Elena Saviolakis From: Sent: To: Subject: Daughters of Penelope Supreme Headquarters <[email protected]> Friday, June 12, 2015 8:21 AM [email protected] 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 106 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. 1 Helene Grossomanides Providence, RI June 28-July 5 Supreme Convention San Francisco, CA SAVE THE DATE! Grand President AnnaHelene's Testimonial Dinner in NYC Sunday, September 27 Details TBA MERCHANDISE LINKS CAFE PRESS STORE DOP MARKETPLACE DONATE TODAY Donate by clicking here and help support the DOP mission and goals! 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. 2 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 3 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. 4 5 6 7 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: 8 Melissa's Orphanage, Penelopean Day Care Center and WIN Hellas. 9 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 10 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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