The Honorable Aravella Simotas
Assemblyperson, NY State Assembly
Mr. Dimitris Chatzis
Supreme President, Pan-Macedonian Association USA
Mr. Anthony D. Kouzounis
Supreme President, AHEPA
Mrs. Zaharoula Marmatakis
PAA Women’s Executive Director
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Ambassador Loucas Tsilas
Executive Director, The Alexander S. Onassis Benefit Foundation USA
Reflections on the Union (Enosis)
Mr. Konstantinos Travayiakis
Strategic Chairman, Pancretan Association of America
Music
Christos Fasarakis & the Cretan Ensemble
Dance Performance
Director Eleni Sopasis and PAA District II Dance Group
AWARDS CEREMONY
Kazantzakis Award
Mr. Harry Mark Petrakis
Author and Poet
Introduced by
Mr. Andrew E. Manatos
Venizelos Award
THE VENIZELOS AND KAZANTZAKIS AWARDS AWARDS
THE VENIZELOS AND KAZANTZAKIS
The Honorable Dora Bakoyannis
The PancretanFormer Minister of Foreign Affairs of(PAA) has long believed that the
The Pancretan of America (PAA) has long believed that recognizing recognizing the
Association Association of America the Hellenic Republic
MP at throughout not only is not only
achievements of Hellenismof Hellenismthe world is Hellenic Republic also necessary and
achievements throughout La rge of the the world noble but noble but also necessary and
exemplary. exemplary.
Introduced by
Mr. Markos Kounalakis Kazantzakis Kazantzakis Awards. The
For this reason, the PAA established the Venizelos and
For this reason, the PAA established the Venizelos and Awards. The
Venizelos Award is named after the great statesman and father ofand father of modern Greece, Eleftherios
Venizelos Award is named after the great statesman modern Greece, Eleftherios
Venizelos, while the Kazantzakis Kazantzakis Award is named after the renowned author, poet, and
Venizelos, while the Award is named after theRemarks author, poet, and
Acknowledgments & Closing renowned
philosopher, philosopher, Nikos Kazantzakis.
Nikos Kazantzakis.
Emmanuel E. Velivasakis, PE
Awards Gala Chairman
Both these great men are “Sons of Crete.” of Crete.” Venizelos was declared
Both these great men are “Sons Eleftherios Eleftherios Venizelos was declared
Honorary President of President of the Pancretan of America during his historic visit historic visit to the
Honorary the Pancretan Association Association of America during his to the
Benediction
United States, a title States, a titleuntil he held until his death.
United that he held that his death.
Musical Interlude – Cretan Dances
The first Venizelos Award was Awardto thegiven to theMichael Dukakis. Other
The first Venizelos given was Honorable Honorable Michael Dukakis. Other
Venizelos Award recipients included theincluded the Constantine Constantine and the
Venizelos Award recipients
Honorable Honorable Mitsotakis Mitsotakis and the
Honorable Karolos Papoulias. The first Kazantzakis Award was given towas KPHTH | to Professor Vassilis 21
Honorable Karolos Papoulias. The first Kazantzakis Award Professor Vassilis
given WWW.PANCRETAN.ORG
Lambropoulos. Other Kazantzakis Award recipients included Mr. includedK. Tsakopoulos.Tsakopoulos.
Lambropoulos. Other Kazantzakis Award recipients Angelo Mr. Angelo K.