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The St Athanasios Philoptochos Chapter
is comprised of over 100 women of the parish of diverse ages
and backgrounds working together to reach out not only to
the parish membership, but also to the community and to the
world at large through fundraising, charitable donation and
volunteerism and to carry out the mission of the national
Greek Orthodox Philoptochos Society:
• to aid the poor, the destitute,
the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned,
the imprisoned, the widow, the handicapped, the victims of
disasters, to undertake the burial of the impoverished persons
and to offer assistance to anyone who my need the help of
the Church through fund raising efforts; and
• to promote the charitable, benevolent
and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of America, through instructional programs, presentations,
lectures, seminars and other educational resources;
• to preserve and perpetuate Orthodox
Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian Family, and
through them, to promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and traditions,
in accordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine
worship, usages and customs;
• To promote the participation in
the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with the cooperation
of the Parish Priest and the Parish Council.
In the 2005-2006 year, the St Athanasios
Chapter raised and donated thousands of dollars in support
of such charities as Philoxenia House, the Metropolis Phillanthropy
Fund, The Humanitarian Services Project Adopt a Senior Program,
the Wheaton Family Shelter, the Greek American Rehabilitation
Center and Nursing Home, Wayside Cross Mission, The Illinois
State Police, St Basil’s Academy, Junior Olympics, Support
a Mission Priest, the Archdiocese Hurricane Katrina Relief
Fund and many others including the support of local families
who require special assistance.
In addition, we participate in the Feed
the Hungry program annually, providing meals, meal service
and clothing to the homeless in the Chicago area and visit
the Greek American Rehab Center and Nursing home to provide
fellowship and friendship.
We are also proud to have awarded two
scholarships this year to college students in our parish!
To continue and expand our work, we need your
time, talents and participation! We urge you to join us! Please
print and complete the Membership
Form, contact Sheila Pullos at 630-369-1148, talk with
any of the board members at church next Sunday, or simply
join us for our next meeting listed in the Champion
to find out more!
Officers 2006-2007
President:
Kim Burbules
1st Vice President:
Helen Halkias
2nd Vice President:
Sandy Kalant
Treasurer:
Thais Stamatopoulos
Recording Secretary:
Betsy Nassos
Corresponding Secretary:
Betty Poulakidas
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