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Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MOLINE, IL – Greek-American Nicolina Pappas, a third-grader, founded Nicolina Turtle Company in November, in order to save her favorite animal, the sea turtle, Our Quad Cities reported.
Learning that plastic is a danger to sea life and her beloved sea turtles in particular, Pappas began selling metal drinking straws with pouches to help rid the world’s oceans and waterways of the plastic straws that are used once and thrown away.
“You have two choices if you order a straw you either get a metal straw and a pouch or a metal straw a pouch and cleaner,” said Pappas, Our Quad Cities reported.
“I thought it wasn’t even going to sell at any places, I thought we were going to give it to our friends that my parents and I know and no, that’s not what it is,” she said, Our Quad Cities reported.
While the straws and pouches are sold in the Quad Cities, a region of five cities in the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois: Davenport and Bettendorf in southeastern Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in northwestern Illinois, they can also be purchased online, so orders have already been received from Alabama, Indiana, Ohio and Washington, DC, Our Quad Cities reported.
The effort has raised about $1,500 with all the proceeds going towards saving the sea turtles and also helping environmental organizations, Our Quad Cities reported.
“I send it to Living Lands & Waters Nabi Zoo, Nahant Marsh and the Botanical Center,” said Pappas, Our Quad Cities reported.
The straws and pouches are available on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolinasturtleco/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NASHVILLE, ΤΝ – With a special event organized by the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy - U.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.