∂ÙÔ˜ 54Ô - ∞ÚÈı. 211 - Kastoria · 11 KASTORIAN NEWS For many centuries and to the...

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∂ÙÔ˜ 54Ô - ∞ÚÈı. 211 - πÔ‡ÏÈÔ˜ 2010

Volume 54th - No. 211 - July 2010

“The OMONOIA celebrated 100 year anniversary”

100 year Anniversary

KASTORIAN NEWS2

“∫∞™∆Oƒπ∞¡∞ ¡∂∞”“KASTORIAN NEWS”A Review of the Society of

Kastorians “Omonoia”, INC.

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OFFICERSDR. ELIAS PANIDES

PresidentVASILI E. ZISIS

Vice PresidentJOHN MALEGANOS

General Secretary JOHN PAPAZOGLOU

TreasurerJOHN PETKANAS, DDS

Assistant SecretaryJOHN PSALTOS

Assistant Treasurer

BOARD MEMBERSCONSTANTINE P. FRANGOS

GEORGE JIMASTEDDY KATSAMAKIS

PAUL NANOSPETER SYMEONIDES

THEODORE A. TOSKOSANASTASIOS TZALLASANDREAS VASSILIOU

STAVROS DAM. VLACHOS

MAGAZINE COMMITTEEPANTELIS PAPAZOGLOU

ChairmanJOHN MALEGANOS

DR. DORA PINOUNIKKI VEKIOS

CONTRIBUTORSANTHOULA KAITERIS

ELENI KOUMAS ARTEMIS TOSKOS

∫∞™∆Oƒπ∞¡∞ ¡∂∞ - KASTORIAN NEWS

Dear fellow Kastorians,

Last year, the Society’s centennial anniversary, was a memorable year, onetruly befitting of the historic milestone and one that made all Kastorians proud.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I thank you from the bottom of my heartfor your enthusiastic support and participation in all the commemorativeevents. I will forever remember this year with great pride and a deep sense ofhumility for having the fortune to represent the Society at this historic juncture.

But now, as we have entered the second century, we must all work togetherto build a sustainable future for our Society. We must try to expand our mem-bership by enlisting second, third and even fourth generation Kastorians whoare not yet members. We should continue to press forward with efforts to engageKastorian youth of all ages for they are the ones who will guide the Society inthis century.

Sincerely,Elias Panides

∞Á·ËÙÔ› Û˘Ì·ÙÚÈÒÙÂ˜,

¶¤Ú˘ÛÈ, Ë Â¤ÙÂÈÔ˜ ÁÈ· Ù· ÂÎ·Ùfi ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÙÔ˘ ™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘, ‹Ù·Ó ÌÈ· ·Í¤¯·ÛÙË¯ÚÔÓÈ¿, Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈÎ¿ ·ÓÙ¿ÍÈ· ÙÔ˘ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎÔ‡ ÁÂÁÔÓfiÙÔ˜ Ô˘ ¤Î·ÓÂ fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÔ‡˜ ÂÚ‹Ê·ÓÔ˘˜.

∂Î Ì¤ÚÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘ ¢ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎfi ™˘Ì‚Ô‡ÏÈÔ, Û·˜ Â˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÒ ·fi Ù· ‚¿ıË ÙË˜Î·Ú‰È¿˜ ÌÔ˘ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÂÓıÔ˘ÛÈÒ‰Ë ˘ÔÛÙ‹ÚÈÍË Î·È Û˘ÌÌÂÙÔ¯‹ ÛÂ fiÏÂ˜ ÙÈ˜ÂÔÚÙ·ÛÙÈÎ¤˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂÈ˜. ¶¿ÓÙ· ı· ı˘Ì¿Ì·È ·˘Ù‹Ó ÙËÓ ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ ÌÂ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË˘ÂÚËÊ¿ÓÂÈ· Î·È ‚·ıÈ¿ ·›ÛıËÛË ÙÈÌ‹˜ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ Ù‡¯Ë Ô˘ Â›¯· Ó· ÂÎÚÔÛˆÒÙÔÓ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ ÛÂ ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎfi ÛËÌÂ›Ô.

∆ÒÚ·, Î·ıÒ˜ ¤¯Ô˘ÌÂ ÂÈÛ¤ÏıÂÈ ÛÙÔÓ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚÔ ·ÈÒÓ·, fiÏÔÈ Ì·˙› ı· Ú¤ÂÈ Ó·Û˘ÓÂÚÁ·ÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ ÁÈ· Ó· ÔÈÎÔ‰ÔÌ‹ÛÔ˘ÌÂ ¤Ó· ‚ÈÒÛÈÌÔ Ì¤ÏÏÔÓ ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ Ì·˜.¶Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ÚÔÛ·ı‹ÛÔ˘ÌÂ Ó· ÚÔÛÂÏÎ‡ÛÔ˘ÌÂ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚË˜, ÙÚ›ÙË˜ Î·È Ù¤Ù·ÚÙË˜·ÎfiÌË ÁÂÓÂ¿˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÒÓ Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ·ÎfiÌË Ì¤ÏË. ¶Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· Û˘ÓÂ¯›ÛÔ˘ÌÂÙÈ˜ ÚÔÛ¿ıÂÈÂ˜ Ì·˜ Ó· ÚÔÛÂÏÎ‡ÛÔ˘ÌÂ ÙËÓ ÓÂÔÏ·›· fiÏˆÓ ÙˆÓ ËÏÈÎÈÒÓ, ÌÈ· Î·ÈÔ˘ Ë ÓÂÔÏ·›· Â›Ó·È ·˘Ù‹ Ô˘ ı· Î·ıÔ‰ËÁ‹ÛÂÈ ÙËÓ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ ÛÂ ·˘Ùfi ÙÔÓ ·ÈÒÓ·.

ªÂ ·Á¿Ë Î·È ÛÂ‚·ÛÌfi,∏Ï›·˜ ¶·Ó›‰Ë˜

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GREEKINDEPENDENCEDAY PARADE

Again our Society participated in this year's parade with its ownfloat honoring and commemorating the Independence of Greecefrom the Ottoman Empire on March 25th 1821.

Thousands of people lined both sides of Fifth Avenue in New YorkCity and enjoyed a truly magnificent parade of Greek AmericanSocieties, Greek Orthodox Churches and Schools.

Our Society was led by our President, Dr. Elias Panides, and thePresident of Philoptochos, Mrs. Mitzi Papazoglou and their governingboards, as well as by many members. Our ladies and children weredressed in the traditional Greek costumes waving flags proudly. Thisyear's participation exceeded all expectations in spite of the cold weather.Two buses left completely filled from our Cultural Center for Manhattan.After the parade, when everyone returned to the Cultural Center, theenthusiasm and excitement continued. Sandwiches, salads, sweets andcoffee were offered to all members and friends of the Society.

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ŸÙ·Ó ÔÚÁ·ÓÒıËÎÂ Ë Í·ÎÔ˘ÛÙ‹ ºÈÏÈÎ‹ ∂Ù·ÈÚÂ›· ÛÙËÓ √‰ËÛÛfi Î·È ÔÈŒÏÏËÓÂ˜ ›ÛÙÂ„·Ó Í·Ó¿, ÛÈÁ¿-ÛÈÁ¿ ÂÙÔÈÌ¿ÛÙËÎ·Ó ÁÈ· Ì›· Ó¤·Â·Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË. ∆ËÓ ÒÚ· Ô˘ Ô À„ËÏ¿ÓÙË˜ ÔÏÂÌÔ‡ÛÂ ÛÙËÓ ƒÔ˘Ì·Ó›· ÌÂÔÏÏÔ‡˜ ŒÏÏËÓÂ˜, Ë ¶ÂÏÔfiÓÓËÛÔ˜ ·¿ÓÙËÛÂ ÌÂ ÙÔÓ ‰ÈÎfi ÙË˜ ·ÁÒÓ·.∫·È ·fi ÂÎÂ› Ë Â·Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË Í·ÏÒıËÎÂ ÛÙËÓ ™ÙÂÚÂ¿ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·, ÛÙËÓ◊ÂÈÚÔ, ÛÙËÓ ª·ÎÂ‰ÔÓ›·, ÛÙËÓ £ÂÛÛ·Ï›·, ÛÙ· ÓËÛÈ¿ ÙÔ˘ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô˘, ÛÙËÓ∫Ú‹ÙË Î·È ÛÙËÓ ∫‡ÚÔ. °›Ó·ÓÂ ÔÏÏ¤˜ Ì¿¯Â˜, fiˆ˜ ÔÈ ÓÈÎËÊfiÚÂ˜ Ì¿¯Â˜ÛÙÔ µ·ÏÙ¤ÙÛÈ, ÛÙ· µ·ÛÈÏÈÎ¿, ÛÙÔ Ã¿ÓÈ ÙË˜ °Ú·‚È¿˜, ÛÙ· ¢ÂÚ‚ÂÓ¿ÎÈ·,ÛÙÔ˘˜ ª‡ÏÔ˘˜ ÙË˜ §¤ÚÓ·˜ Î·È ÛÙËÓ ∞Ú¿¯Ô‚·. √È ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔÈ Ó·˘ÙÈÎÔ›Î·Ù·Ê¤Ú·ÓÂ Î·È Î·Ù¤ÛÙÚÂ„·Ó ÔÏÏÔ‡˜ ÛÙfiÏÔ˘˜ ÛÙÔ ∞ÈÁ·›Ô – fiˆ˜ ÛÙÈ˜Ó·˘Ì·¯›Â˜ ÙˆÓ ™ÂÙÛÒÓ, ÙË˜ ™¿ÌÔ˘, ÙÔ˘ °¤ÚÔÓÙ· Î·È ÌÂ ÙËÓ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ· ÙÔ˘ÛÙfiÏÔ˘ ÙË˜ ∞ÁÁÏ›·˜, ÙË˜ °·ÏÏ›·˜ Î·È ÙË˜ ƒˆÛ›·˜, ÙËÓ ÊËÌÈÛÌ¤ÓËÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· Ó·˘Ì·¯›· ÙÔ˘ ¡·‚·Ú›ÓÔ˘.

£˘ÛÈ¿ÛÙËÎ·Ó ÔÏÏÔ› ÁÂÓÓ·›ÔÈ ŒÏÏËÓÂ˜. ÕÓ‰ÚÂ˜, Á˘Ó·›ÎÂ˜, ÈÂÚÂ›˜,‰¿ÛÎ·ÏÔÈ, ¤ÌÔÚÔÈ Î·È ·ÁÚfiÙÂ˜ ¤Û·ÓÂ ı‡Ì·Ù· ÛÙËÓ Â·Ó¿ÛÙ·ÛË Î·ÈfiÌˆ˜ Ë ı˘Û›· ÙÔ˘˜ ¤‚Á·ÏÂ Î·ÚÔ‡˜. ¶ÔÈÔ˜ ÌÔÚÂ› Ó· ÍÂ¯¿ÛÂÈ ÙÔ ª¿ÚÎÔªfiÙÛ·ÚË, ÙÔÓ ∞ı·Ó¿ÛÈÔ ¢È¿ÎÔ, ÙÔÓ ∂ÌÌ·ÓÔ˘‹Ï ¶·¿, ÙÔ ¶··ÊÏ¤ÛÛ·,ÙÔ ∫·Ú·˚ÛÎ¿ÎË, ÙÔ ¶·ÙÚÈ¿Ú¯Ë °ÚËÁfiÚÈÔ ÙÔÓ ¶¤ÌÙÔ Î·È ÙÔÓ

∞Ú¯ÈÂ›ÛÎÔÔ ∫˘ÚÈ·Ófi; ¶fiÛÔÈ Î·Ù·ÛÙÚ¿ÊËÎ·Ó ÛÙÔ ªÂÛÔÏfiÁÁÈ, ÛÙÔ™Ô‡ÏÈ, ÛÙË ¡¿Ô˘Û· Î·È ÛÙË Ã·ÏÎÈ‰ÈÎ‹; ¶fiÛÔÈ ¿ÏÏÔÈ ÛÎÔÙÒıËÎ·Ó ÛÙ·ËÚˆÈÎ¿ ÓËÛÈ¿ Ì·˜ ·fi ÛÊ·Á¤˜, ÛÙË Ã›Ô, ÛÙË ∫¿ÛÛÔ, ÛÙË ∫Ú‹ÙË, ÛÙ·æ·Ú¿; ¶fiÛÂ˜ Á˘Ó·›ÎÂ˜ ‚ÔËı‹Û·ÓÂ, Û·Ó ÙËÓ ª·ÓÙÒ ª·˘ÚÔÁ¤ÓÔ˘˜ Î·ÈÙËÓ ·ı¿Ó·ÙË ªÔ˘ÌÔ˘Ï›Ó·; ∂Î·ÙÔÓÙ¿‰Â˜ ¯ÈÏÈ¿‰Â˜ ÁÓˆÛÙÔ› Î·È¿ÁÓˆÛÙÔÈ.

∫·È ÙÒÚ· ÊÚ¿Û·ÌÂ ÛÂ ÂÔ¯‹ fiÔ˘ ·ÎÔ‡ÁÔÓÙ·È ÔÏÏ¿, ÁÈ· ÙËÓ∂ÏÏ¿‰· Î·È ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· Ì·˜. ¶ÔÏÏÔ› ‰ÂÓ ÈÛÙÂ‡Ô˘Ó ÛÙËÓ ·Í›· ÙË˜∂ÏÏËÓÈÎ‹˜ Ê˘Ï‹˜, ÙËÓ ÁÏÒÛÛ· Î·È ÙËÓ ıÚËÛÎÂ›· Ì·˜. ∂›Ó·È ··Ú¿‰ÂÎÙÔÎ·È ¯˘‰·›Ô Ó· Ú›¯ÓÔ˘Ó Ï¿ÛË ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÚÔÁfiÓÔ˘˜ Ì·˜. ∏ ·Ï‹ıÂÈ· Â›Ó·ÈÍÂÎ¿ı·ÚË. ™ÙË ÁÂÓÈ¿ Ì·˜ ı· ·Ó·ÛÙËıÔ‡Ó Ó¤ÔÈ ∫ÔÏÔÎÔÙÚˆÓ·›ÔÈ Î·ÈªÈ·Ô‡ÏË‰Â˜, Ó¤ÔÈ ∞Ó‰ÚÔ‡ÙÛÔÈ Î·È ∫·Ó¿ÚË‰Â˜. ™ÙËÓ ÎÚ›ÛË ÙÔ˘ Ï·Ô‡ Ì·˜ı· Ú¤ÂÈ Ó· ‚ÚÔ‡ÌÂ ÙËÓ Ï‡ÛË Ô˘ Ì·˜ ‰›‰·Í·Ó ÔÈ ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔÈ ¤ÏÏËÓÂ˜ –ı˘Û›·, ›ÛÙË, ·ÁÒÓ·, ‰Ô˘ÏÂÈ¿, ÌfiÚÊˆÛË Î·È ·Á¿Ë. ∆fiÙÂ ÌÔÚÂ›ÂÈÙ¤ÏÔ˘˜ Ó· ‚ÚÔ‡ÌÂ Î·È ÙËÓ ÔÌfiÓÔÈ· Ô˘ ÔÏÏ¤˜ ÊÔÚ¤˜ Ì·˜ ÏÂ›ÂÈ. ∏∂ÏÏ¿‰· Â›Ó·È Êˆ˜ Î·È ÓÂ‡Ì·. ∞fi ÙÔÓ §ÂˆÓ›‰· Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙÔÓ ª¤Á·∞Ï¤Í·Ó‰ÚÔ, ·fi ÙÔÓ ¶·‡ÏÔ ªÂÏ¿ Ì¤¯ÚÈ ÙËÓ ∫˘Ú¿ ÙË˜ ƒˆ, Â›Ì·ÛÙÂ Ï·fi˜Â˘ÏÔÁËÌ¤ÓÔ˜ ·fi ÙÔÓ £Âfi Î·È Ú¤ÂÈ ¿ÓÙ· Ó· ÙÔ ÙÈÌÔ‡ÌÂ ·˘Ùfi. ∞˜ÂÏ›˙Ô˘ÌÂ ˆ˜ Ë ∂ÏÏ¿‰· ÔÙ¤ ‰ÂÓ Âı·›ÓÂÈ, ·ÏÏ¿ Ú¤ÂÈ Î·È ÂÌÂ›˜ Ó··›ÍÔ˘ÌÂ ÙÔÓ ÚfiÏÔ Ì·˜. ∫¿ıÂ ŒÏÏËÓ·˜ Î·È ∂ÏÏËÓ›‰· Â›Ó·È ‚Ú¿¯Ô˜ ÙË˜ÈÛÙÔÚ›·˜ Ì·˜. ∞˜ ı˘ÌËıÔ‡ÌÂ Í·Ó¿ Ù· ÏfiÁÈ· ÙÔ˘ ÌÂÁ¿ÏÔ˘ ÔÈËÙ‹ Ì·˜¢ÈÔÓ‡ÛÈÔ˘ ™ÔÏˆÌÔ‡ –

«Î·È ·’ fiÔ˘ ¯·Ú¿˙ÂÈ ¤ˆ˜ fiÔ˘ ‚˘ı¿,Ù· Ì¿ÙÈ· ÌÔ˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›‰·Ó ÙfiÔ ÂÓ‰ÔÍfiÙÂÚÔ ·fi ÙÔ‡ÙÔ ÙÔ ·ÏˆÓ¿ÎÈ»

∑‹Ùˆ Ë 25Ë ª·ÚÙ›Ô˘!∑‹Ùˆ Ë ∂ÏÏ¿‰·!

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100 year Anniversary dance 2011

100 ÃÚfiÓÈ· ¢Ú·ÛÙËÚÈfiÙËÙ·˜ Î·ÈºÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎÔ‡ ŒÚÁÔ˘!

∆Ô ™¿‚‚·ÙÔ 27 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010, ÛÙÔ Ã›ÏÙÔÓ ÙË˜ ¡¤·˜ ÀfiÚÎË˜ Ô™‡ÏÏÔÁfi˜ Ì·˜ ÁÈfiÚÙ·ÛÂ ÌÂ ÌÂÁ·ÏÔÚ¤ÂÈ·, ˘ÂÚËÊ¿ÓÂÈ· Î·È ¯·Ú¿ ÙËÛ˘ÌÏ‹ÚˆÛË 100 ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ ·fi ÙËÓ ›‰Ú˘Û‹ ÙÔ˘. ™ÙËÓ Ï·ÌÚ‹ ·˘Ù‹ ÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË·ÚÂ˘Ú¤ıËÎ·Ó ·ÚÎÂÙÔ› Â›ÛËÌÔÈ Î·ÏÂÛÌ¤ÓÔÈ fiˆ˜, Ô µÔ˘ÏÂ˘Ù‹˜ ¡¤·˜¢ËÌÔÎÚ·Ù›·˜ ÙÔ˘ ¡ÔÌÔ‡ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ Î. ∑‹ÛË˜ ∆˙ËÎ·Ï¿ÁÈ·˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙË˜ Û˘˙‡ÁÔ˘ÙÔ˘, Ô ¢‹Ì·Ú¯Ô˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ Î. πˆ¿ÓÓË˜ ∆Û·Ì›ÛË˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙË˜ Û˘˙‡ÁÔ˘ ÙÔ˘, Ô∞Ú¯ÈÂ›ÛÎÔÔ˜ ∞ÌÂÚÈÎ‹˜ ÎÎ. ¢ËÌ‹ÙÚÈÔ˜, Ô ¶ÚfiÍÂÓÔ˜ ÙË˜ ∂ÏÏ¿‰Ô˜ ÛÙË ¡¤·ÀfiÚÎË Î. ∂˘¿ÁÁÂÏÔ˜ ∫˘ÚÈ·ÎfiÔ˘ÏÔ˜, Ë ¶ÚfiÍÂÓÔ˜ ÙË˜ ∫‡ÚÔ˘ ÛÙËÓ ¡¤·ÀfiÚÎË Î. ∫Ô‡Ï· ™ÔÊÈ·ÓÔ‡, Ë ÂÎÚfiÛˆÔ˜ Ù‡Ô˘ Î·È ÏËÚÔÊÔÚÈÒÓ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡∆‡Ô˘ ÛÙ· ∏ÓˆÌ¤Ó· ŒıÓË Î. ¶ÔÏ˘Í¤ÓË ª·ÛÙÚÔ¤ÚÔ˘, Ô ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ÙË˜¶·Ì·ÎÂ‰ÔÓÈÎ‹˜ ŒÓˆÛË˜ ¢Ú. ∞ÓÙÒÓË˜ ¶··‰fiÔ˘ÏÔ˜, Ë ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ÙË˜ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ ∞‰ÂÏÊfiÙËÙÔ˜ ∫˘ÚÈÒÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ ¡¤· ÀfiÚÎË Î. £ˆÌ·‹ (ª›Ù˙Ë)¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ Î·ıÒ˜ Î·È 750 ¿ÙÔÌ· ¿ÛË˜ ËÏÈÎ›·˜.

∆Ô ÚfiÁÚ·ÌÌ· ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂˆ˜, Ô˘ ·ÔÙÂÏÂ›ÙÔ ·fi ÙÚ›· Ì¤ÚË, ¿Ú¯ÈÛÂÌÂ ÙËÓ ·ÚÔ˘Û›·ÛË ÙˆÓ ÂÈÛ‹ÌˆÓ, ÔÌÈÏ›Â˜ Î·È ÚÔ‚ÔÏ‹ ÙË˜ ÈÛÙÔÚ›·˜ ÙˆÓÂÎ·Ùfi ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ ÙÔ˘ ™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘, ·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛÂ ÎÔÎÙ¤ÈÏ Î·È ÂÓ Û˘ÓÂ¯Â›· ÛÙËÓ·›ıÔ˘Û· ÙÔ˘ Grand Ball Room ÙÔ˘ Ã›ÏÙÔÓ fiÏÔÈ ·fiÏ·˘Û·Ó ÂÎÏÂÎÙfi Ê·ÁËÙfi,¯ÔÚfi ÌÂ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·Ó¿ ÙÚ·ÁÔ‡‰È· ·fi ÙËÓ ÔÚ¯‹ÛÙÚ· Power Station Î·È‰È·ÛÎ¤‰·ÛË ¤ˆ˜ ÙÈ˜ 2:00 ÙÔ Úˆ›.

√ Î. ∆Û·Ì›ÛË˜ ÚÔÛ¤ÊÂÚÂ Ì›· ÂÈÎfiÓ· ÛÙÔÓ ™‡ÏÏÔÁÔ, ÛÙÔÓ ∞Ú¯ÈÂ›ÛÎÔÔÎ·ıÒ˜ Â›ÛË˜ ‚Ú¿‚Â˘ÛÂ fiÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ÚÒËÓ ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘˜ ÂÓ ˙ˆ‹ ÙÔ˘ ™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘.

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For many centuries and to the present day, the fur trade has been amajor source of employment and income for the people of Kastoria.Kastorians immigrated to many neighboring countries such as Germany,

France, Hungary, Romania, Austria, and Syria among others, where theyestablished strong Kastorian communities. They always kept in touch withtheir families and through generous donations supported the OrthodoxChurch and helped in funding schools back home in order to promote theteaching of the Greek language and Greek history. After all, Kastoria wasunder the Ottoman rule from 1387 to 1912. Kastorian furriers in Europe were buying good quality pelts imported fromAmerica. This led Vasilios Skaperdas to make the historic trip to the NewWorld in 1887. Very quickly he realized that New York was a place of greatopportunity and began trading as soon as he arrived there.In 1894, he was joined by his cousins Spyros, Naoum and John Samaras. Thelatter realized that in America the possibilities for growth and professionalengagement were unlimited and invited many of his relatives to join him. Bythe end of the nineteenth century, a total of eight Kastorians made Americatheir new home. At the turn of the 20th century a wave of immigrants brought to the shores ofNew York more Kastorians and by 1910, their number reached 1,000. Aminiature Kastoria was created as entire families traveled to America estab-lishing their business, developing new markets while educating their youngones.

Founding of the Society

While most of Greece was liberated from the Ottoman Empire in the nine-teenth century, Kastoria was still under its rule in 1910. The desire to see

Kastoria free lead many young Kastorians to return to Greece from NewYork and participate in the Macedonian struggle (ª·ÎÂ‰ÔÓÈÎfi ∞ÁÒÓ·.) Thisdesire grew more each day until it was realized that they could be more effec-tive if they organized as a group and form a strong society. It was August 7,1910 when 42 Kastorians met and officially founded “OMONOIA” by elect-ing their first board of directors as follows:Mr. George Oikonomides, President; Mr. Chrysos Nantsios, Vice-President;Mr. Panayiotis Pekmezaris, Treasurer; Mr. George Petkanas, Secretary; andMr. Damianos Tsistinas, Mr. Stavros Siomkos, Mr. Ioannis Kosmas, Mr.Athanasios Doykos, and Mr. Nikolaos Nanos, Advisors.”

The “OMONOIA” Society has preserved the patriotic flame and became thebridge between the homeland of our fathers and our new homeland, theUnited States of America.Kastoria, our place of birth will always remain in our hearts as it did in thehearts of all of those who immigrated to this wonderful country seeking free-dom and a better way of life.

Today, we are an involved, dynamic, progressive, relevant and indispensablepart of American life in all its facets: familial, spiritual, in business, citizen-ship, leadership, education and military.

In addition to the traditional vocations in Fur Manufacturing, Kastorians areprofessionally engaged in: International Commerce; the Financial World;Corporate and Media Conglomerates; Cutting-edge Technology; Literature;Art; Medicine; Law; Engineering; Accounting; Education / Academia; Clergyand most of all, Philanthropy.

Through a concerted effort by “OMONOIA” major focused fund raising

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events were held where a substantial sum of money was collected and used toassist various social programs and fulfill community needs in Kastoria,Greece which was in dire financial need as it emerged from the Balkan Warand World War I. As the years passed and Kastorians became more successful several of thembecame benefactors and donated large sums of money to be used for fundingscholarships and various targeted programs to aid the needy in Greece andthe US.

Following is a historical record highlighting funds used to aid Kastoria andother worthy causes as well as the establishment of programs to honor andcelebrate Holidays and Traditions:

August 7, 1010 - First official meeting November 20, 1910 - Voted to provide assistance to the common soupkitchen in Kastoria.April 30, 1911 - Supported the cause of Greek Independence from theOttoman Empire.September 16, 1911 - “Omonoia” purchased and shipped clothing forKastoria's poor citizens.November 20, 1911- Financial assistance was sent to the family of the slainMetropolitan of Grevena, Aimilianos.July 22, 1911 - Established as the official day of the celebration of ProphetElias, Patron Saint of the Trade Association of Fur ManufacturersAugust 3, 1912 - Financial assistance was sent to support the earthquake vic-tims in Thrace. November 11, 1912 - Kastoria is freed from The Ottoman Empire and is unit-ed with GreeceJanuary, 1913 - One thousand ($1,000) dollars was allocated for the war vic-tims and their families.

July 9, 1913 - “OMONOIA” financed the repatriation to Kastoria of citizensliving in NYC ñ Fund raiser was organized in support of the Greek war effort againstBulgaria.ñ A Kastorian committee was dispatched to Greece to personally deliverfunds to her Majesty Sophia, Queen of Greece in support of those injuredduring the latest war.November 11, 1913 - Established as the official day of the celebration ofSaint Minas Patron Saint of Kastoria.February 22, 1914 - The Society established a bank account with the NationalBank of Greece.April 5, 1914 - “OMONOIA” voted to participate in the GreekIndependence Day parade in NYC. July 5, 1914 - “OMONOIA” appointed a committee to oversee the purchaseof a clock for the Bell Tower of the Holy Metropolis, Kastoria. The clock wasdelivered on July 25, 1915.August 22, 1914 - Event held to raise funds for the purchase of a Warship tobe donated to Greece. August 28, 1914 - “OMONOIA” informed the Greek government theyplanned to fund the post office building in Kastoria. January 17, 1916 - $480 dollars (4,000 drachmas) was sent to Kastoria for theneedy.February 26, 1916 - Revenue from a formal “Ball” was used to support needyfamilies .August 30, 1916 - Society allocated funds for brides' dowries and needy chil-dren. September 16, 1916 - “OMONOIA” purchased and shipped wheat and flourto Greece. 1916 - The first Annual Dinner Dance was held as a major fund raiser July 5, 1917 - “Oresteias” the first official publication of “OMONOIA” was


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funded and publishedAugust 11, 1917 - A committee was established to coordinate contributions toGreece by the United States National Defense Department.August 16, 1917 - $200 donation was sent to Kastoria for the needy.October 26, 1917 - “OMONOIA” invested $1,000 in Greek Liberty Bondsecurities.April 21, 1918 - Society purchased $2,000 in National Liberty Securities.April 28, 1918 - $1,000 was sent to the aid the needy in Kastoria.August 21, 1918 - A donation of $609.25 was sent to Saint Helen Hospital ofAthens, Greece.October 4, 1918 - The Society purchased $1,000 worth of securities of theFourth National Liberty Bond.February 21, 1919 - Funds raised for the support of the refugees from AsiaMinor.July 24, 1919 - $1,000 was sent to Kastoria to support the poor. 1919 - The “Omonoia” Board voted to allocate the first scholarship of $100as an annual donation to the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Kastorianhigh school. October 22, 1919 - The Society decided to fund the electrification and thewater supply system of Kastoria. A sixteen-member committee wasappointed to oversee the task.December 26, 1919 - Society voted to contribute $200 annually to the NYHellenic Educational Center January 29, 1920 - With 42 votes in support and 27 against the society decid-ed to purchase real estate in N.Y.May 17, 1920 - A first installment of $200 was donated to the Girls HighSchool of Kastoria.1920 - The Benevolent Society Ladies of Kastoria is founded under the direc-tion of “Omonoia' President Mr. George Oikonomides and Mrs. Eleni Dallaswho invited all the Kastorian Ladies living in NYC to participate in a meetingwith the purpose of creating an independent philanthropic organization towork closely with the Society of OMONOIA and the Philoptohos Society inKastoria.April 14, 1921 - The first Philoptohos Dance was held as a major fund raisingevent and a journal was published

April 18, 1921 - A sum of $555.50 is donated for the needy in Kastoria.April 18, 1921 - $400 was donated in support of Kastorians serving in theGreek Army.September 29, 1921 - “OMONOIA” became a member of the Association ofHellenic Societies.October 8, 1922 - “OMONOIA” sent $1,500 to fund the preliminary study forthe hydration of Kastoria.December 19, 1922 - Foodstuff provisions were sent on the steamboat“Konstantinoupolis” to support the refugees of Asia Minor.April 4, 1924 - Society sent $100 to Kastoria for the purchase of school sup-plies and $400 for the purchase of medical supplies for poor fami-lies. March 24, 1925 - A bank account was established with the National Bank ofGreece, for the hydration project of Kastoria.August 26, 1926 - $500 donation made in support of the needy.December 13, 1927 - $500 donation sent in support of the poor.May 28, 1928 - Assembly approved funds for a Music or Athletics club inNYC. June 25, 1928 - An annual picnic was organized and funds raised were donat-ed to St. Spyridon Church in NYC.September 27, 1928 - The Society invited and hosted His HolinessMetropolitan of Kastoria in NYC.December 5, 1929 - “OMONOIA” voted to hand over the management ofthe hydration project to the Mayoralty of Kastoria under the following condi-tions: “Poor Kastorians shall in no way and for no reason be charged forwater provided to them”. November 14, 1931 - The Board of Directors raised the membership dues anadditional $20 and used the proceeds to buy $500 life insurance for all mem-bers.August 10, 1935 - Society engraved emblems to celebrate its 25th Anniversary 1935 - The Kastorian Youth Society of New York was founded1935 - Formation of the Music Ensemble the Kastorian Mandolinata byKostas EconomidesJune 11, 1936 - The Society voted to offer financial assistance for the recon-struction of the Metropolitan building in Kastoria.

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September 16, 1936 - “OMONOIA” musical ensemble participated in theSociety of Thessalians dinnerDance in NYC.February 16, 1937 - Funds sent to support the Public and Scholastic AthleticTraining Center of Kastoria.December 7, 1937 - The Society contributed:a) 20,000 drachmas to the needy of Kastoriab) 5,000 drachmas to Philoptohos Ladies of Kastoriac) 36,250 drachmas to the Athletic Center of KastoriaApril 12, 1938 - Financial assistance approved:a) 17,000 drachmas to the poor families of Kastoriab) 3,000 drachmas to the needy of Mavrovonc) 5,000 drachmas to Philoptohos Ladies of KastoriaJuly 5, 1938 - The Society complained to the Mayor of Kastoria that:a) Water charges were requested from the poor contrary to the mutual agree-mentb) water meters must be installed c) Monies sent by the Society were not appropriated judiciouslyApril 1, 1939 - Society sent to Kastoria 50,000 drachmas to support poor fam-ilies. June 3, 1939 - Society approved funds for its musical ensemble to participatein the World Fair of New York City.September 27, 1939 - Society voted to send $500 to the families of thosedrafted in the general mobilization of the Greek Armed Forces.

October 16, 1939 - Society approved:a) $700 to the Metropolitan of Kastoriab) $300 to the Kastorian Society of ParisOctober 20, 1939 - An additional sum of $600 was sent to the Soldier's Radio

Department in Kastoria.December 4, 1940 - The Society approved $2,000 which was sent to theGreek Government for its war needs.December 14, 1940 - The Society sent $30,000 to support the NationalDefense of Greece.February 6, 1942 - “OMONOIA” acquired $95,250 in U.S. war bonds.

October 30, 1942 - Society undertakes to find ways to counter the Bulgarianpropaganda.September 11, 1942 - Members of the Society raised $1,750 for war victims inKastoria.February 6, 1943 - Society purchased an additional $10,000 in war bonds.October 1943 -received recognition from the United States Department ofDefense for the continued purchase of War Bonds that amounted to$275,000 and named an aircraft was named “The Kastorian Spirit:1943-1945 - “The Kastorian” was published by the “Kastorian Girls Club”dedicated to the Kastorian men who fought during World War I and WorldWar II, keeping them informed of events on the home front until the war wasover.March 28, 1945 - “OMONOIA” sent $5,000 to support war victims inKastoria.April 1945 - Society raised $20,485 and remitted the sum to Kastoria.September 10, 1945 - Society approved the following be sent to Kastoria:a) $1,000 for school repairsb) $1,000 for heating installation in schoolsc) $1,000 for school suppliesDecember 23, 1945 - Membership voted to providea) Donations to the Greek War Reliefb) Send 1,500 bags of flour to Kastoria



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1946 - “OMONOIA” and The Benevolent Society Ladies of Kastoria held ajoint Victory Dance to celebrate the end of the War and honor over 250Kastorian men who fought in both World WarsMay 6, 1947 - “OMONOIA” contributed $1,000 to the Society of Kastoriansof Leipzig. September 12, 1947 - “OMONOIA” donated $5,000 to the Committee ofHealth Insurance for the Refugees in Kastoria.1947 - The Pan-Macedonian Association of US and Canada was founded.“Omonoia” was the largest member. Several members of our society servedas presidents of the Pan Macedonian Association as well as Tri-StateGovernors. Members participated in annual conventions and made majorcontributions to increase awareness of the Macedonian issue.March 9, 1951 - “OMONOIA” signed a contract to purchase the building at246 Eighth Ave., NY.March 16, 1951 - The Kastorian Youth Society offered $2,000 toward thepurchase of the “Kastorian Home.”April 13, 1951 - The Benevolent Society of the Ladies of Kastoria contributed$5,000 toward the purchase of the building 246 8th Avenue , New York, NY 1951 - An additional $3,000 contribution was made by The Philoptohos forthe building's maintenance, redecoration, kitchen remodeling, purchase ofclub chairs, drapes and other itemsMay 1, 1953 - The first edition of the newspaper “Kastoria Nea” was pub-lished.March 16, 1954 - The Orphanage of Kastoria declares “OMONOIA” a GreatBenefactor after Society's donation of ten cows. January 5, 1956 - The Special Fund was established by Argyrios Papasiderisin memory of his son Anastasios. He was the founder, life chairman and firstdonor of $500. February 6, 1959 - Society raised $5,739 for an Elementary School inKastoria.

1959 - $6,000 for the Metropolitan building in Kastoria.1961 - The Society established health insurance coverage for members of theSociety with Blue Cross.1963 - The Scholarship Fund was established by the society and awarded$1,500 to five winners. Tom Pappas from Lowell Massachusetts was the firstdonor with $5001966 - The Society donated $3,000 for the reconstruction of the TheologicalSeminary which had burned to the ground in Kastoria.1970 - First Ragoutsaria celebration was held sponsored by the KastorianYouth and the proceeds were donated to the Special Fund and St.Eleftherios1970 - First Christmas Party was held1970's - Blue Cross - Blue Shield Health Insurance fund was created and fullyfunded by the society's membership1970's - Very active member Society in the Federation of Hellenic Societiesof New York City1973 - The Great Benefactor for the Scholarship Fund formally formed in1978 and received a donation of $80,000 by Thanis Yianos.1980's - sponsored and funded a Kastorian Youth Soccer Team that becamea member of the NY Hellenic League 1980's - sponsored and funded a Kastorian Youth Basketball Team thatbecame a member of the NY Archdiocese League 1980's - sponsored and funded a Kastorian pan Macedonian Dance Group1989 - Formation of the society as a “non-profit” according to IRS 501(c) (3)1982 - Donated $25,000 toward the building of the St. Demetrios School inAstoria1992 - “OMONOIA” donated $15,000 to Columbia University for theHellenic Studies and Ancient History program.1995 - The Society purchased two buildings in Whitestone, Queens.1998 - Society was honored for its contributions to The Hellenic Letters by


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the Athenian Academy and received their “golden key”1998 - Society was honored for its contributions to The Hellenic Letters bythe Athenian Academy and received their “golden key”2005 - Scholarship awards for number of students and grants awarded. 2006 - Continued to financially support the many needs of the GreekOrthodox Church of St Elefterios in NY, donated $25,000 for the building ñ2006 and annually donations of over $150,000 annually to various organi-zations, institutions foundations and scholarships.2007 - The community service was established to provide help twice a year toneedy families in New York.2008 - Children's Dance Group was established ñ2010 in celebration of the 100th anniversary, Congressman Ackermansponsored the recording of the accomplisments in The CongressionalRecord on 9/29/10 reference #156 -#133 Book II (E1822).

On November 27, 2010 “OMONOIA” is celebrating the 100th Anniversarysince its founding. It has been a long and productive period and the Societythrough its members' devotion has lived up to its promise and its mission asit was conceived on August 7, 1910. It has been the epicenter of multi-faceted activities through which it has managed to preserve our national val-ues in both critical and prosperous times. The devotion of its members isexemplary. The unremitting effort of its Presidents and their Boards ofDirectors is the guiding light for future generations of Kastorians to navigatethis Society to greater success. The activities of our Society during this cen-tury in the national, cultural, social, and economic arenas make everyKastorian proud. *

* Source - Meeting minutes 1910 - present - Text by Pantelis PapazoglouEdited by Elias Panides & George Mellides



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48th AnnualScholarship Awards 2011

This year we honored our grandBenefactors Leonidas & Anne Mihalteand our benefactors George Hadzellis

and Dimitrios & Eftihia Pappas. The distin-guished speaker was Mrs. Alice Rigas-Dean ofRegistration and Financial Services atColumbia Law School.

On Saturday, January 22, 2011 the Cultural Center of the Society of Kastorians “Omonoia” was full of people to celebrate the 48th

Annual Scholarship Awards. Among the honored guests were his Grace Bishop of Meloa Philotheos, our own Father Vasilios

Bassakyros, the Honorable NY State Senator Tony Avella, the Honorable Aghi Balta General Consul of Greece, the Honorable Koula

Sophianou General Consul of Cyprus, the Honorable Evangelos Kyriakopoulos Consul of Greece in NY, the President of

Philoptochos Mrs. Mitzi Papazoglou, prior presidents of the Philoptochos, Dr. Ioannis Efthimiopoulos Director of Greek Education

Department. The Chairman of the Scholarship Committee Dr. Thomas V. Papathomas was the Master of Ceremonies and Dr. Elias

Panides, President of “Omonoia” gave the welcome address.

The Greek Consul Mrs. Aghi Balta addresses thestudents

The Cypriot Consul Ms. Koula Sophianou ad-dresses the students The Right Rev. Philotheos Bishop of Meloa presents the award to Mr. John Mihaltse

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Our honored guests and dignitaries, mem-bers of the Board of Directors, the BenevolentSociety Ladies of Kastoria, and members of theScholarship Committee (Messrs. Steven Boutis,Constantine Frangos, Gregory Georges, JohnMaleganos, George Mellides, Elias Panides,Thomas Papathomas, John Petkanas, TheodoraPinou, Peter Symeonides, Peter Takantzas andAnastasios Tzallas) handed the scholarshipawards to the following recipients:

GRADUATEALEXANDRA POLIHROMGeorge Town UniversityEVELYN FISSEKISDrexel UniversityJOHN MIHALTSESNew York College of Osteopathic MedicineKRATSIOS JULIANACentral Connecticut State University

UNDERGRADUATEVLAHOS MARYANNColumbia UniversityGEORGE KARASHarvard UniversityMICHAEL SKOPELITISLoyola UniversityMICHELLE BOUTISColgate UniversityCHRISTINA ZIKOS Rutgers UniversityZOE MALLIOSRochester Institute of TechnologyKONSTANTINA PAPATHOMASWilkes UniversitySOPHIA ARZOUMANIDISBinghamton UniversityCHRISTOPHER ZIASTexas A&M UniversityPETER PAPAZOGLOUHofstra UniversityANTHONY MICHAELIDESSt. John's University

Dr. Ioannis Efthimiopoulos, Director of Greek Eduction addresses the audi-ence and the students

Mrs. Mitzi Papazoglou, Dr. Elias Panides, Mrs. Alice Rigas, Dr. Thomas Papathomas and Mr. StevenBoutis

Mr. & Mrs. Vasili Zisis, their son Emmanuel and Mr. Themis Vassiliou, Benefactor

Mrs. Loula Koukoulis, past President of the Philoptochos with her granddaugh-ter Ria Koukoulis

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FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE

CHRISTINA VLAHOS Columbia UniversityJOHN MALEGANOSSiena CollegeSMARO GETSIOSSUNY New PaltzRIA KOUKOULIS Adelphi UniversityEMMANUEL ZISISQueens College

John Alexander Mihaltses, alsoread his essay “How can theKastorian Society, OMONOIA,help me benefit in theDevelopment of my professionalcareer today and in the future” thatwas selected as the best by theessay reading committee Dr. JohnFrangos, Dr. George Melikokis andDr. Fotis Plakogiannis.

The Society also gave scholar-ships to the Metropolitan NewYork Parochial Schools as follows:

DESTEVON APONTEC. Goulandris & T. TsolainosSt. Spyridon Parochial SchoolVASILIKI SAVVIDESGreek American InstituteTASOS PAPADOPOULOSA. Fantis Parochial SchoolSTELLA ANGELAKAKISD. &G.Kaloidis ParochialSchool of Holy CrossEUGENE SARANTISSt. Demetrios GreekAmerican School OTHRIA AHMEDJamaica Day School THEODOTAKONTOPOULOUWilliam SpyropoulosGreek-American Day School of St. Nicholas

Finally, the Society providedscholarships to the valedictoriansof the ten high schools and T.E.I.in Kastoria. They will be awardedin a special ceremony in Kastoriain August of 2011. The ceremonyclosed with a nice reception.

"Prospective scholarshipapplicants please note that, in thefuture, we will consider service tothe “Omonoia” Society as a crite-rion for awarding scholarships.More details to follow."

Like any stranger entering a strange land the caliber of success experienced by the immigrantvaries and is the furthest from being assured. The United States of America has always been the ulti-mate destination for those looking for opportunity and even garners the title, The Land of Opportunity,especially, during trying times in the origin homeland. However, lesson one all immigrants learn is thatin America, opportunity is not the only requisite ingredient to success. One also needs drive, ambition,some unique skill and realistically, a bit of heartfelt assistance. The Kastorian Society facilitates this fi-nal important ingredient. The Kastorian Society, is a family-focused organization that supports and ac-tively fosters its youth to develop their own lives and careers, providing them the highest chance ofsuccess in this land of opportunity. Families are based on two principles, a common history and altru-istic behavior. The Society emphatically embodies both of these tenants through its programs and ac-tivities. Consequently, the youth of the Society benefit directly from these family-based principles.

The manner in which the Society provides opportunity is by coordinating and maintaining a net-work of professionals with a common ancestry. Much like the early immigrants forming enclaves to en-sure survival, the Society creates a network so that we can integrate into the greater social realm, butstill retain our cultural identity. Hopefully, this network will benefit me and other Kastorian youth greatly.As I proceed through my medical school years, I will increasingly become an integral part of thehealthcare system in America. My summers and free time will be spent making contacts with otherhealthcare professionals that may one day supply me with the chance of a permanent professional po-sition of my own. The Kastorian 'family' seems to be especially effective at this, as many of its mem-bers are doctors and other medical professionals. Maybe it's something in the Kastorian genes orchild-rearing techniques that make us prone to helping others through healthcare services. Maybewe're just trying to get the rest of the medical establishment to accept Yiayia's chicken soup as an ac-ceptable antiviral solution. Whatever the reason, the Kastorian network will be invaluable to me as Iseek out my place within the medical community.

Mr. John Mihaltses reads his essay

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“How can the Kastorian Society, OMONOIA,help me benefit in the Development of myprofessional career today and in the future.”

by JOHN ALEXANDER MIHALTSESNew York College of Osteopathic Medicine

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The nervous system doesn't just send signals to its outlying ex-tremities; it also can gather information from nerve endings, inte-grate them and send signals to other extremities. Likewise, the Kas-torian Societal network doesn't just send out its youth to look formore opportunities with its membership and affiliates; it actively us-es its network to connect two or more extremities. This conductionwill be very helpful in the future of my career. Although an officialdecision is premature I am favoring a specialty in surgery and as asurgeon I will need a reliable network of outpatient and post opera-tive healthcare professionals. The Kastorian Society acting as thecentral nervous system can facilitate these professional relation-ships thorough their dances, community building programs, pic-nics, and other culturally refortifying events. By attending theseevents and partaking fully in the society, one can gain the contactsthat one would need to be an effective and successful professional.In organizations like this one, combined survival and success of thegroup concordantly yields the highest benefit for its individual mem-bers.

What sets the Kastorian society apart from other organizationsof familiar principles is its high success rate amongst its aspiringyouth. The exact reason for this is something of a mystery. But it isprobably the result of the perfect combination of the society's ability

to illuminate and replicate its rich heritage here in America with apassion for social integration and financial success. Kastoria, like noother place in the world, has a wide-spanning and prosperous histo-ry, which promotes such pride. This pride far overshadows Kasto-ria's actual size. It seems almost disproportionate to the per capitapopulation, but this intense pride in such a small package only fur-ther binds the community of Kastorians and it, in turn, fuels the suc-cess of Kastoria's emigrants. Whereas the Kastorian network is anexternal benefit, this pride, this derived desire to be a Kastorian suc-cess story, is internal and the best motivation. It is this pride that isfostered by the Society through its activities that will be the mosthelpful in the coming years in medical school and beyond.

One of the key philosophies of the United States is to give yourchildren better than you had. No other American knows this betterthan the immigrant and their progeny. It is under this philosophythat Kastorian families flourish. The Kastorian Society facilitates thisprocess, coupled with their real sense of Kastorian pride. This pridefuels the youth of the society and all the while it continues to sup-port it's older, distinguished and success core membership. It is bythis symbol and design that I look to develop my career as a doctor.I think the Kastorian Society for this with humble gratitude and re-spect.

The scholarship recipients with Mrs. Mitzi Papazoglou, President of Philoptochos, Dr. Elias Panides, President of “Omonoia”, Dr. Thomas Papathomas, Chair-man of the Committee, Messrs. Tasos Tzallas and Peter Symeonides, Committee members

What sets the Kastorian society apart from other organizations of familiarprinciples is its high success rate amongst its aspiring youth.

Kalispera - Good afternoon.

To the scholarhip recipients, CONGRATU-LATIONS - Synharitiria kai s'anotera!

To their families and friends, YOU HAVEEVERY REASON TO BE PROUD. Na toushaireste kai na tous kamaronete pantote.

To the Kastorian Omonoia leaders and mem-bers, thank you for this opportunity to return tothe fold.

I feel honored and proud to have been askedto speak today to such promising young people,particularly because we share a common back-ground, common traditions, and, I trust, commonvalues. We are Kastorians, or the children, grand-children, great-grandchildren, of Kastorians, andwe are here because you today, and I many yearsago, received support in realizing our education-al dreams and goals from this incredible group ofpeople, this strong, dedicated, and progressive or-ganization called the Kastorians' Omonoia. Thesupport was and is in the form of monetary schol-arships, but more importantly, it is in the form ofa dedication to educational advancement, benev-olence, and progress of every kind.

I am an immigrant, the daughter of immigrantswho only completed the 8th grade, but who so be-lieved in learning that they sacrificed to educatetheir children, economizing from their modest in-comes to pay for parochial schools and colleges.My father was the son of a merchant ship captainwhose family was transported from a prosperoustown on the Black Sea to the plains outside ofKastoria during the Greek and Turkish exchangeof populations in the 1920's. From sailing the seas,my grandfather, a most kind and holy man, had tocompletely turn his life around and become afarmer.

My mother, an outstanding student in her vil-lage of Mavrovo, dreamed of going to high school.However, her grandmother, one of the arhontiss-es of the village, forbade it because the only highschool in the area was miles away in the main townof Kastoria and no granddaughter of hers wouldbe leaving home just to get an education! Thepleas of even my mother's teacher, begging mygreat-grandmother to reconsider, were for naught.My mother simply was not allowed to continueher formal education beyond the 8th grade, andinstead was steered into learning how to be a seam-stress. But what a seamstress she was! And noone who knew her believed that she had never at-tended high school - she spoke and wrote so beau-tifully.

My mother's forbidden dream of an education

translated into a determination to educate her chil-dren, and especially her daughter, at whatever thecost. Why her daughter, you might ask, when inour patristic tradition it is the man who is the headof the family. Her reasoning was that a man cando manual labor, dig ditches if need be, to supporthis family, but a woman should not have to. Shenever wanted her daughter to need to work the wayshe had to for so long, long hours doing work thatcould be numbing to the mind and to the soul. Andshe believed it was critical for a woman to have aneducation so that she could one day become a bet-ter mother to her children. Therefore, an educa-tion was more important for her daughter than itwas for her son. Fortunately, both my brother andI completed our education, and neither of us hashad to dig ditches to support our family - thus far- one never knows in today's economic climate!

My brother and I were infused with our par-ents' belief in education, and tried our hardest notto disappoint them. Both my parents supportedour educational aspirations even when their fel-low Kastorians couldn't understand why theywould pay for private colleges when the City Uni-versity was almost free. You see, my parents werelaborers here in New York, having left Kastoriaand their businesses to come to the United States

for a better future for their children. They workedlong hours at hard work that they did not neces-sarily enjoy, but which they performed to the bestof their abilities because they had a pride in what-ever they did - be it stretching a mink skin on thestamatoura or hand-finishing a fur coat. “Oti er-hete apo ta heria mou prepei na einai to kaliteropou boro na parago” my mother would say, “what-ever comes from my hands must be the best I canproduce.” All who knew her said she had “gold-en hands.” Yes, she had talent with a needle, butthe talent without her making every effort to pro-duce the best she could would not have yielded thesame results. It was the pride she took in what-ever she did that made all the difference, and madeher one of the best fur finishers on 7th Avenue.This is not the story of my parents only - it is alsothe story of the generations of Kastorians whocame before us and who labored to produce some-thing good, something that they could pass on tofuture generations, something in which they couldtake pride.

All of you have talents, and some of you mayhave already achieved a great deal, perhaps in mu-sic, in sports, in your studies. It is what you willdo with your talents going forward that will shapeyour life, will determine whether you will excel

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Society of Kastorians “Omonoia”Scholarship Awards

by ALICE RIGAS

Distinguished Speaker Mrs. Rigas addresses the students

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in your endeavors or will simply coast. It is the pride you will take in WHAT-EVER you do, that will make all the difference. You have a proud tradition tohonor, that of your Kastorian family, and you cannot settle for coasting. Manyhave sacrificed so that you can be here today, so that you can be awarded thesescholarships, so that you might go forth and continue your education, achieveyour goals, accomplish so much more than anyone else in this room has, sothat you can make us all proud, but, most importantly, so that YOU can beproud of your efforts and achievements.

You have been given much, and much is expected of you. We expect youto put forth your best efforts in all you endeavor, to pursue excellence in youreducation and in every aspect of your life, to find your passion and commit toit so that you can be happy in your work and life. Someone who works at hispassion will always be happy, so don't be waylaid by what others define assuccess - you need to go out and explore so that you can define success foryourself. It is not an easy task, and it very well may take years. But the funis in the exploration, and the reward is in the realization when your passionbecomes your life's work.

We expect you to respect and continue the traditions that have been passeddown to you so that you do not forget your roots, for they are deep and rich.We expect that you will honor your family, your OIKOGENEIA, but you haveto understand what is meant by OIKOGENEIA. It means more than your par-ents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. It also means your Greek-Orthodox church, your Greek language and heritage, your Kastorian heritage.It means that you cannot assimilate into the American culture to the degreethat you forget where you come from and what it took to raise you. Be waryof those who try to Americanize you and internationalize you completely. Yes,you are Americans, and we are in an era of globalization, but poor are thosewho forget their roots, their home, their culture, their traditions. These willgive you sustenance during times of challenge, they will help you rememberthat you belong to something greater than yourself, that you have connectionsto the past and that these connections are here to shore you up when you areat your lowest.

I know this because during my college and university years, turbulenttimes of social unrest, student uprisings, war protests, and the drug culture, itwas my strong connection to my OIKOGENEIA - my family and Kastoriancommunity - that kept me grounded. I belonged to the Kastorian Youth or-ganization, whose members had extremely varied backgrounds, from Ph.D.'sin Engineering to college students, many born in this country, but many re-cently arrived, and many of the recently arrived were young furriers who wereunable to finish their education because they had to work to support their fam-ilies back home. However, all of us blended beautifully when we went on skitrips, beach parties, bowling, Christmas caroling, and threw the best dancesof any organization in the Greek-American community. Many of the peoplein this room today were members and leaders of the Kastorian Youth of decadesago, and I believe it is their fervent hope that you, too, will become part of thisorganization very soon.

For many years I have worked with young people, some of the brightestminds who have chosen to pursue the study of law, and I see those that suc-ceed, but also those that flounder. All of them are high achievers - top LSATscores, high GPA's, incredible activities. Why do some succeed and othersstruggle? I believe that those that succeed not only are disciplined hard-work-ers, but they also know what they are seeking, what is their purpose for goingto law school, what are their goals. And, most of all, they have a maturity, asensible perspective on life, finely-honed social skills, and strong connectionsto family, friends, and community. I can't emphasize how important these con-nections are to a life well lived. Do not neglect them, but rather seek to cul-tivate them.

Do not forget where you come from and where you belong. Demand thatyou as Greek-Americans, as Kastorian-Americans, are recognized and thatyour culture is acknowledged in your schools, your workplaces, your com-munities.

Don't be meek - take lessons from other groups that are similar to us inthat their language, heritage, and religion combine to form their identity. Lookat Jewish Americans who, whatever their differences among themselves, willalways band together to withstand outside forces that might threaten them.Almost every American college and university has a strong Hillel and almostevery large institution offers Hebrew. The Jewish American lobby is proba-

bly second only to the National Rifle Association. How many strong Hellenicassociations on college campuses do you know of today? How many OCF's- Orthodox Christian Fellowships? How many modern Greek studies depart-ments exist, or even how many schools offer courses on modern Greek lan-guage and literature? When was the last time that Washington took Greekprotests seriously - about Cyprus, Macedonia, threats to the Aegean islands?It is up to us to make sure that we are not forgotten, that we are heard, that ourlanguage and literature does not languish and die, that Greek means more thansouvlaki and moussaka, that to be Greek means to strive for excellence andrecognition, and to achieve great things for ourselves and our community. Takelessons from your Asian and Indian classmates - see how hard they work, howdedicated they are to achieving their goals, and how connected they remain totheir traditions. Realize how much we have to do to remain competitive inthis world that is flat today, where globalization is not only a buzz word but areality. Strive for the best - your best - but be honest with yourself about whatis truly your best.

In the latest edition of Time magazine there is an article by Annie Mur-phy Paul on a new and quite controversial book by Amy Chua, a Yale law pro-fessor, called “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” In it Chua describes herchild-rearing methods (some viewed as very harsh by Americans), and the de-mands for excellence she placed on her two daughters. I have not read thebook, but I will quote here the closing paragraph of the article: “Hard work,persistence, no patience for excuses: whether Chinese or American, that soundslike a prescription for success with which it's very difficult to argue.”

We may not be able to realize all our goals, but we have to aspire to them,and we have to be willing to work hard for them. And we must start at home- our own home, our churches, schools, and in this home, this Kastorians'Omonoia, that has worked for progress for over 100 years, whose membershave toiled for years in the fur industry and who have contributed so much tomake sure that future generations benefit from their hard work and sacrifices.It now finds doctors, lawyers, engineers, educators, business people, ac-countants, among its members, and the founders must be smiling down on ustoday.

It is up to all of us, but more up to you, the newest generation of Kastori-ans, to ensure that this organization, this home of yours, continues to flourish.It will need your creativity and dedication to develop programs that will bringin new and younger members. You know what attracts you to an organizationtoday, and we ask that you work with all the Omonoia members to reinvigo-rate the membership so that one day your children and your children's chil-dren will receive support from, and give support to, the Kastorians' Omonoia.We need to know that we can pass the baton on to you to continue the race.

We need you to work with us, and we believe that you will be richer foryour efforts. We lay this challenge at your feet - we have faith that you willrise to it, and will continue to make your families proud of your achievements.

Look around you at all who are here to applaud you today. Much has beengiven to you - so much is expected of you. We know that you will make usproud and hope that you will be able to give back to this organization and toyour extended OIKOGENEIA in many ways in the near and far future.

Congratulations on all you have achieved thus far.Panta axioi na eisaste.

My very best wishes for success in all your endeavors,and for much happiness in your life.

It is up to all of us, but more up to you, thenewest generation of Kastorians, to ensurethat this organization, this home of yours, con-tinues to flourish. It will need your creativityand dedication to develop programs that willbring in new and younger members.

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by JOHN PSALTOS

On January 8, 2011, the Society held its annual Ragoutsaria eventat the Cultural Center of St. Nicholas Church in Flushing, Queens.

"Ragoutsaria" is the name of the feast that takes place in NorthernGreece (Macedonia and Thessalia), 12 days after Christmas and endswith the Epiphany. In Kastoria, they celebrate the Ragoutsaria, a carni-val-like celebration, from January 6 through January 8. The name"Ragoutsaria" derives from the Latin word "Rogatores" that means beg-gars! The custom has it that the Rogatores walk around town, door todoor, and ask for money in order to chase away bad spirits and ensuregood luck for the townspeople in the coming year. In order to achievetheir target, the Rogatores make a lot of noise with big drums and brassinstruments (clarinet and horn) that sends away the bad spirits.

This year's Rogatores did not disappoint. The 240 people in atten-dance, representing all ages, had a wonderful time with a fantasticGreek meal and musical entertainment provided by Power Station. Theevening was highlighted by the customary entrance of the costumed rev-elers (bouloukia) accompanied by traditional Kastorian music. Themood was fantastic and the music irresistible as people danced all nightto the dynamic rhythm of the clarinet and drum. As in previous years,prizes were given out for the best costumes; this year's winners wereEvangelos Vekios (1st prize), Soultana Toskos (2nd prize) and AthenaLehovitis (3rd prize). Additionally, a "doro" was given to all the schoolaged children.

Congratulations to the Chairman, Mr. John Psaltos and theCommittee for and a successful event.

R a g o u t s a r i aR a g o u t s a r i a

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BENEVOLENT SOCIETY LADIES OF KASTORIA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Irene Mousiades and Mary Samaras were honored at the Christmas luncheon

by Mitzi Papazoglou - PRESIDENT

At our Christmas Luncheon we had the great pleasure of honoringour Corresponding Secretaries. We presented each with aplaque expressing our gratitude for their contribution, devotion

and dedication to their duties over the years. Mrs. Irene Mousiadeshas been an active member of our organization for over 25 years.When you receive one of our “flyers” please remember that it is Irenewho draws, writes and mails every one of them. Can you imagine howmany flyers she has sent over the past 25 years? What labor of loveand commitment!

Mrs. Mary Samaras upon joining the Board assumed the role ofSocial Secretary. She is the one who acknowledges your generousdonations and very eloquently shares our joy when she congratulatesyou on weddings, anniversaries and happy occasions and also ex-presses and shares our concern if one of you is ill, or when the worsthappens and there is a loss in your family.

In addition, these ladies are present at every meeting and fundrais-er willing to bake, serve, decorate the Cultural Center and help cleanup afterward and always with a beautiful smile cheering us up.

HONORING THE LADIES

Dear members and friends,

It is hard to believe that two years have passed since I had the honorto be elected as president of the Benevolent Society Ladies of Kastoria.

As I am writing this greeting, spring has finally arrived, we areapproaching Easter, our next General Elections and it is an appropriatetime to reflect on the past year's activities and fund raising efforts(details of such events follow in the articles below.)

We kicked off the season with our traditional trip to Atlantic City inmid September. A very successful Fall Luncheon followed in Octoberand our second cooking demonstration in mid November featuredloukanika and sarmades just in time for the Holidays.

The highlight of the year was of course “Omonoia's” 100thAnniversary Gala at the Hilton. What a party indeed! We met andreconnected with friends and relatives from near and far, reminiscedabout years past and delighted in the prospect of planning future suc-cessful events. Congratulations to President Dr. Elias Panides,“Omonoia's” Board and everyone who contributed to the event's suc-cess!

Our annual Christmas Luncheon was the most successful to datewith friends, supporters and most importantly 3 generations ofKastorian women in attendance.

Grandmothers and mothers were proud to show off their daughters,daughters-in-law and most of all grand daughters, as they enjoyed theday and made invaluable memories.

We also had the pleasure to be surprised by the Mayor of Kastoria,Mr. Yiannis Tsamisis and his wife Maria (Mavroudis), who joined usand had a lovely time. We also honored two long standing BoardMembers, our Corresponding Secretaries, Mrs. Irene Mousiades andMrs. Mary Samaras.

We joined “Omonoia” in the farewell event of the 100thAnniversary Year, when we were invited to sing “Kalanta” honoring“Omonoia's” past presidents in a sentimental gathering at the end ofDecember. We also bid farewell to 2010 at our annual New Year's Evecelebration and the cutting of the traditional “Vasilopita”.

In February, we celebrated cupid with our annual Valentine's DayLuncheon and joined “Omonoia” at the first “XASKARI” dinner. Inmid March we had a very successful “nistisimi fasolada Sunday” and in

spite of the cold weather we enjoyed great attendance at the GreekParade as we marched down 5th Avenue on Sunday March 27th.

We endured a very long and harsh winter but that did not stop thework of the amazing Board of our esteemed organization. Every Boardmember chairs one and often times more than one event contributingtime, money and most of all love to help raise funds to assist those inneed.

I wish to express my deepest gratitude for their support. It is a privi-lege and a delight to work with such wonderful ladies whose dedication,hard work, big hearts and charitable spirit is invaluable.

This past year we donated over $20,000 to families and organiza-tions and as of December 31st we are very proud to have 300 paidmembers. I wish to thank all of you once again for your continued sup-port and kindness. I must stress that without your participation in ourevents and your very generous donations we would not be able toaccomplish our goal.

On behalf of the Board I wish you and your families a Happy Easterand a wonderful summer. May God Bless all of you and your familiesand may all the men and women of our military return home safely andvictorious.

Please save the following dates and plan to join our Philoptohos'future fundraising events:

■ Easter Luncheon and General Meeting - Thursday April 28th atnoon at the Society's Cultural Center

■ Ronald McDonald Walkathon - Saturday May 14th at 11:00 am at405 East 73rd Street (between 1st and York Avenues)

■ “Girls' Night Out” - Friday May 20th at 7:00 pm at the Society'sCultural Center. Join us for some wine, snacks and tips on Beautyand Skin Rejuvenating Techniques

■ Visit to St. Michael's Home for the Aged - (Thursday June 2nd)■2nd Day trip to Atlantic City - Saturday June 11th - will meet at the

Society's Cultural Center at 8:30 am. ■ St. Basil's Academy Commencement Exercise - Sunday, June 19th

T. Mitzi Papazoglou - PRESIDENT Please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]

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RETRACTION for 100th Anniversary Journal error

The Board of the Benevolent Society Ladies of Kastoria deeply regrets and extends our sincerest public apology to past President Mrs. SophiaBendos for a serious error that was made in the Journal of “Omonoia's” 100th Anniversary, which listed her as deceased. Mrs. Bendos enjoys goodhealth and is a most respected member of our organization whose past contributions were most valuable.

Valentine's Luncheon

It was with anticipation and a bit of concern that the lovelychairladies: Mrs. Maria Papougenis and Mrs. Maria Samarasplanned our traditional Valentine's Luncheon. As February 17th ap-proached we breathed a sigh of relief when the weather predictionsdid not include snow, since last year we had to cancel the gather-ing due to bad weather. The event was very successful with 75ladies in attendance. The Cultural Center was brightly decoratedwith red hearts, teddy bears and red rose centerpieces donatedannually by “Omonoia's” Board along with the delicious cake weserve. Jewelry and accessories were showcased and sold. Mrs.Papougenis baked cookies and also created and distributed lovelypoems. The meal was delicious and we wish to express our grati-tude to Mr. Tom Samaras who donates the salad every year. Wethank the 75 ladies who honored us with their presence and gener-ous support, and are so grateful to the chairladies for doing such agreat job and to all Board members for their help.

“Nistisimi” Sunday

Our Cultural Center was filled to capacity on Sunday, March13th, when 107 members and friends gathered to support us andenjoy our traditional “Nistisimi / Lenten” fundraiser. The lovelychairladies: Mrs. Angie Constantine, Athena Georgiades, IreneMousiades and Toula Dodes were hard at work organizing, cook-ing, decorating the clubhouse and preparing for the event. The re-sults were fabulous. All Board Members and some friends cookedand presented delicious fasolada and chick pea soup, fasolia plaki,karkaletsi, skordalia, as well as other appetizers and halva,moustopita and sweet pita … ummm yummy!

Mr. John Mallios was prepared to present information on Insur-ance Products, particularly Long Term Care, but because of thelarge crowd it was agreed that a separate meeting will be organ-ized to discuss this important topic.

We wish to thank “Omonoia's” Board for contributing the wine,everyone who attended to show your support, and most important-ly, everyone who not only bought the ingredients but also cooked,served and cleaned the clubhouse.

Kali sas Sarakosti and Happy Easter.

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ÙË˜ ∞ÓıÔ‡Ï·˜ ∫·˚Ù¤ÚË

∏ ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˜, ÂÎÙfi˜ ·fi ÙËÓ ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎ‹ ÙË˜ ‰Ú¿ÛË,ÚÔÛ·ıÂ› Ó· ÎÚ·Ù‹ÛÂÈ ˙ˆÓÙ·Ó¤˜ ÙÈ˜ ˆÚ·›Â˜ ·Ú·‰fiÛÂÈ˜, Ù· ‹ıËÎ·È ¤ıÈÌ· Î·È Ó· ·Ú·‰ÒÛÂÈ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÓÂÒÙÂÚÔ˘˜ ÙËÓ ˆÚ·›· Î·ÈÏÔ‡ÛÈ· ÎÏËÚÔÓÔÌÈ¿ Ì·˜. ∆Ô ™¿‚‚·ÙÔ, 13Ë ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010,Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈ‹ıËÎÂ ÌÈ· ÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË ÛÙÔ ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘ ÌÂ ÛÎÔfi Ó· ‰ÔıÔ‡Ó Ì·ı‹Ì·Ù· Ì·ÁÂÈÚÈÎ‹˜ ÛÙ· Ì¤ÏË ÌÂ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÙÈ˜ ∆Ô‡Ï· ¡ÙfiÙË, ∞ıËÓ¿ °ÂˆÚÁÈ¿‰Ë ∂ÈÚ‹ÓËªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰Ë Î·È ÕÓÙ˙È ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›Ó.

∏ Â›‰ÂÈÍË ‹Ù·Ó ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÙÚÔ·Ú¿‰ÔÙÔ˘˜ Û·ÚÌ¿‰Â˜ Î·È Ù·∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·Ó¿ ÏÔ˘Î¿ÓÈÎ·, Ù· ÔÔ›· Û˘ÓËı›˙ÔÓÙ·È ÛÂ Î¿ıÂ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·Ófi Û›ÙÈ ÙÈ˜ ÕÁÈÂ˜ ∏Ì¤ÚÂ˜ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ Î·È ÙÔ˘¡¤Ô˘ ŒÙÔ˘˜.

√È ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÌÂ ÙËÓ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ· ÙË˜ ¶ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘ Î·. ª›Ù˙È¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ ÌÂ ÂÈÙË‰ÂÈfiÙËÙ· Î·È ·Ú¯ÔÓÙÈ¿ Â¤‰ÂÈÍ·Ó Ù·

ÏÔ˘Î¿ÓÈÎ· Î·È ¤ÂÈÙ· ÙÔ˘˜ Û·ÚÌ¿‰Â˜. ∆· Ì¤ÏË ÌÂ ·Ó˘ÔÌÔÓËÛ›·Î·È ·Á¿Ë ·Ú·ÎÔÏÔ˘ıÔ‡Û·Ó ÙËÓ fiÏË ÚÔÂÙÔÈÌ·Û›·. ™ÙÔ Ù¤ÏÔ˜ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚıËÎÂ ÏÔ‡ÛÈÔ ÁÂ‡Ì· ÌÂ ˆÚ·›Â˜ ÏÈ¯Ô˘‰È¤˜ (Û·ÚÌ¿‰Â˜,ÏÔ˘Î¿ÓÈÎ· Î·È ¿ÏÏ·) Î·È Î·Ê¤˜ ÌÂ Â‡ÁÂÛÙ· ÁÏ˘Î¿, Ù· ÔÔ›·ÂÙÔ›Ì·Û·Ó ÔÈ ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂˆ˜.

∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ ıÂÚÌ¿ ÙÈ˜ ‰Ú·ÛÙ‹ÚÈÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ¡ÙfiÙË,°ÂˆÚÁÈ¿‰Ë, ªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰Ë Î·È ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›Ó Ô˘ ÂÚÁ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÌÂ ˙‹ÏÔ ÁÈ·ÙËÓ ÚfiÔ‰Ô ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ Î·È ÙË ‰È·Ù‹ÚËÛË ÙˆÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÒÓ·Ú·‰fiÛÂˆÓ ÒÛÙÂ Ó· Á›ÓÔÓÙ·È ÔÈ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂÈ˜ Ì·˜ ÍÂ¯ˆÚÈÛÙ¤˜.

ºıÈÓÔˆÚÈÓfi °Â‡Ì· - “Halloween”

∆ËÓ ¶¤ÌÙË 28 √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010 Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÔÔÈ‹ıËÎÂ ÙÔÎ·ıÈÂÚˆÌ¤ÓÔ ºıÈÓÔˆÚÈÓfi ÁÂ‡Ì· ÙË˜ ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˘ ∞‰ÂÏÊfiÙËÙÔ˜∫˘ÚÈÒÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ ÛÙË ¡¤· ÀfiÚÎË ÛÙÔ È‰ÈfiÎÙËÙÔ ÎÙ›ÚÈÔ ÙÔ˘™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¤ˆÓ ÛÙÔ “Whitestone”.

√È ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ ÙË˜ ËÌ¤Ú·˜, Î˘Ú›· §Ô‡Ï· ∫Ô˘ÎÔ‡ÏË Î·È ª¿ÏË™ÙÔ‡ÌÔ˘, Î·ÏˆÛfiÚÈÛ·Ó fiÏ· Ù· Ì¤ÏË Ô˘ ·ÚÂ˘Ú¤ıËÛ·Ó ÛÙËÓÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË. ªÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ ÚÔÛÂ˘¯‹ Ë ÚÒÙË ˘Â‡ı˘ÓË ÙÔ˘ ÁÂ‡Ì·ÙÔ˜Î˘Ú›· ∫Ô˘ÎÔ‡ÏË Ì›ÏËÛÂ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹. ª·˜ ˘ÂÓı‡ÌÈÛÂ fiÙÈ ÂÎÙfi˜·fi ÙÔ “Halloween” Ô˘ ı· ÁÈÔÚÙ¿˙·ÌÂ ÛÙÔ Ù¤ÏÔ˜ ÙÔ˘ Ì‹Ó· ÛÙËıÂÙ‹ ·ÙÚ›‰· Ì·˜ Ë ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹ Ì¤Ú·, 28Ë √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, Â›Ó·È ËÂ¤ÙÂÈÔ˜ ÙË˜ ÂÌÏÔÎ‹˜ ÙË˜ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜ ÛÙÔ ‰Â‡ÙÂÚÔ ¶·ÁÎfiÛÌÈÔ¶fiÏÂÌÔ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙËÓ ‰ÈÂÎ‰›ÎËÛ‹ ÙË˜ ·fi ÙÔÓ ÙfiÙÂ ‰ÈÎÙ¿ÙÔÚ· ÙË˜πÙ·Ï›·˜, ªÔ˘ÛÔÏ›ÓÈ. ∆Ô ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎfi «√Ãπ» ÙÔ˘ ªÂÙ·Í¿,Úˆı˘Ô˘ÚÁÔ‡ ÙË˜ ∂ÏÏ¿‰·˜, ·ÎfiÌË Ë¯Â› ÛÙ· ·˘ÙÈ¿ ÙˆÓ ∂ÏÏ‹ÓˆÓ.

∞ÚÁfiÙÂÚ· Ë Î˘Ú›· ÕÚÙÂÌË˜ ∆fiÛÎÔ˘, Â›ÙÈÌÔ Ì¤ÏÔ˜ ÙË˜ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˘, Ì·˜ ÂÍÈÛÙfiÚËÛÂ ÙÈ˜ ÂÌÂÈÚ›Â˜ ÙË˜ ·fi ·˘Ù‹Ó ÙËÓ∏Ì¤Ú· ÛÙËÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿ Ì·˜.

ªÓ‹ÌÂ˜ ÙË˜ ∞ÚÙ¤ÌÈ‰Ô˜ ∆fiÛÎÔ˘∂› Â˘Î·ÈÚ›·˜ ÙË˜ 28Ë˜ √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘

∞Á·ËÙ¤˜ ÌÔ˘ Î˘Ú›Â˜, Ì¤ÏË Î·È Ê›ÏÂ˜ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘, ∏ÛËÌÂÚÈÓ‹ ËÌ¤Ú·, 28Ë √ÎÙˆ‚Ú›Ô˘, Â›Ó·È ÌÈ· ËÌ¤Ú· ÍÂ¯ˆÚÈÛÙ‹ ÁÈ·Ì·˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ŒÏÏËÓÂ˜, ÌÈ· ËÌ¤Ú· ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎ‹ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi ŒıÓÔ˜.ŒÚ¯ÔÓÙ·È ÔÏÏ¤˜ ÌÓ‹ÌÂ˜ ÛÙÔ Ì˘·Ïfi Ì·˜ ÁÈ· Ì·˜ ÙÈ˜ ËÏÈÎÈˆÌ¤ÓÂ˜Ô˘ ˙‹Û·ÌÂ ÙÈ˜ ıÏÈ‚ÂÚ¤˜ ÎÈ ·ÏËÛÌfiÓËÙÂ˜ Ì¤ÚÂ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÔÏ¤ÌÔ˘.∂›Ó·È Ë ËÌ¤Ú· ·˘Ù‹ Ô˘ Ë πÙ·Ï›· Î‹Ú˘ÍÂ ÙÔÓ fiÏÂÌÔ ÂÓ·ÓÙ›ÔÓ ÙË˜∂ÏÏ¿‰Ô˜. ∂›Ó·È Ë ËÌ¤Ú· Ô˘ Ô ÙfiÙÂ Úˆı˘Ô˘ÚÁfi˜ ÙË˜ ∂ÏÏ¿‰Ô˜πˆ¿ÓÓË˜ ªÂÙ·Í¿˜ Â›Â ÙÔ ÈÛÙÔÚÈÎfi √Ãπ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ÔÔ›Ô ÌÈÏ¿ fiÏË Ë·ÓıÚˆfiÙË˜.

√ ÁÂÓÓ·›Ô˜ ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi˜ ÛÙÚ·Ùfi˜ ÛÙÔ Î¿ÏÂÛÌ· ÙË˜ ·ÙÚ›‰Ô˜ ÌÂ˘ÂÚËÊ¿ÓÂÈ· ¤ÙÚÂÍÂ Ó· ˘ÂÚ·ÛÈÛÙ‹ ÙËÓ ·ÙÚ›‰· ÙÔ˘ÔÏÂÌÒÓÙ·˜ ËÚˆÈÎ¿ ÛÙ· Û‡ÓÔÚ¿ ÙË˜ ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ∞Ï‚·Ó›· Î·È µfiÚÂÈÔ◊ÂÈÚÔ. ∂ÍÂÏ¿ÁË fiÏÔ˜ ÎfiÛÌÔ˜ ÌÂ ÙÈ˜ ËÚˆÈÎ¤˜ Ó›ÎÂ˜ ÙÔ˘∂ÏÏËÓÈÎÔ‡ ÛÙÚ·ÙÔ‡ ÂÓ·ÓÙ›ÔÓ ÙˆÓ πÙ·ÏÒÓ. ∂È˜ ÙÔ ÂÛˆÙÂÚÈÎfi ÙË˜∂ÏÏ¿‰Ô˜ Ù· ¿ÓÙ· Â›¯·Ó ÓÂÎÚˆıÂ›, ˘‹Ú¯Â ÌÂÁ¿ÏË ·ÓËÛ˘¯›·,ÂÈÎÚ·ÙÔ‡ÛÂ Êfi‚Ô˜ Î·È ÙÚfiÌÔ˜. ∆· πÙ·ÏÈÎ¿ ·ÂÚÔÏ¿Ó· Û˘Ó¤¯ÂÈ·ËÁ·ÈÓÔÂÚ¯fiÙ·Ó Î·È ‚ÔÌ‚¿Ú‰È˙·Ó fiÏÂÈ˜, ¯ˆÚÈ¿ Î·È ÛÙÚ·ÙÈˆÙÈÎÔ‡˜ÛÙfi¯Ô˘˜ ÎÈ ÂÌÂ›˜ ·ÎÔ‡ÁÔÓÙ·˜ ÙÈ˜ ÛÂÈÚ‹ÓÂ˜ ÙÚ¤¯·ÌÂ Ó·ÚÔÊ˘Ï·¯ÙÔ‡ÌÂ Î·È Ó· ÎÚ˘ÊÙÔ‡ÌÂ ÛÙ· Î·Ù·Ê‡ÁÈ· Î·È ÛÙÈ˜ÛËÏÈ¤˜ ÙˆÓ ‚Ô˘ÓÒÓ. ¶fiÛÂ˜ ¯ÈÏÈ¿‰Â˜ Á˘Ó·ÈÎfi·È‰· ¯¿ıËÎ·ÓÛÙÔ˘˜ ‚ÔÌ‚·Ú‰ÈÛÌÔ‡˜!

◊ÏıÂ Ô ¯ÂÈÌÒÓ·˜, Ô ÔÔ›Ô˜ ‹Ù·Ó ÔÏ‡ ‚·Ú‡˜, Ù· ‚Ô˘Ó¿ Ô˘ÂÌ¿¯ÂÙÔ Ô ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi˜ ÛÙÚ·Ùfi˜ ‹Ù·Ó fiÏ· ¯ÈÔÓÈÛÌ¤Ó· Î·È ·ÁˆÌ¤Ó·,ÔÏÏÔ› ÛÙÚ·ÙÈÒÙÂ˜ ¿ı·ÈÓ·Ó ÎÚ˘Ô·Á‹Ì·Ù· Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ÛÙ¤ÏÓ·ÓÂÛÙÈ˜ ÈÔ ÎÔÓÙÈÓ¤˜ fiÏÂÈ˜ ÛÙ· ÓÔÛÔÎÔÌÂ›· ‹ ÛÙ· Û¯ÔÏÂ›·, Ô˘ Ù·ÌÂÙ¤ÙÚÂ„·Ó ÛÂ ÓÔÛÔÎÔÌÂ›· ÁÈ· Ó· ÂÍ˘ËÚÂÙ‹ÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ˘˜

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ÙÚ·˘Ì·Ù›Â˜ ‹ ÙÔ˘˜ ÎÚ˘Ô·ÁËÌ¤ÓÔ˘˜. ™ÙËÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿ Ô˘ ‹Ù·Ó Ë ÈÔ ÎÔÓÙÈÓ‹

·fiÛÙ·ÛË ·fi ÙÔ Ì¤ÙˆÔ ÌÂÙ¤ÊÂÚ·ÓÔÏÏÔ‡˜ ÙÚ·˘Ì·Ù›Â˜, ¿ÏÏÔ˘˜ ¯ˆÚ›˜fi‰È·, ¿ÏÏÔ˘˜ ¯ˆÚ›˜ ¯¤ÚÈ·.

¶ÔÏÏ¤˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ Î·È ‰ÂÛÔÈÓ›‰Â˜¤ÙÚÂ¯·Ó ÛÙ· ÓÔÛÔÎÔÌÂ›·, ÏfiÁˆ ÂÏÏÂ›„Âˆ˜ÚÔÛˆÈÎÔ‡, Ó· ‚ÔËı‹ÛÔ˘Ó, Ó· ÙÔ˘˜·ÚËÁÔÚ‹ÛÔ˘Ó Î·È Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ‰ÒÛÔ˘ÓÎÔ˘Ú¿ÁÈÔ. ÕÏÏÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ‚ÔËıÔ‡Û·Ó ÁÈ·ÙËÓ Ê·Ó¤Ï· ÙÔ˘ ÛÙÚ·ÙÈÒÙÔ˘, ¤ÏÂÎ·ÓÊ·Ó¤ÏÂ˜, Î¿ÏÙÛÂ˜, Î·ÛÎfiÏ, Á¿ÓÙÈ· ÁÈ· Ó·Ù· ÛÙÂ›ÏÔ˘Ó ÛÙ· Û‡ÓÔÚ· ÛÙÔ˘˜ÛÙÚ·ÙÈÒÙÂ˜ Î·È Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚÔ˘Ó Ï›ÁË˙ÂÛÙ·ÛÈ¿. ∫È ¿ÏÏÂ˜ ÈÔ ÎÔÓÙ¿ ÛÙ· Û‡ÓÔÚ·ÎÔ˘‚·ÏÔ‡Û·Ó ÛÙÔ Ì¤ÙˆÔ ÔÏÂÌÔÊfi‰È··„ËÊÒÓÙ·˜ Î¿ıÂ Î›Ó‰˘ÓÔ.

¶ÔÏ‡ ‰‡ÛÎÔÏÔ˜ Ô ¯ÂÈÌÒÓ·˜ ÛÙ· ‚Ô˘Ó¿ÙË˜ ∞Ï‚·Ó›·˜ ÌÂ ÔÏÏ¿ ı‡Ì·Ù· ÔÏ¤ÌÔ˘ÌÂ ÛÙÂÚ‹ÛÂÈ˜ Î·È Î·ÎÔ˘¯›Â˜. ŸÌˆ˜¿ÓÙÂÍÂ Ô ∂ÏÏËÓÈÎfi˜ ÛÙÚ·Ùfi˜ ¤ˆ˜ ÙÔÓÎ·ÈÚfi Ô˘ ¯Ù‡ËÛ·Ó ÙËÓ ∂ÏÏ¿‰· Î·È ÔÈ°ÂÚÌ·ÓÔ› ÔfiÙÂ ‰ÂÓ ‹Ù·Ó ‰˘Ó·ÙfiÓ Ë∂ÏÏ¿‰· Ó’ ·ÓÙ¤ÍÂÈ ÙÔÓ fiÏÂÌÔ ÂÓ·ÓÙ›ÔÓ‰˘Ô ·˘ÙÔÎÚ·ÙÔÚÈÒÓ πÙ·Ï›·˜ Î·È °ÂÚÌ·Ó›·˜Î·È ˘Â¯ÒÚËÛÂ.

∂·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛÂ ÌÂÙ¿ Ë ÙÚÔÌÂÚ‹Î·ÙÔ¯‹. ºfi‚Ô˜ Î·È ÙÚfiÌÔ˜ ÂÈÎÚ·ÙÔ‡ÛÂ·ÓÙÔ‡ ÎÈ ¤ÂÛÂ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË Â›Ó·. ¶ÔÏÏÔ›ˆÏÔ‡Û·Ó Ú¿ÁÌ·Ù· ·Í›·˜ ÁÈ· Ó·ÌÔÚ¤ÛÔ˘Ó Ó· ¿ÚÔ˘Ó Ù· ÈÔ ··Ú·›ÙËÙ·fiˆ˜ ÛÈÙ¿ÚÈ ÁÈ· „ˆÌ›, Ï¿‰È, ˙¿¯·ÚË,Û·Ô‡ÓÈ.

™ÙÈ˜ ÌÂÁ·ÏÔ˘fiÏÂÈ˜ ‹Ù·Ó ·ÎfiÌË ÈÔ‰‡ÛÎÔÏ·, Î·ıËÌÂÚÈÓ¿ ·ÎÔ‡Á·ÌÂ ı·Ó¿ÙÔ˘˜·fi Â›Ó·. ªÂÚÈÎÔ› Ù˘¯ÂÚÔ› ¤·ÈÚÓ·ÓÎ·Ó¤Ó· ·Î¤ÙÔ ·fi ∞ÌÂÚÈÎ‹ ‹ ∫·Ó·‰¿ ÌÂÏ›Á· ÙÚfiÊÈÌ· ‹ ÚÔ‡¯· Ô˘ ¤ÛÙÂÏÓ·

Û˘ÁÁÂÓÈÎ¿ ÙÔ˘˜ ÚfiÛˆ· ‹ Î·ÈÊÈÏfiÙˆ¯· ÛˆÌ·ÙÂ›·. ∂·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛÂ ÔÛ˘ÌÌÔÚÈÙÔfiÏÂÌÔ˜, ÔÏ‡ ÙÚÔÌÂÚfi˜,ÔÏÏ¿ ·ÏÈÎ¿ÚÈ· ÛÎÔÙÒÓÔÓÙ·Ó Î¿ıÂ Ì¤Ú·Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ¤ÊÂÚÓ·Ó Ó· ÙÔ˘˜ ÎË‰Â‡ÛÔ˘ÓÛÙËÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿.

∂›¯Â ÁÂÌ›ÛÂÈ ÙÔ ÛÙÚ·ÙÈˆÙÈÎfiÓÂÎÚÔÙ·ÊÂ›Ô. ∆Ô˘˜ ÎË‰Â‡·ÓÂ ı˘Ì¿Ì·È ÌÂÙÈÌ¤˜ ÎÈ ÂÌÂ›˜, Ë ÙfiÙÂ ÓÂÔÏ·›·,ÚÔÛÎÔ›ÓÂ˜ Î·È ÚfiÛÎÔÔÈ ÌÂ ‚‹Ì·ÔÌÈÎfi ÙÔ˘˜ Û˘ÓÔ‰Â‡·ÌÂ ˆ˜ ÙËÓÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›· ÙÔ˘˜ Î·ÙÔÈÎ›· fiÔ˘ Â„¿ÏÏÂÙÔÙÚÈÛ¿ÁÈÔ, ·Ó¤ÊÂÚ·Ó Ù· ÔÓfiÌ·Ù· ÙˆÓ·fiÓÙˆÓ ËÚÒˆÓ ÎÈ ¤ÚÈ¯Ó·Ó Î·ÓÔÓÈ¤˜. √ÈÌÓ‹ÌÂ˜ ·˘Ù¤˜ Û˘ÓÙ·Ú¿ÛÛÔ˘Ó ÙÔ ËıÈÎfiÌ·˜, Â›Ó·È ÌÓ‹ÌÂ˜ ÔÏ‡ Û˘ÁÎÈÓËÙÈÎ¤˜ ÛÙËÓÎ·Ú‰È¿ Ì·˜ Ô˘ ÙÈ˜ ÎÔ˘‚·Ï¿ÌÂ Û’ fiÏË Ì·˜ÙËÓ ˙ˆ‹ ·Ú’ fiÏÔ Ô˘ ¤Ú·Û·Ó ·fi ÙfiÙÂ70 ¯ÚfiÓÈ·.

¶¤Ú·Û·Ó ÂÚ›Ô˘ ‰‡Ô ‰ÂÎ·ÂÙ›Â˜ ÁÈ·Ó· ÌÔÚ¤ÛÂÈ Ë ∂ÏÏ¿‰· ÌÂ ÙËÓ ‚Ô‹ıÂÈ· ÙˆÓÛ˘ÌÌ¿¯ˆÓ, ∞ÁÁÏ›·˜ Î·È ∞ÌÂÚÈÎ‹˜, Ó·ÔÚıÔÛÙ·Ù‹ÛÂÈ Î·È Ó· ÛÙ·ıÂ› ÛÙ· fi‰È·ÙË˜. ∞˘Ù¿ ÂÓ ÔÏ›ÁÔÈ˜ ·fi ÙÈ˜ ¿ÌÔÏÏÂ˜·Ó·ÌÓ‹ÛÂÈ˜ ÙÔ˘ ÔÏ¤ÌÔ˘ 1940. ∞ÈˆÓ›· ËÌÓ‹ÌË ÛÙÔ˘˜ ·ı¿Ó·ÙÔ˘˜ ◊ÚˆÂ˜! ∑‹Ùˆ Ë∂ÏÏ¿‰·! ∑‹Ùˆ Ë ∂ÏÂ˘ıÂÚ›·!

∂Î‰ÚÔÌ‹ ÛÙÔ Atlantic City

ÙË˜ ∞ÓıÔ‡Ï·˜ ∫·˚Ù¤ÚË

ªÂÙ¿ ÙÈ˜ ıÂÚÈÓ¤˜ ‰È·ÎÔ¤˜, ÛÙÈ˜ 18™ÂÙÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010, Ë ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˜‰ÈÔÚÁ¿ÓˆÛÂ ÂÎ‰ÚÔÌ‹ ÛÙÔ Atlantic City ÌÂ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ ÙÈ˜ ·Á·ËÙ¤˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ √Ï˘Ì›·™Ì‹ÏÈÔ˘, ª·›ÚË ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ Î·È ÕÓÓ·

∆ÛÔ‡ÎË. ŒÓ· ÏÂˆÊÔÚÂ›Ô ÁÂÌ¿ÙÔ ÍÂÎ›ÓËÛÂ

Úˆ›-Úˆ› ·fi ÙÔ ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘ ÁÈ· ÙÔ Î·˙›ÓÔ Resorts. √È˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÌÂ ÙËÓ Û˘ÓÂÚÁ·Û›· ÙË˜ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘ Î·. ª›Ù˙È ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ ¤Î·Ó·ÓÙËÓ ÂÎ‰ÚÔÌ‹ ÈÔ Â˘¯¿ÚÈÛÙË ÌÂ ÙËÓÂÍ·ÈÚÂÙÈÎ‹ ÂÚÈÔ›ËÛË, ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚÔÓÙ·˜›ÙÂ˜ ÁÏ˘Î¿ Î·È ¿ÏÏ· Â‰¤ÛÌ·Ù·. ∏¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ·ÊÔ‡ Â˘¯·Ú›ÛÙËÛÂ·Ó·Ê¤ÚıËÎÂ ÛÙË ‰Ú¿ÛË ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘Î·È ÂÓËÌ¤ÚˆÛÂ Ù· Ì¤ÏË ˆ˜ ÚÔ ÙÈ˜ÌÂÏÏÔÓÙÈÎ¤˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂÈ˜. ∏ ËÌ¤Ú·¤Ú·ÛÂ Â˘¯¿ÚÈÛÙ· ÛÙÔ ÔÏ˘ÙÂÏ‹ÂÛÙÈ·ÙfiÚÈÔ, ÛÙÔ Î·˙›ÓÔ Î·È ÛÙÈ˜ ÁÚ·ÊÈÎ¤˜·Ú·Ï›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ Atlantic City.

∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ ıÂÚÌ¿ fiÛÔ˘˜ Ì·˜Ù›ÌËÛ·Ó ÌÂ ÙËÓ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· ÙÔ˘˜ ‰ÈfiÙÈ ÌÂÙÔÓ ÙÚfiÔ ·˘Ùfi ·ÓÙ·ÂÍ¤Ú¯ÂÙ·È ËºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˜ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎÔ‡˜ÛÎÔÔ‡˜ ÙË˜.

∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÌÂ ÙÈ˜ ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜,™Ì‹ÏÈÔ˘, ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ Î·È ∆ÛÔ‡ÎË ÁÈ· ÙËÓ˘¤ÚÔ¯Ë ÔÚÁ¿ÓˆÛË ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ÚÔÌ‹˜.

∞Ô‚ÈÒÛ·ÓÙ· ª¤ÏË ÙË˜ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘

ŒÏÏË µÔ˘ÙÛÈ¿‰Ë¡ÙfiÙ· ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ª·›ÚË ™Ô˘Ê·Ú¿Ë, Ë ÔÔ›· ÁÈ· ÔÏÏ¿¯ÚfiÓÈ· ÂÚÁ¿ÛÙËÎÂ ˆ˜ Û‡Ì‚Ô˘ÏÔ˜.∏ ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô˜ ·Â˘ı‡ÓÂÈ ıÂÚÌ¿Û˘ÏÏ˘ËÙ‹ÚÈ· ÛÙÈ˜ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ¤˜ ÙÔ˘˜.

“The Special Fund is funded by the generous donations of our members sent in place of flowers fortheir beloved ones and from our club treasury. With your generous contributions we are able to helpcompatriots in need. Please continue to support the SPECIAL FUND.”

Miss Stavroula Traitses singing at the Christmas Luncheon

∏ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ Î·. ª›Ù˙È ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ Î·È Ë ÚÒËÓ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ Î·.§Ô‡Ï· ∫·ÙÛ·Ì¿ÎË, ÌÂ ÙÔ ¢‹Ì·Ú¯Ô ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ Î. °È¿ÓÓË∆Û·Ì›ÛË Î·È ÙË Û‡˙˘Áfi ÙÔ˘ ª·Ú›·.

OÈ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ∞ÓıÔ‡Ï· ∫·˚Ù¤ÚË, ª·›ÚË °ÂÚ·ÛfiÔ˘ÏÔ˜, §Ô‡Ï· ∫·ÙÛ·Ì¿ÎË˜, §Ô‡Ï· ∫Ô˘ÎÔ‡ÏË Î·È ™Ù¤ÏÏ· ∞Ó‰ÚÂÔÔ‡ÏÔ˘.

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ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÔ°Â‡Ì· 2010ÙË˜ ∞ÚÙ¤ÌÈ‰Ô˜ ∆fiÛÎÔ˘

∞ıÚfi· ‹Ù·Ó Ë ÚÔ¤ÏÂ˘ÛË ÙˆÓ ÌÂÏÒÓ Î·È Ê›ÏˆÓ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ ÛÙÔÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÔ ÁÂ‡Ì· Ô˘ Â‰fiıË ÙËÓ 2·Ó ¢ÂÎÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÛÙÔ Milleridge Cottage,Jericho NY. ∂›¯·ÌÂ ÔÏÏ¿ ¯ÚfiÓÈ· Ó· ‰Ô‡ÌÂ Ù¤ÙÔÈ· ÎÔÛÌÔÛ˘ÚÚÔ‹ ÛÂÛ˘ÁÎ¤ÓÙÚˆÛË ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘. √È Î˘Ú›Â˜ ·Ú¤ÛÔ˘Ó ÔÏ‡ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË,·Á·Ô‡Ó ÙÈ˜ ÁÈÔÚÙÈÓ¤˜ ËÌ¤ÚÂ˜ Ó· ‚ÚÂıÔ‡Ó ÌÂÙ·Í‡ Ê›ÏˆÓ Î·È Û˘Ì·ÙÚÈˆÙÒÓ Î·È Ó’·ÓÙ·ÏÏ¿ÍÔ˘Ó ÙÈ˜ ıÂÚÌ¤˜ Â˘¯¤˜ ÙˆÓ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ, Â˘¯¤˜ ÁÈ· Â˘ÏÔÁËÌ¤Ó·ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·, Â˘¯¤˜ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÌÂÁ·Ï‡ÙÂÚË ÂÔÚÙ‹ ÙË˜ ÃÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÔÛ‡ÓË˜ Ô˘ Â›Ó·ÈÂÔÚÙ‹ ·Á¿Ë˜ ÙÔ˘ ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ ÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓ ¿ÓıÚˆÔ ÌÂ ÙË ıÂ›· Á¤ÓÓËÛ‹ ÙÔ˘. ∂›Ï¤ÔÓ Í¤ÚÔ˘Ó fiÙÈ ÌÂ ÙÔÓ ÂÚ¯ÔÌfi ÙÔ˘˜ ˘ÔÛÙËÚ›˙Ô˘Ó ÙÔ ıÂ¿ÚÂÛÙÔ ¯ÚÈÛÙÈ·ÓÈÎfi¤ÚÁÔ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ Ô˘ ‰ÂÓ Â›Ó·È ¿ÏÏÔ ·Ú¿ ·Á¿Ë Î·È ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆ›· ÚÔ˜ ÙÔÓÛ˘Ó¿ÓıÚˆfi Ì·˜.

∞fi ÔÏ‡ Î·ÈÚfi ÚÈÓ ÔÈ ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ¿Ú¯ÈÛ·Ó Ó· ÂÚÁ¿˙ÔÓÙ·È ÁÈ· ÙËÓÂÈÙ˘¯›· ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂˆ˜ ÎÈ ¤ÛÙÂÈÏ·Ó ÛÙ· Ì¤ÏË Ì·˜ ÙÈ˜ ˆÚ·›Â˜¯ÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÂ˜ ÚÔÛÎÏ‹ÛÂÈ˜ ÙÈ˜ ÔÔ›Â˜ ·Ó¤Ï·‚Â ÎÈ ÂÊ¤ÙÔ˜ Ë ¶ÚfiÂ‰Úfi˜ Ì·˜.ÀÂ‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ ‹Ù·Ó ÎÈ ÂÊ¤ÙÔ˜ ÔÈ ÚÒËÓ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ Î˘Ú›· ª·›ÚË °ÂÚ·ÛÔÔ‡ÏÔ˘,Î˘Ú›· ∞ÓıÔ‡Ï· ∫·˚Ù¤ÚË, Î˘Ú›· ÕÚÙÂÌÈ˜ ∆fiÛÎÔ˘ Î·È Ë Î˘Ú›· ª·›ÚË ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ÌÂ Â› ÎÂÊ·Ï‹˜ ÙËÓ ‰Ú·ÛÙ‹ÚÈ· Î·È ·Á·ËÙ‹ Ì·˜ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ Î˘Ú›· ª›Ù˙È¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘.

∏ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹ ¿Ú¯ÈÛÂ ÌÂ ÎÔÎÙ¤ÈÏ ÂÓ Û˘ÓÂ¯Â›· ÙÔ ÁÂ‡Ì·. ∏ ·›ıÔ˘Û· ‹Ù·Ó ˘¤ÚÔ¯·‰È·ÎÔÛÌËÌ¤ÓË, Ù· ÙÚ·¤˙È· ÌÂ Ù· ¯ÚÈÛÙÔ˘ÁÂÓÓÈ¿ÙÈÎ· center pieces, ÚÔÛÊÔÚ¿ÙË˜ ¶ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘ Î·È ÙË˜ ÚÒËÓ ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘ Î·È Â›ÙÈÌÔ˘ Ì¤ÏÔ˘˜ ÙÔ˘ ‰ÈÔÈÎËÙÈÎÔ‡Û˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ Î˘Ú›· §Ô‡Ï·˜ ∫·ÙÛ·Ì¿ÎË, ÂÈ˜ ÌÓ‹ÌË ÙÔ˘ ·ÙÚfi˜ ÙÔ˘˜ ™ˆÎÚ¿ÙË™Ô‡ÏÈÔ˘. ªÂÙ·Í‡ ÙˆÓ ÂÈÛ‹ÌˆÓ ‹Ù·Ó ÔÈ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ª·Á‰·ÏËÓ‹ ¶·Ó›‰Ë, ŒÊË∫·Ú·¯¿ÏÈÔ˜ ·fi ÙËÓ ÙÚ¿Â˙· ª¿Ú·ıˆÓ, ÂÎ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ ÔÈ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ª¿¯Ë ∞˚‚¿˙Ë,µ¿Ï·ÚË ªÂÏÏ›‰Ô˘ Î·È ÂÍ ∞ıËÓÒÓ Ë Î˘Ú›· πÔ˘Ï›· ª·ÓÙ˙Ô˘Ú¿ÓË. ∆ÈÌ‹ıËÎ·Ó ÔÈ·ÍÈ¤·ÈÓÂ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÙÔ˘ Û˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ ∂ÈÚ‹ÓË ªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰Ô˘ Î·È ª·›ÚË ™·Ì·Ú¿ ÁÈ· ÙËÓÔÏ˘ÂÙ‹, ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈ· ˘ËÚÂÛ›· ÙÔ˘˜ Î·È ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÔÓÂÌ‹ıËÎ·Ó ÙÈÌËÙÈÎ¤˜ Ï·Î¤ÙÂ˜.∆ËÓ Í·ÊÓÈÎ‹ ÙÔ˘˜ ·ÚÔ˘Û›·ÛÂ ¤Î·ÓÂ Ô ¢‹Ì·Ú¯Ô˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ Î. πˆ¿ÓÓË˜∆Û·Ì›ÛË˜ ÌÂÙ¿ ÙË˜ Û˘˙‡ÁÔ˘ ÙÔ˘ ª·Ú›·˜ ÔÈ ÔÔ›ÔÈ ‹Ù·Ó ÚÔÛÎÂÎÏËÌ¤ÓÔÈ Î·È·ÚÂ˘Ú¤ıËÎ·Ó ÛÙËÓ ¯ÔÚÔÂÛÂÚ›‰· ÙË˜ ÂÂÙÂ›Ô˘ ÙˆÓ 100 ¯ÚfiÓˆÓ ÙË˜ √ÌfiÓÔÈ·˜.√ Î. ∆Û·Ì›ÛË˜ ·Ë‡ı˘ÓÂ ¯·ÈÚÂÙÈÛÌfi ÚÔ˜ ÙËÓ ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô Î·È Û˘ÓÂ¯¿ÚË ÙÈ˜Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔ ¤ÚÁÔ ÙÔ˘˜.

ªÂ ÙËÓ ÔÚ¯‹ÛÙÚ· µÀƒ√¡ ¯ÔÚ¤„·ÌÂ fiÏÂ˜, ÙÚ·ÁÔ˘‰‹Û·ÌÂ Ù· Î¿Ï·ÓÙ·, ·ÊÔ‡ÚÒÙ· Ì·˜ ÙÚ·ÁÔ‡‰ËÛÂ Ë ÌÈÎÚ‹ ŒÊË ∆Ú·˝ÙÛË ÌÂ ÙËÓ ı·˘Ì¿ÛÈ· ÊˆÓ‹ ÙË˜.À‹Ú¯Â Î·È ÏÔ‡ÛÈ· Ï·¯ÂÈÔÊfiÚÔ˜ ·ÁÔÚ¿.

™˘Á¯·ÚËÙ‹ÚÈ· ÛÂ fiÏÂ˜ Ô˘ ÂÚÁ¿ÛÙËÎ·Ó ÁÈ ·˘Ù‹ ÙËÓ ÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË.

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™·Ó Ì›· ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈ· ÁÏ¤ÓÙËÛ·Ó Î·È ˘Ô‰¤¯ıËÎ·Ó ÙÔÓÎ·ÈÓÔ‡ÚÁÈÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ 2011 ÔÈ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘.¶·Ú·ÌÔÓ‹ ÚˆÙÔ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿˜ ·fi ÂÓˆÚ›˜ ¿Ú¯ÈÛ·Ó Ó·Î·Ù·Êı¿ÓÔ˘Ó Ì¤ÏË Î·È Ê›ÏÔÈ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ ÛÙÔ ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘, ·Ú’ fiÏË ÙËÓ Î·ÎÔÎ·ÈÚ›· Ô˘ ‹Ù·Ó, ÁÈ·Ó· ‰È·ÛÎÂ‰¿ÛÔ˘Ó Î·È Ó· ‰Â¯ıÔ‡Ó ÌÂ ¯·Ú¿ ÙÔÓ Î·ÈÓÔ‡ÚÁÈÔ¯ÚfiÓÔ. ÀÂ‡ı˘ÓÂ˜ ÙË˜ ‚Ú·‰È¿˜ ‹Ù·Ó Ë ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ Î˘Ú›· ª›Ù˙È¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘ ÌÂ ÙËÓ ·‰ÂÏÊ‹ ÙË˜ Î·È Â›ÙÈÌÔ Ì¤ÏÔ˜ ÙÔ˘Û˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ Î˘Ú›· §Ô‡Ï· ∫·ÙÛ·Ì¿ÎË.

∏ ·›ıÔ˘Û· ‹Ù·Ó fiÌÔÚÊ· ÛÙÔÏÈÛÌ¤ÓË, Ù· ÙÚ·¤˙È· ÌÂˆÚ·›· ÛÙÔÏ›‰È·, Ì·ÏfiÓÈ·, Î·¤Ï·, Î.¿. ÁÈ· ÙÔÓ ÂÚ¯ÔÌfi ÙÔ˘Ó¤Ô˘ ¤ÙÔ˘˜. ¶ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚıËÎ·Ó ÓÔÛÙÈÌfiÙ·ÙÔÈ ÌÂ˙¤‰Â˜, ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿(ÚÔÛÊÔÚ¿ ÙË˜ «√ª√¡√π∞™») Î·È ¿Ú¯ÈÛÂ ÙÔ ÁÏ¤ÓÙÈ Î·È Ô¯ÔÚfi˜ ÌÂ ÌÔ˘ÛÈÎ‹ DJ. ∂·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛÂ Ê·ÁËÙfi. ∆Ô ÁÏ¤ÓÙÈÛ˘ÓÂ¯›ÛÙËÎÂ, Ô Î·ÈÓÔ‡ÚÁÈÔ˜ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˜ ‰ÂÓ ¿ÚÁËÛÂ Ó· ¤ÏıÂÈ.∞ÓÔ›¯ıËÎ·Ó Û·Ì¿ÓÈÂ˜ Î·È ÎfiËÎ·Ó ÔÈ ‚·ÛÈÏfiÈÙÂ˜,(ÚÔÛÊÔÚ¿ ÙË˜ Û˘Ì‚Ô‡ÏÔ˘ Ì·˜ Î. ∂Ï¤ÓË ∫Ôı¿ÏË). ∏ Ù˘¯ÂÚ‹‹Ù·Ó Ë Î˘Ú›· ∂ÈÚ‹ÓË ªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰Ô˘ Ë ÔÔ›· ¤Ï·‚Â ÙÔ ¯Ú˘ÛfiÛÙ·˘Úfi Ô˘ ÚÔÛ¤ÊÂÚÂ ÙÔ ˙Â‡ÁÔ˜ ∞ÓıÔ‡Ï· Î·È °ÂÒÚÁÈÔ˜∫·˚Ù¤ÚË. ∏ Î· ªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰Ô˘ ÚÔÛ¤ÊÂÚÂ ÛÙËÓ ºÈÏfiÙˆ¯Ô $50Î·ıÒ˜ Â›¯·ÌÂ ‰ˆÚÂ¤˜ ÎÈ ·fi ÙÔ ˙Â‡ÁÔ˜ ¶·ÓÙÂÏ‹ ∫·Ï·Ô‡ÙËÎ·È ÙÔ ˙Â‡ÁÔ˜ πˆ¿ÓÓË ƒ·ÎÎÔ‡.

∏ ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ·Ë‡ı˘ÓÂ ÚˆÙÔ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿ÙÈÎÂ˜ Â˘¯¤˜ ÁÈ·ÂÈÚ‹ÓË ÛÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ Î·È ÁÈ· ¤Ó· Î·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔ ·‡ÚÈÔ. ™˘ÓÂ¯›ÛÙËÎÂÔ ¯ÔÚfi˜ Î·È ÛÂ Ï›ÁÔ ·Ô¯ˆÚ‹Û·ÌÂ ÌÂ ˆÚ·›Â˜ Â˘¯¤˜ ÁÈ· Î·Ï‹¯ÚÔÓÈ¿, ˘ÁÂ›· ÎÈ Â˘ËÌÂÚ›· ÛÙÔÓ ÎfiÛÌÔ, ÌÂ ÔÏÏ¤˜ ¯·Ú¤˜ Î·ÈÚÔÛ‰ÔÎ›Â˜.

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PHILOPTOCHOS - DONATIONS

IN MEMORY OF THEODOTA ZAHOU:The Zachos Family...............................................................$500.00Ms. Aspasia Rousoulis .........................................................$100.00Mrs. Ekaterini Doumas.........................................................$100.00Dr. Constantine Kyropoulos....................................................$50.00Mrs. Chris Tsavekou.............................................................$100.00George & Connie Mellides .....................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF ELLIE BOUTSIADES:George & Connie Mellides .....................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF EFSTRATIOS VULLIS:Philippe & Mary Fallait ...........................................................$25.00

IN MEMORY OF HELEN KRATSIOS:Mr. & Mrs. Apostolos Skaperdas ............................................$75.00

IN MEMORY OF NIKI PETALIDES:Mrs. Anastasia Mavrovitis.......................................................$50.00Mrs. Dora Glavas....................................................................$30.00Mr. & Mrs. Elefterios Kitsos ....................................................$50.00Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Papazoglou..............................................$25.00

IN MEMORY OF ANGELO THALASSINOS:Mr. & Mrs. Steve Cothalis .......................................................$50.00Mr. & Mrs. Marios Cothalis .....................................................$50.00Mr. & Mrs. Louis Cothalis .......................................................$50.00Mrs. Eleni Cothalis ................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF NICK KOUMAS:Mr. & Mrs. Nick Karras .........................................................$100.00Alexandra & Edmund Kleiner .................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HELEN DOUMAS:Mrs. Maria Bouziotas & Mr. & Mrs. Nick Soumelas $40.00

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER ANGELA GEORGIOU:Alexandra & Edmund Kleiner .................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF DEAR UNCLE GEORGE HATZIOANIDES FATHER OF EFFIE & GEORGE YIALIAS:

Nick & Tessie Poulios ...........................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF KONSTANTINOS “DINO” KAMBOURISMr. & Mrs. Dennis Garbis & Family ......................................$150.00Mrs. Christina DeMaria ........................................................$150.00Mr. & Mrs. George Kambouris..............................................$150.00

IN MEMORY OF HELEN PEKMEZARIS:Mrs. Artemis Toskos ...............................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF ELIAS TSEKOURAS:Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Katsamakis.................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF MARIA ANAGNOSTOPOULOS:Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Katsamakis.................................................$30.00Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Papazoglou..............................................$25.00

IN MEMORY OF ANNA GABRILIDOU:Mr. & Mrs. Louis Cothalis .......................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF KLEONIKI PETROU:Mrs. Artemis Toskos ...............................................................$75.00

IN MEMORY OF HARRY BARBATSOULIS:Mrs. Mary Papougenis has donated an appropriate amount

IN MEMORY OF ZOE KENALIS:Mr. & Mrs. Diamantis Petkanas ............................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES(donated at New Years Eve):

Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Kalapoutis................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF MICHAEL , MILLIE & NICHOLAS KOUMAS:Anthony, Mary (Koumas) Chigounis & Family $250.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR UNFORGETABLE KOUMBARA& NOUNA FILARETI KOTSIS:

Mrs. Artemis Toskos & her Children Kosmas,Maria & Agne.........................................................................$200.00

IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED MOTHER HELEN KRATSIOS:Mrs. Naomi Conklin....................................................$250.00

IN MEMORY OF MARY SOUFARAPIS:Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Papazoglou..............................................$50.00Mrs. Evangelia Daniels...........................................................$25.00Ellen & Ken Forrest ................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HER GRANDMOTHER:Ms. Penelope Kokkinides ....................................................$500.00

IN MEMORY OF DR. EYSTRATIOS VLAHOS:Mr. & Mrs. John Mousiades....................................................$30.00Mr. & Mrs. Tasos Constantine.................................................$30.00Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Samaras..................................................$30.00Mr. & Mrs. Takis Dodes...........................................................$20.00

IN MEMORY OF HER BELOVED MOTHER KALIROY DOIKOS:Mrs. Yvonne Dallas.................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF KALIROY DOIKOS:Mrs. Aliki Bevoulas .................................................................$50.00Mr. & Mrs. Emilio Boba...........................................................$25.00Dr. & Mrs. Theodore Yanos...................................................$100.00Ms. Aspasia Rousoulis ...........................................................$20.00The Constantine Frangos Family ...........................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR BELOVED SISTER MARY SOUFARAPIS:Constantinos & Aspasia Germanakos ........................$85.00

IN MEMORY OF OUR UNCLE SPIRO TATSIS, HUSBAND OFMRS. IRINI TATSIS,

FATHER OF MR. & MRS. TOM GAYLE:Nick & Tessie Poulos............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES(donated at the Fasolada Function):

Mr. & Mrs. Pantelis Kalapoutis................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HARRY KYROU:Mr. & Mrs. Kostas Mousiadis ..................................................$40.00

IN MEMORY OF HIS AUNT LOULA LIAKAS, deceased inColombus, Ohio:

Mr. Alex Masiakos ................................................................$160.00

DONATIONS TO THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY LADIES OF KASTORIA

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PHILOPTOCHOS - DONATIONS

IN MEMORY OF ASPASIA KLADIAS:Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Katsamakis...............................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF EVA MELLIDES:Mr. & Mrs. Fotios Katsamakis.................................................$50.00Mrs. Mary Papazoglou ..........................................................$20.00

IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND:Mrs. Juliet Mantzouranis.........................................................$30.00

THE FOLLOWING DONATED TO THE PHILOPTOHOS:Mr. & Mrs. John Rakkou ......................................................$250.00Mr. Charles Petkanas ...........................................................$100.00Mrs. Theodora Christie ...........................................................$35.00Mrs. Sonia Kasapis ................................................................$35.00Mrs. Dorothy Kambouris.........................................................$35.00Mrs. Dorothy Katopis..............................................................$70.00Mr. & Mrs. John Rakkou .........................................................$70.00Mr. Spyros Aggelopoulos .......................................................$20.00Mrs. Athena Hatzis .................................................................$35.00QUEENS AUDIOLOGY PLLC – (DR. JOANNA ROUFUS)

$200.00

THE FOLLOWING DONATED AT THE 2010CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON:

Marathon Bank.....................................................................$250.00Mrs. NiKki Kyriazis................................................................$100.00Mrs. Angie Constantine ..........................................................$50.00Mrs. Mary Gerasopoulos........................................................$50.00Mrs. Toula Kalapoutis .............................................................$50.00Mrs. Danae Katsamakis .........................................................$50.00Mrs. Magda Panides...............................................................$50.00Mrs. Catherine Skaperdas......................................................$50.00Mrs. Athena Georgiades ........................................................$30.00Mrs. Loula Koukoulis ..............................................................$30.00Mrs. Molly Stoumpos..............................................................$30.00Mrs. Anna Tsoukis..................................................................$30.00Mrs. Nina Petkanas ................................................................$25.00Mrs. Eleni Cothalis .................................................................$20.00Mrs. Toula Dodes....................................................................$20.00Mrs. Irene Mousiades.............................................................$20.00Mrs. Julia Mantzourani ...........................................................$30.00

IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND KOSTAS:Mrs. Helen Bouklas ....................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF HELEN KRATSIOS:Mrs. Helen Bouklas ................................................................$50.00Mrs. Artemis Toskos .............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND NIKOLAOS:Mrs. Kaity Doumas ...............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND KOSTANTINE:Mrs. Sophie Aivazis................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER:Mrs. Doddie Karras ................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HER DAUGHTER:Mrs. Koula Tarabanis ............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR LOVED ONES:Mrs. Stella Andreopoulos .......................................................$50.00Mrs. Kallitsa Zias ....................................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS:Mr. & Mrs. Costas Kaliva ........................................................$50.00

IN MEMORY OF HER DECEASED FAMILY:Mrs. Froni Vlahou ...................................................................$20.00

IN MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED FAMILIES OF KYROU &PASHALIS:

Mrs. Cathrine Kyrou .............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF HER PARENTS,PETROS &ARIADNE KRATSIOS,

HELEN KRATSIOS & KLEONIKI PETRAS:Mrs. Vivian Arzoumanides....................................................$100.00

WE WISH TO ACKNOWLEDGE & THANK THE KASTORIAN’SSOCIETY “OMONOIA” FOR THEIR DONATION OF $500.00 FOR

THE LOUKANIKA/SARMADES DEMOSTRATION

Corrections/Omissions from Previous Publications:

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER &YIAYIA HELEN DOUMAS:

Nick & Tessie Poulos & Family, & Tom & Laura Papachristos $200.00

IN MEMORY OF KOSTANTINA HALVATZIS & VASILIOS MANTOS:Mr. George Kaltsas ...............................................................$75.00

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED SISTER HELEN KRATSIOS:George & Ann Kratsios ........................................................$250.00

IN MEMORY OF HELEN KRATSIOS:Donald & Melody Fries.........................................................$100.00Mrs. Nina & son Dr John Petkanas ........................................$70.00Mrs. Tammy Tsavekou............................................................$35.00Mrs. Polixeni Tsamisis ............................................................$30.00Nick & Olga Liakas.................................................................$40.00

IN MEMORY OF PENELOPE TZANTZARI BELOVED MOTHEROF ATHENA GEORGIADIS:

Mr. & Mrs. George Kaiteris ....................................................$30.00

IN MEMORY OF DAMIANOS PARLITSIS:Mr. & Mrs. Zisis Takantzas......................................................$75.00

IN MEMORY OF CHRISTOS PETKANAS:Mr. & Mrs. Kimon Tsoukis.......................................................$20.00

Louis & Eleni Nicozisis donated $85.00 to the Philoptohos

IN MEMORY OF THEIR PARENTS MILLIE & MICHAEL KOUMAS:Anthony & Mary Chigounis & Family ...................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND CONSTANTINE:Mrs. Sophie Aivazis..............................................................$100.00

IN MEMORY OF AMALIA PEKMEZARIS:Mrs. Tammy Tsavekou...........................................................$35.00

THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY LADIES OF KASTORIAAPPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF ITS MEMBERS & FRIENDS &

IS VERY THANKFULL

KASTORIAN NEWS34

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§›ÁÂ˜ ËÌ¤ÚÂ˜ ÚÔ ÙˆÓÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ Ùo ™˘Ì‚Ô‡ÏÈo ÙË˜«√ª√¡√π∞™» ÚÔÛÎ¿ÏÂÛe ÛÙÔ¶ÔÏÈÙÈÛÙÈÎfi ∫¤ÓÙÚÔ ÙÔ˘ ™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘ ÙÔÓ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ, ¢Ú. ∏Ï›· ¶·Ó›‰Ë, ÙÔ˘˜ ÚÒËÓÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘˜ ÙË˜ “√ÌfiÓÔÈ·˜” Î·È ÙÈ˜Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ ÁÈ· Ó·ÙÚ·ÁÔ˘‰‹ÛÔ˘Ó Ù· Î¿Ï·ÓÙ·.

∞Ú·‰È·ÛÙÂ›ÙÂ ·ÌÚ¤ ·È‰È¿ fiÏÔÈ ÌÂÙËÓ ·Ú¿‰·, Ó· Ô‡ÌÂ ÙÚ·ÁÔ‡‰È·Â˘ÁÂÓÈÎ¿ Ó’ ·Ú¤ÛÔ˘Ó ÛÙ’ ·ÊÂÓÙÈÎfiÌ·˜…ÌÂ ·˘Ùfi ÙÔ ÙÚ·ÁÔ‡‰È, ÌÂ Û‚ËÛÌ¤Ó·Ù· ÊÒÙ· Î·È ÎÚ·ÙÒÓÙ·˜ ·Ó·ÌÌ¤Ó· ÎÂÚÈ¿ÔÈ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ÍÂÎ›ÓËÛ·Ó Ó· „¿ÏÏÔ˘Ó Ù·∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·Ó¿ Î¿Ï·ÓÙ· ÛÙÔÓ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ ¢Ú.∏Ï›· ¶·Ó›‰Ë Î·È ÚÒËÓ ÚÔ¤‰ÚÔ˘˜Î˘Ú›Ô˘˜ ¡ÈÎfiÏ·Ô ªÔ˘ÛÙ¿Î·, °ÂÒÚÁÈÔ∫·˚Ù¤ÚË, ¶·‡ÏÔ ¡¿ÓÔ, ∫ˆÓÛÙ·ÓÙ›ÓÔºÚ¿ÁÎÔ Î·È ÃÚ‹ÛÙÔ °ÈÒ‚Â, Î·ıÒ˜ Î·È ÛÂ¿ÏÏÔ˘˜ Ô˘ ·ÚÂ˘Ú¤ıËÎ·Ó ÂÎÂ›.

¶ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚıËÎ·Ó ÏÔ˘Î¿ÓÈÎ· ·fi ÙÈ˜Î˘Ú›Â˜ ∆Ô‡Ï· ¡ÙfiÙË, ∂ÈÚ‹ÓË ªÔ˘ÛÈ¿‰ËÎ·È ∞ıËÓ¿ °ÂˆÚÁÈ¿‰Ë, ÛÈÙÈÎfi „ˆÌ›, ·fiÙËÓ ∞ıËÓ¿ °ÂˆÚÁÈ¿‰Ë Î·È ÁÏ˘Î›ÛÌ·Ù··fi ÙÈ˜ Î˘Ú›Â˜ ª¿ÏË ™ÙÔ‡ÌÔ˘ Î·È§Ô‡Ï· ∫Ô˘ÎÔ‡ÏË, ÙÛÈÁ·Ú›‰Â˜, Ù˘ÚÈ¿,ÎÚ·ÛÈ¿, Ú˘˙fiÁ·ÏÔ Î·È Ù› ¿ÏÏÔ Ó·ÔÓÔÌ¿ÛÔ˘ÌÂ, ·fi ÙËÓ «√ª√¡√π∞».

ŸÏÔÈ Â˘¯·ÚÈÛÙ‹ıËÎ·Ó. ◊ÙÔ ÌÈ·Ú·ÁÌ·ÙÈÎ‹ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·Ó‹ ‚ÂÁÁ¤Ú·

Standing from left to right: Toula Dodes, Athena Georgiadis, Irene Mousiades, Molly Stoumpos, MaryKokkinides, Anna TsoukisSeating from left to right: Loula Katsamakis, Mary Papougenis, Mitzi Papazoglou, Olympia Smilios, LoulaKoukoulis, Anthoula Kaitery.

From left to right: Dr. Elias Panides, Christos Yioves, Nicholas Moustakas, George Kaitery, Paul Nanos andConstantine Frangos

The Ladies singing the Kastorian kalanta to the Presidents

KASTORIAN NEWS35


Ÿˆ˜ Î¿ıÂ ¯ÚfiÓÔ ¤ÙÛÈ Î·È Ê¤ÙÔ˜, Ô ™‡ÏÏÔÁfi˜ Ì·˜ ÙËÓ∫˘ÚÈ·Î‹, 7 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘, 2010, ÂfiÚÙ·ÛÂ ÌÂ ÌÂÁ·ÏÔÚ¤ÂÈ· ÙËÓÂ¤ÙÂÈÔ ÙË˜ ·ÂÏÂ˘ı¤ÚˆÛË˜ ÙË˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜ ·fi ÙÔÓ ÙÔ˘ÚÎÈÎfi˙˘Áfi (11 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ 1912), Ô˘ Û˘Ì›ÙÂÈ ÌÂ ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ‹ ÙÔ˘∞Á›Ô˘ ªËÓ¿, ÔÏÈÔ‡¯Ô˘ ÙË˜ fiÏÂˆ˜, ÛÙÔÓ πÂÚfi ¡·fi ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘∂ÏÂ˘ıÂÚ›Ô˘ ÙË˜ ¡¤·˜ ÀfiÚÎË˜. ∂„¿ÏÏÂÈ ‰ÔÍÔÏÔÁ›· ÌÂÙ’·ÚÙÔÎÏ·Û›·˜ Î·È ÌÂÙ¿ ·ÎÔÏÔ‡ıËÛÂ ÏÔ‡ÛÈ· ‰ÂÍ›ˆÛË ÛÙËÓ·›ıÔ˘Û· ÙÔ˘ ¡·Ô‡.

ªÂ ÙËÓ ·ÚÔ˘Û›· ÙÔ˘˜ Ù›ÌËÛ·Ó ÙËÓ ÂÎ‰‹ÏˆÛË Ë ¶ÚfiÍÂÓÔ˜ÙË˜ ∂ÏÏ¿‰Ô˜, Î·. ª·ÏÙ¿, Ô ÈÂÚ·ÙÈÎfi˜ ÚÔ˚ÛÙ¿ÌÂÓÔ˜ ÙÔ˘∞Á›Ô˘ ∂ÏÂ˘ıÂÚ›Ô˘, ·Ù‹Ú ∞ı·Ó¿ÛÈÔ˜, Ô ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ÙË˜ÎÔÈÓfiÙËÙ·˜ ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ∂ÏÂ˘ıÂÚ›Ô˘, Î. ªÂÏ‹˜, Ë ¶ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔ˜ ÙË˜ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘, Î· ª›Ù˙È ¶·¿˙ÔÁÏÔ˘, ÚÒËÓ ÚfiÂ‰ÚÔÈ ÙË˜«√ÌfiÓÔÈ·˜» Î·È ÙË˜ ºÈÏÔÙÒ¯Ô˘ Î·È Ï‹ıÔ˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÒÓ. √˘Â‡ı˘ÓÔ˜ ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂˆ˜ Î. ∞Ó‰Ú¤·˜ µ·ÛÈÏÂ›Ô˘ ·ÓÂÊ¤ÚıËÛÙÔ ÓfiËÌ· ÙË˜ ËÌ¤Ú·˜ Î·È ÛÙËÓ ÌÂÁ¿ÏË Â˘ı‡ÓË Ô˘ ¤¯Ô˘Ó ÔÈÓÂÒÙÂÚÔÈ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÔ› ÛÙÈ˜ ∏ÓˆÌ¤ÓÂ˜ ¶ÔÏÈÙÂ›Â˜ ∞ÌÂÚÈÎ‹˜ Ó·ÌËÓ ÍÂ¯¿ÛÔ˘Ó ÙËÓ ÈÛÙÔÚ›· ÙË˜ ·ÙÚ›‰Ô˜ ÙˆÓ Î·È ÙÔ˘™˘ÏÏfiÁÔ˘.

™˘Á¯·ÚËÙ‹ÚÈ· ÛÙÔÓ ˘Â‡ı˘ÓÔ ÙË˜ ÂÎ‰ËÏÒÛÂˆ˜ Î·È ÛÙËÓÂÈÙÚÔ‹ ÁÈ· ÙËÓ ÂÈÙ˘¯›· ÙË˜ ÁÈÔÚÙ‹˜.

11 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ 191211 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ 1910ÙË˜ ∞ÏÂÍ¿Ó‰Ú·˜ µ·ÛÈÏÂ›Ô˘

98 ¯ÚfiÓÈ· ·fi ÙËÓ ·ÂÏÂ˘ı¤ÚˆÛË ÙË˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿˜.πÛÙÔÚÈÎ‹ ËÌ¤Ú· ÁÈ· ÙËÓ fiÏË Ì·˜ Ô˘ Î·Ù·ÎÙ‹ıËÎÂ ·fiºÚ¿ÁÎÔ˘˜, ™¤Ú‚Ô˘˜, µÔ˘ÏÁ¿ÚÔ˘˜ Î·È ∆Ô‡ÚÎÔ˘˜ ÁÈ· Ó·ÂÏÂ˘ıÂÚˆıÂ› ÔÚÈÛÙÈÎ¿ ÛÙÈ˜ 11 ¡ÔÂÌ‚Ú›Ô˘ ÙÔ˘ 1912 ·Ó‹ÌÂÚ·ÙÔ˘ ∞Á›Ô˘ ªËÓ¿. ∆ÈÌ‹ ÛÙÔ˘˜ ‹ÚˆÂ˜ Ô˘ ·ÁˆÓ›ÛÙËÎ·Ó.°ÂÚÌ·Ófi˜ ∫·Ú·‚·ÁÁ¤ÏË˜, ¶·‡ÏÔ˜ ªÂÏ¿˜, πfiÓ ¢Ú·ÁÔ‡ÌË˜. √È∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÔ› ª·ÚÁ·Ú›ÙË˜, °ÎÔÏÔÁÁ›Ó·˜, ¶·Î›ÙÛ·˜,∆Ô˘ÙÔ˘Ù˙‹˜, Ô ‰¿ÛÎ·ÏÔ˜ µ·Û›ÏË˜ ª·ÏÂÁÎ¿ÓÔ˜ Î·È ÔÏÏÔ›¿ÏÏÔÈ Ô˘ ¤‰ˆÛ·Ó ÙËÓ ˙ˆ‹ ÙÔ˘˜ ÁÈ· Ó· ˙Ô‡ÌÂ ÂÌÂ›˜ ÂÏÂ‡ıÂÚÔÈ.∆ÈÌ‹ Î·È ÛÙÔ˘˜ ÚÒÙÔ˘˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ·ÓÔ‡˜ Ô˘ ‹Úı·Ó ÛÙËÓ∞ÌÂÚÈÎ‹ Î·È ›‰Ú˘Û·Ó ÙÔ ™‡ÏÏÔÁfi Ì·˜ ÁÈ· Ó· ·Á·‹ÛÔ˘ÌÂ fiÏÔÈÂÌÂ›˜ Ô˘ ÁÂÓÓËı‹Î·ÌÂ Â‰Ò ÛÙËÓ fiÏË ÙˆÓ ÚÔÁfiÓˆÓ Ì·˜,ÙËÓ ‰ÈÎ‹ Ì·˜ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿.

∞°π√™ ª∏¡∞™

Miss Alexandra Vassiliou refers to the history of the date and her fatherMr. Andreas Vassiliou, Chairman of the event

À¶∞ƒÃ√À¡ ∫∞π ∞§§√π ∞¡£ƒø¶√π


∞Ó·ÚˆÙËı‹Î·ÌÂ ÔÙ¤ ÛÂ Ù› ÎÔÈÓˆÓ›· ˙Ô‡ÌÂ; ∞Ó·ÚˆÙËı‹Î·ÌÂÔÙ¤ ÁÈ·Ù› ÎÔÈÙ¿ÌÂ ÌfiÓÔ ÙÔÓ Â·˘Ùfi Ì·˜; ∏ ÙÂ¯ÓÔÏÔÁ›· ÌÂ fiÏ· ÙË˜ Ù·Î·Ï¿ Î·Ù¿ÊÂÚÂ Ó· Î·Ù·ÛÙÚ¤„ÂÈ ÙÔÓ ¿ÓıÚˆÔ. ∏ ‰Ô˘ÏÂÈ¿, ÙÔ¯ÚËÌ·ÙÈÛÙ‹ÚÈÔ, ÙÔ ÙÂÏÂ˘Ù·›Ô ÌÔÓÙ¤ÏÔ ÙÔ˘ ÎÈÓËÙÔ‡ Ì·˜ ÙËÏÂÊÒÓÔ˘Ì·˜, ¤¯Ô˘Ó ·ÔÚÚÔÊ‹ÛÂÈ ÙÂÏÂ›ˆ˜. ∆Ô Î·ıËÌÂÚÈÓfi ¿Á¯Ô˜ ‰ÂÓ Ì·˜·Ê‹ÓÂÈ Ó· ÎÔÈÙ¿ÍÔ˘ÌÂ ‰›Ï· Ì·˜. ◊ Ì‹ˆ˜ ‰ÂÓ ı¤ÏÔ˘ÌÂ; ∫È fiÌˆ˜˘¿Ú¯Ô˘Ó ¿ÓıÚˆÔÈ Ô˘ Ë ˙ˆ‹ ‰ÂÓ ÙÔ˘˜ Ê¤ÚıËÎÂ ÌÂ ÙÔÓ Î·Ï‡ÙÂÚÔÙÚfiÔ. ∂›ÙÂ ·fi ·ÚÚÒÛÙÈ·, Â›ÙÂ ·fi ÌÔÓ·ÍÈ¿, ˙Ô‡ÓÂ Î¿ıÂ Ì¤Ú· ÙÔ‰ÈÎfi ÙÔ˘˜ °ÔÏÁÔı¿.

∞Ó¿ÌÂÛ· ÛÙÈ˜ ÂÎÎÏËÛ›Â˜ Î·È ÙÈ˜ ÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎ¤˜ ÔÚÁ·ÓÒÛÂÈ˜ÚˆÙÔÛÙ·ÙÂ› Î·È Ô ™‡ÏÏÔÁfi˜ Ì·˜ fiÔ˘ ‰˘Ô ÊÔÚ¤˜ ÙÔ ¯ÚfiÓÔ, ÙËÓ∏Ì¤Ú· ÙˆÓ ∂˘¯·ÚÈÛÙÈÒÓ Î·È Ù· ÃÚÈÛÙÔ‡ÁÂÓÓ·, ÚÔÛÊ¤ÚÔ˘ÌÂ ¤Ó·¯¤ÚÈ ‚ÔËıÂ›·˜ ÛÂ ¿ÔÚÂ˜ ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈÂ˜. ª·˙› ÌÂ Ù· ·È‰È¿ Ì·˜ Ì¤ÏËÙÔ˘ ™˘Ì‚Ô˘Ï›Ô˘ ÌÔÈÚ¿˙Ô˘Ó Ê·ÁËÙ¿, ·È¯Ó›‰È· Î·È ÚÔ‡¯·.

∆Ô˘ ¯ÚfiÓÔ˘ ·˜ Â˘¯ËıÔ‡ÌÂ ˆ˜ ı· ‚ÔËı‹ÛÔ˘ÌÂ ÂÚÈÛÛfiÙÂÚÂ˜ÔÈÎÔÁ¤ÓÂÈÂ˜. ∂›Ó·È ›Ûˆ˜ ÙÔ ÏÈÁfiÙÂÚÔ Ô˘ ÌÔÚÔ‡ÌÂ Ó· Î¿ÓÔ˘ÌÂ Û·ÓÊÈÏ·ÓıÚˆÈÎfi˜ Û‡ÏÏÔÁÔ˜ ÁÈ· ÙÔ˘˜ Û˘Ó·ÓıÚÒÔ˘˜ Ì·˜.

∂√ƒ∆∏ ∆√À ¶ƒ√º∏∆∏ ∏§π∞

√ ™‡ÏÏÔÁfi˜ Ì·˜, ÙËÓ 18Ë πÔ˘Ï›Ô˘, 2010 Ù›ÌËÛÂ ÙËÓ ÂÔÚÙ‹ ÙÔ˘¶ÚÔÊ‹ÙÔ˘ ∏Ï›·, ¶ÚÔÛÙ¿ÙË ÙˆÓ °Ô˘ÓÔÔÈÒÓ.

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∂›Ì·È ÔÏ‡ ÂÚ‹Ê·ÓË ÁÈ· ÙËÓ Î·Ù·ÁˆÁ‹ ÌÔ˘ Î·È ÙËÓ È‰È·›ÙÂÚË·ÙÚ›‰· ÌÔ˘ ÙËÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿. £· Û·˜ ÌÈÏ‹Ûˆ ÁÈ· ¤ıÈÌ· ÙˆÓÃÚÈÛÙÔ˘Á¤ÓÓˆÓ Î·È ÙË˜ ¶ÚˆÙÔ¯ÚÔÓÈ¿˜, fiˆ˜ ÌÔ˘ Ù· ‰ÈËÁ‹ıËÎÂ ËÁÈ·ÁÈ¿ ÌÔ˘ ¤Ú˘ÛÈ Î·Ù¿ ÙËÓ Â›ÛÎÂ„‹ ÌÔ˘ ÛÙËÓ ∫·ÛÙÔÚÈ¿.

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Anastasia (Stacy) Nonas

Stacy Nonas is a proud participant in the New Jersey SpecialOlympics Program. Stacy is pictured here at her the June 2008games, which were featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine, mark-ing the 40th anniversary of their founding. Since she was sevenyears old, Stacy has participated in the Special Olympics gymnas-tics program. Twenty-five year old Stacy is also active in otherSpecial Olympics programs, such as track and field, bowling, andbasketball. Every spring Stacy steps up to the plate for Ramsey,New Jersey's Challengers Baseball team!

In addition to sports, Stacy has many other interests. Stacyloves the performing arts and is an active participant in dance andtheater. Her future goal is to be a filmmaker and is currently en-joying a course in filmmaking at a local evening adult school.

Stacy graduated from Emerson Jr. Sr. High School in 2005and is currently working at ShopRite and Kohl's DepartmentStore. She is an active member of St. Nicholas Church in Wyck-off, NJ as a Sunday school classroom assistant. Her family isvery proud of her achievements.

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February 12, 2011 marked the 50th Wedding Anniversary ofTom and Mary Vlahos.

Pictured below are Tom and Mary with their three granddaughters(Demetra, Maryann, and Christina Vlahos) at their 50th Anniversary Sur-prise party which was held on City Island. Eighty friends and family mem-bers, along with Grigoris Maninakis and the Microcosmos Band joined incelebrating this momentous occasion.

ENGAGEMENT

Mr. & Mrs. George Mellides of Allendale, N.J. and Boynton Beach, FLare proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Lauren to Mr.Dimitri Venekas, son of Mr & Mrs. Kyriakos Venekas of Brooklyn, NY.

Lauren is the granddaughter of the late Evangelos T and AnastasiaMellides.

Lauren is a 2001 graduate of Northern Highlands High Schools and re-ceived a degree in Economics from Rutgers University in 2005. Shepresently completes her Masters in Business Administration from WilliamPaterson University. Lauren has been employed by Stryker Orthopaedicsin Mahwah for the last five years and currently holds the position of a Glob-al Brand Manager on their Hip marketing team.

Dimitri is a 1998 graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School and re-ceived his degree in Integrated Information Systems from Long Island Uni-versity in 2002. He is presently a Systems Administrator at Moon CapitalManagement in New York City.

A winter 2011 wedding is planned.

BAPTISM

AMANDA KARDIASMENOS, daughter of Anna Marie and KostasKardiasmenos, was baptized in October of 2010 at the Cathedral of St.Paul in Hempstead, NY. Anna Marie is the daughter of Olga and JamesGeorgakis. Maternal Great Grandparents are Kimon and Anna Tsoukis.We wish Amanda a blessed, healthy and loving life.

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAYS

On May 16, 2010 Angela Georgeou celebrated her 90th birthdaysurrounded by family and friends. The celebration was held at herdaughter Helen's house and guests were treated to a wonderful collageof photos commemorating some of Angela's many milestones of thelast 90 years. The tables were decorated with the dolls Angela had cro-cheted over the years for her 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchil-dren. Angela's 3 daughters, Helen, Alexandra and Athena were at herside as she blew out the candles on her birthday cake on this mostmemorable day.

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(Published inQUEENSBOROROUGH- September 2010)

“Louis Vlahos is a partner at Farrell Fritz,PC, where he leads the firm's tax practice andits pro bono program.

Vlahos has extensive experience in cor-porate, individual and partnership incometaxation and in estate and gift taxation, in-cluding tax planning, ruling requests and taxcontroversy. He advises clients in connec-tion with corporate operations and reorgan-izations; sales and acquisitions of business-es; corporate distributions, redemptions, liq-uidations and spinoffs; shareholder and buy-sell agreements; partnership organizations

and transactions; real estate sales, exchanges and operations; executive anddeferred compensation arrangements; estate and succession planning, in-cluding the transfer of business interests and estate and gift tax audits; char-itable giving; private foundation, exemption, not-for-profit restructuring,charitable gift acceptance and excess benefit issues.

Vlahos serves on the boards of Queens Theatre in the Park, QueensChamber of Commerce, Long Island City Business Development Corpo-ration, Queens Economic Development Corporation and the Queens Col-lege Business Advisory Board. He is a member of the Society of Colum-bia Graduates and of the National Eagle Scout Association. He regularlyprovides pro bono legal services to many charities in Queens and on LongIsland.

His commitment to the Queens Business and charitable communitieshas helped make Farrell Fritz a recognized provider of quality legal serv-ices in Queens. The firm's attorneys represent a significant roster of clients,serve on numerous not-for-profit boards, provide pro bono services and areinvolved in many business and charitable events throughout the borough.

Among the Queens not-for-profits with which the firm is involved arethe American Heart Association, Arthritis Foundation, Queens-BronxBuilders Association, Flushing Willets Point Corona Local DevelopmentCorporation, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts, Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation, Queens Botanical Garden, Queensborough Com-munity College Fund, Inc., Queens Medical Society, Unisphere Inc. and St.Mary's Children's Hospital.

Vlahos received his LL.M in taxation from New York University in1993 and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1987. Experienced in allareas of tax law, Vlahos has lectured on subjects such as corporate trans-actions, family partnerships, tax audits and tax issues in the not-for-profitcommunity and has written for various legal publications. Vlahos was rec-ognized by Long Island Business News in Who's Who in Tax & Bankruptcylaw (2008) and Who's Who in Tax Law (2006). Vlahos is admitted to prac-tice in New York State and in the U.S. Tax Court.

Vlahos is married to Marina Vlahos, a former resident of Astoria andNew York City high school teacher. They have three daughters, two ofwhom are attending Columbia College and on who is in seventh grade.”

Louis is the son of our compatriots Thomas and Mary Vlahos of theBronx and member of the Society of many years.

Congratulations to our young Kastorian!!!

CHAMBER TO HONOR BUSINESS

2010 Medium BusinessPerson of the Year:

Lou Vlahos, Partner at Farrell Fritz, PC

BROADWAY PERFORMANCEAT THE WHITE HOUSESubmitted by Thea Aspasia Rousouli

On Monday, July 19, 2010, a performance at the WhiteHouse was recently filmed with Constantine Rousouli andseveral Broadway Tony Award Stars, who were invited to per-form in the White House Music Series program in the EastWing as follows: Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Idena Men-zel, Brian d'Arcy James, Chad Kimbal, Karen Olivio, TonyaPinks, Assata Alston, Elaine Stritch and composer MarvinHamlisch.

This special feature is the Broadway segment of PresidentObama's and First Lady's Michelle multipart salute to Ameri-ca's music and top level cast signed up for the night. Mrs.Obama initiated all efforts to introduce and encourage themusic and arts education to students and all the peoplethroughout the country. It was a very entertaining and unfor-gettable evening for all the guests, especially for the Oba-ma's and of course a great honor for Constantine Rousouli.

Constantine Rousouli, who closed the Broadway show “Hair-spray” at the Neil Simon theatre in New York City, performedwith fellow “Hairspray” actress Daniel Arci in the closing num-ber of the evening, “You Can't Stop the Beat”, with studentsfrom the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and the Joy of Mo-tion Dance Center. Immediately following the program a re-ception was held. The performance was televised on Octo-ber 20, 2010, on channel 13 at 9:00 pm and on October 24,2010 on channels 13 and 21.

Constantine completed the “Legally Blond” national tour andhis performance at the Paper Mill Playhouse (Regional Play-house) of New Jersey on October 24, 2010. The Society ofKastorians “Omonoia” and the Benevolent Society Ladies ofKastoria, extend their heartfelt congratulations and best wish-es to Constantine for continued progress, success and all thebest in his future.

CONCERT

On October 23rd at our Cultural Center, members of our Societyand their friends experienced an unforgettable evening throughthe best melodies and songs from Thrace, Smyrna and Asia Mi-nor to Rebetiko and the ever lasting songs of Theodorakis, Hatzi-dakis and Loizos with Grigoris Maninakis and his MikrokosmosEnsemble along with guests second and third generation GreekAmerican talented young artists. Miss Stavroula Traitses, ayoung Kastorian, was one of the young artists who song sobeautiful. All proceeds were donated to the Kastorian SpecialFund.

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BASIL LOUDAS: 4/25/1931 - 2/20/2011He was born in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece on April 25, l931. He grew

up amid hardships and turmoil. He lost his father at a young age. He wasraised by his widowed mother and his loving grandmother, uncle and aunt. Helived through the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II and the sub-sequent Greek civil war. But he excelled in school; was one of the handful stu-dents accepted at the University of Thessaloniki to study organic chemistry.After graduating, he served in the Greek Army and in 1957 Basil married hischildhood sweetheart, Irene Papajiannis in the Metropolis of Kastoria. Movedto the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota where his wifeIrene had relatives. He did graduate, study and research at the University ofMinnesota before being hired at the giant 3M Company where he did out-standing research, developed and patented Scotchgard carpet protector as wellas numerous patents. He received the Star award from 3M twice in recogni-tion of outstanding contributions to the company, the only researcher to do so.He was also an artist and painted several pictures including two very largeones that adorn the social hall at

St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul, Minnesota where he wasa member for many years. He served as president of the parish council, was amember of several organizations including the local AHEPA chapter.

Basil had close relationship with his boyhood friends in Thessaloniki aswell as in Kastoria. He loved the beautiful city of Kastoria and visited thereoften. He was a faithful servant of the Lord, was proud of his Greek heritageand loved his adopted country, the United States of America for all the oppor-tunities given to him.

Basil Loudas, a Stillwater, Minnesota resident retired from 3M after 30years with the company. He passed away on February 20, 2011 of a heartattack while vacationing in Mexico.

He is survived by his wife Irene, sons Luke and Paul and three grandchil-dren.

COSTOPOULOS, Theophelos, “Phil”, age 81, died on Monday,February 21, 2011 at the Veterans Memorial Home, Paramus, after a long ill-ness.

Born and raised in Manhattan, he and his beloved wife Helen lived in NewMilford for the past 49 years where they raised three daughters.

The son of Greek immigrants, Phil served as Sergeant First Class in theUnited States Army where he earned the Bronze Star during the KoreanConflict. He went on to have a long career as a furrier. Following retirement,Phil spent his time reading about history, cooking and listening to jazz music,but he especially enjoyed spending time with his family. Phil was a memberof St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Wyckoff where he continued hisinvolvement in the Greek community.

Surviving are Phil's beloved wife Helen, to whom he was married for 58wonderful years, his three daughters; Eve Costopoulos and husband DouglasBrierley of Morristown, Nancy Costopoulos of Oradell and ChristineCostopoulos of Slingerlands, NY, his six loving grandchildren; Katherine,Alexandra, Theo, Dean, Adrienne and Andrea, his sister Helen Tavantzis andhusband John of Teaneck and his nieces and nephews; Menelaos and Chrissie,Karen and Scott, Paul and Becky, Bill and Missy, and Alexander and Ava.

LEONIDAS MIHALTE - 11/11/1911 - 11/11/2010Leon was born in Kastoria Greece on November 11, 1911. His family

included seven brothers and sisters and typical of the time was very poor.After serving in the Greek Army, Leon left Kastoria at 21 years of age andafter a few years in Paris, immigrated to the United States as a stowawayaboard a freighter. Leon was an excellent soccer player playing in Kastoria,in the army and in New York. That's how he met his wife, the beloved Anne.They never dated but she would attend the soccer games with her uncle andthey would see each other at the Kastorian youth dances. They married in1938: she a 17 year-old just graduated from high school and he a strugglingfurrier making less than $35 a week.

In 1941 he formed what turned out to be a very successful fur business

with partner Dino Kambouris and worked until the middle 1970s. Despitetheir lack of formal education, they gained an excellent reputation for the qual-ity of their coats and the fairness in dealing with employees and customersalike.

Leon was a devoted family man raising two children, Donna and Bill.Nothing was too good for his wife and family. Education was very importantto him since he had missed out on his so he sacrificed to send them to the bestschools. When he had grandchildren (a total of three), he was in “seventhheaven”. He loved them with all his heart.

Leon was very active in the community. He was a long-time member ofthe Kastorian Society and played a behind-the-scenes role in helping the soci-ety acquire and manage their real estate which has helped make the organiza-tion one of the strongest Greek organizations in the US.

Leon was also devoted to the Greek Orthodox community. He was a long-time and very active member of St. Nicholas Church first at the old BeechAvenue location and then at the new 196th Street location in Flushing, NewYork. He served as a member of the parish council for a number of years spe-cializing in fund raising especially when the new church was being consideredand planned. He was also the president of the furrier members of St Nicholaswho funded the “pandocratora” icon that adorns the church.

In the early 1990s, Leon and Anne entered a new phase of their lives: theymoved to Florida. There he was able to devote himself to his new passion:golf. While not a powerhouse on the links, he was accurate hitting the ballstraight as an arrow and putting with uncanny accuracy. In his later years,very few younger weekend golfers could match his consistency and record alower score.

In Florida, he joined in the Fort Pierce Greek Orthodox Church becomingactive in the Men's Club and AHEPA Chapter. Even there, his fiscal sharpnessand persuasiveness helped the church weather a dwindling membership andupheaval of clergy. He became a well respected member of the community.

In 1999, the death of his wife of 61 years made for a difficult time. Hefound comfort in his religion, his family and friends and his golf. He joineda community organization: the WOWs or Widows and Widowers. He becamea beloved member of this group of 15-20 members who regularly went to din-ner together and played twilight golf. In fact, this group honored Leon on theday he died by celebrating his 99th birthday with him. You could say he diedhappy having partied with his friends and family just three hours before theLord took him from us.

Leon lived a remarkable and full life. We can all learn much from his life.

ANGELA GEORGEOU passed away August 16, 2010, she was 90years old. She was born in Volos, Greece in 1920 and immigrated with herfamily to New York City 1931. Angela was married to the late AchillesGeorgeou for 69 years.

She was predeceased by her sister Katherine Kalamarides. She is sur-vived by her loving daughters Helen Nonas, Alexandra (Edmund) Kleiner andAthena (John) Papayani and her 10 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren andher brothers John (Betty) Chokos and George (Joann) Chokos.

Eternal be her memory

ANGELA GEORGEOU - It's hard to put into words the way we feelabout our grandparents. The word love doesn't even begin to scratch the sur-face. It is something so deep within us, it's a part of us, and it's what's madeus who we all are today. Over these last few days as my cousins and I talked,we all were feeling the same way, sometimes at the exact same moments, asif we knew to reach out to each other. It's a feeling of emptiness and uncer-tainty because it's hard to imagine life without a YiaYia and Papou to guide us.

I have always known how lucky and privileged I am to come from thisvery close family. The love and compassion we have for each other is becauseof them. Holidays weren't just Christmas and Easter for us, we celebratedMothers Day, Fathers Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Birthdays,Anniversaries, any excuse to all get together. In the early years, YiaYia alwayshad all the holidays at her house, but she rarely sat down at the dinner table

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with us. No sooner did she serve the meal and say the prayer,she was back in the kitchen doing the dishes. It would take a lotof insisting for us to get her to sit down already; she could be atad bit stubborn. Her meals were always perfect, and we all hadour favorite dishes. Even a simple roast beef sandwich alwaysseemed to taste better at YiaYia's. But we all can agree her saladdressing was the best, and even when the holidays moved to herdaughter's houses, we still insisted she dress the salad. Anotherfavorite was her New Year's Day pita, and a wonderful memoryfor me is when Kathy and I went to her house a few years agoand she taught us how to make it. For Easter, the adults lookedforward to her Mageritsa soup and her sarmades, a taste hergrandchildren never quite acquired. She also made the mostbeautiful Easter baskets for us, and then when we got too old,although I don't think you can ever be too old for one of thosebaskets, she continued the tradition for her great-grandchildren.

YiaYia's freezer was always stocked with ice cream whetheryou made yourself an ice cream cone, had an ice cream sand-wich or an ice cream bar- even ice cream just seemed to tastebetter at their house. I remember the little change purse YiaYiakept in her pocketbook where I could always find Dentyne redgum and LifeSavers pep-o-mint. YiaYia loved to crochet. Therewere dolls, Christmas stockings, scarves, scrunches, baby blan-kets, hats, booties, and more. If you showed her something, shewould say- I can make that. We were still bringing her ourslacks to hem and buttons to sew. And usually you receivedyour finished items back in a plastic bag tied closed ever so lov-ingly with a tiny piece of yarn.

Our grandparents were there for all our milestones- birth-days, graduations, bridal showers, weddings, baby showers,christenings, concerts and plays. And if tickets were limited wefound a way to get extras. They vacationed with us, whether itwas a road trip to a candy convention, Windham, Disney World,Myrtle Beach, Greece, anywhere- they were always part of theadventure. And as we went off to college, they visited us theretoo, and with pride. Papou had grown a lot from his first collegeexperience when he dropped off Aunt Helen and cried the wholetrip home about how he was losing her. They were always a partof our lives and had a way of making each of us feel importantand equal. YiaYia was easy to talk to and I treasured every con-versation we had. And if she had read something in a newspa-per that pertained to you, she would tell you all about it, and justin case she didn't get her point across to you, you received thearticle in the mail, highlighted with notes in the margin. It wasan unconditional love that went both ways.

YiaYia was a strong, beautiful, elegant, loving, caring, com-passionate woman whose whole life revolved around her fami-ly. I will always admire the way she cared for our grandfatheruntil his last day, allowing him to die in the home they shared,as was his wish. We all hoped that after he left us she would bewith us for a lot longer, but I think her heart was just too heavyand she just missed him too much for they had been togethersince she was 19 years old. Connie posted something that epit-omizes our YiaYia, and it is a fitting way to bring this to a close.We will eternally feel compelled to pick up a piece of lint left onthe floor in an otherwise immaculate room, because YiaYiawouldn't have stood for any less!

YiaYia we are going to miss you tremendously, please givePapou a big hug and kiss from all of us, and please stay out ofthe kitchen in heaven, I'm sure God knows how to cook just fine.

Tina KleinerAugust 21, 2010

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EULOGY

I wanted to say a few words, to remind us of the full scope of the loss that we areacknowledging today, and of the full significance of the life of the man we are honoring.Although we are all different and special in our own way, there are different types of peo-ple in the world, and my father belonged to a rare and special category of person. In herbook “Exuberance,” psychologist Kay Jamison describes this rare type of person in detail.This type of person is boundless in energy, joy and zest for life. He makes friends quick-ly and easily and leaves a clear impression on all he meets. He is decisive and has clearconvictions. A well-known example of this type of person is President TheodoreRoosevelt, one of my father's personal heroes. I have no doubt that my father was alsothis type of person. My father's boundless energy and enthusiasm were immediately obvi-ous to anyone who met him. No one who met him could forget him, those who met himusually liked him right away, and he had more friends than anyone I've ever known. Hedidn't accept that things couldn't be done, and famously did this by, after working as a fur-rier in New York's garment district for many years, beginning college at the age of 33 inpursuit of his goal of becoming a physician, at an age when most people said he was tooold to change his life's direction. When people voiced amazement about his energy andaccomplishments, he would respond with his trademark, which required no further dis-cussion: “Yanos is the name!” There was no irony or cynicism to the way my father inter-acted with the world- what you saw was what you got, straightforward, sincere and true.My father loved his friends and was devoted equally to all of them, from all phases of hislife, throughout his life. My father loved his work, and worked tirelessly to help hispatients to get well. My father loved his family, and devoted boundless energy to us. Ourchildhood was comprised of a constant stream of travel, museums, operas, ballet, histori-cal sites, church, sporting events and parties. And my father loved his community. Hisdevotion and commitment to the Greek American and Kastorian communities were alsowell known. Even when confronted with tragedy, as he was when his wife died sudden-ly, he proceeded with determination and the attitude that life had to go on for the sake ofthe living.

Now, as most of us know, in the last 10 years, illness brought out a different side ofmy father. Although I initially found it difficult to accept, I eventually came to appreci-ate getting to know a different, more contemplative side of my father. For the first time,I was able to sit with him for long stretches reading, drinking coffee and just being togeth-er without doing anything in particular. In the end, I think that it was appropriate that hewas granted an opportunity to slow down, appreciate life's little pleasures, and tell thosearound him - especially his devoted wife - how much he loved them.

So as we leave today, I ask that you remember Ted Yanos as a great man. A fun-lov-ing friend, real New Yorker, a true Greek-American, a Kastorian, committed healer andpublic servant, and a family man.

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