AHEPA DONATES $36,000 TO ST. BASIL ACADEMY FOR NEW DORMITORY WINDOWS
James A. Poll, chairman, AHEPA St. Basil Academy Committee presents Father Constantine L. Sitaras, executive director, St. Basil Academy with checkFor $36,000 for new windows for the boys' dormitory at St. Basil's.
WASHINGTON-The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the largest and oldest association of American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, donated $36,000 to St. Basil Academy, Garrison, N.Y., announced Supreme President A. Jack Georgalas. The contributionWill provide new windows for the boys' dormitory.
"We are overjoyed to make this contribution to St. Basil Academy," said
Georgalas. "We take pride in knowing that we are helping the academy
fulfill its mission to the youngsters who entrust their futures in St.
Basil's."
Chairman of AHEPA's St. Basil Academy Committee, James A. Poll, presentedFather Constantine L. Sitaras, executive director, St. Basil Academy, with the donation in October.
"Thank you for your generous donation," said Father Sitaras. "Our
children have a deep sense of pride and appreciation for the support of our AHEPA.
The AHEPA family is a part of a real, vital, life transforming mission."
The AHEPA family's history of charitable giving to St. Basil Academy is
well documented. Over $1.8 million was donated to St. Basil Academy during the 20th century for the construction of dormitories and a school building.
St. Basil Academy is a philanthropic center of the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America where resident children are nurtured into
adulthood.
For more information on St. Basil Academy, please visit
www.stbasil.goarch.org.
In 1922, AHEPA was founded in Atlanta in response to the evils of bigotry
and racism of early 20th century American society that targeted immigrants
of many ethnicities. It also helped Greek immigrants assimilate into
American society.
Today, the mission of the AHEPA family is to promote the ideals of
Hellenism, education, philanthropy, civic responsibility, and family and
individual excellence.
