CRETE Magazines October 2013 | Page 16

PYA President’s Message Dear Youth Members, President Katerina Makridakis • [phone] [email protected] Happy Fall! I hope school and work are going well for everyone! West Coast Vice President Alex Sargetis • [phone] [email protected] East Coast Vice President Christos Markakis • [phone] [email protected] Treasurer Manoli Liodakis • [phone] [email protected] Secretary Mary Papadakis • [phone] [email protected] Kri-Kri Editor Joseph Antonakakis • [phone] [email protected] IT Chair Vaggelis El-Ali • [phone] [email protected] Fundraising Chair Manolis Boutzoukas • [phone] [email protected] Philanthropic Chair Matthaios Daoutis • [phone] [email protected] Public Relations co-Chairs Matina Legakis • [phone] [email protected] Stephanie Novotny • [phone] [email protected] Cultural Chair Nikolaos Markakis • [phone] [email protected] West Coast Youth Supervisor Xanthippi Gelasakis • [phone] [email protected] East Coast Youth Supervisor Terry Stratoudakis • [phone] [email protected] 16 KPHTH | October 2013 OCTOBER Katerina Makridakis PYA President As most of you know, this year is a very special year for the Cretan people because it marks the 100th year that Crete has been a part of Greece. The “enosi” took place on December 1, 1913, and marks a historical turning point for both the island of Crete, as well as for all of Greece. The significance of this date is immeasurable. The University of Illinois here in Chicago is putting together a symposium to educate both Greeks and non-Greeks alike on the background and history of the enosi, set to take place on the evening of Wednesday, November 13, at the university. The youth will be streaming this lecture live on our website, www.pancretan-youth.org, and we encourage all members of both the PYA and the PAA to watch this symposium and learn more about this significant moment in the history of our beautiful island! In addition to the lecture on the history of the enosi, many of our chapters are celebrating locally. Please save the dates for the following events: [email protected] November 2nd -Dinner Dance - Los Angeles, CA (**PAA Board Meeting during the day) November 16th - Dinner Dance - Pittsburgh, PA November 17th - Dinner Dance - Chicago, IL November 30th - Dinner Dance - Cleveland, OH December 6th - 8th - PAA 100th Year Anniversary Celebration - Astoria, NY January 9th - 12th - PYA National Youth Conference - Springfield, MA January 26th - Dinner Dance - Detroit, MI I encourage you all to send pictures from these events to our KriKri editor, Joseph Antonakakis, at [email protected]. I also want to collect all of the pictures from the 100th year anniversary celebrations so that we can create a collage of pictures on the website for historical purposes. Please make sure to send your pictures! Please also save the date for the 2014 PYA Winter Conference, set to take place in Springfield, Massachusetts from January 9 - 12, 2014. The Springfield youth are very excited to host the conference, and entertainment will be provided by Dimitri Vakakis, Nikos Anyfantakis, and Stefanos Marakis. Registration will be available soon, so be on the lookout! As usual, rooms with four paid youth members will be reimbursed for one night’s stay if all four members attend the meeting. Please save the date, oh, and GET EXCITED!!! Thank you for your continued support, Katerina Makridakis PYA President