AHEPA District 7 Convention May 27-28-29, 2016 Newport, RI
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Newport, Rhode Island...something for everyone! The Cliff Walk is a great .ree outdoor ac:vity when in Newport. The views are stunning& The Newport Lighthouse 726 sailing vessel Madeleine , schooner, glides past Newport6s historic scenery. Classic Cruises : 58' motor yacht Rum Runner II : Narraganse8 9ay bac- to the era o. prohibi:on. The Aquidneck Ferry The Newport Tower , built 39 America’s Cup Ave. around 1680; Touro Park, at Bannister’s Wharf : Shopping, dining, & galleries galore! the top of Mill Street. St. George’s Chapel .rom Purgatory Chasm 372 St. Spyridon Church Thames and 9rewer Streets. PAID Sun. Orthros:0am, Liturgy 10am U.S. POSTAGE HARTFORD,CT PERMIT No. 1282 NON NON - PROFIT ORG. The Firehouse Theater w/ the 9it Players Improv& Sat. May 28= 0pm: Free Concert = the Newport Fri. May 27 = 8pm AB18C, Sat. May 28 = 8pm AB18C Brenton Point Grand Event Center: 150 Admiral Kalb.us Rd. 10pm AB15C 9DO9& E EFuality Par- Pl. Green Animals Topiary - part o. the Newport Mansions tour. Download a guide or the mobile app: in.o=newportmansions.org The 9rea-ers, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms, Marble House, RosecliG, Green Animals, Kingscote, Hunter House, Isaac 9ell House and Chepstow. The 9rea-ers and The Elms open at 0 a.m., last tour admission at 5 p.m. RosecliG opens at 0 a.m., last tour admission at E p.m. All other houses open at 10 a.m., last tour admission at 5 p.m. Houses and grounds close one hour aHer last tour admission. Guide-led tours at Chepstow, Hunter House and Isaac 9ell House daily at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., E p.m. AHEPA District 7 Convention Connecticut, Rhode Island & Western Massachusetts May 27-28-29, 2016 The Mainstay Inn 151 Admiral Kalbfus Road Newport, RI A Message from the Order of AHEPA A Message from the District 7 Governor Daughters of Penelope District Governor Dear 9rothers, Dear Sisters, Hope all is well. Since the last Dan-ee News release, the .ollowing AHEPA District 7 Iow& Ihere has the :me goneS It events have occurred: seemed li-e yesterday that I became your • There was a District 7 Lodge mee:ng District Governor. I can6t believe the :me February 16 in Old Lyme, CT. Items such has passed so Fuic-ly. as the Spring Con.erence in Iaterbury, I6d li-e to ta-e this opportunity to the Annual Conven:on in Newport and than- everyone who has supported me 2016 AHEPA ini:a:ons and visita:ons during were planned. my term as I couldn6t o. done it all by • I a8ended the Stam.ord AHEPA sponsored event at the mysel.. Annuncia:on Gree- Orthodox Church Friday, March E, KThe To my District Lodge a big than- you .or your loving support Evolu:on o. a Gree- Na:onal Musical StyleL presented by George and teamwor-. Dou Syrimis o. Dale University. 9rother George o. the New Haven have been a great bunch o. women to wor- with. AHEPA gave a terriMc lecture on Gree- music. To 9rother Alex and the en:re .amily o. AHEPANS I enToyed • I a8ended an organiNa:onal mee:ng in Astoria, ND regarding the wor-ing with all o. you to ma-e District 7 even more success.ul. AHEPAN Districts 5-6-7 par:cipa:on at the April 10 Gree- I am loo-ing .orward to seeing the en:re AHEPA .amily at our Independence Day in New Dor- City. District Conven:on in Newport on May 27-20. • The 2016 Spring AHEPA and Daughters o. Penelope Spring To the next District Lodge OUcers I wish all o. you much Con.erence occurred in Iaterbury, CT Saturday, March 10. con:nued success leading our wonder.ul district. Supreme Oice-President Andrew Pahariades and Supreme Governor See you at the upcoming conven:ons. It has been a pleasure serving Fran- Fo:s par:cipated in the con.erence, which was a8ended by you. approximately 60 AHEPANs and Daughters. Dours in Theta Pi, • The District Lodge par:cipated in both Gree- Independence Day Myrsini Papoutsis celebra:ons in HarQord, CT and Providence, RI. • I par:cipated in the AHEPA ini:a:on .or three new members on Monday, April 3 in Iaterbury, CT. • 9rother3s Nic- Ni-as and George Rados and I made a visita:on to the Norwal-, CT AHEPA Chapter on Tuesday, April E. • District Lodge members, Rac- Isaac, George Rados and I par:cipated in the Gree- Independence Day parade in NDC, Sunday, April 10. I. you desire the District Lodge to ma-e a visita:on to your chapter mee:ng please contact me. Hope to see you soon& Fraternally, Alex 9outsioulis Compliments of AHEPA Maud Howe Elliott #245 & Daughters Of Penelope Ares #49 724 Boswell Ave, Norwich, CT 06360 Generous portions, fresh food, Newport, RI great prices! I am grateful and honored to be re-elected Supreme BALIS Governor for AHEPA Region 4, New England, comprised of Districts 7, 8 & 9. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC. Our primary goals are to increase membership, support AHEPA projects, especially St. Nicholas Shrine at ground- zero, and serve our communi:es. My personal goal is to visit all Chapters in New England. James Balis Please include my e-mail address: aheparE=gmail.com in your Chapter e-mail rosters and at your websites, so that I will be in.ormed on your mee:ng schedules and planned 229 Starkweather Road events. Moosup, CT 06354 Than- you .or your con:nued support and coopera:on. 860-564-8901 9rother Fran- P. Fo:s Cell: 860-466-9070 Supreme Governor, Region E 2 Editor’s Notes Ahepa Chapter 98, New )aven Submi8ed by co-editor Rac- Isaac Ac;vi;es in March, 2017 Ta NeaNea’’’’ Submi8ed by E. Oagos HadTimichael, PhD Four years ago when Greg Stamos, ◊ New Britain George Syrimis and I put together our Mrst 1. A Fund-raiser: Sunday Pancake Breakfast. The months o. Ranuary, February, March, lecture at Dale University on the subTect o. The Chapter hosted a success.ul panca-e April and May were and are .ull o. Chris:ans in the Middle East, the purpose brea-.ast .or the St. 9arbara community, birthdays o. the children and was to shed some light on a situa:on that .ollowing church services, on Sunday, March 6., Grandchildren o. the Rados family , Evie, 2016, Eighteen brothers volunteered their was developing. Never did we imagine how ReG, Lisa, Raina, Kate and Rohnny had and services .or this event, including shopping, extensive the situa:on would become or will celebrate theirs. George and Donna the ramiMca:ons that would ensue. preparing the sumptuous brea-.ast, serving, and clean-up. The event too- place in the wish them all the very best& Now the country o. Greece has been church social center, and as usual, too- thrust into the .ore.ront o. na:ons trying to advantage o. the superb community -itchen ◊ New )aven handle the human Vood o. re.ugees .acili:es. David Patrick is the grandson o. PDG primarily .rom Syria. For a country trying to 2. The Making of the Greek Na;onal Music. George and Linda Scarveles, and is the deal with its economic diUcul:es, the Dr. George Syrimis, Associate Program Chair in son o. Teresa and David Patric-. He was burden o. trying to assist these countless Hellenic Studies and Lecturer in Compara:ve team captain and played .ullbac- and re.ugees ma-ing their way to their shores is Literature at Dale University, presented a de.ensive bac- last .all, ma-ing All-SCC in overwhelming. Greece cannot handle the history o. the evolu:on o. na:onal Gree- the process. He was team MOP and enormity o. this catas trophe alone. music, on Tuesday, March 20, 2016. Dr. Syrimis De.ensive Player o. the year, and Captain The na:ons o. the world must step .ocused especially on the rebe:-o genre o. o. the Lacrosse team, David was .orward and assist in the costs and logis:cs o. popular music which started in 1022 and, by president o. the Class Senate, a member dealing with what may be the most challenging 1050, became the music enToyed by all Gree-s. o. the Na:onal Honor Society and problem o. this young century. Among the several rebe:-o song and dance rhythms, the PeibeKiKo expresses best the volunteered over 200 hours in community service and Relay .or Li.e. He _________________________________________ Gree- ideals o. individualism, .atalism, has applied to King3s College, Iestern resistance and bravado, explained Dr. Syrimis. New England, Arcadia and Misericordia in Le.er to the Editor To the delight o. the audience, he used several musical excerpts to illustrate the evolu:on o. the Meld o. medicine. contemporary Gree- na:onal music. Dear Editor, I am wri:ng this le8er to remind all REGISTER /O0R TEAMS FOR T)E ))T Gree-s and .riends o. Hellenism to please B/ 10NE 20, 2017 8 support the pe::ons o. the Pan-Macedonian Associa:on to our government and to vote to The 8th Annual Hellenic History Tournament will be held on November 12, 2016 at St. 9arbara3s have F.D.R.O.M. drop the name Macedonia& in Orange, CT. The deadline .or registering your team is Rune 30th. Find tons o. in.orma:on .or the Ta-e ac:on, even i. it3s .or one :me only& 2016 tourney at http://ahepad7.org: Contact your congressperson. History is too HHT Registra:on Form HHT Flyers sacred to be altered because o.