Garden 5 th District New Jersey & Delaware An American Hellenic International Organization District Governor’s Fall Bulletin 2014 2014-2015 DISTRICT LODGE District Governor Anna Zavros 41 Henry Street Succasunna, NJ 07876 Cell: 973-970-0586 Email: [email protected]Lt. Governor Karen Knicos 32 Terrapin Ln Hamilton, NJ 08619 Cell: 732-713-5154Email: [email protected]District Secretary Isa Velez 248 N. Riding Drive Moorestown, NJ 08057 Cell: 609-230-9556 Email: [email protected]District Treasurer Eleni Boyadjis 106 Heatherwood Lane Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Cell: 609-304-3714 Email: [email protected]District Marshal Carol Pappas 419 Saratoga Drive Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Cell: 609-519-9428 Email: [email protected]District Maids Advisor Eleni Parlapanides, PDG 478 Mountain View Dr. N. Plainfield, NJ 07063 Cell: 908-612-5044 Email: [email protected]District Advisor Marcella Calagias, PDG 147 S. Delaware Ave #1 Yardley, PA 19067 Cell: 215-932-6889Email: [email protected]Dear Sisters, Happy Thanksgiving! Let us be thankful for our Health, Family, Friends and this beautiful special sisterhood we are all enjoying, the Daughters of Penelope! Founder’s Day – November 16th The Daughters of Penelope were founded on November 16, 1929. This year we are celebrating 85 years! Consider planning a special celebration for your chapter to recall the wisdom and vision of our founding sisters when they formed the first chapter, EOS #1 in San Francisco. This is always a good opportunity to hold a Membership Drive. Let the women at church and in your circles know about our Order and encourage them to join. The District Lodge for 2014‐2015 started the year with attending the District Governor’s Conference in DC. This was a great opportunity to meet the Supreme Lodge and other District Governors throughout the country. Congratulations to our new National Officers Grand President Anna-Helene Grossomanides Grand Vice President Connie Pilallis Canadian President Christina Andrews Grand Secretary Jan Spanos Grand Treasurer Eva Jean Fomalont Grand Governor, Zone I Julia Macris Collins Grand Governor, Zone II Aspa Kostopoulos Grand Governor, Zone III Anne-Marie Cariotis (Liaison) Grand Governor, Zone IV Diane Petersen Grand Advisor Maids of Athena Christine Bullock Log onto our Website http://5thdisrictdaughtersofpenelope.webs.com/ Become a Member, it is free! District Contest District with the most new members will win a gift certificate! Maids of Athena Start a chapter today! Contact Maids Advisor Eleni Parlapanides at [email protected]
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During September and October the District Lodge members and myself visited Altes #163, Agape #336 and Aphrodite #374. Our November visitations are Amphitryon-Zephyr #701, Aulis #195 and Nike #230.
We enjoyed all our visits. Thank you sisters, you all have made me feel so welcome at your chapters.
In January 2015, the Lodge will be visiting Alexander #250, Xanthus #149 and Tethys #229. In March 2015 the Lodge will be visiting Icarius #48.
District Workshop The District Workshop was held on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Alexander #250 hosted the event. A great time was had by all. We shared each chapter’s success stories as well as what did not work. Binders containing forms, protocol guide, Parliamentary Procedure and other pertinent information were given to the chapter presidents.
The Lodge enjoyed the Trenton
Installation of Officers/Visitation held on Thursday,
September 18, 2014. Beautiful table decorated by Michelle
Demetriou.
Events
40th Anniversary Gala Ramapo Chapter #453,
Wyckoff, NJ held on Saturday, September 20, 2014
Wyckoff Visitation held on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2014.
Agape# 336 President, Athena Katsaros, Rea Hunter
and Maids of Athena President, Christina Eliades.
Sisters came from near and far to honor PDG
Marcella Calagais at her Testimonial Dinner which
was held on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at K C Prime.
Cherry Hill Greek Agora Health Fair
Joint AHEPA and Daughters of Penelope Visitation to
Toms River.
On Saturday, October 18, 2014 the Lodge attended
the beautiful Groundbreaking Ceremony of St.
Nicholas National Shrine at Ground Zero.
Grand President Anna Helene Grossomanides’
Project this year is raising funds for St. Nicholas at
Ground Zero. She would like the chapters to hold an
event geared towards children such as taking photos
District Lodge with Karen Marousis, PDG and President of
Aphrodite #374.
New initiates - Regina Dooros and Christine Jemison
Members of Aphrodite #374, Toms River.
with Santa or having a raffle to guess how candies
are in a jar with proceeds for St. Nicholas.
Fundraising begins on Dec. 6, 2014. Sister Anna-
Helene will be having a contest for the most original
event.
Connie Pilallis, Grand Vice President with the District
Lodge at the 5th District AHEPA Cancer Research
Foundation Gala on November 1, 2014. The Foundation
celebrated their 25th year and has raised more than
$885,000. On this evening $40,000 was awarded for cancer
research.
Sisters at the Aulis #195, Asbury Park Visitation.
A special award was given
to Alice Kartikis for being a major contributor for
over 20 years.
On Sunday, November 16, 2014, Nike Chapter #230
held their Victorian Themed Nutcracker Tea Party. We
enjoyed performances by Ballet Fleming, Gift Basket
Raffles and a Hat Parade for best adult and child hat.
The bulk of the funds from this event are slated for
research for the disease, Friedreich’s ataxia. Nike
chose this charity because they have a parishioner who
is dear to their heart, and they would like to honor her
and her family by choosing this charity this year.
Leonidas Lazaropoulos, the 25-year-old
son of parishioner Krissa Lazaropoulos,
did not let the disease keep him from
graduating from Drexel University with
a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2012,
nor will it keep him from working
toward his doctorate and his goal of a
career in zoology.
The District Lodge attended Nike Chapter #230 Founder’s Day Dinner held on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 at the Diamond
Restaurant. We sang Happy 85th Anniversary to the Daughters of Penelope! Great time with all our sisters.
Altes Chapter #163, Trenton Membership Tea and Founders Day Celebration held on Thursday, November 20,