Recognizing his work in promoting Hellenism and Greek ideals through numerous projects, the Order of AHEPA honored Greek America Foundation President and Founder Gregory C. Pappas with their “Achievement in Hellenism” award at their 97th international convention in Chicago in July. Founded by Pappas in 1997, the foundation has disrupted the Greek North American landscape […]
For the past month, the Greek America Foundation’s 16 dedicated volunteers have offered their time and talents to support unaccompanied refugee children on the island of Chios. This team of young people from throughout the United States and Canada has been working alongside a dedicated team of professionals from the Greek non-profit METAdrasi, which is dedicated […]
During their last weekend excursion, the Greek America Foundation’s 16 volunteers from the US and Canada took some time off from their work on Chios island and traveled to Izmir, Turkey. The trip to the once-Greek city formerly known as Smyrna provided a unique experience for the volunteers, who were taken on a guided tour […]
During their latest weekend excursion, the Greek America Foundation’s 16 volunteers from the US and Canada took some time off from their work on Chios island and traveled to Izmir, Turkey. The trip to the once-Greek city formerly known as Smyrna provided a unique experience for the volunteers, who were taken on a guided tour […]
Greek America Foundation President and Founder Gregory Pappas met with Leonidas Koskos, President, and Dr. Leonidas Tzonis, Executive Vice President, of the Hellenic American University (HAU). HAU is a US-accredited institution of higher learning in Athens that welcomes hundreds of students from various American colleges and universities for study abroad programs every year and also […]
HOPEgenesis is a Greek non-profit and one of the six charities we are supporting financially through our current Project Hope for Greece campaign — #ChildrenOfGreece. Our campaign aims to build a sense of awareness among North Americans about the challenges faced by the most vulnerable members of Greek society – the children. As Greece continues to […]
Marina Tsirambidis graduated from high school this year and in typical American fashion — her parents Julie and Tim hosted a graduation party for family and friends to celebrate the teen’s milestone. By all accounts, it was an epic, big, fat Greek American graduation party with hundreds of guests eating and dancing the night away. […]
As our #ChildrenOfGreece campaign gains traction throughout North America and more and more people support our campaign, a $5000 donation was made to the Greek charity “Kivotos Tou Kosmou,” (Also known as Ark of the World, in English). The money has come from generous donors throughout the United States and Canada who have embraced our […]
Today may seem like just another average day, but for the Greek America Foundation’s volunteers, who are on the Greek island of Chios serving unaccompanied refugee minors — it’s more than that. While some volunteers are at a school — operated by our partner charity METAdrasi — offering basic education to the children… Others have […]
By Gregory C. Pappas, Founder What are the qualities of an individual who has decided to give up a month of his or her time during summer vacation — and instead of sunbathing on a swanky beach or visiting a far-flung Greek Island — visiting one of the most decrepit places on the planet and […]
METAdrasi is a Greek non-profit and one of the six charities we are supporting financially through our current Project Hope for Greece campaign — #ChildrenOfGreece. Our campaign aims to build a sense of awareness among North Americans about the challenges faced by the most vulnerable members of Greek society – the children. The following story provides […]
The Greek America Foundation, in partnership with Square Films, is proud to bring the documentary film “Border Souls” to communities throughout the United States and Canada for special screenings. The film tells the story of humanity and light during one of the darkest times in recent Greek history, when tens of thousands of refugees passed […]
The Greek America Foundation is thrilled to announce that a recent donation from George and Kristin Strompolos will support four scholarships for our summer 2019 Service Learning program. Two of these scholarships are earmarked specifically for young people from Colorado’s Greek American community, where George Strompolos was raised. Service Learning is an initiative of the […]
The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce a $10,000 gift in memory of Elena Yakumithis, the late daughter of Kelly and Emmanuel Yakumithis of Toledo, Ohio. The gift is earmarked for our Scholarship Endowment Fund, which supports various educational initiatives for North American youth to travel and study in Greece. Along with the generous […]
A dynamic partnership with St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago is bearing fruit and supporting the Greek America Foundation’s #ChildrenOfGreece campaign. Every Sunday for the past six months, a free-will offering has been requested by parishioners attending Sunday liturgy. The initiative was created after Fr. Chrysanthos Kerkeres, the priest at St George saw stats […]
The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce that the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship will be offered for the 2019-2020 academic year for the seventh consecutive year. The $5,000 scholarship is open to Greek and Greek heritage graduate students studying for a PhD in either theoretical physics or physical chemistry — in a North […]
The Greek America Foundation is proud to announce the first disbursements totaling $10,000 to support two non-profit organizations doing important charity work in Greece. The donations are part of our #ChildrenOfGreece campaign. HOPEgenesis and METAdrasi each received $5,000 grants, raised through the Greek America Foundation’s #ChildrenOfGreece campaign aiming to raise funds and awareness amongst North […]
Join other friends and supporters of the Greek America Foundation during Memorial Day Weekend in New York City where we will meet, gather, break bread, learn, deliberate and celebrate. In addition to our biannual board of directors meeting, we will host a number of events and plan special experiences for young and old. See below […]
Athanasia Liakopoulos (nee Sotiropoulou) fell asleep peacefully while surrounded by family on January 31, 2019. She was born January 30, 1931 in Apiditsa, a village in Arcadia, located in the Peloponnese. She endured much hardship during her lifetime, specifically the economic and health challenges brought upon during World War II and the German Nazi occupation […]
The Greek America Foundation’s Young Philanthropists Endowment Fund received a $7500 gift from Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, the former Chairman of the board directors of the foundation and Dean at the Chang School at Ryerson University in Toronto. Impressed with the plan and strategy of the young people involved, as well as the sustainability that an […]
