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Testing for Thalessemia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Letter from the Editor
Thalassemia Champion, Greek Film,
Clergy-Laity Congress
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AHEPA reaches out to J.Lo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
American College of Greece scholarships. . . 10
Dr. Vasili Berdoukas’ devotion
to thalassemia
page 4
Southern California Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
News from Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Orthodox News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Announcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Jim Gianopulos and Terry
Dougas at the LAGFF
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Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Northwest and Pacific Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Dear Readers:
Southern California Notes columnist Mavis Manus
reports each month on the various events and profiles of the
Frosene
area taking place. This month, however, she devotes her entire
column to the amazing work of Dr. Vasili Berdoukas.
Phillips
The Los Angeles community, particularly Childrens
Editor
Hospital, benefited from Dr. Berdoukas’ expertise when he
joined his wife Consul General Elizabeth Fotiadou as she took up her recent
position there.
“Berdoukas is a man with a mission,” writes Manus. “And that is to reduce
to nil the number of babies born with the dreaded disease of thalassemia
major.” To learn more about Dr. Berdoukas as well as his message to the Greek
community, please turn to page 4.
In keeping with Los Angeles, once again the Los Angeles Greek Film
Festival was another success. There was plenty of red carpet action too.
Founder Ersi Danou and Angeliki Giannakopoulos have much to celebrate.
In addition to such notables as Jim Gianopulos, Gena Rowlands, Demetri
Martin and Alexander Payne, Giannakopoulos appreciated the support of
Consul General Fotiadou. “She and her husband cooked for 200 people on
closing night!” she shared. “Amazing!”
For complete coverage of the celebrated films and celebrities, please turn to
page 8.
The Biennial 40th Clergy-Laity Congress took place last month in
Atlanta, Georgia to the theme Gather My People to My Home – Come and See.
Archbishop Demetrios of America urged the delegates “to convey in detail
and in essence” all that transpired in this Clergy-Laity Congress back to their
parishes and their fellow brothers and sisters.”
Several resolutions were also presented and approved. For a detailed report,
please turn to page 7.
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DR. VASILI BERDOUKAS
W
hen Consul General
Elizabeth Fotiadou
recently took the
reins of the Greek consulate
in Los Angeles she not only
brought ideas and projects
but the capability, energy and
imagination to carry them
out. Los Angeles has also
benefited from the knowledge
and expertise of her husband,
Dr. Vasili Berdoukas, who is
now consulting at Childrens
Hospital.
Berdoukas is a man with a
mission. And that is to reduce
to nil the number of babies
born with the dreaded disease of
thalassemia major.
“Those at risk of having
a child with thalassemia,” he
explains, “are couples who
originate from the belt of the
world stretching from Spain to
New Guinea, and Greece comes
smack in the middle of that.”
While even today there is no
cure, enormous strides have been
made to control and treat the
disease. From a life expectancy
of less than 10 years, now a
normal life span is possible.
Before, treatment required blood
transfusions approximately each
month as well as 5-7 infusions
though needles each week; today
treatment may soon be reduced
to one or two pills a day.
Berdoukas is a world specialist in
the disease and in the forefront
of its treatment.
Born in Sydney in 1946,
his youthful
looks belie his
Dr. Vasili
Berdoukas
63 years. His
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grandparents,
Freyer
who came from
Plomari in Mytilini (“best
ouzo in Greece”), emigrated to
Australia in the early 1920’s.
To please his family, Berdoukas
entered law school but after two
years he withdrew and began
the study of what had always
been his passion – medicine.
“After a year of practicing
adult medicine, I moved into
pediatrics and became interested
in blood diseases. It was there
I saw firsthand the terrible
suffering that thalassemia was
causing.” In London, an Irish
doctor, nicknamed ‘Queen of
Thalassemia’, Bernadette Modell,
was doing important research
with the strong support of the
British Health system, and he
was able to work with her for
a year. With so many Cypriots
living in the UK, there were
many patients with the disease. In Greece, where Berdoukas
then worked for a year, he found
that 290 babies a year were
born with the disease. One in
12 people in the country are
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carriers of the disease; that is,
8% of the population. If two
carriers marry there is a one in
four chance of producing a child
with thalassemia major, a serious
blood disease which at that time
had a poor prognosis. Two out of
the four will be carriers and one
will be clear. The attitude of the
Greek government was “We can’t
afford to treat the disease; we are
going to prevent the disease.”
“The situation changed
dramatically in 1976, once
we were able to do prenatal
diagnosis and give the parents
the choice whether to continue
with the pregnancy.” Even more
effective, doctors carried out
population screening which
tested couples to see if they were
carriers. The result was that from
290 babies born each year with
thalassemia, the numbers are
now reduced to two or three.
Greece and Italy are now the
two most successful countries
in the world for thalassemia
treatment and are also in the
forefront of new technology.
The UK is another leader in this
field, thanks to its public health
scheme. British doctors involved
in the disease were astonished
that such massive strides could
be achieved in a small country
like Greece. Back in Sydney, Berdoukas
established a pre-natal testing
service, though he had to
approach things in a different
manner. In Australia there is a
stigma on those suffering from
thalassemia, so he worked with
obstetricians and gynocologists,
suggesting they do a simple
blood test on everybody to find
the carriers. Patients of Greek
origin showed the same ratio as
in Greece – 8% of those tested
were carriers. “We did a study
with AHEPA on people from
the island of Kythera – the
percentage was the same, but
among those from Kastelorizo
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T
he Diamondbacks,
Arizona’s National
League baseball team,
want to help strike out
thalassemia. On Saturday,
August 7, 2010, the
Diamondbacks will play
against the San Diego Padres
at Chase Field in Phoenix.
A portion of proceeds from
all seats purchased through
a special arrangement with
Arizona’s thalassemia families
will be donated to CAF to
help in the fight against
thalassemia.
Making this day even more
special, the Diamondbacks
have announced that they will
retire the uniform number
(#20) worn by Luis Gonzalez,
a former outfielder, at a pregame ceremony. This
marks the first time that
a Diamondbacks player’s
number has been retired.
Gonzalez, who played for
the team from 1999-2006, is
the franchise’s all-time leader
in nearly every offensive
category. The first 15,000
fans entering Chase Field on
Luis Gonzalez honored
at Thalassemia Day in
Arizona
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New York has been funded to do
continued from page 4
a gene therapy study in which a
patient’s stem cells will be injected
the percentage was even higher –
with genes that will then function
10%.
properly, multiply those cells and
The part of the world that
then return them to the patient.
forms the thalassemia belt is
also called the malaria belt, and
The same kind of work is now
the carriers of thalassemia were
being done in Thessaloniki.
protected from dying of malaria
Because Bardoukas is
in the first years of
Australian he cannot
life. “In the early
yet work officially at
days pretty much
“Those at risk of having a child with
Childrens Hospital,
everyone there got
but he is permitted
thalassemia are couples who originate from
malaria as a young
to accompany
the belt of the world stretching from Spain
child, but the
the doctors on
thalassemia carriers, to New Guinea, and Greece comes smack in
their rounds, go
we think, were
to clinics, attend
the middle of that.”
protected from
lectures and discuss
developing brain
problems. He’d like
for doctors doing haemoglobin
malaria and thus survived.” The
to be more hands-on and has
field work. “I usually give a
disease was first known in the
applied for permission under a
paper and we have breakout-out
U.S. as Cooley’s Anemia, but
federal licensing law which allows
sessions to try and encourage
then because most of the doctor’s
international medical experts to
the doctors to speak up, ask
patients came from a place near
work here. “All I want to do is
the Mediterranean Sea – thalassa - questions and share problems,”
examine patients and give my
he said.
its present name evolved.
opinion as to their treatment. I
One of the many remarkable
Various areas have tendencies
don’t care about the income.”
things research is working on:
for certain diseases. Sickle cell
Berdoukas concludes, “The
If a woman and her partner are
anemia occurs not only among
important message to get to
discovered to be carriers, with in
individuals of African origin but
people of Greek origin in
among people of Latin origin and vitro fertilization (IVF) cells can
California is: “Get a simple test
be taken from the developing
Greek. It’s not uncommon for
before you plan to have children!”
embryos, a healthy one is selected, He has the support of AHEPA
some to inherit both thalassemia
implanted and the diseased ones
major and sickle cell anemia.
here in Los Angeles as well as the
discarded. Also, if a child of that
One of the side effects of
Hellenic American Council, both
couple has thalassemia, doctors
multiple blood transfusions is
of whom will most probably be
can pick out an embryo that is
that the body retains iron which
arranging meetings to explain the
compatible with that child and
works its way into other organs,
ramifications of thalassemia to the
particularly the liver and heart. In implant that. Subsequently once
young people who plan to become
the baby is born, a bone marrow
the late 60’s a medicine became
parents in the future.
or stem cell transplant from the
available that removed the iron
but with a high discomfort level – placenta of the newborn can be
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performed and effect a cure. the patient had a needle inserted
under the skin which pumped out
the iron 10-12 hours a day. In an
enormous advance, a Canadian
drug company has come out with
a pill that will do the same thing.
This company has retained
Berdoukas, and more than half
the year he travels to Greece,
Australia or Asia where he gives
papers, consults, holds seminars
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news from greece
athens news agency
Pension reform bill debate
Athens (ANA-MPA) -Parliament began a three-day
debate on the government’s draft
law reforming Greece’s pension
system for the public sector.
Employment minister
Andreas Loverdos tabled a
draft bill on reforming Greece’s
pension system for the public
sector in Parliament. Among the
key features of the new bill is
that it equalises retirement age
for men and women, gradually
abolishing rights previously held
by women to retire at an earlier
age if they had at least one child
under 18 or had three or more
children.
For a brief transitional period
between 2011-2013, both men
and women will have the right
to retire at a younger age based
on these rules, increasing from
50 years to 52 in 2011 and 55 in
2012, while from 2013 onward
the age of retirement for both
groups will be 65, regardless of
other factors.
Age of retirement will also be
equalized for men and women
with adult or no children based
on the new bill. Women in the
public sector currently have
the right to retire at 60 years,
compared to 65 for men. Under
the new rules, both men and
women will be able to retire at
61 in 2011, at 63 in 2012 and at
65 from 2013 onward.
The exception will be men
and women with handicapped
children, where from 2011 the
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which brings together 4,000
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aircraft carrying around 600
He reiterated the
million passengers worldwide.
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The membership
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the neighboring country
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Greece,” he said.
a geographical qualifier in use for
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Grigoris Delavekouras reiterated all purposes (ergo omnes).”
chairman Eftihis Vasilakis
on the occasion of the July 4
Asked to comment on possible Independence Day celebration.
Greece’s position that it desires
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a solution to the FYROM name
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Speaking in the gardens of
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issue as soon as possible and
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the residence to hundreds of
Greece is prepared to examine
is maintaining a constructive
assembled guests, Speckhard said and services of the airline
all serious proposals that fulfill
stance.
company. Commenting on a
that “it is a special night for all
the conditions that have been
Responding during a regular
merger agreement signed with
of us since I and my family will
set, namely a geographical
press briefing to a question
Olympic Air, Vasilakis said the
be leaving Greece soon, where
determinant and ergo omnes.”
whether he shares recent
agreement has not yet been
we will be returning frequently,
optimism for a solution to be
approved by the Competition
however, to see our Greek
U.S. ambassador
found, Delavekouras added that
Commission.
friends.”
hosts reception for
what is necessary is to have a
He also underlined that
Independence Day
corresponding attitude on the
Recycle Week in full swing
his country’s founding fathers
U.S. Ambassador to Athens
part of the FYROM side.
in Thessaloniki
were inspired by the ancient
Recycle Week, Thessaloniki’s
Greek principles of democracy
week long public awareness
whereas
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Minister Giorgos Nikitiadis
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age of retirement will remain at
50 years for women, while it will
be lowered from 65 to 50 years
for men.
Apart from the above, for
pensions above 1,400 euros
per month, the bill brings back
the LAFKA fee and introduces
the new “Pensioners Solidarity
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percent.
It also places those hired in
the public sector from 2011 in
the unified IKA pension system
and equates the status of publicsector pensioners with those of
the private sector in other ways,
establishing the same system of a
‘welfare’ and contributions-based
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Plenary Session Reports are a source of inspiration to the delegates for the next two years
Biennial 40th Clergy-Laity
Congress convenes in Atlanta
Resolutions report. “This is the nicest and
warmest congress experience
I can remember in the last 25
years,” said Michael Jaharis,
the vice-chairman of the
Archdiocesan Council reflecting
on the progress of the last
three decades. He suggested
that the participation and the
positive attitude of the delegates
constitute a welcomed evolution
in the matters of the Church.
Archbishop Demetrios of
America, in his closing remarks
and See can be
realized. The
Archbishop also
ATLANTA – The planning
asked the congress
sessions, the forums, the
participants and
meetings of the committees, the
all the faithful to
workshops, the receptions and
support the priests
the social events of fellowship of
in parishes and
the Biennial 40th Clergy-Laity
communities that
Congress all culminated in the
cannot afford them,
Plenary session of July 7, 2010
so every Greek
which concluded the official
Orthodox Church
work agenda of this milestone
in America has
Congress.
an uninterrupted
The Plenary Session began at
liturgical life and
9 am and ran to
ministry.
almost 5 pm, with
Several
a break for lunch
resolutions were
at about noon. It
presented and
Biennial 40th Clergy-Laity Congress convenes in Atlanta, Georgia
was conducted in
approved by the
Photo by Dimitrios Panagos
a fast-paced and
delegates of the
efficient manner
Plenary Session. These were 1) a
Rev. Protopresbyter William
Greece and the United States
and was packed
resolution regarding the oil spill
Bartz offered an inspiring
respectively. Aphrodite Skeadas,
with information
and the ecological catastrophe
introduction to a special tribute,
National Philoptochos president
and inspiration
in the Gulf of Mexico calling
a video presentation on the 40th
offered a greeting and said
arising from
upon the faithful “to do their
Anniversary of the Ionian Village
that the National Philoptochos
the work of the
utmost to preserve our planet
camp entitled “A Legacy of Lives
had enthusiastically approved
ministries of the
and to take all possible care to
Transformed.”
a proposal by Archbishop
Archdiocese, the
avoid future man-made calamity,” Demetrios and will buy a
Finally, remarks were
Metropolises,
2) a resolution calling for peace
offered by Michael Jaharis,
building in Manhattan and
parishes, and
in the world, 3) a resolution
Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta,
create a Philoptochos Center for
the various
in support of the work of the
Archbishop Irenaios of Crete
Philanthropy.
committees and
recent Episcopal Assembly of
and Archbishop Demetrios of
The Ambassador of Greece
forums which
Canonical Bishops in North and
America.
to the U.S. Vasilios Kaskarelis,
had worked the
Central America, 4) a resolution
Archbishop Demetrios
sent a written message to the
preceding days
recognizing the heroic sacrifices
presented the two co-chairmen
participants read by the Consul
and months. As
of uniformed men and women
of the 40th Congress, Nicholas
General of Greece in Atlanta
a result of the
in the armed forces and in
Moraitakis and William Marianes
Vassilios Gouloussis and
presentations,
support and commendation of
with the Medal of Saint
Ambassador of the Republic
meetings, and
Orthodox
Chaplains
around
Paul, the highest honor of the
of
Cyprus
to
the
U.S.
Andreas
Archbishop Demetrios of America
Ministry Strategic
the country, and 5) a resolution
Archdiocese.
Kakouris offered a greeting.
addresses the Clergy-Laity Congress.
Photo by Dimitrios Panagos
Planning Sessions,
of “Thanks” which recognizes
which occurred
that the 40th Clergy-Laity
urged the delegates “to convey
the previous days, 17 reports
Congress has provided us with a
in detail and in essence” all that
were presented and discussed
unique opportunity to strengthen
during the plenary. These reports transpired in this Clergy-Laity
the witness of faith and love,
Congress back to their parishes
in order of presentation were:
to facilitate the work of our
Archon’s report,
Holy Archdiocese,
Administration,
Metropolises and
“This is the nicest and warmest congress
Finance,
parishes and to offer
Stewardship,
to the world an
experience I can remember in the last 25
Outreach and
invitation to “Come
years,” said Michael Jaharis, the
Evangelism,
and See.”
vice-chairman of the Archdiocesan
Family/Marriage
The day
and Interfaith
concluded with
Council reflecting on the progress
Marriage, Youth
a Grand Banquet
of the last three decades.
Orthodox
and Young
attended by an
Bookstore
Adults, Religious
estimated 1,200
& Gift Shop
and their fellow brothers and
Education, Greek Education,
people. Nicholas Moraitakis,
sisters. He said that the ideas
Communications/Internet,
Congress co-chairman was the
Anastasia
and the proposals initiated and
Social/Special Ministries,
presenter of the dais and William
Kalivas
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Hellenic Journal August 2010
Los Angeles Greek Film Festival celebrates its winners
By Willard Manus
T
he recently concluded
fourth Los Angeles Greek
Film Festival (LAGFF)
offered an eclectic – and
sometimes controversial – slate
of films. Seventeen new works
were screened over a three-day
period which included an Industry
Program featuring one-on-ones
with such film execs as Matthew
Buzzell, Terry Dougas, John
D. Eraklis and Lynette Howell.
The Festival Founders, Angeliki
Giannakopoulos and Ersi Danou,
presented the Career Achievement
Award to Phaedon Papamichael,
the Greek-born cinematographer
whose many credits include Walk
the Line, Sideways, 3.10 to Yuma
and Knight and Day, starring Tom
Cruise and Cameron Diaz.
The festival jury named Plato’s
Academy as best feature, with 4
Black Suits taking the audiencefavorite award. Both were
comedies, the former a bitter-sweet
look at identity issues in modern
Athens (the hero, a proud and
zenophobic Greek, is shaken to
his roots when he learns that he
might be part Albanian) the flatter
(written, directed and starring
Renos Haralambidis) on the goofy,
slapstick side.
The other two main features,
Black Field and Dogtooth, received
no prizes but stirred up the most
controversy. Black Field, written
and directed by Vardis Marinakis
(a graduate of London’s National
Film School), was set in 1650 and
told a dark, powerful story about
children cut off from the
world. It’s a microcosm of a
totalitarian society replete with
sadomasochistic sex, torture
and mind-control. Some
audience members at LAGFF
walked out of Dogtooth’s
screening, others applauded
it for its courage. It will be
interesting to see what the
general public’s reaction will
be when Kino International
releases Dogtooth on the artfilm circuit this summer.
LAGGF’s bestLA Consul General Elizabeth
documentary prize went
Fotiadou, LAGFF Founders
Ersi Danou and Angeliki
to Colossi of Love, Nikkos
Giannakopoulos
Mistriotis’ cheeky and
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAGFF
hilarious look at the kamakis
the foreign women who flocked
(Greek for harpoons) –a sub-class
to tourist centers like Rhodes and
of young Greek studs who gained
Mykonos on package-holidays.
a measure of fame in the 70s and
Mistriotis interviewed several
80s when
they began surviving kamakis and some of the
women they had slept with, nearly
to sexually
all of whom had fond memories
service
of their happy days in
(From Left to
sunny, swinging, preRight) Alexander
AIDS Greece.
Payne, Demetri
LAGFF presented
Martin and
Phedon
seven feature films,
Papamichael,
five documentaries
Gena Rowlands
and five shorts,
and husband
Robert Forrest,
including two world
Jim Gianopulos
premieres, 11 U.S.
and John Aniston,
Patricia Kara.
premieres and four
PHOTOS COURTESY OF
L.A. premieres to
LAGFF
enthusiastic audiences
during the three-day festival.
Giannakopoulos and Danou
are to be congratulated on selecting
Win the Zoe bracelet, a
films of consistently high quality
magnificent piece of art by
and putting together a well-run
internationally famous designer
festival despite severe financial
Konstantino. Opportunity
constraints.
drawing tickets are available
Danou, in a post-festival
online right now!
statement said: “The fourth
annual Los Angeles Greek Film
Festival accomplished our goals
to expand and grow and make
Greek filmmakers and their works
better known in Los Angeles and
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program was one of the strongest
we’ve had so far…The audience
enjoyed the diversity of our
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the Greek community and the film
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a young nun (the remarkable Sofia
Georgovassili) and a Jannissary (the
equally talented Hristos Passalis) on
the run from his Turkish overlords.
Their love affair, which begins in
a bleak, inhuman, mountaintop
nunnery and concludes in
a dreamscape-like forest, is
noteworthy for its many startling,
passionate and original moments.
Marinakis is a young filmmaker to
watch out for.
Dogtooth, which won the
Un Certain Regard prize at the
2009 Cannes Film Festival,
was directed and co-written
by Yorgos Lanthimos. A bold,
uncompromising but deeply
unsettling fable, it goes behind the
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community
Mother of the Year feted in Los Angeles
T
he Philoptohos Society of
Saint Sophia Cathedral
in Los Angeles hosted
400 mothers, their families
and guests at “A Mother’s Love
for Generations” Mother’s Day
celebration on Saturday, May 8th
at the Sheraton Universal Hotel,
in Universal City.
The Society’s president Dina
Skouras Oldknow welcomed
luncheon guests and thanked
them for the support of
Philoptohos charities which
include Kids ‘n’ Cancer, the
Foundation for the Junior Blind
and Saint Sophia Cathedral
Building Fund.
Chairman of the event
Tricia Ballas Kremer thanked
and introduced her committee
members: Dorothea Ales, Helene
Ballas, Scarlett Anna Billis, Diane
Bissias, Elaine Bissias, Frances
Bissias, Tina Callas, Judith
Christopoulos, Connie Cooper,
Mary-Kay Demetriou, Alexia
Haidos, Christine Haidos, Olga
Jordan, Angela Karavedas, Jeanine
Dalis Klima, Constance Manders,
Virginia Noyes,
Marianna Politis
and Eleni Yokas.
Highlighting
the events of
the Luncheon
was the
introduction of
Pauline Matinas
Evangelatos,
the “2010
Philoptohos
Mother of the
Year” by her
children Patricia
Evangelatos,
Gregory
Evangelatos
and Annette
Contois. Mrs.
Evangelatos
was then
presented with
a Proclamation
from the
City of Los Angeles by Fabiola
Vilchez, Central Area Director
of the Mayor’s Office. The Very
Reverend John S. Bakas, Dean of
Saint Sophia Cathedral, offered
Jennifer Lopez Out
of Controversial N.
Cyprus Concert
any form of human
Jennifer
Lopez
rights abuse.”
The rep
added, “After a full review of
the relevant circumstances in
Cyprus, it was the decision of
management to withdraw from
the appearance. This was a
team decision that reflects our
sensitivity to the political realities
of the region.”
by TMZ Staff
July 8, 2010 - Jennifer
Lopez has officially “withdrawn”
from a concert in a European
territory currently under military
occupation – claiming she never
would have agreed to perform
had she known the “relevant
circumstances” surrounding the
intense political situation.
Lopez was scheduled to
perform in Turkish-occupied
Northern Cyprus ... an area that
neither the United Nations nor
the European Union recognize as
an independent sovereign state ...
because of the way it was illegally
occupied by the Turkish military
in 1974.
In fact, multiple Greek and
Cypriot politicians expressed
anger after reports surfaced
claiming Lopez had agreed to
perform at a swanky hotel in
Northern Cyprus on July 24.
But a rep for Lopez tells
TMZ, “Jennifer Lopez would
never knowingly support any
state, country, institution or
regime that was associated with
Standing (left to right): The Very Rev. John S. Bakas and
Event Chairman Tricia Ballas Kremer. Seated (left to right):
Mother of the Year Pauline Matinas Evangelatos and
Philoptohos President Dina Skouras Oldknow.
PHOTO by Allen Altchech
from the City of Los Angeles.
Evangelatos has been a
longtime supporter of Saint
Sophia Cathedral’s Nursery
School, G.O.Y.A., Mr. and
Mrs. Club and Philoptohos
Society. As a member of the
Philoptohos Board she has
provided her organizational
skills and expertise to every
committee of the organization.
She has represented her chapter
at several National Philoptohos
Congresses.
She has given many hours in
service to the March of Dimes,
the American Cancer Society,
the American Heart Association
and the organization dear to her
heart, the National Disabled
Foundation. In addition, she was
always involved with the activities
at her children’s schools.
The event continued with
fashions by Melrose Alley, Mon
Atelier and Belle of the Ball.
an icon of Saint Paul followed
by Carmen A. Trutanich, Los
Angeles City Attorney, who
presented Mrs. Evangelatos with
a Certificate of Congratulations
AHEPA Applauds J.Lo
for Withdrawing from
Occupied Cyprus Gig
WASHINGTON - The
leading membership-based
association for the nation’s three
million American citizens of
Greek heritage, and countless
Philhellenes, the American
Hellenic Educational Progressive
Association (AHEPA), applauds
Entertainer Jennifer Lopez to
J.LO
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announcement
Greek America Foundation to offer two full-tuition scholarships for semester-long study
abroad at the American College of Greece
T
he Greek America
Foundation recently
announced two scholarship
awards for full semester study at
the American College of Greece in
Athens for the 2010 Fall semester.
Although currently raising
money for an endowment with a
goal to send between 50 and 60
students annually, the foundation
decided to implement the
program immediately—especially
after supporters donated over
$25,000 during a spontaneous
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foundation.
The Greek America
Foundation is dedicated to the
promotion, preservation and
perpetuation of Greek culture,
history, heritage and ideals in
contemporary America. In
addition to an extensive series
of programming and special
events throughout the nation, the
foundation has recently launched
the Hellenic Legacy Scholarship
Fund, to provide scholarships
for semester-long study abroad
programs at the American College
of Greece, in Athens.
The study abroad scholarship
is one of the core components of
the mission of the Greek America
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for a truly transformative
experience during which time the
student not only gets to know
him/herself, but the relationship
to Hellenism and Greece to the
world around him/her.
The Greek America Foundation
is looking for U.S. or Canadian
university students with a
commitment to community
building and leadership who
wish to spend a semester abroad
in Greece. The purpose of the
Hellenic Legacy Scholarship is
to foster a love for Greece and
Hellenism in students who
are passionate about making a
difference in the world around
them. Our scholarship is not just
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how Greece and Hellenic heritage
inspires you to transform your
community.
Unlike other structured
programs and guided academic
tours, we are seeking an
independent-minded student who
wishes to immerse him/herself into
the heart of an ancient capital city
and an educational institution that
is comprised of over 3,000 Greek
and international students.
Although all coursework at
the American College of Greece
is conducted in English and the
school provides a purely American
campus experience, it is our hope
that the student will immerse him/
herself into Greece by getting to
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her history and heritage.
The American College of
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With a legacy of over 135 years
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Aghia Paraskevi Campus is located
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and Colleges, and the best of living
abroad program in Greece where
in one of the world’s oldest cities
she continues to serve as a board
and civilizations.
member.
Jennifer R. Kellogg, a doctoral
Jennifer holds a Masters degree
candidate in Modern Languages
in West European Studies from
and Literatures at the Université
Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium, Indiana University. Her research
interests include the cultural
has been appointed the Greek
memory and identity of Asia
America Foundation’s program
coordinator for the Hellenic Legacy Minor Greeks, the poetry of
George Seferis, and the history of
scholarships.
the Balkans.
She is the Onassis Foundation
Requirements are listed on the
Lecturer of Modern Greek at the
application document, available
University of Missouri-St Louis
at greekamerica.org. The deadline
where she teaches courses in the
for scholarship applications and
language and culture of Modern
all application materials is August
Greece and classical civilizations.
15. Students will be notified
For almost a decade Jennifer
by August 25. The deadline for
developed and administered
fall enrollment at the American
scholarly programs and outreach
College of Greece is September 7.
events at Harvard University’s
For more information, or to
Center for Hellenic Studies in
apply, contact Jenny Kellogg at
Washington, DC, and was a
jkellogg@greekamerica.org.
founding member of their study
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calendar
Arts, Events, Lectures & Entertainment
August 7, 2010
The Boeing Hellenic Society
and Kritiko Pelagos Joint
Picnic and Glendi. Gene Coulon
Memorial Beach Park, 1201 Lake
Washington Blvd. N,, Renton, WA
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Lamb Feast at 2
p.m. $10.00 per Adult; Students/
Children Free RSVP to Mike Gikas
425-687-1462.
and friends are free. Registration
forms online at www.saintdemetrios.
com or call 206-631-2504.
August 22, 2010
Tacoma’s St. Nicholas Parish
Picnic. The picnic will be held at All
Saints Camp, Raft Island, WA. Please
phone St. Nicolas Church for more
information at 253-272-0466.
2010 US Tour. 7:00 p.m. at Le Petit
Trianon, 72 North Fifth Street, San
Jose, CA. Tickets are $50.00 and
include a Wine Reception. For more
information, call 408-241-8662,
e-mail oresteia@hhisj.org or visit
www.hhisj.org.
Save the Date
August 8-13, 2010
August 28, 2010
October 2, 2010
Camp Angelos Greek
Orthodox Summer Camp.
Camp Angelos is held in Corbett,
OR for ages 9 to 15 years old. For
more information, contact Anthony
Aivaliotes at 503-381-6093.
Ladies Appreciation Dinner.
“Famous Chefs” of the St. Nicholas
Church parish will be hosting
a dinner to “dazzle their hard-working
ladies and treat them to a night to
remember.” 1523 S. Yakima, Tacoma,
WA. For more information, call 253272-0466.
Panorama on the Hill, an
International Food & Wine
Experience. Ascension Cathedral,
4700 Lincoln Ave, Oakland, CA.
A select group of prominent dining
establishments and wineries will offer
a panorama of exquisite food, wines
and delicacies while guests stroll the
Cathedral’s spacious outdoor plaza
and admire its breathtaking view of
the San Francisco Bay. Tickets will be
sold via website www.groca.org/?cat=65
and phone 510-531-3400 beginning
July. Advance purchase is $100.00 per
person or $1,000.00 for a party of 12.
August 14, 2010
Tacoma’s St. Nicholas
Pilgrimage to All Merciful
Savior Orthodox Monastery.
9933 SW 268th Street, Vashon
(Island), WA. Call 253-372-0466 for
details.
August 28-29, 2010
August 16, 2010
42nd Annual John Andronico
Golf Tournament. “A Special
Celebration” at the Sequoyah
Country Club in the Oakland Hills.
$400.00 per player. Includes Golf Fee,
Lunch and Dinner in the Thomas
J. Paris Event Center, 4700 Lincoln
Ave., Oakland. First come, first served
basis. Register at groca.org or call 510531-3400 for more details.
Saints Constantine and Helen
Greek Orthodox Cathedral
of the Pacific Festival. McCoy
Pavilion at Ala Moana Park,
Honolulu, HI. Saturday: Noon to
9 p.m. Sunday: Noon to 8 p.m. For
more information, call 808-521-7220.
September 24, 2010
Aeschylus’ Oresteia directed
by Leonidas Loizidis. The
Hellenic Heritage Institute presents
the only Bay Area Performance of the
August 20-21, 2010
St. John the Baptist Glendi
Greek Festival. 14485 SW Walker
Rd., Beaverton, OR.
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cappella Romana
will perform on the 21st.
October 3, 2010
The Boeing Hellenic Society
and Kritiko Pelagos Joint
Picnic and Glendi. Presented by
The Hellenic Heritage Institute in
San Jose, CA. Please visit www.hhisj.
org for more information.
San Francisco’s
Only Greek
Food Festival
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
11 AM - 10 PM
Holy Transfiguration Church
Festival. 2800 O’Malley Rd.,
Anchorage, AK. Raffle tickets
available for a 2011 Mercedes SUV
to help the new church now under
construction. Please email
maria.baskous@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
11 AM - 10 PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
12 PM - 9 PM
!
Authentic Greek Food, Music And Dancing,
Shopping, Wine Tasting, Kid’s Games & More!
5th Pan-Orthodox Youth
Olympics. Nathan Hale High
School, 10750 30th Ave. NE Seattle,
WA. Noon to 6 p.m. Orthodox
Youth ages 5 to 18 are invited
to compete. Track and Soccer
Competitions for all ages. GOYA
basketball Tournament for teenagers
only. Cost $20.00 per athlete. $15.00
registration by August 9th. Family
October 17, 2010
En Vogue 2010. Sheraton
San Diego Hotel and Marina.
Reception begins at 11 a.m.
“Shopping by Chance,” will afford
an opportunity for everyone to
purchase chances on an array of
fabulous gift items, from dinners
and hotel stays to jewelry, art and
much more. Delicious dining
experience created by Chef Steve
Black. Proceeds benefit Armed
Services of YMCA, The Children’s
Foundation of America and
Philoptochos Ministries. For more
information, please visit www.
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Kytherian Society
of California’s 60th
Anniversary of the
Panegyri of the
Myrtidiotissa. 10:00 a.m.
Church Services & Artoklasia
at Cathedral of the Ascension,
4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland,
CA 12:30 p.m. Luncheon
Gold Coast Grill, 1901
Park St., Alameda, CA. No
Host Bar, $35.00 per person.
$15.00 Children’s Plate. For
more information, Katherine
Stathis 925-443-7153 or email
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northwest and pacific notes
By
Theodora
Dracopoulos
Argue
ELEGANT EVENT
The American College of
Greece (ACG) recently hosted
a dinner on the waterfront in
Seattle to acquaint Washington
State Greek Americans to the
constituent Deree and Pierce
Colleges of the ACG which is
celebrating its 135th Anniversary
in 2010. ACG is the oldest
and largest U.S. accredited
institution of higher learning
in all of Europe. Founded in
1875 in Smyrna, Asia Minor,
by Congregational women
missionaries from Massachusetts,
the girls’ school has evolved into
a comprehensive co-educational
college that serves Greek and
international students from high
school through post-graduate
studies. In 1923 after the 1922
catastrophe in Asia Minor, the
school moved to Athens at the
invitation of then Prime Minister
Eleftherios Venizelos. The ACG
in 1965 moved the campus from
Hellenicon to Aghia Paraskevi
where it is today, overlooking
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the city. With a faculty of 250
and a total staff of 500, ACG is
among the larger employers in
Greece.
Accompanied by his wife,
President David G. Horner was
present to meet the guests and
to address the College’s issues.
His long term goals for the
colleges are (1) to fortify Greece
through education, mind, and
spirit to lead to solutions of
Greece’s situation (2) to form
connections with American
groups and collaborate with
American institutions, since the
roots of ACG are American,
with classes at Deree taught in
English and professors holding
advanced degrees from America
or England. (3) to offer an
avenue for Greeks in America
to preserve their identity, as the
generations increase away from
the Motherland. In concluding
his remarks, Dr. Horner pictured
Pierce College (gymnasio—high
school, with everyday instruction
in Greek) as a happy school
and encouraged NW Greeks
seriously to consider either for
themselves or for their children
and grandchildren that Deree
College is a perfect place to earn
an undergraduate or graduate
degree or enroll in a study abroad
experience while at the same
time reinforcing one’s heritage.
Go to acg.edu for further details.
The September-October 2009
issue of Greek America Magazine
has an in-depth story of ACG,
an interview with the president,
and several articles on study
abroad opportunities in Greece
(greekamerica.net).
George Karadimas (No. 11)
leading the pack in soccer.
PHOTO: CARRPHOTOS.COM
important events: to introduce
the newly appointed Fr. Jordan
Brown, Proistamenos of Holy
Trinity Cathedral in Portland, to
his new congregation, to officiate
at the feast day celebration of St.
John the Forerunner Monastery
in Goldendale, WA, and to lead
the congregation in Fr. John
Contoravdis’ last service at St.
Sophia in Bellingham with a
parish farewell luncheon afterward
honoring Fr. John and his
Presvytera.
Nicholas Church. Following
Vespers Services on July 31, the
parish hosted a Free-will Dinner
Buffet to raise funds for the Dome
Iconography project.
HISTORIC PRESENTATION
A member both of the Tacoma
Historical Society and the Tacoma
Historical Writers, Katheren
SPORTS KUDOS
Armatas recently spoke in the
George John, 23, of
city on Tacoma’s
Shoreline, WA,
early Greek
a second-year
Community. She
Center Back on
narrated a DVD
Major League
and showed
Soccer’s FC Dallas
assembled photos.
team, will receive
A Tacoma native
National AHEPA’s
herself, Katheren’s
2010 Harry
parents, Lascos
Agganis Award
and Maria
later this year.
George John,
Sarantinos, came
AHEPA
Supreme
winner of the Harry
Agganis Award.
from Greece in
President Nicholas
Courtesy of FC Dallas
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Karacostas noted,
Century. Her father co-owned
“Over his professional and
Sarantinos Bros. Bay State
collegiate career, George John
Market at 11th & K on the
has excelled as an athlete and
Hilltop in Tacoma. Katheren is a
as a scholar. He is extremely
member of St. Nicholas Greek
proud of his heritage, and he
Orthodox Church there. Katheren is an excellent role model for
is author of “A Lingering Breeze
younger generations to emulate.”
from Marmara Sea” which was
The Agganis Award is named
published in 1986 as part of the
after the legendary multi-sport
All My Somedays Living History athlete of Greek heritage who
Project. Fr. Daniel Armatas is her died prematurely at age 26.
son.
George John also was recognized
recently by Greek America
DOME PROJECT
magazine as one of its “40
METROPOLITAN IN
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Under 40” honorees for this
NORTHWEST
(Tom) Clark and his son Basil
year.
His Eminence Metropolitan
arrived from Greece earlier in
Gerasimos was up in Washington the summer to install new icons
SPORTS FRONT PAGER
and Oregon recently for three
in the dome of Tacoma’s St.
Another Washington State
soccer player has received top
“You know, the Greeks invented real estate!”
honors for his achievements. The
Bellingham Herald in late June
featured George Karadimas,
who graduated this year from
Squalicum High School in
Bellingham, WA, as its AllWhatcom County Boys’ Soccer
Player of the Year. The forward
scored 21 goals, including 19
in regular season play in the
Northwest Conference. In its
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leading sports two-page story
on Karadimas, the Herald’s
sportswriter Ben Fletcher
stated “Consistently causing
opposing coaches nightmares
is largely why Karadimas was
selected…” In the same article,
his own coach Joe McAuliffe
commented, “He gets doubleteamed in every game. In
spite of that, it didn’t slow
him down. The kid is hard to
stop.” Karadimas graciously
shared the credit for his scoring
more goals in 2010 to two
teammates, including Dimitri
Polichronakis.
Born in the U.S., George
Karadimas spent most of his
childhood in Greece. During his
high school years, he attended
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox
Church in Bellingham with
his parents Nick and Eleni
Karadimas and maternal
grandparents Nick and Kathy
Tsoulouhas. Karadimas is
now back in Greece where he
hopes to study to become a
police officer there and to play
soccer while in college, causing
sportswriter Fletcher to observe
“So the nose he’s shown for
goal [a natural ability to place
the ball at the back of the net]
over the years will continue to
haunt coaches – just on another
continent.”
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CORRECTION
The correct website for the
Archons mentioned in July’s
column is archons.org (not
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45th Annual Greek Festival
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September 24, 25 & 26
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September 25 & 26
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St. John the Baptist
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Glendi - A Cultural Food Festival
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August 20 & 21
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UTAH
Salt Lake City Greek Festival
Profit Elias and Holy Trinity
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September 9, 10, 11 & 12
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509-328-9310
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206-325-4347
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