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CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY
Greek Americans Bring Foreign,
Domestic Issues to Legislators'
Attention
Six U.S. Reps. Join Hellenic Caucus
AHEPA and the Daughters of Penelope
brought their legislative agendas to the
attention of Capitol Hill legislators and
their staffs on March 25, 2014 during
their annual Capitol Hill Day.
"Our mission, strongly founded
on our cultural heritage and our community service programs, guides
our legislative agenda," Supreme
President Anthony Kouzounis said.
"As such, we have a diverse set of
legislative interests, both foreign and
domestic, that reflect our mission. We
believe this makes the AHEPA family
Participants at the Hill Day "Kick-off."
unique in its approach to Congress."
He added, "We had representation
stretching from California to Nebraska
to Connecticut and states in between.
We sincerely thank all our volunteer
members who unselfishly took the time
out of their busy schedules to fulfill
their civic responsibility on such an
important day in our Hellenic history,
the anniversary of Greek Independence.
Of course, we have more work to do to
augment the geographic diversity of our
grassroots presence."
AHEPA family members representing 17 states registered for the event.
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Top Left: Chairman Karacostas looks on as Supreme Governor Yamalis asks a question. Top
Right: Grand President Saltas and Supreme President Kouzounis with Congressman Bilirakis.
Bottom: A group shot with Senator Warner of Virginia.
According to Kouzounis, AHEPA
family members who participated at
the organization's annual Capitol Hill
Day discussed issues ranging from
religious freedom for the Ecumenical
Patriarchate to ending the division of
Cyprus to ensuring cost-effective, job
creating, and lifesaving domestic programs are preserved and maintained
in the federal budget. Domestic programs of interest to the AHEPA family
include senior citizen housing, medical
research at NIH, and domestic violence.
"In addition, our aim is to grow
the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic
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Issues back to the record-setting number
we achieved in previous congresses,"
Kouzounis said. "We are encouraged by
the positive responses we received by
members of Congress who are not members of the Caucus to join it. We expect to
see it grow along with the newly-formed
Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance."
As a result of the AHEPA family's
tremendous grassroots outreach and
follow-up from Capitol Hill Day, six
U.S. representatives have joined the
Hellenic Caucus. They are: U.S. Reps.
Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Kathrine
Clark (D-MA), Susan Brooks, (R-IN),
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The AHEPAN - Summer 2014
President's Message
AHEPA Family News
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Its Key Role in Peace and Unity Talks
AHEPA Family Holds Successful Annual Excursion to Greece
Honoring America's Fallen Heroes
Civic Responsibility
Athletics
Periclean
Housing
AHEPA Family Chapter News
Best PRactices
In Memoriam
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - 3
The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - President's Message
The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - AHEPA Family News
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - 7
The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - The Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Its Key Role in Peace and Unity Talks
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - AHEPA Family Holds Successful Annual Excursion to Greece
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Honoring America's Fallen Heroes
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Civic Responsibility
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Athletics
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Periclean
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Housing
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - AHEPA Family Chapter News
The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - Best PRactices
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The AHEPAN - Summer 2014 - In Memoriam
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