Top (left to right): Karyl Zitis, Paula Kirifides, and Stella Stringer; middle: Mary Pieri and Georgia Maiorana; and front: Larry Kirifides, Dimitra Karahalios, and Stephanie Pavlakis. Photo: Stella Stringer
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Twenty-five members, friends, and supporters of the Fort Lauderdale Pap Corps Chapter walked together on April 30 to raise funds for cancer research. This was the first local walkathon organized by the chapter. All the walkers are affiliated with the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Lauderdale. Even though it rained, the event had a good turn out and raised a little over $3,000. All donations go to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
The Pap Corps, originally called the Papanicolaou Women’s Corp, is named for Dr. George Papanicolaou a pioneer in early cancer detection. The Pap Corps is a non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for all types of cancer. The Pap Corps has 20,000 members across 51 chapters throughout south Florida. This year the Pap Corps will celebrate its 70th anniversary. During that time, it has raised over $100 million for the Sylvester Center.
Left to right: Denise Filosofos and Mary Pieri. Photo: Stephanie Pavlakis
Each chapter contributes their time and talents toward the goal of creating a world without cancer. The next fundraising event for the Fort Lauderdale chapter will be a Loukoumathes Sunday for Mother’s Day on May 8.
More information about the Pap Corps is available online: www.thepapcorps.org.
Larry and Paula Kirifides. Photo: Stephanie PavlakisCommemorative Markers at the Pap Corps event. Photo: Stephanie PavlakisLeft to right: Jose Santos, Stella Androutsopoulos, Larry and Paula Kirifides, Stacy Homatas, Cindy Zitis, Georgia Maorana, Karyl Zitis, Dimitra Karahalios, Mary Pieri, and Stavroula Christodoulou. Photo: Stephanie Pavlakis
LOS ANGELES – Former NFL quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning have expressed an interest in buying a share of the Denver Broncos football team, “but Mat Ishbia, CEO of Michigan's UWM Holdings, is teaming with a Los Angeles billionaire as possible contenders for what is expected to be the priciest team sale in North American sports history,” the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit News reported on May 26.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
PHILADELPHIA – The Federation of Hellenic Societies of Philadelphia and Greater Delaware Valley announced that the Evzones, the Presidential Guard of Greece will be participating in the Philadelphia Greek Independence Day Parade on March 20.
NEW YORK – Man of God, the inspirational and award-winning story of Saint Nektarios — one of the most renowned Greek orthodox saints — continues to captivate audiences around the world.
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