Santa Barbara AHEPA Chapter 243

AHEPA e-News! - Vol.3 Issue 43 - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
News From AHEPA

AHEPA Congratulates and Salutes George Stephanopoulos
WASHINGTON (AHEPA eNews) -- On Joining the "GMA" Anchor Team: AHEPA is proud of the professional accomplishments of George Stephanopoulos, who is a former recipient of an AHEPA scholarship. ... read more.
AHEPA Appalled by Theft of Former Cypriot President's Body
WASHINGTON (AHEPA News) -- Nicholas A. Karacostas, Supreme President of AHEPA, issued the following statement on the news that the body of former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos was stolen from its grave: ... read more.



Citrus District 2 Epiphany Golf Tounament
PALM HARBOR (AHEPA Athletics) -- Don't miss out on the upcoming AHEPA Citrus District 2 Epiphany Golf Tounament, January 3, 2010, at the Landsbrook Golf Club in sunny Palm Harbor, Florida. To find out more and to register ... download the event flyer.



88th Supreme Convention to be Held in Montreal
WASHINGTON (AHEPA Convention) -- The AHEPA Supreme Lodge is excited to announce the location and dates for next year's Supreme Convention. Please mark your calendars to join us at the Delta Centre-Ville Hotel in Montreal, Canada, July 11-18, 2010. ... read more.



AHEPAN Magazine - Summer '09 Now Online!
WASHINGTON (AHEPA Magazine) -- Can't wait for your copy to come in the mail? Burning to see the read about AHEPA's new Going Green or Public Service initiatives -- or to find out what's going on in chapters across the country? Suffer no more! View the Summer 2009 issue online!
National Herald Now Free for AHEPA Members
WASHINGTON (AHEPA News) -- The National Herald, the nation's largest Greek-American Newspaper is available free in electronic format to AHEPA members. Though AHEPA e-News, once a month, you will be able to read the full version a recent issue of the National Herald. ... read Issue 634.


AHEPA Upcoming Events Calendar

DECEMBER 2009
25 Christmas - Global
31 Membership Dues Deadline - AHEPA HQ

JANUARY 2010
03 Dist. 2 Epiphany Golf Tournament - Palm Harbor, FL
05 AHEPA Epiphany Banquet - Tarpon Springs, FL
22-25 Dtrict 20 Greek Weekend at Sea - Long Beach, CA
23 District 13 Mid-Year Conference - Chicago, IL

FEBRUARY 2010
05-07 District 1 Mid-Winter Conference - Knoxville, TN
12-15 Sons Western Regional BBall Tournament - Los Angeles, CA

MARCH 2010
06 Regional Biennial Banquet - Portland, OR
20-21 District 13 AHEPA Bowling Tourn. - Joliet, IL

APRIL 2010
30-01 District 19 Convention - Wendover, Utah

MAY 2010
01 Regional Biennial Banquet - Chicago, IL
14-15 National Bowling Tournament - Hillside, IL
15 District 8 Convention - Worcester, MA
20-23 District 3 Convention - Fayetteville, NC
21-23 District 7 Convention - Norwalk, CT
21-23 District 23 Convention - Niagara Falls, Canada

JUNE 2010
04-06 Districts 12 & 13 Convention - Merrillville, IN
04-06 District 24 Convention - Winnipeg, MB
05-06 District 9 Convention - Portsmouth, NH
11-13 District 5 Convention - Park Ridge, NJ
11-13 District 17 Convention - Cheyenne, WY
11-13 District 20 Convention - Palm Springs, CA
11-13 District 22 Convention - Seattle, WA
17-20 District 16 Convention - Houston, TX
18-20 District 11 Convention - North Royalton, OH
25-26 District 21 Convention - Stockton, CA
25-27 District 4 Convention - Pittsburgh, PA
25-27 District 15 Convention - Kansas City, MO

JULY 2010
11-18 AHEPA Family 88th Supreme Convention - Montreal, Canada

Greek American Weekly News Digest

Greece Faces Government Job Cuts, Crackdown on Tax Evaders
ATHENS (USA Today) -- December 14, 2009 -- Greece's new government readied plans Monday to slash deficits and boost confidence in the country's shaky finances by cutting bloated public payrolls and going after rampant tax evasion. ... read more.
Turkey Bans Pro-Kurdish Party Over Ties to Rebels
ANKARA (Washington Post) -- December 11, 2009 -- Turkey -- Turkey's top court on Friday banned a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to Kurdish rebels, a decision likely to disrupt a struggling reconciliation process between the state and minority Kurds. Hasim Kilic, head of the Constitutional Court, said the court also ... read more.
Kokkari Estiatorio - Restaurant Review
SAN FRANCISCO (Wall Street Journal) -- December 10, 2009 -- Kokkari Estiatorio, one of San Francisco's premier Greek restaurants, is fast becoming a lunchtime favorite of the local Democratic establishment. Mayor Gavin Newsom is a regular, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Dianne Feinstein drop by when they are in town, ... read more.
Other Greek American News Headlines
Greek Reporter - December 9, 2009
Obama Intervention on Halki and the Patriarchate

Reuters - December 14, 2009
Turkish Courts Seen as Conservatives' Last Bastion

Greek Reporter (Hollywood) - December 11, 2009
Discover The Greek Modonna!

Rasmussen Reports - December 11, 2009
2010 Illinois Senate Race: Giannoulias 42%, Kirk 39%