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Update: Lesvos Earthquake Relief Efforts Continue to Fill Food Pantries, Spread Cheer

When a devastating earthquake hit the island of Lesvos in June 2017, the Greek America Foundation board of directors had just settled into their biennial meeting in New York City. One of the first items of business was to pass an emergency resolution to undertake a fundraising campaign to provide support the people who lost […]

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Danialle and Pete Karmanos Semester in Athens Scholarship Application Now Available

The Greek America Foundation is pleased to announce the Karmanos Semester in Athens Scholarship for study abroad at DEREE- the American College of Greece for 2018. The scholarship is made possible annually, thanks to an endowed gift to the Greek America Foundation by Pete and Danialle Karmanos and covers tuition for a full semester, at […]

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Dr. Marie Bountrogianni Elected Chair of Board of Directors

The Greek America Foundation’s Board of Directors met in Miami for their biennial meeting on December 1, 2017. In addition to other board-related business, Dr. Marie Bountrogianni was elected chair of the board of directors. Dr. Marie Bountrogianni is Dean of The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. […]

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Nominations Open for Greek America’s Forty Under 40 Class of 2018

Greek America Foundation is proud to open nominations for the Class of 2018 Forty Under 40, the leading recognition for North Americans of Greek descent, 40 years old and under. The awards recognize those individuals who have excelled in their professional endeavors, while simultaneously showing care and concern for the world around them, through philanthropic […]

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On Giving Tuesday 2017: Our Case for Your Support

It’s been quite a year for the Greek America Foundation and now is a great time to ask a few minutes of your time. More than ever, we are dedicated to our core ideals of promoting Greek culture, philanthropy, education, and charitable aid to Greece– a country on the front lines of an unfolding global […]

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Greek America Foundation Announces 2018 Tsakalos Semester in Athens Scholarship

The Greek America Foundation is pleased to announce the Semester in Athens Scholarship for study abroad at DEREE- the American College of Greece for 2018. The scholarship, funded in memory of the late businessman and philanthropist Nicholas Tsakalos, covers tuition for a full semester, either spring or fall, or summer session (up to 15 credits). […]

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In His Own Words: Darden Livesay Describes a Day With The HOME Project

This summer, the Greek America Foundation sent ten North American students to spend several weeks in Athens volunteering at shelters of The Home Project, a non-profit organization founded to protect and care for unaccompanied refugee minors — children who have arrived in Greece from various conflict zones throughout the world and who are alone without […]

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School Bells Ring Again in Earthquake Devastated Vrysa with Support from Greek America Foundation

School bells rang this week for the first time in the village of Vrysa on the island of Lesvos, since a devastating earthquake leveled more than a thousand buildings on June 12th. Miraculously, school had just been dismissed on the fateful day of the earthquake and no children were harmed, while the building was completely […]

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Board Meeting and Leadership Retreat Weekend in Miami

You’re invited to join us at the Greek America Foundation’s 2017 Board Meeting and Leadership Retreat Weekend in Miami! The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce plans for its annual Board Meeting and Leadership Retreat Weekend on December 1-3, 2017 in Miami, Florida. This weekend is by invitation only for members of our board […]

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Life Will Smile Documentary World Premier on Island of Zakynthos October 7

The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce that the World Premier of the documentary film “Life Will Smile” will take place on Saturday, October 7 on the island of Zakynthos. The documentary film, directed by Drey Kleanthous and produced by Nomadic Films and Terramagma Pictures, was developed from its earliest stages with almost $100,000 […]

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2017 Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship Recipients Announced

The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship recipients for 2017 are Eleana Makri of Wesleyan University, Georgios Stamokostas of the University of Texas at Austin, and Ioannis Tsiares of McGill University in Canada. All students are Greek nationals. Each student will receive an award of $5,000 to support […]

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2017 Summer Service Learning Program: A Life Changing Experience

This summer, 10 North American students were sent by the Greek America Foundation to spend several weeks in Athens, volunteering at shelters of The Home Project, an organization founded to protect and care for unaccompanied refugee minors — children who have arrived in Greece from various conflict zones throughout the world and who are alone […]

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Project Hope for Greece Helps the Lesvos Fisherman Reclaim their Livelihood

Far away in Beverly Hills, California— one man with no direct connection to two fisherman in a tiny Greek fishing village of Lesvos— made a gift that would not only impact the fishermen, but their entire community. Thanos and Kostas were amongst the Greek islanders from the tiny village of Skala Sikamnias who were thrust […]

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Grant Fulfilled to Mama Maria of Samos for Food Purchase and Feeding Program

Another Project Hope for Greece grant was fulfilled on July 28, 2017 to Mama Maria, a selfless woman who has cooked thousands of meals for refugees arriving on her island of Samos. Back in 2015 she transformed her Taverna into a make-shift shelter, feeding dozens at a time and laying out blankets at night to […]

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Protected: June-July 2017 Board of Directors Report

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Service Learning Program Volunteers Meet U.S. Ambassador in Athens

The Greek America Foundation’s Service Learning program volunteers visited United States Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 to discuss their work with unaccompanied refugee minors as well as other contemporary issues facing Greece. The nine American and one Canadian students have now spent a week and a half volunteering at shelters […]

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Long Term Food Aid for Lesvos Earthquake Victims

A team from the Greek America Foundation visited the village of Vrysa on the island of Lesvos on July 20 where a series of devastating earthquakes hit, leaving one woman dead and almost 1,000 buildings damaged or destroyed completely. Gregory Pappas, founder and president of the foundation, and Jennifer Kellogg, executive director, were given access […]

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Story of Zakynthos Jewish Community Nearing Completion

A project almost four years in the making and undertaken with almost $100,000 in financial support from supporters of the Greek America Foundation, Life Will Smile will soon be released to audiences globally. In 1943 on the small Greek Island of Zakynthos a community of people stood together against Hitler’s ‘Final Solution’. The story of […]

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Gabby Awards 2017 Moments: “You are born an artist or you are not”

Maria Callas was, undoubtedly, one of the greatest personalities on the 20th century. The Greek American opera Diva owned the headlines for her performances on stage, as well as her life off stage. The magic of her personality made her every performance noteworthy. In 1974, Callas gave her last public performances ever at Carnegie Hall […]

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Outstanding North Americans Honored for Excellence, Service at 2017 Gabby Awards at Carnegie Hall

Continuing to espouse its commitment to the pursuit of excellence, the Greek America Foundation honored nine outstanding individuals committed to excellence in their respective lives, as well as service to the world around them.

The Gabby Awards, named from “Greek America’s Best and Brightest” stars, have recognized these qualities in individuals since 2009 and continued to […]

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