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AHEPA Honors Community Service Excellence in Dallas
AHEPA hosted a Regional Banquet, themed "Philotimo,"
to honor excellence in service to the community in Dallas, Texas, Jan. 27. More than 350 persons attended.
Program highlights included:
- The Mary Kay Foundation, an organization headquartered in Dallas dedicated to finding a cure for cancers that affect women and finding an end to domestic violence, presented a $20,000 grant to Penelope House. The AHEPA family presented Kirsten Gappelberg, director, Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability, Mary Kay, Inc., with a special recognition for the Mary Kay Foundation's work to meet its mission.
- Austin Street Center, which provides safe shelter and meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable homeless of Dallas, received a special recognition for the programs and services it provides. The programs include: work readiness, permanent housing preparation, and specialized outreach to veterans and women, among others. Austin Street Executive Director Daniel Roby and Advancement Manager Charlotte Baker accepted the award.
- Dean Xeros received a special recognition for volunteering at Austin Street Center, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Center, and preparing and serving a countless number of meals to the homeless at the Center.
- Basil Xeros received an AHEPA Excellence in Community Service Award for serving the Greek American community of Dallas and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church since 1939.
- The AHEPA family of Houston conveyed appreciation for the AHEPA family's raising of more than $70,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
AHEPA Happenings | Winnipeg Chapter Donates $10K to Local Food Bank, Awards $7K in Scholarships
Congratulations to AHEPA Polikos Aster Chapter CJ8, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The chapter donated $10,000 to Winnipeg Harvest, a community food bank, and presented $7,000 in scholarship awards to five students during its Hellenic Gala. From 1990 to 2017, the chapter has awarded $141,000 in scholarships.
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Program Announcements
2018 National Scholarship Application Available
The AHEPA National Educational Foundation announced its 2018 scholarship application is available. The deadline to apply for an AHEPA National Educational Foundation scholarship is March 31, 2018. Become one of many students who received a national AHEPA scholarship since the foundation's inception. Apply Today!
Call for Applications | Scholar-Athlete Scholarships, Hall of Fame Honors
Annually, AHEPA presents scholarships and awards
to outstanding athletes, scholar-athletes, and former athletes at its Athletic Luncheon held at the AHEPA Family Supreme Convention. Don't miss out! Know of a standout athlete who excels in their individual sport(s) or who displays excellence in the classroom and volunteerism? Or a former athlete worthy to join the ranks of 135 members of the AHEPA Athletic Hall of Fame?
AHEPA Journey to Greece 2018 Session 
2018 AHEPAcademy Session | Apply Today! 
Join a select group of Greek American students from across the country for AHEPAcademy, June 24 to 30, 2018, George Mason University, outside Washington, DC.
Learn more
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The Ahepan 
The latest issue of
The Ahepan is out! Share with family and friends how AHEPA is working to fulfill its mission through service and volunteerism in our communities.
Deadline for spring 2018 issue: Feb. 5
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Upcoming Events & Deadlines
February
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AHEPA Regional Banquet, Columbus, Ohio
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Greek American News Digest
Editor's Note: Editorials, Commentaries, and Opinion pieces are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members.
Cyprus Presidency Goes Into Runoff Round as Economy Dominates
Bloomberg (Jan. 28)
Cypriots will return to the ballot box on Feb. 4 to choose a leader who can oversee the Mediterranean island's economic recovery nearly six years after the country came close to financial collapse. Incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades, 71, will face Stavros Malas in the runoff after taking 35.5 percent of the vote Sunday compared with 30.3 percent for Malas, an independent candidate backed by the leftist Akel party, according to Cypriot Interior Ministry figures. read more
Israeli president to attend Greek holocaust museum ceremony
Washington Post
(Jan. 29)
Israel's president has met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during a visit to Athens that will include a foundation stone-laying ceremony for a Holocaust museum. Reuven Rivlin also met with his Greek counterpart, Procopis Pavlopoulos, in the capital on Monday. On Tuesday, Rivlin and Tsipras will travel to the northern city of Thessaloniki for the museum ceremony. Thessaloniki's 55,000-strong Jewish population was deported by Nazi forces during World War II and most of its members were murdered in German concentration camps.
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additional coverage
'Potential is great' in Greek-Israeli relations, President Rivlin tells Kathimerini
Ekathimerini (Jan. 29)
There are no limits to the scope of cooperation between his country and Greece, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin tells
Kathimerini ahead of his visit to Athens on the invitation of his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos. "We like to say the sky is the limit, but perhaps, as we are neighbors on the Mediterranean, the sea is the limit," he says poignantly in regard to ties between the two countries, pointing to the areas of security and the fight against terrorism, of technology, medicine, agriculture, bilateral trade and tourism.
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Pavlopoulos calls on FYROM to avoid name with irredentist claims
Ekathimerini (Jan. 29)
In comments made during a televised exchange on Monday with Israel's President Reuven Rivlin, Greece's Prokopis Pavlopoulos declared that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia will be unable to join NATO as long as there are signs of irredentism.
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Enhancing the gods
Ancient World
(Jan. 22)
According to the first century traveller Pausanias, the Athenian sculptor Pheidias cast the bronze figures for Athens' dedication at the important Panhellenic sanctuary in Delphi in ca. 465 BC (10.10.1). At Delphi, Pheidias, the young sculptor, would have had opportunity to peruse the treasuries situated along the Sacred Way. We can imagine his eyes and intellect becoming beguiled by the extravagantly decorated Siphnian Treasury: its sculpted friezes and pediments were already proving to be influential among Greek artists.
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Review: Love Among the Ruins
Wall Street Journal
(Jan. 26) [Subscription required]
In 'Questions of Travel' Elizabeth Bishop asks: "Is it lack of imagination that makes us come / to imagined places, not just stay at home?" Why travel in the first place? What centrifugal impulse makes us hungry for strangeness? All travel, from the cushiest package cruises to the most daring and dangerous explorations, inspires such questions.
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Giannis Joins Hundreds of Greeks to Sing National Anthem
Greek Reporter
(Jan. 19)
All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo stayed behind after the game against the Nets on Friday to meet hundreds of Greeks waiting patiently to get a glimpse or a handshake from their hero. Giannis was overwhelmed by the presence of so many Greek fans. He took the mike and sang the Greek national anthem, before he climbed the steps of the arena to meet them.
read more and watch the video!
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