HOT Summer Fun - AHEPA District 5

Daughters of PenelopeDaughters of Penelope Grand TreasurerDemi ThomasDear Sisters and Brothers:It is my honor and pleasure to have beenelected at the recent national conventionin Miami, Florida as the Grand Treasurerof the Daughters of Penelope. Theconvention was a wonderful event, and ourbusiness meetings were productive and wideranging. Our organization is a vital elementof our community, and it was heartening tosee the collaboration among the delegatesat the convention that came from allcorners of the United States and Canada.Of course, the friendships that are renewedand that are begun at the convention andother gatherings of our organization are awonderful, personal benefit.For the past two years, I worked asthe Grand Advisors to the Maids ofAthena, our organization focused on theyoung woman of our community. Thatorganization recently observed the 80thanniversary of its founding in Tacoma,Washington. The Maids of Athena makesa vital contribution to our organization,providing a framework to teach youngwoman leadership skills while offeringthem an opportunity to support ourcommunity through their special projects.The future of the Daughters of Penelopeis strengthened with a strong and vitalMaids of Athena.The Daughters of Penelope will focusits energy and programs on key projects,such as the Penelope House, PenelopePlace, Daughters of Penelope Foundation,Sylvester Cancer Center, Cystic Fibrosis,and the Penelopean Day Care Facilitywhich are the pillars of our community.I look forward to sharing with you ourprogress throughout the year as theseprograms unfold.Yours in Theta Pi,Demi ThomasALTES CHAPTER #163The Daughters of Penelope (DOP) - Altes #163 islooking forward to another active and productive year.We have planned a joint installation of newly electedofficers with our Brother AHEPANS - TRENTON Chapter#72 in September at our beautiful AHEPA hall. We arehappy to announce we will be installing the followingofficers: PRESIDENT - Dina Fanikos, VICE PRESIDENT- Christina Harvey, RECORDING SECRETARY - CallieMuzithras, CORRESPONDING SECRETARTY - JaneAllen and TREASURER - Donna Petinos. This will be anight of fellowship and fun- a wonderful way to start thenew year.Our annual gift auction is our main fundraiser. Weare very busy in the planning stages now and are hopingit is as successful as always. Many thanks go out to ourChairperson-Marguerite Arabatzis and her hard workingcommittee for continuing to make this event work. We arelooking forward to donating our proceeds to many local,district, national and international charities.The Gift Auction will be held on Thursday, October13, 2011 at the Community Center of St. George GreekOrthodox Church, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ.Pictured with some of the items to be auctioned at the upcoming Annual DOP GiftAuction are from left to right committee members: Co-Chairman - Donna Petinos,Chairman - Marguerite Arabatzis, Mary Rodda, Hope Demitry, President - Dina Fanikos,and Jane Allen. Committee members missing from photo include: Marcella Calagias,Karen Knicos, Callie Muzithras, and Jill Belviso. Picture courtesy of Joyce AllenDoors open 7:00 PM; drawings begin at 8:15 PM sharp. A $10.00 donation includes one sheet of 25 tickets, door prize ticket, coffee, tea andhomemade Greek pastries! Hot dogs, chips, soft pretzels soda and water will be on sale. Some of the gifts to be offered this year include: AFlat Screen TV, XBOX 360 with Kinect Adventures, Nintendo 3DS, Kindle, iPOD NANO, remote car start, many gift certificates, themebaskets, plus over 100 additional gifts of interest for everyone. Proceeds will benefit many Special Charities of the Daughters of Penelope.Reservations are required by October 1, 2011. No tickets will be sold at the door. ADULTS ONLY (18 and over). Tables of 10 may bereserved. Call (609) 587-7119 for tickets. As always, thank you for your generous support.We wish everyone a healthy and fruitful year.American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association Fall 2011 9