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???????? KPHTH official publication of the pancretan association of america October 2013 www.pancretan.org President’s Message | M????? ???????? 04 Message From PAA President John Sargetis Letters | ???????? 6 Letters to the Scholarship Committee Cover Story | ???????? 7 A Brilliant Star  9 ??? ?????? ????? In Memoriam | E?? ?????? 11 In Memoriam: George Chryssis Special Report | ???????? 13 PEF News 13 Andy Manatos Receives AHEPA Public Advocacy Award 20 ??? Day 21  ? ??????? ??? ?’ ????????? ?????? – ?????????? ??? ? ???????? ??????? ??? ??? ????????? ??? ?? ?????????? ????????? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ????? ???????? ??? ??????. From the Board | ??? ?????????? 14 Message from the PAA’s 43rd Biennial Business  Affairs Chair 15 Constitution and Bylaws Amendments Cretan Cuisine | ??????? ??????? 22 Vegetarian Delights 16 KRI KRI | ??? ??? Donors | ??????? 23 Donations Calendar | ?????????? 25 PAA Chapter Events Chapter Profile | ?????? ???????? 26 Epimenides/Ariadne Chapter News | ??? ???????? 29 PAA Chapter News SPECIAL EVENT UPDATE 1-7 Details on the 100th Centennial Celebration in New York 6 KPHTH | October 2013 Scholarship Thank You Letters Dear PAA Scholarship Committee, I wanted to thank the entire PAA Scholarship Committee for their very generous support in awarding me a 2013 PAA Scholarship. I received the scholarship in honor of Demetrios and Eleni Manousakis and Elefterios Velivasakis. I am very honored to have received this award supported by two outstanding Cretan families of the PAA. My grandfather, Antonios Kounalakis, and my mother, Diane Kounalakis, have been very actively involved with the PAA for a very long time and I hope to be able to follow in their footsteps. They have taught me over the years the importance of the PAA in our lives and in our community. I have enjoyed participating at national conventions and in local philanthropic projects. The PAA Scholarship will help me out a lot as I begin my studies this fall in finance at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Many thanks again for your continued support and for this outstanding scholarship. Special thanks to my grandparents, who inspire me and who make me so proud to be Cretan. My best regards, Antonios Nectarios Baxter Dear PAA, I would like to thank you for being honored as a recipient of the Venizelion Scholarship. I also would like to thank the Varouh family for the scholarship in memory of Mr. George Varouh. I am a freshman at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, with plans to pursue a degree in exercise science. I look forward to one day being able to donate back to the scholarship program myself. The love of our Cretan heritage and culture is something that will always be a part of my life. Thank you, Sincerely, Dionysis Protopapadakis letters Contents ? ? ? ? ? ?? ? ? ? ?