Γ ΡΑ Μ Μ ΑΤΑ
Dear Mr. George Paterakis and PAA,
Dear Mrs. Boutzoukas, and whomever else
this may concern,
I want to express my most sincere thanks to you
for granting me the $1,000 scholarship established in memory of Michael Vlastos. It was an
outstanding honor for me to have been recognized by the PAA as worthy of such a gift.
The scholarship will be of extremely great use
at the University of Pittsburgh, where I am attending school. I am so grateful for the opportunities that the PAA offers students like me to
help pay for our educations. I am certain that the
PAA has touched many, many lives in an invaluable way, and will continue to do so for years to
come. I cannot thank any of you enough for the
great honor of receiving this scholarship. I most
sincerely appreciate it.
Many, many thanks,
Ms. Rio Eleni Maropis
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I am truly honored and thankful to be a recipient
of the Pancretan Association of America Venizelion Scholarship. I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to those families who continue
to support the goals of the Pancretan Association
of America and particularly to the Varouh family
in memory of Hedwig B. Varouh and George, Sophia and Catherine Patchoros for their financial
gift to pursue my college education.
I have started my freshman year at the University of Akron to pursue a bachelor’s degree in
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Dear PAA Scholarship Committee,
mechanical engineering and this generous award
has been instrumental for a good start to accomplish my college education.
Thank you again for this generous award, it is
my intention that someday I can help other individuals in my Cretan community to achieve their
goals and dreams.
Sincerely,
Yiannis M. Detorakis
LETTERS
I would like to offer my deepest gratitude for
the honor of being chosen as a recipient for the
scholarship in the memory of Nicolas and Mary
Paterakis. With this wonderful opportunity I am
one step closer to fulfilling my dream of becoming a physician. I am extremely humbled by your
generosity and am excited to begin this new path
in my educational journey.
I have always felt an immense pride in my
Cretan heritage, which has been magnified by
the wonderful educational and cultural programs
I have been able to participate in through my local chapter as well as the national PAA. Every
time I get to attend a dance or lecture I feel more
connected to my heritage and love teaching others about our incredible history. As a young girl
I would spend my whole summers in Greece and
I would marvel at the beauty of Crete. I always
dreamed of following in my Cretan Papou’s footsteps to become an incredible doctor like him.
He has inspired me to follow his lead and pursue
medicine to help those in need. I am very grateful to have been able to achieve so much already
and look forward to all that I will be able to accomplish as I continue with my education at Albany Medical College.
I aspire to always represent the Cretan spirit
and community well and continue my involvement as I go through my life. Thank you again
for this generous gift. Words cannot express what
this means to me. Once again I would like to offer
my thanks and best wishes to the Paterakis family.
My hope is to make them proud. I will never forget what they have done for me. May the memory
of Nicolas and Mary Paterakis be eternal.
Sincerely,
Urania Dagalakis
To the Pancretan Association of America
Venizelion Scholarship Committee:
Thank you so much for honoring me with a 2014
Pancretan Venizelion Scholarship in the memory of
Michael A. Svourakis. The pride I have from being
of Cretan ancestry, reinforced with my visits to Crete,
memories with my parents and grandparents, reading
the history, and experiencing traditions, have given
me a positive perspective that will be part of my life.
I will share with our local association my progress
and knowledge, and will certainly pass on my experience.
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