American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

November 2008

Only meeting will be on Wednesday November 19th, 2008.

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday November 19th, 2008 at 7:00 pm:
1) Discuss Plans for the 85th Anniversary of our chapter. The official date is Tuesday, March 17th 2009.
2) Scholarship Committee officers with expiring terms: Jim Jafferis, John Krenitsky, Glenn Schrubbe, Bill Spheeris, and Chris Tsoris. Anyone interested in becoming a member, please be present or contact Tim Stasinoulias. This is one the most fulfilling and rewarding positions at Ahepa.

Chapter News and Announcements

1. THANKSGIVING DINNER The Daughters of Penelope will be having their Annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday November 6, 2008, 6:45 pm at Sts Constantine and Helen Church. Adults $10, Children 10yrs and under $5. We encourage you to contact Grace Zervas (262) 784 – 0431, to make reservations so that we can plan for this event. The proceeds will benefit Greek victims of Hurricane Ike.

2. Special Presentation “Hellenism- What do we know?” by Ambassador Loucas Tsilas of Greece. Mr. Tsilas is the Executive Director of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation. The presentation will begin at 6:30p.m on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 followed by a reception. This event is free of charge and will take place at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church's James Pihos Cultural Center located at 9400 W. Congress Ave. Please RSVP to Kelly Fuchs at 414-461-9400.

3. AHEPA now has its own travel website at: www.ahepatravel.com AHEPAtravel.com is powered by the same websites you normally use to book travel - Travelocity.com, Hotels.com and Cheaptickets.com - same great features, low prices and you will be supporting AHEPA !

4. Exclusion of Greece from the Visa Waiver program. Information on website www.ahepa.org/uploads/enews/aa_08-10-08.html

5. Happy Veterans Day November 11, 2008 ! See AHEPA Veterans List!

President’s Corner

I would like to encourage everyone to attend the Daughters of Penelope Thanksgiving Dinner as mentioned in this bulletin. It is a great way to kick off the Christmas Season and connect with friends and other members of our Greek Orthodox Community. The price is reasonable, it's for a good cause, and it's a lot of fun. Also, in the spirit of the season, I would thank to give thanks to Ahepa Chapter 43 for the opportunity to be it's president, my officers, as well as the other loyal members of our Ahepa community. Our Chapter has done many good things over the last 84.5 years and it can and should do more. What we need more of is enthusiasm, fresh ideas, and unity.

In closing, I would like to wish everyone and their families a Happy Thanksgiving.

Sincerely,
Timothy M. Stasinoulias, Chapter President