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Civil Rights Icon Honored Ahepa Supreme Lodge 2014-2015 The Official Publication of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association www.ahepa.org SUMMER 2015 CIVIL RIGHTS ICON HONORED AHEPA SUPREME LODGE 2014-2015 SUPREME PRESIDENT SUPREME COUNSELOR REGION 3 REGION 8 Phillip T. Frangos Gregory Stamos Phil Vogis Robert D. Sexton 998 Applegate Lane 1108 Racebrook Rd. 151 Fernwood Drive 2875 Prescott Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 Woodbridge, CT 06525 Old Tappan, NJ 07675 Clovis, CA 93619 W: 517-351-1774 W: 203-735-9293 W: 201-652-4774 W: 559-294-3644 F: 517-351-1856 [email protected] Cell: 551-206-4110 Cell: 559-970-8316 Cell: 517-256-8517 F: 201-652-0789 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SUPREME ATHLETIC DIRECTOR REGION 10 CANADIAN PRESIDENT Louis G. Atsaves REGION 4 Nicholas C. Papadopoulos Kenneth Matziorinis 745 – E. Northmoor Rd., Box 564 Frank P. Fotis 14 Papagou Street 4862 Felix-McLernan Lake Forest, IL 60045 473 Concord Ave. Voula, Athens 16673 Greece Pierrefonds, Quebec H8Y 3K1 W: 312-322-0001 Lexington, MA 02421 Cell: 693-232-4807 Canada F: 312-461-1486 H: 781-863-5849 F: 210-899-2538 W: 514-884-6962 Cell: 847-401-1674 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] REGION 5 DAUGHTERS SUPREME VICE PRESIDENT SONS NATIONAL ADVISOR Costas Boutsikakis OF PENELOPE John W. Galanis Jimmy Kokotas 5700 Creek View Drive GRAND PRESIDENT 1200 Woodlawn Cir. 2341 – E. 71st Street Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Anna-Helene Grossomanides Elm Grove, WI 53122 Brooklyn, NY 11234 W: 734-665-5909 153 High Street, Unit 3 W: 414-271-5400 Cell: 917-584-5599 Cell: 734-604-8737 Westerly, RI 02891 Fax: 414-271-5571 [email protected] [email protected] Cell: 917-836-7684 [email protected] [email protected] SUPREME GOVERNORS REGION 6 SUPREME SECRETARY (By Region) Nick Kavadas SONS OF PERICLES Andy Zachariades 237 Turin Dr. SUPREME PRESIDENT 305 Worth Street Schereville, IN 46375 James Googas REGION 1 Brick, NJ 08724 W: 630-713-9718 12 Googas Road W: 212-266-8263 Demetrios Kirkiles F: 630-713-9718 Slingerlands, NY 12159 Cell: 908-419-4053 1619 South Andrews Ave. Cell: 630-531-2979 Cell: 518-438-2093 [email protected] Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 [email protected] [email protected] W: 954-463-6500 [email protected] SUPREME TREASURER REGION 7 MAIDS OF ATHENA Tom Gober Tim Joannides GRAND PRESIDENT REGION 2 3537 – 44th Street 10013 Wayne Road Deanna Socaris Highland, IN 46322 Cheyenne, WY 82009 Robert Stepp 20 Great View Terrace W: 219-392-7292 W: 307-634-1511 14713 Green Forest Drive Voorheesville, NY 12186 F: 219-392-7295 F: 307-634-6855 Colonia Heights, VA 23834 Cell: 518-788-5408 [email protected] [email protected] W: 804-520-8535 [email protected] Cell: 804-920-8453 [email protected] BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014-2015 CHAIRMAN SECRETARY Nick Matthews (2016) William “Vasilios” Albanos, Jr. Nicholas A. Karacostas, Esq. Cos Marandos (2016) 229 Dogwood Lane 723 Pleasant Drive (2017) 102 Peele Road Cobbs Creek, VA 23035 Shorewood, IL 60404 29-10 212th Street Nashua, NH 03062 Cell: 804-815-4321 Cell: 630-842-0579 (virtual office) Bayside, NY 11360 W/Cell: 603-566-0891 [email protected] [email protected] W: 201-743-3883 F: 603-888-5517 F: 201-743-4657 [email protected] BOARD OF AUDITORS Christopher G. Gallis Cell: 917-846-6507 Craig S. Clawson, CPA 4735 Bedford Avenue [email protected] Vassos Chrysanthou (2017) Brooklyn, NY 11235 302 S. 53rd Street 2212 Arvell Court Cell: 718-332-2577 Omaha, NE 68132 Toms River, NJ 08755 [email protected] VICE CHAIRMAN W: 402-391-5000 W: 908-901-9071 F: 402-391-4509 Constantine P. Calliontzis F: 732-901-2210 [email protected] (2015) [email protected] 126 Vine Rock St. Dedham, MA 02026 George E. Loucas, R.Ph. J.D. H: 781-326-8744 (2015) [email protected] 250 Spectrum Bldg. 6060 Rockside Woods Blvd. Independence, OH 44131 W: 216-834-0400 Cell: 216-956-1234 [email protected] The Official Publication of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association The AHEPAN (ISSN 0746-133X) is published quarterly, by the Order of AHEPA, 1909 Q St., NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009, Tel: (202)232-6300 Copyright SUMMER 2015 Volume 88, Number 2 © AHEPA, 2015. All rights reserved. In accordance with the AHEPA Constitution, $1.50 of per capita tax is allocated as a subscription for The AHEPAN. POSTMASTER Send address changes to: The AHEPAN 14 1909 Q Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20009 Periodicals postage paid at Washington, DC and additional mailing offices. Editorial Board George Anagnostos, Chair James Scofield, PSP 9 Dr. Spiro J. Macris, PSP Andrew Kaffes Design & Production Mercury Publishing Services AHEPA Headquarters 11 FEATURES 1909 Q St., NW, Washington, DC 20009 Tel: 202-232-6300, Fax: 202-232-2140 9 AHEPA Participates at 50th Anniversary of e-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.ahepa.org Selma to Montgomery March Executive Director Basil N. Mossaidis 11 41st Congressional Banquet Honors Excellence and Service in the Community Controller Patrice Farish, CPA 14 AHEPA Family Leadership Concludes Director of Membership Services & Database Successful Overseas Mission Rosalind Ofuokwu The Official Publication of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association www.ahepa.org Programs Coordinator DEPARTMENTS SUMMER 2015 Rory Puckerin 4 President’s Message CIVIL RIGHTS Executive Administrative Assistant ICON HONORED Stephanie Maniatis 5 AHEPA Family News 19 Periclean Daughters of Penelope Executive Director 20 Veterans Elena V. Saviolakis 21 Civic Responsibility On the Cover AHEPA presented Congressman Publications Mail Agreement No. 40023954 22 St. Nicholas Capital Campaign John Lewis, Icon of the Civil Rights Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses To: 23 Housing Movement, with the 2015 AHEPA Pericles PO Box 503 Award at the 41st Biennial Congressional RPO West Bever Creek 27 Athletics Banquet. Top: In the background is the Richmond Hill ON L4B 4R6 28 AHEPA Family Chapter News Edmund Pettus Bridge where voting rights marchers, including Lewis, were 34 In Memoriam violently confronted March 7, 1965—a day known as Bloody Sunday. FOLLOW AHEPA www.ahepa.org Summer 2015 · THE AHEPAN | 3 A MESSAGE FROM PHILLIP T. FRANGOS, AHEPA SUPREME PRESIDENT We Must Preserve the Legacy We Inherited At the beginning of the Twentieth Century a remarkable group of young men and women came from impoverished Greece to seek a better life economically. They came with limited education and little more than the clothes they wore and the baggage they carried. However, inculcated with the ancient Hellenic values and ideals including an outstanding work ethic, they supported their families in Greece, grew new roots and pursued opportunity in a new land, while retaining their cultural and religious heritage. If wages were low, they worked more hours. If jobs were scarce, they were creative and found their niche in the community. They realized quickly that in numbers there was strength and afforded a better chance to take advantage of opportunities and overcome adversity. It was out of this spirit that Phillip T. Frangos the Order of AHEPA was founded in 1922. Their efforts brought Greek Orthodox churches to their communities. Their dedication and commit- ment made them leaders in the vocations where they chose to earn their income and they became one of the most economically successful ethnic groups. Their appreciation and understanding of education resulted in their children being among the most educated. They retained their cultural and spiritual ties with Mother Hellas, but they became leaders in their adopted land of America. AHEPA’s growth reflects this success. This past year I traveled over 40,000 miles and experienced our fraternity’s achievements. I saw the respect in which AHEPA is held by our religious hierarchy and government leaders here and abroad. I saw AHEPA housing complexes that are home to some 5,000 elderly citizens. I spoke at AHEPA receptions where young people were among those receiving almost $1,000,000 in scholarships. I witnessed AHEPA foundations making grants for the cure of diseases. I attended events exhibiting AHEPA’s civic and cultural leadership. However, challenges remain. The world has evolved and become more complex. Traditional values and ideals must be preserved. Great dangers confront Hellenism and Orthodoxy. Greece is in danger of imploding because of dire economic conditions. Cyprus remains tragically divided after 41 years. The Ecumenical Patriarchate remains under siege. Some 44 years have elapsed since the Turkish government closed the seminary at Halki, the fountainhead of our Orthodox faith. Fellow Orthodox are being martyred in the Middle East and North Africa. More than ever AHEPA’s leadership at the international, national, district and chapter levels is crit- ical. We must make better known at all levels who we are and what we do. We must increase our engagement in national and local civic activities. We must be creative in the programs we sponsor. We should engage young people and Philhellenes in the development and execution of those activ- ities and programs. We are the heirs of a great legacy we must strive to protect and preserve. We owe it to those who came before us and to those who follow us. If we stay true to the values, principles and ideals which have guided our AHEPA these many years, we will meet and overcome the challenges confronting our faith and society. Let us do so with continued commitment, fraternalism, enthusiasm and passion. 4 | THE AHEPAN · Summer 2015 www.ahepa.org AHEPA FAMILY NEWS AHEPA Family Celebrates Greek Independence at White House The AHEPA family celebrated the 194th Anniversary of Greek Independence at a White House ceremony held April 16, 2015.
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