PALLAKWNIKHPALLAKWNIKH EKDOSHS THS PALLAKWNIKHS OMOSPONDIAS AMERIKHS KAI KANADA Ar. Fuvllou 7 Ianouavrio~ 2006 Washington D.C. THE MONUMENT TO MNHMEIO OF THE 118 TWN 118 IN THE HEART OF STHN KARDIA THE CITY OF SPARTA THS SPARTHS Mhvnuma tou Proevdrou th~ Pallakwnikhv~ PAN-LACONIAN FEDERATION Omospondiva~ Amerikhv~ kai Kanadav OF UNITED STATES AND CANADA Web Site: www.pan-laconian.org ¡‰›ÎˆÈ·, À‹Í˘ÌÂÚ, À·Í˛ÌÈÛÛÂÚ, ˆflÎÂÚ Í·È ˆflÎÔÈ Ù˘Ì À·Í˛Ì˘Ì, Supreme President Panayiotis J. Nikolopoulos àȉȷflÙÂÒÁ ˜·Ò‹ Í·È À·Í˘ÌÈÍfi ıÂÒÁˆ‹ÌÂÈ· ·ÂıË˝Ì˘ 2224 Pearsal Avenue, Bronx, NY 10469 (718) 519-8807 ËÂÒÏÔ˝Ú ˜·ÈÒÂÙÈÛÏÔ˝Ú ÂÍ Ï›ÒÔıÚ ÙÔı ’‹ÙÔı ”ıÏ‚ÔıÎflÔı Supreme Vice President (U.S.) ÙÁÚ –·Îη͢ÌÈÍfiÚ œÏÔÛỔfl·Ú ¡ÏÂÒÈÍfiÚ Í·È ·Ì·‰‹ Í·È Eleftherios Aloupis 8408 Old Seven Locks Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817 Ï ÙÁÌ ÂıÍ·ÈÒfl· Ù˘Ì ÂÔÒÙ˛Ì Â˝˜ÔÏ·È Û ¸ÎÔıÚ ˜Ò¸ÌÈ· ÔÎ΋ (240) 393-6091 Supreme Vice President (CAN) Í·È Ô Ì›ÔÚ ˜Ò¸ÌÔÚ 2006, Ì· ÂflÌ·È „ÂÏ‹ÙÔÚ, ı„Âfl·, Ò¸Ô‰Ô, Haris Iatropoulos ·„‹Á, ÂıÁÏÂÒfl· Í·È ÒÔ ‹ÌÙ˘Ì ÂÈÒfiÌÁ Û ¸ÎÔ ÙÔÌ Í¸ÛÏÔ. 14208 Pl Ste Helene, Laval, Quebec H7W 1P3, Canada (450) 687-5004 Supreme Secretary œÈ ÈÛÙÔÒÈÍÔfl ”˝ÎÎÔ„Ôfl Ï·Ú Ï ÙÔıÚ ‹ÓÈÔıÚ Á„›ÙÂÚ Í·È Ù· ‰Ò·ÛÙfiÒÈ· Ï›ÎÁ, Nicholas C. Georgantzas ›˜ÔıÌ ÒÔÛˆ›ÒÂÈ ÔÎ΋ ÛÙÁÌ –·Îη͢ÌÈÍfi, ÛÙÁÌ œÏÔ„›ÌÂÈ· Í·È ÛÙÁÌ 113 West 60th ST., #617D, New York, NY 10023-7484 (917) 667-4022 À·Í˘Ìfl· Ï·Ú. Supreme Treasurer Helen Atsaves ≈flÛË ¸ÎÔÈ ·ÓÈ›·ÈÌÔÈ Í·È ÈÛÙÔfl ÛÙÔ ¸Ò·Ï· Í·È Ù· ‰È‰‹„Ï·Ù· Ù˘Ì 6669 North Ramona St., Lincolnwood, IL 60646 (847)-673-1063 ÒÔÍ·Ù¸˜˘Ì Ï·Ú Ûı̘flÊÔÌÙ·Ú ÙÔ ›Ò„Ô ÙÔıÚ, ‰È·ÙÁÒ˛ÌÙ·Ú ÙÁ „βÛÛ· Ï·Ú, Regional Supreme Vice Presidents ÙÁÌ ≈ËÌÈÍfi Ï·Ú ÍÎÁÒÔÌÔÏÈ‹, ÙÁÌ œÒ˸‰ÔÓÔ flÛÙÁ Ï·Ú Í·È ÙÈÏ˛ÌÙ·Ú ÙÁÌ New England: Fotios Piskopanis ›Ì‰ÔÓÁ À·Í˘ÌÈÍfi Ï·Ú Í·Ù·„˘„fi. NY, NJ, and CT: Andrew Pagonis Mid-Atlantic States: John D. Dimopoulos ¡ÔÙÂÎÂflÙ ›Ì· ·ÌÂÍÙflÏÁÙÔ ‰È·Ï‹ÌÙÈ ÛÙÁÌ À·Í˘ÌÈÍfi œÏÔ„›ÌÂÈ· Í·È „Èí·ıÙ¸ Mid-Western States: Sam Vergakis Southeastern States: Vassiliki-Kostakou Bouth Û·Ú Ûı„˜·flÒ˘, Û·Ú Â·ÈÌ˛ Í·È ÌÔÈ˛Ë˘ ıÂÒfiˆ·ÌÔÚ Ôı Á„Ô˝Ï·È ÏÈ‹Ú California: Nikos Tsilipounidakis œÏÔÛỔfl·Ú Ï ٸÛÔ ·ÓȸÎÔ„· Í·È ‰Ò·ÛÙfiÒÈ· Ï›ÎÁ. Province of Ontario: Peter Rizakos Province of Quebec: Catherine Iatropoulos ¡‰›ÎˆÈ·, À‹Í˘ÌÂÚ, Ûı̘flÛÙ ÙÔ ‹ÓÈÔ Ë·ıÏ·ÛÙ¸ ›Ò„Ô Û·Ú Í·È ÂÓ·ÍÔÎÔËÂflÙ Province of B.C.: Irene Nikolaou Greece: Avrilia Vlahaki Ì· ‚ÔÁË‹Ù ÙÁÌ ÈÛÙÔÒÈÍfi œÏÔÛỔfl· Ï·Ú ÛÙ· ÒÔ„Ò‹ÏÏ·Ù‹ ÙÁÚ Í·È ÛÙÔıÚ Sparti,Laconia, GR: Nikon Papagiannakos ÛÙ¸˜ÔıÚ ÙÁÚ. Supreme Director of Membership Terry Tsafatinos ≈ÏÂflÚ ÔÈ À‹Í˘ÌÂÚ ÙÁÚ ‰È·ÛÔÒ‹Ú ‰ıÌ·Ï˘Ï›ÌÔÈ Ï ÂflÒ· Í·È ·È‰Âfl· ÛÙÁÌ Supreme Director of Education Peter Panagoulias ·ÎÎÔ‰·fi, ·Ò·Ï›ÌÔıÏ ·Ôˆ·ÛÈÛÏ›ÌÔÈ Ì· ·Ò·‰˛ÛÔıÏ ÙÁ ‰‹‰· ÙÁÚ Supreme Director of Projects Louis Atsaves ÈÛÙÔÒfl·Ú Í·È ÙÁÚ ÒÔ¸‰Ôı ÛÙÈÚ Â¸ÏÂÌÂÚ „ÂÌÌÈ›Ú. ‘Ô À·Í˘ÌÈ͸ ÌÂ˝Ï· ·Ú Supreme Director of Protocol „flÌÂÈ ËÂÏ›ÎÈÔ Ì· ÛÙÁÒflÓÂÈ ÙÔ –·„͸ÛÏÈÔ ·flÙÁÏ· „È· ÙÁÌ Ò¸Ô‰Ô Í·È ÙÁÌ James Spyrakos Constitution and By-Laws ·ÓÈÔÒ›ÂÈ· ÙÔı ·ÌËÒ˛Ôı. George Zaharoolis Directors of Laconian Village « ÈÛÙÔÒfl· Ë· Ï·Ú ÍÒflÌÂÈ ·¸ Ù· ›Ò„· Ôı Ë· ·Ò·‰˛ÛÔıÏÂ Í·È ›Ì· ·¸ Ù· Terry Tsafatinos, L. Atsaves, E.P. Aloupis, George Varlokostas ›Ò„· ÛıÏÂÒÈης‹ÌÂÙ·È Í·È Á ÛıÏÏÂÙÔ˜fi Í·È ‰Ò‹ÛÁ ÙÁÚ ÌÂÔηfl·Ú Á ÔÔfl· Supreme Directors of Publicity Ò›ÂÈ Ì· Ï·Ú ‰È·‰Â˜ÙÂfl Í·È Ì· Ûı̘flÛÂÈ ÙÔ ›Ò„Ô Ï·Ú. œÈ Ì›ÔÈ À‹Í˘ÌÂÚ Martha Karakitsos, Georgia Menegas (US) Demetrios Mantalas (CAN) Í·È À·Í˛ÌÈÛÛÂÚ ·ÔÙÂÎÔ˝Ì ÙÔ Ûı̉ÂÙÈ͸ ÍÒflÍÔ ÛÙÁ ˜ÒıÛfi ·ÎıÛfl‰· ÙÁÚ Dora Theophilopoulos (GR) Commander of Knights & Ladies ÔθηÏÒÁÚ …ÛÙÔÒfl· Ï·Ú. of Sparta, Historian and Archivist Perry P. Michael 9 ”ı̘flÛÙ ÎÔÈ¸Ì Ì· ÛÙÁÒflÊÂÙ ÙÔ ËÂÛϸ ÙÁÚ …ÛÙÔÒÈÍfiÚ Ï·Ú ·ÔÛÙÔÎfiÚ. Directors of Laconian Youth George Varvitsiotis, Steve Georgitsos (US) 9 –ÒÔÛ·ËÂflÛÙ ̷ ˆ›ÒÂÙ ̛· Ï›ÎÁ ÛÙÔıÚ ”ıÎθ„ÔıÚ ÙÁÚ ÂÒÈÔ˜fiÚ Û·Ú. Christina Kokkaliaris (CAN) 9 –ÒÔ‚‹ÎÎÂÙ ÙÁÌ ›Ì‰ÔÓÁ …ÛÙÔÒfl· ÙÁÚ ≈Î΋‰ÔÚ Í·È ÙÁÚ ”‹ÒÙÁÚ. Pan-World Convention Perry Michael (US), James Kokkoros (CAN) 9 ¬ÔÁËfiÛÙÂ Í·È ÒÔ‚‹ÎÎÂÙ ÙÁÌ œÏÔÛỔfl· Ï·Ú. 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