Hellenic News of America

Press Release 

May 11, 2012

The President of the Hellenic American National Council Mr. Paul Kotrotsios hosted a teleconference on Thursday May 10th in which Council members discussed the upcoming national agenda prior to the PanMacedonian convention that will be hosted in Philadelphia on May 26-27, 2012. Mr. Kotrotsios also invited everyone to participate in the PSEKA convention in Washington on June 6-8, 2012. "We are moving ahead," Kotrotsios said while added that the PanMacedonian convention will be a great chance for all the members to get together and know each other better as well as be briefed about our national issues. Mr. Kotrotsios also thanked everyone who participated, sponsored or supported the Greek Relief program that came to life from the Hellenic Doctors Association as well as the Hellenic Relief Fund.HANC's president also welcomed the Cephalonian Federation "Oddyseas" which was added to HANC's team on April 10 in Atlantic City. Mr. Kotrotsios also spoke about the special relationship that was created between the Greek American community and the Olympic gold medalist Pyrros Dymas who travelled to the United States two months ago under the auspices of the PanHeperotic Federation in order to support his school back in his hometown of Hemara and also united all the people of Epirus. Dimas received an award by the Hermes Expo International in late April. Mr. Kotrotsios also mentioned that Federations and Presidents should all work together for better results and that HANC should work along with all Greek American Institutions and organizations such as the American Hellenic Institute in Washington, DC. "Everyone is much needed," Kotrotsios said. HANC's president also discussed the issue of celebrating the Council's 20th birthday in Washington, DC and asked all the members individually and the Federations to support the project financially in relation to HANC's convention.

Stella Kokolis Honored at the 25^th Anniversary of HNA

By Catherine Tsounis

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all” – Aristotle, 384 B.C.-322 B.C. Stella Kokolis has used heart in all of instruction since the late 1960’s her unique education experience from New York City, America and global community was celebrated October 14^th, 2012 at the 25^th Anniversary Celebration of the Hellenic News of America (HNA) newspaper at the Concordville Inn-Best Western Hotel & Conference Center in Concordville, Pennsylvania. A packed audience attended from states on the northeastern seaboard.

HANC CELEBRATES GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY

The Hellenic American National Council (HANC) joins all the other Greek organizations in the United States and the Greek Diaspora in the Celebration of the 192nd Greek Independence Day.

The Greek struggle for independence against the Ottoman yoke was long, painful and destructive. A tremendous price was paid in human loss and material destruction. Most of the liberated area was living in misery, poverty and pain. All the ravages of war, however, did not stop the creativity, industriousness and ingenuity of the Greek people. Despite the many adversities they soon moved to a higher level in the political and economic ladder. In a few decades not only they surpassed in economic and other standards their former masters, but were also able to use their newfound power to expand their territory, first through the annexation of Thessaly (1881) and then through the victorious Balkan Wars of 1912-13.

The Greek School of Plato Presented Nyfes Play

By Catherine Tsounis

                “Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion,” Aristotle. A play on honor and family ties was presented in the play “Nyfes” at thePallas Athena luncheon in honor of honor of Mrs. Erika Wilhelmine Knickmann Spyropoulos on May 19^th, at the Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, New York.  The play was in Modern Greek. This was A story of the journey of the 1920’s Greek mail-order brides at Fort Hamilton Army. It was directed by the Greek School ofPlato Principal Eleftheria Ikouta.

ΗΠΑ - Ομογενειακή εφημερίδα γιόρτασε τα 25χρονα της, με τιμώμενη τη γερουσιαστή Ολυμπία Σνόου

16 Οκτωβρίου 2012 (08:42 UTC+2)

του ανταποκριτή μας Π. Παναγιώτου

Με τη συμμετοχή Αμερικανών τοπικών αξιωματούχων, στελεχών ομογενειακών φορέων, εκπροσώπων ελληνικών υπηρεσιών-οργανισμών και αρκετού κόσμου, η ομογενειακή μηνιαία δίγλωσση εφημερίδα "Hellenic News of America", που εκδίδεται στη Φιλαδέλφεια, γιόρτασε τα 25χρονα της.

Τιμώμενοι φέτος της εφημερίδας ήταν η Ελληνοαμερικανίδα γερουσιαστής από την πολιτεία του Μέιν, Ολυμπία Σνόου, ο συντονιστής του ΣΑΕ Περιφέρειας ΗΠΑ, Θεόδωρος Σπυρόπουλος, καθώς και άλλοι ομογενείς που διακρίθηκαν στον επιχειρηματικό ή εκπαιδευτικό ή κοινωνικό τομέα: Νικόλαος Καράμποτς, Ντίν Λόμης, Στέλλα Κοκόλη, Γιάννης Λόης και Πιτ Πασχάλης.