American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

April 2009

No Meeting on April 1st, 2009

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday April 8th, 2009 at 7:00 pm:
1) Update on Ahepa’s Greek Food & Wine Festival.(See new dates below under Chapter News). We will have a sign up sheet for volunteers as well as appoint our Festival Committee members.
2) Report on our Ahepa Basketball Teams, which participated as “AHEPA Milwaukee” in the 1st Annual Ahepa Marrow National Invitational Basketball Tournament as well as the 79th Annual N.H.I.B.T. (National Hellenic Invitational Basketball Tournament) in Chicago.(see comments below)
3) Report on our Chapter’s participation in the Greek Independence Day Parade taking place in Chicago’s Historic Greektown on Sunday April 5th at 2:30 pm.(see information below)

Agenda for Meeting Wednesday April 22nd, 2009 at 7:00 pm:

1. This meeting will be dedicated to our Ahepa Greek Food & Wine Festival.

Chapter News and Announcements

1. The AHEPA 50TH Annual Scholarship Luncheon will take place on Sunday May 3, 2009 at 1 pm. at the beautiful and prestigious BLUEMOUND COUNTRY CLUB. The invitations are out and everyone in our Greek community should attend this historic event. Many of the original founders and organizers of this event will be honored. We call upon all past recipients & their families to show your pride and support.

This year’s impressive group of award recipients are as follows:

Carrie Boyle Stephanie Dietz John Koremenos Jr.
Gina Jo Kralik Elizabeth McGinley Athena Naylor
Samantha Kailas Michael Nestoras Alexandra Nicholas
Geordin Panagopoulos Alexandra Sotiros Alexandra Stocker
Demetrios Tongas

Greek School Awards: Paraskevi Limberatos, Christina Copoulos,
Christos Apostolos Lianos
Congratulations to all of our recipients. We’re proud of them !

“AHEPA INSPIRING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION”

For further information please contact Dr. Dean Copoulos at 414-759-3614 or Jim Jafferis at 262-786-7574.

2. Congratulations to our “Ahepa Milwaukee” Basketball Teams which participated in the 1st Annual Ahepa Marrow Basketball Tournament on March 12-15 in Chicago. Its motto was “A Tournament that Saves Lives”. This was the first time in many many years that our chapter has sent a basketball team to play in any tournament. We are dedicated to making this an annual event for both the Marrow and N.H.I.B.T. Events. It was exciting to have players come together from both our churches. Many thanks go out to our Chapter and its members for sponsoring the teams as well as Head coach Steve Itsines, Dr. Dean Copoulos, Nick Anton, etc. for pulling this together on such short notice. Many thanks as well go out to all of the players. They played their hearts out and it was a lot of fun to watch them compete.

3. The Basketball Teams will also be competing in the 79th Annual N.H.I.B.T. Tournament on March 27th, 28th, and 29th in Chicago at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, IL. Good Luck to Coach Steve Itsines and our players! Thanks again to the members who helped sponsor our teams. You know who you are! Please come and cheer them on! Please call Tim Stasinoulias at 262.442.0422 for more information.

4. Our Chapter will march in the Greek Independence Parade in Greektown on Sunday April 5th at 2:30pm. and have dinner afterwards in Greektown. Supreme Counselor Atty. John Galanis will be an honored guest at the parade. We have reserved a Lamer’s Coach Bus which will depart Sts. Constantine & Helen Church around 10:30 am and from Ahepa Lodge afterwards. This event is open to everyone not just Ahepa members! We still have plenty of room but we need an RSVP no later than March 31! Please call Tim Stasinoulias for reservations! 262.442.0422. Cost will be about $20.00 per person. It’ll be lots of fun.

“ ZITO ELLAS ! ”

5. CrAzY hAt Luncheon – Daughters of Penelope Saturday, May 2, 2009 at The Wisconsin Club.

6. This year’s 5th Annual Ahepa Greek Food & Wine Festival will take place at Ahepa Lodge in Hales Corners on Friday July 24, Saturday July 25, and Sunday July 26. WE NEED YOUR HELP IN MAKING THIS OUR BEST FESTIVAL YET! Please volunteer your time and talent.

President’s Corner

I would like to again thank all of my fellow brother Ahepans for your support of our Chapter, still the largest in District 13. It’s exciting to have restarted a long standing tradition of participation in the N.H.I.B.T Basketball Tournament and now the New Ahepa Marrow Tournament. It’s important to have our youth involved in our Chapter’s events. We would also like to organize some soccer teams to play in this fall’s Hellenic Tournament in Chicago.(more info to follow). Again, please support this year’s Scholarship Luncheon; it’s one of the best events of its kind in the nation. Finally, I would like to wish everyone and their families KALI ANASTASI and KALO PASXA!!

CHRIST IS RISEN! HAPPY EASTER!

Sincerely,
Timothy M. Stasinoulias, Chapter President

Adult Level Basketball Team – Coach Steve Itsines
Players: Steve Itsines, Ken Dienberg, Phillip Losey, Jim Panagiotopoulos, Nick Antzoulatos, Yianni Glavas, Tom Jikomes, Danny Argyres, Dimitri Itsines, Stefanos Itsines

High School Level Basket Ball Team – Coach Steve Itsines
Players: Dimitri Itsines, Stefanos Itsines, Demitrios Tongas, Nick Tongas, Peter Tongas, Paul Anton, Billy Dietz