in the Community
Stories from the Greek-American community, its institutions, events, and people.
IOCC Support For Cooperatives Creates Jobs For Families In Greece
Baltimore, MD – For more than a decade, Christos, 38, made a living selling sweets and newspapers at his busy Athens kiosk. But his business took a drastic downturn along with Greece’s economy, making it harder…
A Pontian Women’s Lament, Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou
Upper Darby, PA – Pontian Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou gave an emotional lament about genocide this past Sunday, outside of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where generations of Pontians and the community gathered. A monument, one of two…
Nea Leoforos, Panathinaikos’ New Stadium
This last Friday at a hotel in Long Island City, New York, the President of Panathinaikos FC Giannis Alafouzos along with Brazilian soccer legend Gilberto Silva unveiled the plans to Greek American fans to rebuild Leoforos…
Pontian Genocide Remembered At Monument In Upper Darby
Upper Darby, PΑ – Songs and poems about the loss of homeland and the 353, 000 thousand Pontian Greeks were read at the Pontian Genocide monument. The Pontian chapter Akritai, their descendants and the Greek community…
Greek Food Feast At St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Upper Darby, PA – Loukoumades a la Nutella and nuts were the latest Greek sweet trend served up at the Upper Darby Greek Festival. But of course, the Baklava, Galaktobouriko, and Revani were all on hand…
Annunciations Opa! Greek Festival To Kick Off
It’s the OPA! Greek Food Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Gyros, Spanakopita, Baklava and Greek coffee are all here. It’s a Greek food feast like nowhere else. Greek folk dancing, live music and much much…
Let’s Bid, Let Buy And Win!
Cherry Hill, NJ – It keeps getting bigger and better, the St. Irene Philoptochos The St. Annual “Bid-N-Buy”. The annual event was hosted last Wednesday, May 18th, 2016, at the Danielle Kousoulis Greek Cultural Center of…
We Will Never Forget, Pontian Memorial Service
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian “Akritai” organization of Philadelphia will commemorate the Genocide of 353,000 Pontians and loss of their homeland at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, this Sunday. Dressed in traditional folk attire, members…
Philly Mascots, Franklin And Phanatic To Visit Upper Darby Greek Festival
Upper Darby, PA – Can famed mascots, The Philly Phanatic and Franklin dance Greek? Come to the Upper Darby Greek Festival at St. Demetrios to find out, this Thursday and Friday when they visit. THE PHILLIE…
Pan-Macedonians Sponsor Greek Island Dancing
Media, PA – Greek Island dance lessons were the focus of Instructor Ari Yortzidis this past Saturday. Yortzidis was invited to Philadelphia by the Pan-Macedonian Association, to get folks familiar with the various dances from the…
St. Demetrios Greek School Commemorates Pontian Genocide
Upper Darby, PA – One by one, the Greek school students filed into the memorial square, holding white carnations they would later lay at the Pontian monument base. Led by Greek school teacher Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou, one…
Federation Hosts Post Parade Dinner And Meeting
Upper Darby, PA – The Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley hosted its post-Greek Independence Day parade dinner and meeting this past Thursday. Throughout the evening, organization leaders were asked to comment…
