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Daughters of Penelope E-Newsletter Issue 10
Daughters of Penelope
Headquarters
E-Newsletter
Issue 10
IMPORTANT
REMINDERS
AHEPA Family Supreme
Convention
Register today at:
www.dopconvention.com
GRAND PRESIDENT'S
TRAVEL ITINERARY
June 12-14
District 6 Convention
Albany, NY
June 19-21
District 11 Convention
Canton, OH
June 24
Cultural Symposium on
Hellenism
Hosted by AHEPA Chapter
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Guest Speakers Supreme
President Phil Frangos and
Grand President Anna-
June 12, 2015
Grand President's Message
Dear Sisters,
It is with tremendous gratitude that I extend special thanks
all the sisters for the amazing opportunities afforded to me
as Grand President. I am so proud of all we have
accomplished for the last 85 years. Most importantly, I am
very appreciative that we will celebrate this year in San
Francisco, the birthplace of our organization.
Now, the time has come again to convene as an AHEPA
Family to conduct business with our individual Orders in a
productive manner at the District Conventions and the
93rd Supreme Convention in San Francisco. As we work
together, I am confident that we can accomplish the
objectives set forth and work towards our goals as we
deliberate. I know that if we all put forth our best effort
and work as a team, we can attain success. I wish all of us
successful conventions and trust that we will work
together for the “Good of the Order.
As the year comes to an end, I want to express thanks to
all the sisters for the joining me on this Incredible Voyage
as Grand President, I will cherish the memories always.
May God bless and guide all of us in our efforts and
inspire us to reach great heights for years to come.
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Helene Grossomanides
Providence, RI
June 28-July 5
Supreme Convention
San Francisco, CA
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Grand President AnnaHelene's Testimonial
Dinner in NYC
Sunday, September 27
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Congratulations to the Daughters of Penelope for 85
Years of Excellence!
"Always remember, you have within you the strength, the
patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change
the world." -Harriet Tubman
With Love and Respect in Theta Pi,
Anna-Helene Grossomanides
Grand President
INSPIRE
Click here to view the Grand President's 85th Anniversary
Challenges Flyer.
Grand President's Travels
The Daughters of Penelope concluded the 87th annual
overseas excursion to Greece, Cyprus, and the Ecumenical
Patriarchate, May 6 to 16, 2015. Supreme President
Phillip T. Frangos, Daughters of Penelope Grand President
Anna-Helene Grossomanides, and Maids of Athena Grand
President Deanna Socaris led the delegation.
On the donate page, you can
choose to have your
donation go towards the
following:
1) Supreme Convention
Patron (Listed on Sponsor
Page in Supreme
Convention Yearbook)
2) DOP Patron (Listed on
Sponsor Page in Penelope's
Scroll Magazine)
3) DOP Charitable Fund
(towards National
Obligation Projects)
4) Grand President's
National Project (towards
Saint Nicholas National
Shrine at Ground Zero in
NYC)
The delegation participated at Hellas District 25's
Convention in Komotini, May 8 and 9 where the
Daughters of Penelope held a Conference for its Northern
Greece Chapters. Sisters from Komotini, Thessaloniki,
Alexandroupoli, Xanthe and Germany participated in the
Conference.
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The delegation also visited the AHEPA Hospital in
Thessalonki to meet with hospital administration officials
on May 10. Earlier in the day, Grand President AnnaHelene Grossomanides, MOA GP Deanna Socaris, and
DOP Executive Director participated in Sail for Pink along
with the Elpides Chapter of Thessaloniki. DOP Grand
President Anna-Helene also met with Sisters from the
Serres Chapter after the event.
In Cyprus,
Ambassador
President of
and Foreign
Kasoulides.
meetings were held May 11 with: U.S.
to the Republic of Cyprus John Koenig,
the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades,
Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Ioannis
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The Leadership Mission concluded in Athens, May 13 to
16, and included meetings with Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras, President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis
Pavlopoulos, President of Hellenic Parliament Zoe
Konstantopoulou, Foreign Minister of the Hellenic
Republic Nikos Kotzias, and Alternate Minister of
Tourism Elena Kountoura. The next day, the delegation
met with Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Suzanne
Lawrence from the U.S. Embassy in Athens. At the
embassy, the delegation took a moment to visit the George
C. Marshall Statue, which was donated by AHEPA
through the AHEPA Centennial Foundation, in October
2000.
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While in Athens, the Daughters of Penelope held a
Conference for its Chapters located in Athens.
Grand President Anna-Helene was also pleased to be able
to present checks (composed of donations made by our
chapters) to our three national projects in Greece:
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Melissa's Orphanage, Penelopean Day Care Center and
WIN Hellas.
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It was a very successful and rewarding trip. It was so
wonderful to learn of the many projects and great work the
Sisters are able to accomplish in Greece together!
Grand President's Project
The Grand President's Project is the Saint Nicholas
National Shrine at Ground Zero in NYC. Please click here
to view the brochure regarding this project.
A Message from the Grand
President's Project Chairman
Dear Sisters,
As of June 1st the total funds collected for the Saint
Nicholas National Shrine at Ground Zero is over $20,000!
Many thanks to all who have generously donated thus
far. As the year progresses please consider donating to
this very special project.
Please click the link above and view the brochure
regarding this project. All Past Grand Presidents, District
Governors and Chapter Presidents have received this
brochure via postal mail and should review and discuss
with their chapter members.
Sincerely in Theta Pi,
Antoinette Marousis Zachariades
GP Project Chairman
A Message from the IHRAC
The Immigration History Research Archives Center is
excited to share that many recordings of the Daughters of
Penelope Oral History Project are now online!
One exciting portal for the DOP, placing the DOP in
context of other folks' stories in Minnesota, is available
at http://immigrants.mndigital.org/.
You can get to the Greek-American oral histories from
that page by selecting "Browse by" option at the top of the
page, then "Collections," and then "Daughters of
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Penelope...."
Please feel free to promote widely!
Penelope's Scroll Magazine
The second issue of Penelope's Scroll is available online
now. Click here to view and enjoy!
2015 Supreme Convention
The AHEPA Family Supreme Convention will be July 1July 4, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency located at Five
Embarcadero Center San Francisco, CA 94111. The
Daughters of Penelope will be celebrating 85 years in San
Francisco, California where we were founded November
16, 1929! Click here to view the tentative schedule and
more. To reserve your delegate/alternate/guest package,
please visit www.dopconvention.com. The deadline to
online register is today!
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