1. The 4th Annual AHEPA GREEK FOOD & WINE FEST will be held on August 15-17 on the Ahepa Chapter No. 43 grounds. We need everyone’s help to make this festival a success. The more money we raise from this festival, the more money we can give back to our Hellenic and Neighborhood communities. Please contact us and let us know how you can assist us! Everyone’s input and ideas are needed and wanted.
2. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios has proclaimed May 18, 2008 as “AHEPA Sunday” in the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Annunciation Church will hold a special service following the Divine Liturgy on June 22nd, 2008. It would be great to have many of our fellow brothers join us for this beautiful and honorable ceremony. Note: The Divine Liturgy begins at 9 am (Summer Hours).
3. 13th District Order of AHEPA’s 41st Annual Sports Award Banquet will be held on Friday, June 6, 2008 at the Fountain Blue Banquet in Des Plaines, Illinois. All qualifying athletes will be awarded a plaque and/or trophy in addition to being guests for dinner. This is open to all high school and college athletes who have earned a school letter and have at least one parent of Greek descent or is a member of Ahepa. Please call Tim Stasinoulias at 262.442.0422 for an application or for more information. DEADINE IS MAY 20.
4. We would like to extend our heartfelt get well wishes for a speedy recovery to brother Frank Koutros who recently had heart bypass surgery. Also, another get well wish goes out to our dear brother Jim Jafferis on his recovery from cataract surgery. PERASTIKA!
5. Congratulations to our new brother Prokopi Liapis and his lovely wife on the birth of their first child, a healthy baby boy, Giorgos! NA SAS ZISI !
6. The entire family of AHEPA Chapter No. 43 would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family of our dearly departed brother Harry Kailas. Harry was a Lifetime member of AHEPA and was a passionate and generous supporter. We will miss him! ZOI SE SAS! Also, I would like to thank my fellow brothers who participated in the reverent and beautiful funeral ceremony held at the Krause Funeral Home after the Trisagion by Father James Dokos. It is customary at the wishes of the family that we perform this ceremony in honor of a fallen brother. Thanks also to Supreme Counselor John Galanis and Brother Steve Gaveras for the kind and heartfelt eulogy. ZOI SE MAS !
7. 8th Annual Midwest Regions Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday June 4th, 2008 at the Geneva National Golf Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, WI. (The Palmer course 1:00 P.M. Shotgun start. $130.00 per golfer includes box lunch, sit down dinner, Prizes, Green Fee’s & Cart, etc.) This is the first time 7 Years that this Tournament will be held in Wisconsin (in our own backyard!) Let us know if you would like to participate. It’ll be a lot of fun! Please call or see Tim Stasinoulias for an application (262.442.0422) that will available at the next meeting.
Presidents Corner
Let me start out by wishing everyone and their families XRISTOS ANESTI! I would like to thank “EVERYONE” involved with this years AHEPA Scholarship Program and Dinner. It was a fabulous turnout and a resounding success by all accounts. This event exemplifies one of the main efforts of the Order of AHEPA, which is to help further and support the educational efforts of our youth. All of the scholarship recipients were very impressive as was the inspiring message delivered by our keynote speaker Sophia Kintis. Also, we were honored to have both Father Ted and Father Jim in attendance as well. Again, Congratulations and continued success to all !!
As this AHEPA Year comes to a conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity to thank many people for their help and support in making this, my first year as President of Chapter No. 43 a successful one. Many thanks to all of my fellow brothers, my chapter officers, the Daughters of Penelope, our clergy, the Scholarship Foundation directors and the community at large. I hope we can build on this for the upcoming year. With that said our FOCUS is no on our biggest fundraiser of the year, the 4th annual AHEPA Greek Food and Wine Festival, August 15 – 17 !!! We need everyone’s help in making this a great success! Let us know how and when you can help?! We now have the summer covered with Greek Festivals (Sts. Constantine & Helen in June, Annunciation in July, and AHEPA in August)! We should be able to attend and support each of them ! After all, it’s the same great people and the same great food!
I wish each of you and your families a wonderful and safe summer season. (Kalo sas Kalokeri !)
Sincerely,
Timothy M. Stasinoulias, Chapter President
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