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AHI Hellenic Heritage Public Service Awards Hosted In Wilmington
Wilmington, DE – The American Hellenic Institute recognized three members of the Philadelphia metropolitan community on Saturday night. The Hellenic Heritage Public Service Awards were given to Georgia Halakos, John Vasiliou and the Odyssey Charter…
Athena Mary Dependahl
On Monday, November 13, 2017, Athena M. Dependahl, while living with her daughter, went home to meet her Savior. She was the daughter of Evangelos and Vasiliki Spyros of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, born to them on…
Nickolas Jekogian, Navigating A Path For Our Future
Nickolas Jekogian is one hundred and one years young. A witness to the expanding Greek-American community that started in Philadelphia, and over the years, headed west to the suburbs. He has served his country in…
Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program Hosts First College Admissions Workshop
On October 21, as a follow up to their inaugural Mentoring Event held this past April, the Hellenic Hearts Educational Guidance Program hosted its first College Admissions Workshop. The event was a great success and…
St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral Honors Class of 1942
Philadelphia, PA – The Sunday School class of 1942 was honored last night at the Hilton. St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral hosted its annual banquet fundraiser that brought together former members, founders, and parishioners for…
PGBL: Boardwalk Empire Falls To Warriors
Upper Darby, PA – The Boardwalk Empire and the Warriors came out running fast breaks and exchanging buckets the first minutes of the evening’s big eight pm matchup. The Boardwalk Empire applied a lot of…
Serving Faithfully For 75 Years, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
“Serving Faithfully for 75 Years, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church,” is a documentary on the history of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church community. The video features the story of this unique church from its…
Bouzoukia Night Is Back At St. Demetrios
The big night is fast approaching. It’s Bouzoukia Night, and it’s back again featuring Yianni Papastefanou and Orchestra. Last years event filled the church hall at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. If you’re looking for…
Jewel Of The Greek Community St. Demetrios Marks 75 Years
Deptford, NJ – The St. Demetrios community of Upper Darby celebrated its 75th year as an Orthodox church this past Saturday evening. St. Demetrios is one of the oldest Greek Orthodox churches in the region…
Fifth District AHEPA Raises $60,000 for Cancer Research Foundation
Fifth District AHEPA Cancer Research Foundation hosted its 27th annual Fall Gala on Saturday, November 4, 2017. Ahepans from all over the world came to honor this great tradition. In particular, Supreme lodge members from…
Stones From God, Ottoman Greek Life Performed At Stockton University
Atlantic City, NJ – Oral histories of life in Asia Minor set to a performance titled, “Stones from God”, was performed throughout the weekend at Stockton University. Pamela Hendrick and Tom Papademetriou from the Interdisciplinary…
Folk Songs from Cyprus Highlight 25th MGSA Symposium Opening
Atlantic City, NJ – There were lullabies and love songs, traditional folk songs of life on the island nation of Cyprus, sung by Fulbright scholar Nicoletta Demetriou. They highlighted the first evening of the Modern…
