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Message from the Former Scholarship Chair
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reetings fellow Cretans,
I am honored to have
had the opportunity to serve as
your scholarship chairman for
the past two years. Scholarships
are one of the cornerstones of
Dr. Eleftherios (Terry) the Pancretan Association of
Zervos, D.D.S.
America. We have strived to
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help our students in their indiScholarship Chairman
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tion and, in turn, we are making
an investment in the PAA’s future. Our students today
are the leaders of the future PAA; they will continue our
love for our culture, heritage and fellowship. The PAA
has a national and international connection that dates
back to its inception. I am in awe of this pride and all
the accomplishments of our members—being a Cretan
comes with responsibility. Where our forefathers and fathers fought for freedom and country, we are fighting to
maintain the Cretan patriotic spirit, philotimo, philanthropy and excellence. It’s the proud leaders, dedicated
board members, but most important, the down home
efforts of our individual chapters that perpetuate the
expatriate Cretan effort.
How does this continue generation after generation?
We have reached out and touched our youth, and they
in turn carry the torch. Scholarships help in many ways
but most importantly it shows we care for our students
and we want them to succeed. It’s not just the monetary
support but the moral support, the sense of community
and membership to the club. On behalf of the Venizelion
scholarship committee, I thank you, the proud members of the PAA, for your monetary support to fund the
scholarship program and in turn your support to our
youth and our future. I congratulate the students for
their individual accomplishments. This year we awarded
27 scholarships to qualified proud Cretan students. All
needed to fulfill academic and membership criteria as
laid out in our constitution.
Over the years, hundreds of scholarships have been
given out. If you were a recipient of the scholarship
program I encourage you to “donate back” to the scholarship fund to help the PAA provide greater assistance
to our youth. A small donation goes a long way, and
we have several programs available: for as little as a
$10,000 tax deductible donation, a named scholarship can be established and a scholarship can be annually distributed in memory of a deceased loved one.
We have several chapters that have also established a
named scholarship for their chapters. I encourage all
chapters to consider this as a fundraising effort so we
in turn can help more students.
Lastly, it is my extreme pleasure to introduce the new
Scholarship Chair, Mia Boutzoukas. She is a college
graduate and has experienced first hand the challenges
of higher education. She also has three involved Pancretan youth of college age and is personally familiar with
our youth’s contests. I am certain she will do a great job
administering and directing the scholarship committee
in their efforts to fulfill the constitutional obligations of
the Venizelion Scholarship Program.
I wish them good luck and I look forward to another
great year for the Venizelion scholarship program.
Information and applications for the Scholarship program can be found at http://www.pancretan.org/
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PAA Commemorative Stamps
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n celebration of the 100th anniversary of the union of Crete with Greece,
the PAA has undertaken the initiative of designing and issuing an official
commemorative 46-cent U.S. postage stamp under the direction of former
President John G. Manos. The stamps were unveiled and sold at the Akron
Convention at $20 per sheet for 20 stamps per sheet, which is the cost of
producing them. Quantities are currently limited, but additional stamps may
be ordered in time for Christmas. To place your order, please send an email
indicating the number of sheets desired to [email protected] by Oct. 15, for
an early December delivery. Many thanks to Taki Nikolopoulos for his help in
bringing this project to fruition.
KPHTH | SEPTEMBER 2013