NEXT MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999 - 7:00 p.m. Meeting

SS. CONSTANTINE and HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH'S SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER

Earlier this month, the 1999-2000 spending plan was presented, discussed and unanimously adopted. Feedback provided by the brothers during the August meeting is reflected in this year's scholarship contribution. The baseline contribution was increased 33%, from $1,500 to $2,000; an additional $1,000 has been allocated as matching funds. That's a total potential scholarship amount of $4,000! When you receive the adopted spending plan, you will also see several new charities our chapter has chosen to support they are our "extended hands" and allow us to contribute to Hellenism and/or Orthodoxy far beyond the reach of any individual.

With such an increase over last year, you'd think everyone would be pleased with our charitable giving. Yet every year some people still ask why, with so much money in the endowment fund, we only give a small percentage out each year. Why not give out more money for scholarships; why not give out all the money we raise each year instead of save it? Sure we could but that's short-sighted spending, and in no time we'd deplete our savings. The answer is our chapter has a long term goal to create a charitable foundation that will perpetuate substantial charitable contributions year after year without the need to rely on annual fundraising events. That's what universities do and that's what we are on the verge of doing.

The golf tournament is a prime example. It requires a tremendous amount of work to successfully pull it off. We are fortunate to have had dedicated individuals year after year put forth their time and energy. But how can we rely on this in the year's to come? Furthermore, if it rains the day of our tournament we're history! The point is neither scenario is within our control, so it becomes a matter of working smarter not harder. Three years ago our fund was worth about $50k; next year it should exceed $100k, and in doing so will effectively double our annual charitable allotment. It is unlikely we would have ever reached that point if we had spent every dollar we made each year. And if we never have another golf tournament again, we could still continue the level of contribution we've achieved to date. A fact worth noting! See you in October!

Art Pathe

AHEPA Supreme Headquarters, Washington, DC

Date: September 21, 1999

To: Mr. George Dariotis,

AHEPA Supreme President

Copy: Mr. Constantine Frangos,

District #20 Governor

On behalf of the members in our local chapter (George Polos #505, North San Diego County, CA), I would like to extend our support and offer our talents to assist in the worldwide relief effort for the people of Greece. We discussed this issue at our recent meeting and strongly believe AHEPA should lead a national relief effort to aid the victims. It may be worthwhile to provide these funds as a compliment to the support already being provided by other relief organizations (reference IOCC attachment).

We believe AHEPA at the chapter levels would be inspired to begin a local grass root campaign that would grow into the district and national level, with headquarters coordinating the overall activity, to raise money for a disaster fund. The funds raised could then be significantly multiplied "like and kind" in the form of food, clothing and medical supplies through relief organizations such as IOCC.

I read your previous correspondence wherein you offered AHEPA's support to the Greek government soon after the earthquake, and understand they did not feel the need at that time. But I submit to you the initial devastation was underestimated, and that now they need all the help we can provide.

We stand ready to do whatever we can to assist in Greece's time of need. Please advise us what work is being done nationally by AHEPA in this regard.

Regards,

Art Pathe

Chapter President

AHEPA Chapter #505

North San Diego County, California

Dan Regas 10/1

George Stratigopoulos 10/1

John Nellos 10/6

Tony Deveros 10/10

Stephen Stubberud 10/12

Art Pathe 10/14

Larry Sidiropoulos 10/14

Kim Trigonis 10/15

Skipper Woodham 10/16

Costa Brown 10/18

George Pappas 10/19

Bill Moises 10/21

Jim Rigopoulos 10/25

George Koumaras 10/29

Happy Anniversary!!! to the following Brothers and their lovely brides who are celebrating wedding anniversaries:

Angelo & Irene Mylonas 10/3

Ari & Kristy Laliotis 10/16

Peter & Lydia Chaconas 10/18

George & Patricia Karetas 10/28

Meeting Agenda - The following is the meeting agenda for the next Social/General Chapter Meeting, being held at Ss. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church's Senior Citizen Center, Tuesday, September 5, 1999:

General Business Meetings - General Business Meetings are held every third Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be Thursday, October 21, 1999, at SS. Constantine and Helen Senior Citizen Center at 7:00 p.m. All Officers and appointed officers are expected to attend. Any interested members may attend. Come and see your administrative board at work planning and coordinating for better functions and best events for the membership.

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Please Notify Us - Should you know of any Brother recovering from illness or surgery, or known to be hospitalized, please notify Brother Alex L. Rigopoulos at 233-7158 or 469-9239.

Newsletter Entries - Please direct all newsletter announcements for "TA NEA" to the editor: Brother D. A. George, (619) 273-2868, FAX (619) 273-0416 or e-mail: dageo@worldnet.att.net . All entries must be received by the 20th of each month.

WASHINGTON -- AHEPA has made a donation to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Turkey following the devastating earthquake that has claimed thousands of lives, according to Supreme President George J. Dariotis.

"As leaders of the Hellenic community and as an organization whose mission includes philanthropy, we must stand up and do what is right," said Dariotis. "This is a humanitarian issue, not a political one.

Dariotis encouraged AHEPA chapters and districts to make similar donations in an internal communique issued on Friday, August 20.

AHEPA has provided natural disaster relief both domestically and internationally throughout the organization's 77-year-history, including most recently, aid to the victims of the earthquake in Kalamata, Greece.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Vince Lambardi

by Dr. Michael C. Geokas

The conflict between the Fascists and Greece, started in effect with an unprovoked attack, on August 15, 1940. The setting was the annual Celebration of the Holy Mother (Tis Panagias) on the Island of Tinos. By tradition the Greek Navy takes part in the Celebration and in 1940, the Light Cruiser "Elli", was anchored in Tinos awash in decorations, from bow to stern (Megas Simeostolismos).

A Fascist Submarine torpedoed Elli in Tinos and Greek Navy frogmen soon recovered fragments of the torpedoes: they were of Fascist manufacture and bore unmistakable serial identification numbers. This event created consternation in Greece.

Subsequently, in the early morning hours of the 28th of October, the Fascist Ambassador presented the Prime Minister of Greece, with an atrocious ultimatum, demanding unconditional surrender. His answer was "OXI", and he immediately called the king. Following this, he made a scintillating radio address to the nation, and then the king did the same, general mobilization was immediately declared and it was completed without a hitch. Greece was the only country in Europe, where the war was greeted with unprecedented and enthusiastic demonstrations in the streets of Athens and in other cities, with shouts from a huge crowd in front of the British Embassy in the capital, "War. . war. . give us weapons".

"The Fascist Army invaded Greece at 6:30 a.m. that morning. After their initial push, they were beaten by a stormy counterattack by the Greek Army and were pushed back well into Albania, during a ferocious winter, which produced a lot of casualties from frostbite, in addition to the fighting itself.

The day of the invasion, Hitler arrived in Florence, Italy to meet Mussolini, who had kept the invasion plans secret. At the gaily decorated Florence railroad station, Hitler found Mussolini strutting along the platform with a merry glint in his eye, shouting: "Fuhrer, we are on the march! Victorious Italian troops crossed the Greco-Albanian border at dawn today". According to accounts (Robert Payne 1973), Hitler was furious but controlled himself and said little about an invasion doomed to certain failure.

Unbeknownst to Mussolini, Hitler was obsessed with Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. On December 18, 1940 Hitler authorized Directive No. 21, the campaign to invade Russia, with preparations to be finalized by May 15, 1941.

However, on March 26, 1941, a palace revolution in Belgrade toppled the pro-Axis Prince Paul from the throne and placed Prince Peter as Head of State. This inconspicuous event was destined to have detrimental consequences. A furious Hitler, shouted "I will make a clean sweep of the Balkans". It took him only five weeks, until the end of April, 1941, to subdue and secure Greece and its islands.

Upon completion, Hitler needed time to regroup and to refit his armies after their fight through the rocky mountains of Yugoslavia and Greece. Additionally, his elite paratroopers had been decimated during the battle for Crete, and he never used them again, in such a grand scale.

Thus, twenty-four divisions had been diverted to southeastern Europe for relatively trivial conquests and it was already two weeks past the date (May 15, 1941), when he had expected to launch Operation Barbarossa.

By the end of March, 1941, he had set himself a new date for Barbarossa to begin, June 22, 1941, five full weeks later than the original date. This proved to be catastrophic and contributed to the failure of the Russian campaign and to their loss of the war.

The victory of the Greek Army against the Fascists, and the repudiation of Mussolini literally astonished the world. Due to the fact that Greece was attached after the fall of France, and at a time that the axis powers were seemingly unbeatable, Greece's resistance was considered by many as foolhardy. Most of Europe was under Nazi control and England was desperately trying to survive ferocious air attacks.

The Greek heroic stance, against all odds was the first glimmer of hope for the allies because it showed that the axis powers were-not invincible. Winston Churchill was lavishly praising the heroic Greeks at the Commons and elsewhere.

Thus, the most important contribution of the Greek nation to the allied victory in World War II was this; In order to subdue the Greeks, Hitler wasted five precious weeks before starting Operation Barbarossa.

There is strong evidence to suggest that the Greek Resistance contributed to the five week delay for the start of Operation Barbarossa, and was the greatest, albeit indirect contribution, the Greeks made towards the victory in Russia, which in turn had a significant impact in the turning of the war in favor of the free world.

Unfortunately, this contribution has gone largely unappreciated. What Greece needs in this respect is a special museum in Athens or Thessaloniki dedicated exclusively to her contributions to allied victory in World War II, with periodic exhibits, in European capitals, in Washington D.C. and other American cities. Additionally, a succinct, well-presented historical review of Greece's contributions should be recorded and made available in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

Another point of interest is the impact of Greece's contributions to allied victory on the standing and the prestige of the Hellenic-American community in the United States.

Simply stated, the standing of the Greek-Americans was enormously enhanced due to the exploits of the Greek nation in 1940, and this is why the celebration of the 28th of October is so important and meaningful for all of us. We should make every effort, both individually and collectively, to let the world know that Greece has always been on the side of America and its allies when push comes to shove.

This should be a poignant reminder today, because Greece finds herself under pressure from Turkey, who has no credentials as a loyal and faithful ally of the western democracies proven by their actions during the second World War. This should serve as a wake up call for the West because history has a tendency to repeat itself.

Michael C. Geokas, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D (McGill)

Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Biological

Chemistry,

UC Davis School of Medicine

WASHINGTON. - AHEPA President George J. Dariotis met recent with Stanley Matthews, founder of the Greek Children's Fund, a program established at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center in New York, to support the day-to-day needs of Greek pediatric patients and their families. The Greek Children's Fund is a national project of AHEPA and its two junior auxiliaries, the Son of Pericles and Maids of Athena.

The president toured the hospital with Matthews and paid a special visit to the pediatric ward where he met one child who is able to receive treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering with the help of the Greek Children's Fund.

"The Greek Children's Fund is a remarkable program and I am proud to say AHEPA supports it as one of its many national projects," said Dariotis. "I am touched and moved by the assistance the fund is able to provide to so many Greeks and Greek Americans."

In 1998, eight cancer patients were able to come to the AHEPA Supreme Convention in Orlando under the supervision of Chris Coroneos, AHEPA chairman of the Greek Children's Fund national project. The children attended a special breakfast held in their honor and received complimentary tickets to the Grand Banquet. In addition, the children and their families visited Walt Disney World.

Since its inception in 1983, the Greek Children's Fund has provided aid to over 500 Greek and Greek American children who came to Memorial Sloan-Kettering, accompanied by their families, to receive expert medical care for cancer.

Dariotis also met with Tracy T. Rueckert, associate director of special gifts at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to discuss ways AHEPA can get even more involved with the fund and the cancer center.

"I am very enthusiastic about the outcome of our meeting," said Rueckert. "We are looking forward to a wonderful working relationship with AHEPA and its auxiliaries."

AHEPA adopted the Greek Children's Fund as a national project in 1991 and many chapters have donated to the program. "The fund really touched us all as young Greek Americans and Canadians," said the President of the Maids of Athena, Niki Spiridakos. "We felt the need to contribute to its worthy cause."

"With our history of donating tens of thousands of dollars to similar projects, like Deborah Heart and Lung Center, this project seemed like a natural for us to make as our national project," added the President of the Sons of Pericles, Mike Paxos.

For more information on the Greek Children's Fund contact the director of special gifts at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021, 212/639-3521.

By Minas Savvas

By L. Maxwell Anastopoulos

We are sending this announcement to you the friends and members of San Diego's Hellenic Community. This message is for golfers and non-golfers.

Above all the invitations to golf tournaments that you receive each year, we ask that you consider participating in the following two tournaments. Each year these two tournaments have been very enjoyable, successful in raising funds, and together benefit fairly the entire San Diego County Hellenic Community.

Coronado is the choice again for this year's Hellenic Fairways Golf Classic. The course is everyone's favorite and the new Clubhouse has accommodated us well. We have planned a nice barbeque dinner, in addition to the box lunch. We hope that you play and bring three friends. We also encourage you to sponsor a hole or sponsor an auction item as a means of advertising your business to the community or showing your support.

For those of you who are not golfers, we encourage you to volunteer on the day of the tournament, participate in card games in the Clubhouse (we have the private view room all day), and enjoy the dinner with the golfers. During dinner, there will be a raffle and an auction.

Please contact me or Nick & Bea Nicholas (619/224-1462) to volunteer, reserve a foursome, or offer a sponsorship. We look forward to hearing from you.

It is not the employer who pays wages; he only handles the money. It is the product that pays wages.

Henry Ford

Dear Sisters,

Our next meeting will be held at SS Constantine & Helen's Senior Citizen Center on Tuesday, October 5, 1999 at 7:00 pm. please make every effort to attend the next meeting and give us your input on projects and goals. For the strength and support of our organization to continue its good works, the cooperation of every member is vital.. See you at the next meeting!

Joanna Pathe

3 lbs. boneless shoulder of lamb, cut up for stew

1 tsp. dried thyme

salt and pepper

2 large onions, peeled, sliced thin

2 Ibs. potatoes (about 4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced thin)

1 cup dry white wine

Place half of the lamb in an ovenproof casserole that has a lid. Sprinkle with thyme, salt and pepper. Add half of the onions, then half of the potatoes. Repeat the layers with seasoning between until all ingredients are used. Pour the wine over, then add 1 cup of water. Cover and bake in a preheated 350^o oven for 2 hours or until meat is tender. YIELD: 6 servings