for all campers. A portion was used for the felt the calling to start-up of a second Camp Good Shepherd t h e H o l y Camp Nazareth, Metropolis of Pittsburgh

17 Saint Nicholas Ranch, Metropolis of San Francisco

Metropolis of San Francisco

The Metropolis was the first in the Archdiocese to purchase its own retreat center, Saint Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center in Dunlap, CA, in 1979. The Metropolis began its Summer Camp ministry at the Ranch in 1982. This summer it completed the 33rd year of its program. The purpose of the camp ministry is to provide an opportunity for youth, ages 8 – 18, to experience the Orthodox Faith and Hellenic Culture in a unique and life-changing way, with their peers from throughout the Metropolis. More than 70 summer camp counselor applications were received from across the country and the camp sold out all three weeks of summer camp and even had waitlists for each week. The Metropolis was able to offer camp scholarships to 58 camper and clergy families this year. Since the Metropolis is very large and includes seven Western States, travel to the camp is ve r y e x p e ns ive and many of t he applications from out of state families ask for additional help. A large group of campers this year came from Hawaii, Oregon, and Arizona. The Metropolis utilized $21,000 for camp scholarships to help 58 families. To help offset program costs, $9,000 was allocated to support the growing program. Fully 100% of the $30,000 grant was used, offering seven scholarships for 25% support, 21 scholarships for 50% support, and 30 scholarships for 100% support. With a total of 345 campers, the Leadership 100 scholarship recipient campers represented 17% of the total campers this summer.

18 19 ORTHODOX COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK

disaster preparedness at the Work also continues on an IOCC-specific local level. The lack of Disaster Preparedness Handbook for c o o r d i n a t i o n h a s Orthodox Parishes which will assist parishes sometimes resulted in a to be prepared for disasters and help them duplication of services to ascertain how to respond in the event of such target communities and disasters, as well as the distribution to all regions. Frontliners of a book titled Help and Hope: Disaster Preparedness and Response Tools Through training 40 new for Congregations. Frontliners, and providing continuing education for The grant support for national Youth Service Serv-X-treme! Youth Leaders the approximately Leadership development gatherings—Serv- Leadership 100 has supported the creation X-treme!- includes Ser v-X-treme! 60 already trained, the Leadership 100 grant by International Orthodox Christian gatherings that equip Orthodox Christian has helped IOCC complete a network Charities (IOCC) of a national Orthodox youth to serve those in need in their own strategically placed in all ten FEMA regions, Community Action Network (Orthodox communities. helping people prepare for disasters and be CAN!) to nurture and activate the Orthodox ready to respond when disasters occur, thus Serv-X-treme! – Christ-centered service Christian value of philanthropy by expanding the Orthodox Christian gatherings – build youth leaders by promoting volunteerism across all age Emergency Response Network (ERN) into a developing and strengthening their groups of Orthodox Christians in this more comprehensive, integrated and individual understanding of Christ- country, including support of national Youth national network capable of coordinating centered service and by gaining a greater Service Leadership-Serve-X-treme!- Orthodox resources in order to respond awareness of Or t ho dox Chr ist ian development gatherings. more effectively to natural and man-made philanthropy through participation in The grants included $178,941 over 2013 and disasters in the United States. theoretical and practical hands-on service 2014 for the formal creation of the network activities. The week-long Serv-X-treme! The last step in fulfilling the objective of and $140,000 over 2015 and 2016 for the gatherings are designed with sensitivity to making ERN a functioning national youth component. The purpose of the grants the current work being done in the US by the network is to codify the credentials that the is to move faith into action to respond Or t ho dox Hierarchs, Dio ces es or members have received so that they may be effectively to natural and man-made Metropolises, parishes, and faithful, and accepted in disaster response situations. disasters in the United States, engage in equip the participating youth to support, Guidance on this has come from our active Orthodox social action initiatives in their and even help lead, these current efforts. The participation in several state and National local communities, and prepare Orthodox gatherings also expose the youth to new VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Christian youth to serve. collaborative possibilities that might be Disasters). realized in their own Dioceses, Metropolises Through two training conferences and Forty-six ERN members, including IOCC and parishes. material distributions, the IOCC’s existing staff, attended the most recent training that Orthodox Emergency Response Network The inaugural “Serv-X-treme!” Youth occurred in Chicago, Illinois from April 23 – has been expanded, along with the scope of Leadership Conference convened in 25, 2015. Tailored as a continuing education emergency response capability. While great Minneapolis, MN in August 2014, with 25 workshop two trainers presented workshops strides have been made in recent years to youths participating from 23 dioceses of the entitled: Risk and Resilience Assessment in increase the capacity of Orthodox Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Crisis Intervention and its Impact on the Christians to respond to natural and man- the USA, including representation of 8 of the Frontline; Understanding the Suicidal made disasters in the United States, 9 Greek Orthodox Metropolises in the US. Mind; Providing Help in Suicide’s including the creation of an Emergency This project builds upon the success of that Aftermath; Enhancing our Antibodies Response Network by IOCC, the creation of pilot effort, and the backbone of Orthodox Against Compassion Fatigue; and, Stress a Metropolis of Atlanta Disaster Response volunteerism in the United States, by Management Techniques for the Trauma Committee and the development of creating and nurturing a culture of Responder. Emergency Plans for Families and service/diakonia among Orthodox youth Emergency Centers by AHEPA, the Both trainers, Kevin Ellers from Chicago, IL and providing opportunities for service emergency response efforts of Orthodox and Irene Hajisavas from New York City, are among Orthodox Christian faithful. Christians in the United States have largely licensed therapists and credentialed trainers operated in parallel with one another and of the International Critical Incident Stress have not engaged Orthodox parishes in Foundation.

20 PIONEERING PRIESTS EXHIBITION DRAWS RECORD NUMBERS

The special exhibition, Pioneering Priests: representing 49 of the earliest parishes in the The spiritual leaders featured in the Establishing the Greek Orthodox Faith in Archdiocese, are illustrated with over 100 exhibition came from a wide range of America, funded with a Leadership 100 photographs gathered from sources across backgrounds. Some came from Greece and grant of $8,100, officially opened on Friday, America. Longer stories are told in 18 Asia Minor and other Orthodox lands February 6, 2015 at the Saint Photios Greek handouts, which visitors may take with overseas; others were born and trained in the Orthodox National Shrine in Saint them. United States. Some spent their life serving Augustine, Florida as part of the Shrine's in parishes while others became Hierarchs The exhibition is groundbreaking in several annual Pilgrimage Weekend festivities. At who helped to establish ecclesiastical respects. It looks at the history of the Greek the opening, the exhibition was blessed by standards in America. Many of these priests Orthodox Church in America from the His Grace Bishop Dimitrios of Xanthos. The helped establish and develop parishes across g r o u n d l e v e l a c r o s s p a r i s h a n d exhibit has drawn more visitors to the Shrine this country over the past 150 years. chronological lines through the lives and than any other special exhibit. careers of priests, most of whom were The Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National The exhibition introduces the early history immigrants. Except for a few books that Shrine has been described as "Our Plymouth of the Greek Orthodox Church in America focus on the history of the Hierarchy of the Rock," dedicated to the first colony of Greek and Greek-Americans to tens of thousands Greek Orthodox Church in America, people who came to America in 1768. The of people of other faiths and ethnicities, as writing about the growth of the Greek Shrine also honors all Greek immigrants, so well as educate the faithful about previously Orthodox faith in America has been in large it is appropriate that the Shrine should host unknown aspects of the rich history of the part decentralized, with much of the work an exhibition about the pioneering Church. done by individual parishes. This exhibition immigrant priests. The lives of the priests brings together the photographic and who served the needs of the faithful are documentary resources of the Archives of moving stories of sacrifice and devotion that the Archdiocese with material obtained will appeal to people of all faiths, according from parishes, relatives of the early priests, to Polexeni Maouris Hillier, Director of the public libraries, and newspaper archives Shrine since 2005. a c ro ss t he c ou nt r y. T he re s e arch The Pioneering Priests exhibition will utilize underpinning the exhibition has uncovered the rich documentary and photographic information that illuminates previously res ources of t he Greek Or t ho dox Saint Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine obscure corners of the history of our faith in Archdiocese of America Archives, under the America. The exhibition, originally intended to be on direction of Nikie Calles, Director of display at the Shrine for calendar year 2015, Even before the exhibition opened, a Archives. It will also include information will now be divided into two sections and number of venues across the country had from local histories compiled by parishes will run from February 2015 to the National already expressed interest in hosting the throughout the Archdiocese, which is Shrine Pilgrimage Weekend in February exhibition after it closes in Florida. These particularly timely since many of these 2016 because of the overwhelming response sites include the Hellenic American Cultural parishes have been re-focusing on their to the call for materials. The first half Center and Museum of Oregon and SW history as part of centennial celebrations. continued until September 2015, when the Washington in Portland, Oregon; Hellenic There will be photographs and accounts Shrine celebrated Greek Landing Day. The C ollege/Holy Cross in Bro ok line, from the families of pioneering priests. Dr. combined two halves of the exhibition will Massachusetts; the Annunciation Greek William H. Samonides, who with his wife, provide stories of over 100 of the pioneering Orthodox Cathedral in Atlanta, Georgia; the Dr. Regine Johnson Samonides, are priests of the Greek Orthodox faith in St. George Greek Orthodox Church in producing the exhibition, will also America and over 200 photographs. A DVD Ocean, New Jersey; the Holy Trinity Greek incorporate the results of a decade of his combining the material from both halves of Orthodox Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona; research into the contributions made by the exhibition will be produced later this and the Hellenic Museum of Michigan in priests. The purpose of this exhibition is to year after the second half of the exhibition is Detroit, Michigan. It is expected that the r a i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e m a n i f o l d on display. exhibition, with additions for amplifying achievements of the pioneers of our faith as local content, will continue to be displayed at they worked to establish the churches that The exhibition is divided into the nine sites throughout the Archdiocese for years to became part of the Greek Orthodox jurisdictions of the Greek Orthodox come. There have also been suggestions that Archdiocese in America. A rc h d i o c e s e of A m e r i c a w it h a n the material be developed into a book for introduction by His Eminence Archbishop wider distribution. Demetrios. The stories of 61 priests 21 FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY ENVISIONS IMPACT ON ALL ORTHODOX

Metropolis-wide implementation of Family Life Ministry's work began with mandatory implementation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's pre-marital curriculum, "Journey of Marriage." Completion of this course was required of all couples seeking marriage in the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta beginning September 1, 2015. The oversight committee of the Family Life Ministry is made up of Orthodox Christians of varying professional backgrounds and varying Orthodox jurisdictions, and works closely in consultation with the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America's Department of Marriage and Family to accomplish this goal.

Family Life Ministry of the Metropolis of www.familylifeministry.atlanta.goarch.org Atlanta, supported with a Leadership 100 is regularly accessed by people all over the grant of $200,000 over 2014 and 2015, as world and is promoted via the Family Life guided by His Eminence Metropolitan Ministry's social media presence on PROJECT Alexios, envisions a ministry that will Facebook, Twitter, and other social media positively impact not only the lives of the outlets. The blog offers online materials such MEXICO faithful of the Metropolis, but of the entire as articles, videos, reflections, Hierarchal Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America encyclicals and other letters, clinical tools and all the Orthodox faithful of America and and resources that combine the clinical with all over the world. Orthodox Spirituality in order to help the faithful quickly and efficiently. Writing on Family Life Ministry provides clinical and the blog is done not only by ministry board spiritual tools, concepts, resources, and Through the support of a Leadership 100 members, but by qualified guest authors. It skills via psycho-educational workshops, grant of $63,735, critical funding was made also promotes the work of the Greek seminars, and retreats for clergy and lay available to Project Mexico to help train Orthodox Archdiocese of America, its families, married couples, singles, divorced, cross-cultural Orthodox missionaries. Since ministries, and other pan-Orthodox those preparing for marriage, and bereaved 1988, Project Mexico has been involving ministries such as the Orthodox Christian individuals, as well as through an active young people in the alleviation of suffering Network, the International Orthodox online presence on its blog and social media. by building homes for Mexico’s poor. Christian Charities, along with other The unique Ministry has created and popular, qualified and clergy-approved In 1996, St. Innocent Orthodox Orphanage distributed curricula for these workshops, Orthodox blogs. The goal of such a strong opened in Tijuana, providing a home for seminars, and retreats, conducting them in online presence is to reach the faithful when teenage boys who live on the streets or who parishes all over the Metropolis of Atlanta. they have immediate needs, to evangelize to have been put out of other orphanages and In addition, it trains qualified clergy and lay non-Orthodox who may see the posts, and would be left to fend for themselves. An volunteers in leading these psycho- to offer the faithful an outlet through which award-winning organization, St. Innocent educational events and in basic counseling they can offer feedback and ask questions Orphanage is the only facility dedicated to skills, techniques and principles that are related to topics that can be answered by teenage boys in Tijuana and one of only four consistent with Orthodox Christian reliable, qualified sources. in the entire country of Mexico. spirituality.

22 Leadership 100 Members Follow up list from Summer 2015 Issue

New Members

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In Memoriam

23 ANTHONY G. ANDRIKOPOULOS

Anthony G. Andrikopoulos, 82, of Ecumenical Patriarchate. He founded Cheyenne, Wyoming, a long-time the Patriarch Athenagoras National member of Leadership 100 who Institute and Youth Retreat at served on the Board of Trustees, Harriman, Wyoming. He was a passed away on Saturday, April 11, founding member of St. Catherine 2015. Andrikopoulos was born April Greek Orthodox Church in Denver, 21, 1932 in Greeley, Colorado. He and most recently was a founding graduated in 1950 from Cheyenne member of the Holy Apostles High School and in 1956 he earned a Orthodox Christian Church in BS in Marketing and Economics from Cheyenne. He was also a former the University of Wyoming. From 1950 to Bank and several charitable organizations: member of Sts. Constantine and Helen, 1958, he served in the Naval Reserve as a Opera Colorado, Cheyenne Symphony Cardiff By The Sea, CA. radio operator/photographer for the VF- Orchestra, Denim and Diamonds 711 Fighter Squadron at Buckley Field in Honorary Chair with his wife, Barbara, and Surviors include his wife of 27 years, Denver. In 1960, he went into business for LCCC Foundation. The couple also served Barbara Fiske Andrikopoulos; daughters, himself as a landman and entrepreneur in as chairmen of the Matching the Spirit Kari Kay Andrikopoulos of Santa Fe, NM, the oil and gas business. For 55 years, his scholarship fund drive for the LCCC and Toni Lynn Andrikopoulos of Silver business, A. G. Andrikopoulos Resources, Foundation. City, NM; grandsons, Alexi Bergeron of Inc., has been active in oil and gas Vancouver, BC, and Entheos Bellas of exploration. Active in the Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA; brother, John G. (Judy) Andrikopoulos was a life member and Andrikopoulos was active in many former board member at Sts.Constantine Andrikopoulos of Daniel, WY; sister-in- industr y organizations – Denver and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in law, Sue Andrikopoulos; nephews, George Association of Professional Landmen, Cheyenne, and was later a member of the (Michelle) Andrikopoulos and Shaun American Association of Professional Holy Apostles Orthodox Christian Church (Betty) Andrikopoulos; nieces, Vicki Landmen, Western Energy Alliance, of Cheyenne. He was a member of the Bruner, Diane Andrikopoulos and Alysia Independent Petroleum Association of Archdiocesan Council in New York, the Andrikopoulos; cousins, Ben Roman, Keith America and the Mountain States Legal Denver Metropolis Diocesan Council, the (Myrna) Roman, Alan (Nancy) Roman and Foundation. He was inducted into the Denver Metropolis Advocates 100 and Kathleen Roman; stepchildren, Jeff Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Hall of Fame Orthodox Christian Laity. He was invested (Christine) Fiske, Greg (Laura) Fiske and on September 26, 2009. He also served on as Archon Depoutatos in 1982 in the Order Tim (Sally) Fiske; and many other family the board of directors of First Wyoming of St Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the members.

24 pillar of the Greek-American Community and as a leader in the NICK ANDRIOTIS AND DR. SPIROS pharmaceutical industry whose philanthropy in preserving the Greek-American identity is unmatched.

SPIREAS HONORED AT NATIONAL The other honorees included Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co- TH President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, who was presented HERALD 100 ANNIVERSARY FETE with the Benefactor of Hellenism Award; Phillip Christopher, as Advocate for Cyprus; Fr. Demetrios Constantelos, Ph.D., as Exemplary Clergyman; Dr. Evangelos Gizis, as Academic Leader; a Bej t s

o Dr. George Kofinas, as Scientist, Doctor and Community Leader;

t: K Stella Kokolis, as Advocate of Greek Paideia; and Nikos Tsakanikis, i d e

r as Innovative Businessman. Theodore Spyropoulos was

o C recognized posthumously as Philanthropist and Community t o Leader. Ph

Nick Andriotis, left, presented with award by Antonis Diamataris. ARTHUR C. ANTON SR. eadership 100 members Nick Andriotis and Dr. Spiros TH Spireas were among nine honorees recognized for their CELEBRATES 90 BIRTHDAY Lachievements and service to the Greek-American Comminity at the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Ethnikos rthur C. Anton, Kyrix National Herald. Publisher-Editor Antonis Diamataris of Sr., a Founder and both Ethnikos Kyrix-National Herald and its sister publication, the C h a i r m a n English-language The National Herald led the festivities at the New A Emeritus of Leadership 100, York Public Library on Fifth Avenue in New York City on May 22, celebrated his 90th birthday 2015. Some 450 guests were in attendance. o n J u l y 6 , 2 0 1 5 . Metropolitan Methodios of In his remarks, Diamataris noted that “the fact that a Greek Boston, George Tsandikos, Language newspaper has managed to survive here in America for a Chairman of Leadership century is not only remarkable, but also astounding.” In 100, and Paulette Poulos, acknowledging the evening’s honorees, he recognized the Executive Director of leadership and contributions of Nick Andriotis in Hellenic (L to R) George S. Tsandikos, Metropolitan Methodios, Leadership 100 joined Education in the establishment and success of St. Demetrios High Arthur C. Anton, Sr. family and friends at the School in Astoria- the only Greek-American high school in and Paulette Poulos. event. America. In turning to Dr. Spiros Spireas, whom he presented with a double award for philanthropy and service, he extolled him as a Anton, who retired as President of Anton’s Cleaners, remains active on the Leadership 100 Executive Committee and Board of Trustees, as well as on the Archdiocesan Council of the Greek Orthodox a Bej t s Archdiocese of America and as an Archon of the Ecumenical o Patriarchate, Order of Saint Andrew. t: K i d e r

o C Celebrated for his business leadership in having turned Anton’s t o Cleaners, the dry-cleaning business started by his father, into the Ph largest operation of its kind in New England, he is a renowned philanthropist. He created initiatives such as Coats for Kids, which has collected, cleaned and distributed some 800,000 coats and Belle of the Ball, a prom-dress drive that distributes dresses to students Dr. Spiros Spireas, left, presented with award by Antonis Diamataris. for their proms.

25 NINE LEADERSHIP 100 MEMBERS INVESTED AS ARCHONS Archbishop Demetrios invests Paul Bregianos.

ine members of Leadership 100 were among the twenty Archons of the Order of St. Andrew invested on Sunday Nmorning, October 18, 2015 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity following the Divine Liturgy presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios.

They are Paul Bregianos, Archon Depoutatos, Direct Archdiocesan District; John Peter Calamos, Sr., Archon Efaxias, Metropolis of Chicago; James Constantine Catrickes, Archon Maestor, Metropolis of New Jersey; William Paul Doucas, Archon Notarios, Metropolis of Chicago; Demetrios Vasilios Halakos, Archon Archbishop Demetrios invests John Peter Calamos, Sr. Skevophylax, Metropolis of New Jersey; Constantine Sideridis, Archon Proto Notarios, Metropolis of Boston; William Harry Spell, Archon Laosynaktis, Metropolis of Chicago; Michael Nikolaos Stefanoudakis, Archon Orphanotrofos, Metropolis of Denver; and Adam Manuel Tzagournis, Archon Quaestor, Metropolis of Pittsburgh.

Archbishop Demetrios invests James Constantine Catrickes.

26 Archbishop Demetrios invests William Paul Doucas. Archbishop Demetrios invests William Harry Spell.

Metropolitan Evangelos invests Demetrios Vasilios Halakos. Archbishop Demetrios invests Michael Nikolaos Stefanoudakis.

Arcbishop Demetrios invests Constantine Sideridis. Archbishop Demetrios invests Adam Manuel Tzagournis.

27 CONSTANTINE CARAS AND ROY VAGELOS HONORED STAMATIOS KARTALOPOULOS BY CHEMICAL SOCIETY REPRESENT ARCHONS AT CME GROUP ANNUAL OSCE CONFERENCE . Roy Vagelos, MD, a longtime Pm e m b e r o f L e a d e r s h i p 1 0 0 , Chairman of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and retired Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., Inc., was presented with the American Chemical S o c i e t y ’s C h e m i c a l M a r k e t i n g a n d Economics (CME) group Constantine Caras, left, and Stamatios Kartalopoulos Leadership Award for at OSCE Conference. Lifetime Achievement at the Yale Club Ballroom in arlier, in September of 2015, Leadership 100 Chairman N e w Yo r k C i t y o n Roy Vagelos Emeritus Constantine Caras and Leadership 100 member December 8, 2015. EStamatios Kartalopoulos represented the Order of St. Andrew at the 2015 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Vagelos led Merck to Fortune’s Most Admired Corporation seven Europe (OSCE) meeting in Warsaw, Poland. Caras presented a years in a row in his decade-long leadership. Upon retirement he paper at the Discrimination Session outlining the discrimination became Chairman of Regeneron, leading that company for two faced on a daily basis by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, while decades, developing it into the fifth largest biotech company in the Kartalopoulos presented a paper at the Freedom of Thought, USA. Conscience, Religion and Belief Session. Both received replies at the conclusion of their remarks from the Turkish Ambassador to A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he received an the OSCE with denials that the alleged discrimination and denial of AB degree in chemistry, graduating in 1950, he earned an MD religious freedom exist in Turkey generally and, in regard to the degree from Columbia University in 1954. He joined Merck Ecumenical Patriarchate, specifically. However, the Ambassador Research Laboratories in 1975 after stints at Massachusetts General also commented that “negotiations are ongoing” regarding the Hospital, the National Institutes of Health and Washington reopening of the Halki seminary and that the Patriarchate is treated University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He rose to CEO of no better or worse than any other religious institution in Turkey. Merck in 1985 and later Chairman until his retirement in 1994.

The OSCE, with 56 international members and 11 partner states, Vagelos is known for building pharmaceutical and biotechnology addresses issues relating to security and cooperation in all areas of companies into world-class enterprises. He is also a noted society worldwide. More than 2,000 international delegates philanthropist who has supported many Hellenic causes. participated in the Conference.

28 MICHAEL PSAROS GIVES KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT 75th ANNIVERSARY OBSERVANCE OF OXI DAY primacy of the individual in society, of free will, of free choice, of free expression, of free action. An idea that would lead to the utter rejection of tyranny, of subjugation and oppression.”

“OXI Day is not a discrete event that occurred 75 years ago,” he said. “Rather it is an epic event in a continuum of 2,500 years of Greeks saying OXI! and thus inspiring the world. Through this continuum over the millennia, Greeks again and again have endured wars, struggles and mortal conflicts in defense of liberty. This idea is part (L to R) Honoree and WWII veteran, James H. Moshovitis; of our culture, our language, our soul and our religion. OXI Day Washington Oxi Day Foundation President and Founder, Andrew didn’t just happen in a vacuum. The weight of our history and our Manatos, also a member of Leadership 100; Michael Psaros; and culture inspired Prime Minister Metaxas on that fateful day at that NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in front of photo of Honoree fateful moment.” and WWII veteran, former U.S. Senator and Astronaut, John Glenn.

ichael Psaros, a newly-elected member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees and a prominent Mbusiness leader and philanthropist, gave the keynote address on the 75th Anniversary of Oxi Day, October 28, 2015, at a special ceremony held by the Washington Oxi Day Foundation.

Honors went to James H. Moshovitis, a long-time member of Leadership 100, who received the “Greatest Generation Award” for a Greek-American World War II veteran; John Glenn, former United States Senator and Astronaut, who was given the “Greatest Generation Award” for a World War II veteran, accepted on his Honoree James H. Moshovitis. behalf by Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator, since Glenn was unable to attend; and General George Douratsos, who received the Oxi Day marks the event in 1940 when Benito Mussolini of Italy “Greatest Generation Award” for a Greek World War II veteran. delivered an ultimatum to Metaxas that Greece surrender, following Italy’s invasion of Albania the previous year, which had Psaros, co-founder and managing partner of KPS Capital Partners forced the union of Albania with Italy. Metaxas delivered an in New York City, congratulated the honorees, “three brave men unequivocal response OXI! The Italian Army with 10 times the fire who served their countries with honor and distinction during power of Greece poured over the Greek-Albanian border into World War II” and noted that the purpose of the ceremony was “to Northern Greece and the Greeks went on to destroy and evict the honor and recognize the millions of men and women who fought Italian Army from Greece, counter-attacked, and invaded 60 for their countries, for the future of the world, for freedom, kilometers into Italian occupied Albania, the first Allied victory in democracy and the American way.” World War II over an Axis power. Hitler with his Axis Ally, Bulgaria, then invaded Greece but despite their defeat by Germany, “As a Greek-American,” he said, “I believe in American the Greeks fought long and hard, forcing the Germans to delay the exceptionalism – we all do. Our community understands viscerally, invasion of Russia which affected the outcome of the war in the emotionally and passionately that the United States of America is Eastern Front and the war in general. and always will be the land of opportunity, a shining city on the hill, a beacon of hope for the world, and the place that has fulfilled the The Washington Oxi Day Foundation honors today’s heroes dreams of tens of millions of immigrants for centuries. around the world who- in the spirit of OXI Day-courageously battle Goliaths for freedom and democracy. Individuals are nominated by “The men and women who fought in WWII,” he continued, “fought America’s policy makers and opinion leaders to be honored before and died not just for our country, but also for an idea. That idea was international and national leaders convening in Washington, D.C. created over 2,500 years ago in Ancient Greece- the idea of the each October for the Annual Washington Oxi Day Celebration. 29 LILA PROUNIS HONORED METROPOLITAN BY HEALTH ADVOCATES NICHOLAS OF DETROIT JOINS LEADERSHIP 100

e t r o p o l i t a n N i c h o l a s o f MD e t r o i t h a s b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f Leadership 100 due to the generosity of the Theodore Zampetis Family Foundation. Lila Prounis, left, with Matilda Cuomo, Ted Zampetis is a member of former honoree of Heath Advocates. the Executive Committee and Chairman of the National ila Prounis, a member of Leadership 100 and international, Membership Committee and national and community leader, was honored by Health L e adership 100 Sunday. LAdvocates for Older People at its 30th Anniversary Gala Metropolitan Nicholas joins Celebration on September 30, 2015, at the Yale Club in New York four other Metropolitans who City. Metropolitan Nicholas are Leadership 100 members, n a m e l y, M e t r o p o l i t a n Formerly a program officer for the U.S. Department of State and the Maximos, Metropolitan Savas, Metropolitan Gerasimos, and U.S. Information Agency, Prounis serves as the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Nikitas. Archdiocese’s representative to the United Nations. She received the Medal of Freedom from the Greek Government and the Zampetis, who has led the Membership Committee for two years, Recognition Award for Distinguished Service from the City of New said the initiative in enrolling Metropolitan Nicholas as a member York. She served as President of the Direct Archdiocesan District was to bring the Metropolis and their leadership closer to the Philoptochos Society and as Treasurer and Board Member of the mission of Leadership 100. He urged Leadership 100 members in National Philoptochos Society. the other Metropolises to consider enrolling their respective Metropolitans. Named to Hunter College’s Hall of Fame, she also served as President of the Women’s National Republican Club and Chairman Among the 28 new members who have joined in 2015, the St. of the International Committee at the Cosmopolitan Club. George Church in Southgate, Michigan, was enrolled by members of the Parish Council and members of Leadership 100. Leadership Founded in 1985, Health Advocates continues its mission to 100 members and faithful parishioners, Soterios and Demetra promote mental and physical healthy aging through wellness Argeroplos, came forward to fulfill the remaining commitment of programs, home safety visits, exercise classes, nutrition workshops the SS. Constantine and Helen Church in Annapolis, Maryland. and social activities.

30 THE HELLENIC INITIATIVE HONORS LEADERSHIP 100 MEMBERS

Catsimatidis of New York City, Founder and Chairman of the Red Apple Group, was introduced and presented with the award by his son, John Jr. and daughter, Andrea, both members of Leadership 100, while Marcus of San Francisco, Founder and Chairman of the Marcus & Millichap Company, was introduced and presented with the award by Ambassador Eleni Tskakopoulos-Kounalakis, also a member of Leadership 100, and his daughter, Demetra.

Margo. John Jr., Andrea and John Catsimatidis.

he Hellenic Initiative (THI) Third Annual Banquet honored two prominent members of Leadership 100, John TA. Catsimatidis and George Marcus, with the Hellenic Leadership Award for their philanthropy and vision. A third Hellenic Leadership Award went to the Agnes Varis Trust, posthumously to the woman who was a pioneer in the pharmaceutical industry. The award was presented to Trustee Amb. Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis and Demetra and George Marcus. George Zvokos by her nephew Ted Leonsis, also a member of Leadership 100 and renowned as a senior executive of AOL, THI’s Annual Banquet is a fundraising event that supports its venture capitalist, sports entrepreneur and filmmaker. Some 650 mission of economic recovery and renewal in Greece. All money leaders from the Greek Communities in the United States, Canada raised supports its programs focusing on crisis relief, and Australia attended the event, which took place on Wednesday, entrepreneurship and economic development. The event raised a September 30, 2015, at 4 World Trade Center in New York City. total of $2.5 million. Since its founding in 2012, more than $10 million has been raised by 900 donors that has provided food and The theme was “Empowering the Future of Greece” and was aid for 21,000 individuals, vaccinations for 7,000 children, medical attended by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Greek Minister and dental services for 10,000 individuals, as well as funding for for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping, George Greek business start-ups and internships. Stathakis, as well as European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos. Tsipras outlined the reforms he initiated in Greece and invited those present to help build a new Greece. He was introduced by Gianna Angelopoulos- Daskalaki, who with her husband, Theodore, also in attendance, are members of Leadership 100.

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios also addressed the event, which included presentations by Andrew Liveris, THI Chairman and Founder and President, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company, Muhtar Kent, THI Co-Founder and Chairman and CEO of The Coca Cola Company, and George Stamas, THI Co-Founder and a member of Leadership 100. Other Co-Founders are George David also a member of Leadership 100, and George Logothetis. Ted Leonsis with George Zvokos, a Trustee of the Agnes Varis Trust.

31 32 SAVE THE DATE 25TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP 100 CONFERENCE FEBRUARY 18-21, 2016 THE PHOENICIAN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA Find out more by going to www.L100.org, by calling the Leadership 100 Office at 212-308-2627, or e-mail us at [email protected]