2013 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE ORDER OF PARADE BATTALIONS
Commemorating the 192nd Anniversary of Greek Independence 1821 – 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013, 1:30 p.m.
HONORARY BATTALION
1. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MOUNTED COLOR GUARD
2. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONIAL BAND
3. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
4. HELLENIC-AMERICAN EASTERN ORTHODOX OFFICERS – ST. PAULS SOCIETY
5. NEW YORK CITY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT – HELLENIC SOCIETY
6. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK HELLENIC SOCIETY
7. ANTIQUE POLICE CARS
8. GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO MARCHING BAND, BROOKLYN, NY
9. COLOR GUARD – BANNER OF THE FEDERATION AND THE GREEK AND AMERICAN FLAGS
10. 2013 PARADE GRAND MARSHAL: GEORGE VENIZELOS, FBI ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NYC OFFICES
11. 2013 PARADE HONORARY MARSHAL: ATHENA DEMETRIOU, IN MEMORY OF DEMETRIOS DEMETRIOU
12. HONORARY PARADE CHAIRMAN – HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS, PRIMATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICA
13. FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY – ELIAS TSEKERIDES, PRESIDENT
14. PARADE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS – JOHN CATSIMATIDIS
15. PARADE CHAIRMAN – DINO A. RALIS
16. PARADE CO-CHAIRMAN – HELEN PSARAS
17. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK
18. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
19. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
20. HONORED GUESTS AND OFFICIALS
21. PRESIDENTIAL GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE – EVZONES
22. MS. ANASTASIA ZANNIS, INTERNATIONAL SOPRANO th FIRST BATTALION 64 Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
1) Hellenic Philharmonic Society Band KALAVRYTAN, 1821 LAVARON OF ’21 – KALAVRYTAN FRATERNITY LAVARON OF KALAMATA SOCIETY “SAINT APOSTOLE” LAVARON OF MANI SOCIETY LAVARON GEROS TOU MOREA LAVARA EXODOS MESOLOGIOU, AETOLOAKARNANES & D.O.R.S. LAVARON CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA” LAVARON PONTION SOCIETY LAVARON RIGAS FERAIOS XANTHOS O FILIKOS PATMOS ASSOCIATION, INC.
LAOGRAFIKOS OMILOS AMERIKIS- GREEK AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY
GREEK WARRIORS – LIVING HISTORY GROUP
2) FLOAT # 1 – MISS GREEK INDEPENDENCE
3) CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY, NEW YORK, NY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ST. BASIL ACADEMY
4) YASA – YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES
4A) HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY HELLENIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION TONY MELONI
5) FLOAT # 2 – HELLENIC TIMES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
6) FLOAT # 3 – STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN CATHEDRAL OF BROOKLYN Celebrating 100 Years Band: # 1 – Yonkers Military STS CONSTANTINE & HELEN CATHEDRAL OF BROOKLYN NY – Celebrating 100 Years ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AT WORLD TRADE CENTER
6A) FLOAT # 4 - HELLENIC COMMUNITIES OF BROOKLYN & STATEN ISLAND Band: #2 - Boy Scout Troop # 236 Drum & Bell Corps. KIMISIS THEOTOKOU OF BROOKLYN THREE HIERARCHS – BROOKLYN HOLY CROSS – BROOKLYN HOLY TRINITY – ST. NICHOLAS – STATEN ISLAND
7) INTERCOLLEGIATE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
8) FLOAT # 5- CRETAN SOCIETIES OF NY & NJ Celebrating 100 Years UNITED CULTURAL & EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF NY & NJ CRETANS CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA”, CRETAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED “PASIFAE” LAVRYS CRETAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION OF NEW YORK , MINOAS & IDOMENEAS (ASTORIA) CRETAN SISTERHOOD OF BROOKLYN, CRETAN BROTHERHOOD OF BROOKLYN KAZANTZAKIS YOUTH, PHILOXENIA OF STATEN ISLAND, DICTAMOS OF WESTCHESTER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS & ARKADI OF NJ, EROTOKRITOS & ARETOYSA OF LONG ISLAND
9) FLOAT #6 - ST. DEMETRIOS OF MERRICK Band # 3 – Cathedral HS Band GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, MERRICK, NY
10) FLOAT # 7 - CYPRUS FEDERATION Pan-Cyprian Band CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, DIVISIONS: ATHLETIC, YOUTH ATHLETIC (ELEFTHERIA), WOMEN’S ISSUES NETWORK, DANCE, CHOIR, ASGATA ASSOCIATION “CYPRUS", CYPRUS YOUTH COMMITTEE AMERICA (CYCA), LAMPOUSA CYPRIOT-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, ENOSIS LEFKARITON IN AMERICA, NEW JERSEY CYPRIOT ASSOCIATION SALAMIS, KALAVASOS FRATERNITY, PANPAPHIAN ASSOCIATION, CYPRIOT STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (EFOKA)
11) FLOAT # 8 - GREEK CHILDRENS FUND
12) KALAMATA SOCIETY LTD “AGIO APOSTOLI”
13) ATHENIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
14) FLOAT # 9- ST. SOPHIA GREEK CHURCH OF ALBANY ST. SOPHIA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ALBANY, NY
15) GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO, BROOKLYN, NY
16) FLOAT # 10 – ST. PARASKEVI OF GREENLAWN ST. PARASKEVI GREEK ORTHODOX SHRINE CHURCH PARISH COUNCIL, PHILOPTOHOS, GREEK SCHOOL, SUNDAY SCHOOL, GREEK-AMERICAN PRE-SCHOOL, GIRL SCOUTS, GOYA, PTO, JOY, HOPE, YAL
17) FLOAT # 11 – ATLANTIC BANK
18) BENJAMIN N. CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
19) FLOAT # 12 – HOLY TRINITY OF HICKSVILLE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, HICKSVILLE, NY
20) FLOAT # 13 – JOHN CATSIMATIDIS
21) FLOAT # 14– ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU Band # 4 – Park Ridge HS Band SACRED PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY YOUTH GREEK SCHOOL OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU PTA OF THE GREEK SCHOOL ST. NECTARIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BROOKLYN, NY EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY GREEK SCHOOL OF ST. NECTARIOS PTO OF THE GREEK SCHOOL
22) FLOAT # 15 – HOLY CROSS OF WHITESTONE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS
23) FLOAT # 16– AHEPA FAMILY Band # 5 – Mother Cabrini HS Drum Corps. AHEPA EMPIRE STATE DISTRICT 6, NJ DISTRICT 5, YANKEE DISTRICT 7 DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE, SONS OF PERICLES AND MAIDS OF ATHENA
24) FLOAT # 17- PAN-ARCADIAN Band # 6 – Eumanities and the Arts HS Band PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA, EASTERN DISTRICT “GEROS TOU MORIA” EPARXIA KYNOURIAS
25) FLOAT # 18– OLYMPIACOS OLYMPIACOS FAN CLUB
26) FORDHAM PREPARATORY SCHOOL HELLENIC SOCIETY
27) FLOAT # 19 – THE CARNIVAL OF LOVE FOUNDATION
28) PAN ELIAKOS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC
29) FLOAT # 20- SAMOS Celebrating 100 Years PANSAMIAN BROTHERHOOD “PYTHAGORAS” OF NY
30) FLOAT # 21 – INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK
31) AESCULAPIAN THESSALIAN BROTHERHOOD
32) SYLLOGOS NOMOU MAGNISIAS “ARGONAYTES”
33) STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF NANUET, NY
34) FLOAT # 22- ARMENIAN KNIGHTS OF VARTAN -ARMENIAN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION
35) ALMA BANK Passaic County Band
36) GREEK ORTHODOX COUNCIL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL #3 IBEW
37) FLOAT #23 – PAN ERIKOUSSA PAN ERIKOUSSA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
38) ZOODOHOS PEGHE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRONX, NY GREEK AMERICAN INSTITUTE
39) PAN EVOIKOS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
40) FLOAT #24 – ST. DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL, ASTORIA G.O.C. ST DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA & STS CATHERINE & GEORGE CLERGY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DAY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AFTERNOON SCHOOL, PHILOPTOCHOS, G.O.Y.A., BOY & GIRL SCOUTS
41) FLOAT # 25- BROTHERHOOD OF MANI BROTHERHOOD OF MANI 41(a) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION SECOND BATTALION 65th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
42) Princeton University Marching Band
43) GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY
44) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS OF NEW JERSEY
45) ST. ANDREWS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
46) FLOAT # 26– ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN (TENAFLY) GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, TENAFLY, NJ
47) FLOAT # 27 – PAN GREGORIAN PAN GREGORIAN ENTERPRISES
48) FLOAT # 28 – ST. GEORGE (PISCATAWAY) ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PISCATAWAY, NJ
49) ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WYCKOFF, NJ
50) STS. NICHOLAS, CONSTANTINE AND HELEN OF ROSELAND, NJ
51) ST. ATHANASIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PARAMUS, NJ
52) FLOAT #29 – ST. GEORGE (CLIFTON) ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CLIFTON, NJ
53) ASCENSION CHURCH SCHOOL OF FAIRVIEW, NJ
54) KIMISIS TIS THEOTOKOU GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLMDEL, NJ
55) RUTGERS UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
56) PRINCETON ORANGE PAN-HELLENIC ASSOCIATION
57) NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
58) MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY
59) WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
60) THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY HELLENIC SOCIETY
61) ST. ANDREW GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF RANDOLPH, NJ
62) ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UNION, NJ
63) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WESTFIELD, NJ
64) LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
65) FLOAT #30 – EPIROTES Band #7- Emerson HS Band PANEPIROTIC FEDERATION, SOCIETY OF EPIROTES, ANAGENESIS , SOULIOTISSES, PYRRHUS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF EPIRUS
66) FLOAT #31 - ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CHURCH GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, PT. WASHINGTON, NY
67) FLOAT #32– MESSINIAN MESSINIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION “ARISTOMENIS”
68) FLOAT # 33 – NISYRIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK Band # 8 – Lawrence HS Band NISYRIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK FEDERATION OF DODECANESE SOCIETIES OF USA AND THE YOUTH RHODES, KOS, KALYMNOS, KARPATHOS, KASOS, SYMI, NISYROS, LEROS, ASTYPALEA, KASTELLORIZO, TILOS, HALKI, PATMOS, LIPSI
69) LOUPAKIS SCHOOL
70) ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST BABYLON, NY GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL, GOYA, JOY, PARISH COUNCIL
71) FLOAT #34- FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS OF U.S.A. & CANADA NAFPAKTIAN BROTHERHOOD, DAUGHTERS ROUMELIS, ST. DEMETRIOS BROTHERHOOD, PLATANOS SOCIETY, VELOUHIO OF ATLANTA, AETOLPAKARNANIAN MUUAL, AGRINION SOCIETY, ANALYPSIS SOCIETY, ATHANASIOS DIAKOS, DIPLATANOS SOCIETY, GALAXIDI SOCIETY, KATAFIGION SOCIETY, KARPENISI SOCIETY, PERISTA SOCIETY, THERMOPYLES SOCIETY, ELEFTHERIANI SOCIETY, ENOSIS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS TO KARPENISI, SYLLOGOS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS-PANAGIA I PROUSSIOTISA
72) FLOAT # 35 – PONTIAN FEDERATION PAN PONTIAN FEDERATION OF USA & CANADA PONTION SOCIETY “KOMNINOI” PANAGIA SOUMELA PONTION AMERIKIS PONTIAN SOCIETY “PONTOS”
73) FLOAT # 36- UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES Band #9- Boy Scout Troop # 236 Drum & Bell Corps. CHIAN FEDERATION PAN CHIAKI SOCIETY, INC. “KORAIS” UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES OF AMERICA & CANADA
74) ST. PETROS THE APOSTLE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRONX, NY
75) THE MARY LOUIS ACADEMY HELLENIC SOCIETY
76) ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL, HARTFORD, CT
77) FLOAT # 37 – ST. BARBARA OF ORANGE, CT ST. BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND GREEK SCHOOL, ORANGE, CT
78) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CT
79) HELLENIC SOCIETY PAIDEIA - UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT & RHODE ISLAND
80) FLOAT #38 – ST. NICHOLAS, FLUSHING Band # 10- Park Ridge HS Band ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX SHRINE CHURCH WILLIAM SPYROPOULOS SCHOOL GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL “STEFANOS & ARETI TSERPELIS” SUNDAY SCHOOL - P.T.A. CHOIR - PARISH COUNCIL
81) FLOAT #39 - PAN-ICARIAN PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK THIRD BATTALION 66th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
82) FLOAT # 40 – ASSUMPTION CHURCH GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION, PORT JEFFERSON, NY
83) FLOAT #41 - CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL, HEMPSTEAD GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL
84) FLOAT #42 – FEDERATION OF LACONIAN SOCIETIES Band #11- Passaic County Band FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATED LACONIAN SOCIETIES NEW YORK SOCIETY “VRYSEON ANAVRYTIS”, ARCHODIKO SOCIETY, SOCIETY ARNIOTON “ST ATHANASIOS”, DAFNIOTON SOCIETY “SAINT GEORGE”, GYTHION ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES, Inc, KOUTOUMOU SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ASSOCIATION LACEDAEMONIANS, NY, LYKOYRGIAN –LACONIAN GUARD, ASSOCIATION MAGOULIOTON OF SPARTA, MYSTRAS SOCIETY OF PA AND DE, PANTANASSA ASSOCIATES OF MYSTRIOTES IN AMERICA, PETRINA, PROGRESSIVE, BROTHERHOOD, SPARTAN SOCIETY
85) ST. ELEFTHERIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY
86) TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CORONA, NEW YORK
87) ST. MARKELLA CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA, NY HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF AMERICA CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARKELLA OF ASTORIA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, GREEK SCHOOL SAINT ISIDOROS CHURCH OF BETHPAGE L.I. PARISH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
88) WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
89) PAN LEMNIAN PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION “HEPHAESTUS” INC
90) GREEK CULTURAL CENTER
91) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, JAMAICA, NY Band: #12 – Eumanities and the Arts HS Band
92) ST MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND SCHOOL OF WANTAGH, NY
93) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR COMMUNITY, RYE, NY
94) FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC CLUB
95) IONA COLLEGE HELLENIC SOCIETY
96) FLOAT: #43 –FEDERATION CEPHALONIAN “KEFALOS” CHEPHALONIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK CHEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK CEPHALONIAN ASSOCIATION “AGIOS GERASIMOS” OF NEW JERSEY
97) PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, ISLAND PARK, NY
98) FLOAT # 44 – KASTORIAN SOCIETY Band: #13 – Emerson HS Band SOCIETY OF KASTORIANS “OMONOIA” INC. PHILOPTOCHOS KASTORIA, YOUTH KASTORIA PAN MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAN-MACEDONIAN STUDY CENTER, HELLENIC AMERICAN LIBRARY ELIAS NEOFYTIDES MACEDONIAN TV PAN MACEDONIAN NY & NJ DISTRICT ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI , GROUP OF CIVIL ENGINEERS THESSALONIKI, KASTORIA, MAVROVON, ALIAKMON, HALKIDIKI, DRAMA, GIANNITSA, KAVALA, KILKIS, KOZANI, KORISOS, LITOHORO, KOSTARAZION, OINOE, THASSOS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, KATERINI, NAOUSA
99) ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURH OF NEW YORK CITY
100) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH & SCHOOL ST. SPYRIDON, NEW YORK, NY
101) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF NEW ROCHELLE, NY
Greek Afternoon School, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Philoptochos, AHEPA
102) MANHATTAN COLLEGE HELLENIC STUDIES
103) BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE HELLENIC CULTURAL SOCIETY
104) BIKERS OF BROOKLYN RIDING CLUB
105) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK MEMBERS AND 2013 PARADE COMMITTEE
Parking for buses will be from 80th to 83rd Streets, Madison to Lexington Avenues and 72nd to 85th Streets on Lexington Avenue