in the Community
Stories from the Greek-American community, its institutions, events, and people.
Announcing St. George 2014 Annual Dinner Dance
Philadelphia, PA. St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral invites the community to its Annual Dinner Dance for the feast of St. George on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at 8 p.m. All proceeds will help sustain and restore…
St. Demetrios Philoptochos Hosts 30th Annual Bid And Buy
Upper Darby, PA – Dressed in white pearls and black dresses, the St. Demetrios Philoptochos ladies hosted their 30th annual Bid and Buy. With Audrey Hepburn as the theme, the event attracted around 500 women from…
Upper Darby Native To Skate For Team Greece In Roller Derby World Cup
Boynton Beach, FL – Eleni Pantaridis is a 43 year old mother of three, an accomplished lawyer, and to keep the stress in her life to a minimum, she has been taking yoga classes for five…
Get Preferred Tickets for Greece vs. Nigeria in FIFA World Cup Tune Up at PPL Park
Philadelphia, PA – The Greek National Soccer team is coming to Philadelphia for a pre World Cup tune up game vs. Nigeria. On June 3rd at 7:00 pm, at PPL Park (Chester, PA), just minutes away…
Evangelismos Greek School Celebrates March 25th
On Sunday, March 30th, 2014, the Greek School of Evangelismos Greek Orthodox Church, Philadelphia presented their annual Program celebrating two important holidays; the Feastday of the Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos, and the Anniversary of Greek…
St. George hosts Youth Festival [video]
Media, PA – It’s been more than a 30 year tradition, Sights and Sounds. Started in North Jersey, more than a generation ago, the annual event brings together, the Delaware Valley Greek Orthodox community. GOYA members…
Sights and Sounds Tradition Continues
Media, PA – Our Greek kids do it all, from dancing, singing and painting. The artistic list is endless. The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey hosted it’s annual Sights and Sounds Youth festival at St.…
Upper Darby Becomes Little Greece On Greek Independence Day [video]
Upper Darby, PA – The Greek Independence Day parade march along the Ben Franklin Parkway led to St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church in Upper Darby. Described as Little Greece, by MC Harry Karapalides, St. Demetrios looked…
Ben Franklin Turns Blue, Philadelphia Greeks Celebrate Independence Day [video]
Philadelphia, PA – On Sunday afternoon, the Ben Franklin Parkway was a sea of blue and white as the Greek community of Philadelphia celebrated Independence Day. Thousands of Hellenes participated and celebrated the 193 anniversary of…
2014 Greek Independence Day Dance And Proclamation
Upper Darby, PA. St. Demetrios welcomed parade attendees on Sunday evening after their march down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Inside the church gymnasium, the celebration continued with dance performances and an official proclamation. The Saint Demetrios…
Grand Marshalls and Eleftheria Medal Awarded at Hellenic Federation Dinner [Video]
Deptford, NJ – It was a first for the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia and the Greater Delaware Valley. On Saturday evening at their pre-parade dinner banquet, they awarded the 1st ever Eleftheria Medal to…
10,000 Greeks March, Philadelphia 2014 Greek Independence Day Parade
Philadelphia, PA – When the numbers were finally tallied, more than ten thousand participated and celebrated Greek Independence Day along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Vice President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies, George Horiatis said, that…
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