83rd Convention Grand Banquet
in Boston
Prof.
Speros Vryonis, Jr. Is Featured Educational Symposium Speaker
WASHINGTON-Former
Massachusetts Governor and Democratic Presidential
Nominee
Michael S. Dukakis will be
the Master of Ceremonies for the 83rd Grand
Banquet, announced Supreme
President Franklin R. Manios. The Grand
Banquet
takes place Friday, July 22,
2005, 7 pm, during the 83rd Supreme
Convention,
Boston. It has
been 20 years since the AHEPA family held its annual
meeting in the "Athens
of America."
"We are thrilled to have
Governor Dukakis emcee our banquet," said Manios.
"We have a deep
appreciation for his years of public service as well as
his
contributions to the academic
community. He exemplifies the fulfillment
of
the American Dream."
During his political career,
Dukakis was elected to an unprecedented
third,
four-year term as governor of
Massachusetts and won the nomination for the
presidency of the United
States in 1988 but was defeated by President
George
H.W. Bush.
Since June 1991, Dukakis has
been a Distinguished Professor of Political
Science at Northeastern
University and visiting professor at the School of
Public Policy & Social
Research at UCLA.
The Supreme Convention, July
19 to 24, is designed to offer attendees the
opportunity to embrace their
heritage through educational symposia and
social events, featuring live
Greek music and dancing. Moreover, the
annual
meeting presents a wonderful
opportunity to discover all that the
Greek-American community has
achieved in community service, education,
civic
duty, and philanthropy over
the decades.
Other events of interest
scheduled include:
*An Educational Symposium
featuring Prof. Speros Vryonis, Jr., author of
the newly released work The
Mechanism of Catastrophe: The Turkish Pogrom
of
September 6-7, 1955, and the
Destruction of the Greek Community of
Istanbul
sponsored by the Educational
Foundation and Penelopean Foundation (July
21, 4pm to 6 pm),
*A Cooley's Anemia Foundation
Donation Presentation to Children's Memorial
Hospital of Chicago,
*Athletic Awards Luncheon,
featuring four Hall of Fame inductions and
recognizing excellence among
high school, collegiate, and professional
athletes (July 20, Noon), and
*A Bone Marrow Registry Drive
(July 20 and 21).
"All events are open to
the public and we welcome members and non-members
alike to participate,"
said Executive Director Basil Mossaidis.
AHEPA is proud to have Old
Neighborhood Foods (www.thinntrim.com),
Boston,
as a Platinum Sponsor, and
Euclid Financial Group
(www.euclidmortgage.com),
Washington, DC, as a Bronze
Sponsor of the 83rd Supreme Convention.
The Boston Sheraton is the official convention site. For
reservations,
contact the hotel directly,
617/236-6000. A discounted room rate of $149
plus tax is available through
July 4, 2005.
