EAST ELMHURST, NY – The Empire State is alive and well! On June 11, the Daughters of Penelope (DOP) participated in the AHEPA Family District 6 Convention at the LaGuardia Marriott. Deliberations and elections were held among the sisters from all over New York State. The newly elected Governor, from Albany, was elated and promised to travel diligently to revive and reactivate many chapters in cities like Syracuse, Buffalo, and Binghamton as well as initiating new chapters in West Nyack, Flushing, and Poughkeepsie.
“There is great potential to reach more sisters and promote our ideals and mission statement of civic duty, philanthropy, education, Hellenism and sisterhood,” said Damaskos-Christou.
Her vision for growth in the Maids of Athena, the junior auxiliary of the DOP is imperative. “I want to have the chapters flourish with a multi-generational approach where the girls are proud to continue on in the DOP because their Mom, Yiayia or Thea are there,” said the new Governor. “What a wonderful collaboration of family for a greater good!”
At the convention, the District continued their Scholarship Program and awarded two recipients’ monetary gifts for their futures. Arianna Smith was the first prize winner and second prize was Stavros Viron. Best wishes were conveyed to both students.
The Daughters of Penelope District 6 welcomes any Christian women to join our organization: www.daughtersofpenelope.org. Applications and local chapters can be found on the website.
They are proud to announce the newly elected District 6 Lodge for 2022-2023:
Governor: Lainie (Eleni) Damaskos-Christou
Lt. Governor: Marina Patelos
Secretary: Demetra Versocki
Treasurer: Alexandra Davis
Marshal: Efstratia (Effie) Argyropoulos
Advisor for the Maids of Athena: Sophia Shakolas-Christou
Advisor for the Daughters of Penelope: Maria (Cookie) Patelos
ASTORIA – On September 15, Hermes AHEPA Chapter #186 of Astoria hosted a screening of ‘Niko Newark’, an autobiographical experience of 11-year-old Nick Dessipris during the historic riot that rocked the city of Newark in 1967.
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.
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