Santa Barbara AHEPA Chapter 243

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ORDER OF AHEPA
SANTA BARBARA CHAPTER #243
Established October 17, 1929
“Promoting the Harmony of Greek Culture, Service, and Community”
“Keeping the Spirit Alive”
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** E-mail: ahepa243@gmail.com **
“Let’s Do Something Great in 2008”

November 9, 2008

The last two quarters of this Ahepa year have been quiet for this twenty-nine member chapter yet there have been some special moments. (Exquisite things come in small packages). In June we experienced a very special moment when one of our own went to Iraq to meet the psychological needs of our servicemen and civil servants. After 21 years in private practice Dr. James Angelos, a Brother Ahepan was leaving to spend one year meeting the needs of those who serve. On Sunday June 15, 2008 a Special Letter of Commendation was presented to Brother Jim by PSG Lyle Hochberger. In attendance also were DG John Ttiantafyllos, PDG Peter Triantafyllos, PDG Costa Frangos, Daughters of Penelope PDG Georgia Gastouniotis, Rev. Fr. Simon Thomas and our Parish Community. The letter in part read-“This service to your fellowman is imbued in every good physician. Indeed it is an unselfish ministry of the highest order. This recalls a prior generation with its ethos of self sacrifice…. The mission statement of Ahepa contains six articles. The most important of these is the mission of Philanthropy-“Love of People” and the Hellenic Principle of Man’s Commitment to Humanity”. Your actions speak to these ideals” We are very proud of Jim’s service to those who serve.
To better communicate with the community and prospective members we established our own e-mail address. (Please see the heading of this article). We created our own banner with the Ahepa symbols and our e-mail address which we use for the yearly church festival and other events.
We just held our yearly Ahepa Glendi which raises money for our Philanthropic endeavors; chief among them is the District and our Chapter project to raise money for research to find a cure for Rett Syndrome –a very debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder syndrome which primarily affects females. We are grateful for the support of the members of this District and our community for your support.
Our plans for the next six months are ambitious but fun-filled. Next October our Chapter will celebrate our 80th Birthday! Come and join the fun.
The members of Chapter #243 wish all of you a very Joyous Holiday Season.