James Pedas Communication Center Dedicated at Thiel College
The James Pedas Communication Center, a state-of-the-art technology, collaborative teaching and learning space, was dedicated at 150-year-old Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania on October 4, 2014.
Leadership 100 Sunday Observed Across Nation
National Leadership 100 Sunday was observed in more than 500 parishes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese on October 26, 2014, the sixth consecutive celebration. This year’s event, which followed the Feast of Saint Iakovos in honor of the Founder of Leadership 100, coincided with the Feast of Saint Demetrios. It also marked the year-long celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Leadership 100.
Leadership 100 Supports Church Camps For Fourth Year
Leadership 100 awarded the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries Camping Ministry program $270,000 for the fourth consecutive year. Grants of $30,000 were distributed to the Direct Archdiocesan District and to each Metropolis.
HANAC To Honor Peter Vlachos As "Man Of The Year" At Gala
Peter A. Vlachos, an innovator and leader for more than 50 years in the financial industry and long-time member of Leadership 100 who has served on its Board of Trustees and chaired its Investment Committee for almost two decades, will be honored as HANAC’S “Man of the Year” at HANAC’S GALA 2014 on October 24, 2014, at The Mandarin Oriental in New York City.
Arthur C. Anton, Sr. Honored for Philanthropy
Arthur C. Anton, Sr., a Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Leadership 100, was honored at Celebrate Giving!, an event of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, at the Westford Inn & Conference Center in Westford, MA on September 18, 2014.
Pastoral Care Forums Held At Clergy-Laity Congress
Leadership 100 has supported the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for Family Care with $866,660 in grants for a variety of ministries through 2014. The Center for Family Care is part of the Department of Marriage and Family which has received $581,330 directly in grants, bringing the total to $1,447, 990.
Leadership 100 Donates $1 Million For Building Of St. Nicholas National Shrine
The Executive Committee of Leadership 100, meeting on Friday, June 20, 2014, unanimously approved a special gift of $1 million toward the rebuilding of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, to be designated as the St. Nicholas National Shrine, according to George Tsandikos, Chairman. In addition, the Executive Committee approved an appeal to Leadership 100 members to make individual gifts.
Emerging Leaders Ministry
Leadership 100 provided a two-year grant of $200,000 to launch The Emerging Leaders Ministry in the Metropolis of Boston as a pilot program to serve as a prototype for replication throughout the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America with the purpose of addressing the critical need to engage contemporary professionals in the life of the Church.
Ecumenical Enhancement Project
Leadership 100 has supported The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in recent years with two major grants. A two-year grant of $180,000 for the Ecumenical Enhancement Project over 2013-2014 and a one-year grant of $150,000 for the Church-World Initiative in March of 2014.
GOTelecom Series Exceeds 100,000 Views
Discovering Orthodox Christianity, the 26-part series of talk shows and Bible Studies produced by Greek Orthodox Telecommunications, (GOTelecom) and designed to educate viewers about the basic teachings of Orthodox Christianity, has exceeded 100,000 views, an average of 12,500 online views per month, in just eight months since its debut in November of 2013.
Metropolis Initiates Wellness Ministries
In 2007-2008 the Metropolis of San Francisco initiated a Family Wellness Ministry with the help of a two-part grant of $200,000 from Leadership 100. The purpose was to address the spiritual, emotional and psychological health and wellness of its clergy and faithful through a focused effort led by dedicated clergy, staff and volunteers.
Orthodox Prison Ministry Transforms Lives
Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry (OCPM) ministers to people in prison, their families, and those who have been released from prison, responding to the Lord’s call, “I was in prison and you visited Me.” (Matthew 25:36). OCPM is an agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, the official Orthodox prison ministry in the country.
Center For Family Care Launches Webinar
Leader 100 has supported the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Center for Family Care with $866,660 in grants for a variety of ministries through 2014. The Center for Family Care is part of the Department of Marriage and Family which has received $581,330 in grants, bringing the total to $1,447, 990. A recent grant underwrote the launching earlier this year of a monthly webinar series of online workshops for families and parish ministry workers.
New Textbooks for Religious Education
Leadership 100 has awarded a grant of $80,000 in 2014 to the Department of Religious Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America to publish a new textbook and teacher’s guide for Grade 4, following an earlier grant of $81,759 in 2012 to publish a new textbook for Grade 5, both part of a new textbook series titled, “Living Our Orthodox Faith.”
Saint Nicholas National Shrine Appeal
We, the Hierarchs who constitute the Holy Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, greet all the Parishes around our great Nation with love and joy, and with significant good news. The Saint Nicholas Church, destroyed in the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, is being resurrected at Ground Zero. A long and difficult journey is nearing its remarkable goal, as from the ashes of the destroyed church, a new church structure will soon rise as a manifestation of the glory of God and the victory of the human spirit.
Michael Psaros Doubly Honored
Michael Psaros, a member of Leadership 100 and Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP and a member of its Investment Committee was named 2014 Executive of the Year by The Hellenic American Bankers Association (HABA) on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Union League Club of New York City and was honored with the Humanitarian Leadership Award at the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund (HTSF) 23rd Anniversary Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel on Saturday, May 10, 2014
Michael N. Bapis Appointed As Chairman Of The Ronald McDonald House New York Greek Division
The Ronald McDonald House New York announced on April 30, 2014 that Michael N. Bapis, partner and managing director of the Bapis Group at HighTower, has been named as chairman of the organization’s Greek Division
Lila Prounis Inducted into Hunter Hall of Fame
Lila Jentiles Prounis, a member of Leadership 100, was inducted into the Hunter Hall of Fame, established in 1972 in celebration of the Alumni Association of Hunter College’s 100th Anniversary to commemorate accomplished alumni of Hunter College of the City University of New York in New York City. Prounis, who received her BA from Hunter College in 1948, was acknowledged for her life of public service with a special focus on improving the lives of women around the world.
American Hellenic Institute Honors Paulette Poulos
The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) honored Paulette Poulos, Executive Director of Leadership 100, with the Hellenic Heritage National Public Service Award, at the 39th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner on March 8 at The Capitol Hilton in Washington, DC.
Niarchos Foundation Brings Philanthropy Home
In a wide-ranging address at the Hellenism Forum, Thursday, February 13, 2014, at the 23rd Annual Leadership 100 Conference, Vasili Tsamis, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, reminded his audience of the Greek roots of the concept of philanthropy.