AHEPA President Manios
Attends Charitable Event Benefiting Children's Camp
CHICAGO--The AHEPA
family of District 13, which encompasses Illinois and
Wisconsin, raised $50,000 for
the benefit of Metropolis Children's Camp, a
campsite for the Metropolis
of Chicago that has been a longtime dream of
His Eminence Metropolitan
Iakovos. The donation, raised via a banquet held
Feb. 26, will go toward the
purchase of the property where the camp is located.
Supreme President Franklin R.
Manios, who attended the event, commended
the members of District 13
for their initiative to assist the Metropolis of
Chicago by bringing the
community together.
However, he added, ".we
must not rest on our laurels. The challenge of
keeping our Hellenic heritage
and Orthodox Faith alive is a constant
calling; one that we must all
meet together.
The fundraiser by District 13
comes on the heels of a $40,000 contribution
to the Shriner's Hospital for
Children by the Montreal AHEPA Family and a
$50,000 donation toward
cancer research by the AHEPA Family Fifth District
Cancer Foundation.
"The spirit of
philanthropy is vibrant in the Greek-American community and
it is an integral component
of the mission of the AHEPA family, especially
at the grassroots level as
demonstrated here tonight," Manios said.
The Metropolis Children's
Camp is used for church-related events and
retreats.
The supreme president
congratulated District 13 Governor John Galanis, Lt.
Gov. George Pantazelos and
Daughters of Penelope Governor Connie
Chiagouris for the successful
gala affair themed "Salute to the Churches."
He also thanked award-winning
WMAQ-NBC 5 Anchorwoman Allison Rosati, who
served as Master of
Ceremonies, and Emmy award-winning Producer George
Veras who was the Principal
Speaker for contributing to the success of the
banquet.
In attendance were: His
Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of the Metropolis
of Chicago, Consul General of
the Hellenic Republic Aliki Hadji, who
expressed her gratitude to
AHEPA as she was born at the AHEPA Hospital in
Thessaloniki; and Daughters
of Penelope Grand President Demetra Kapolis.
The mission of the AHEPA
family is to promote the ideals of Hellenism,
education, philanthropy,
civic responsibility and family and individual
excellence.
The AHEPA family consists of
four organizations: AHEPA, Daughters of
Penelope, Sons of Pericles
and Maids of Athena.
