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and passionate speech at the Women’s night!
I would like to express my genuine appreciation
to the outgoing President John Manos and his wife
Elena for their exceptional commitment, sacrifices
and contributions, which raised the prestige of our
organization to a higher level.
Congratulations to Maria Stratoudakis on her accomplishments during her two terms as the W.E.D.
I would also like to acknowledge my predecessors’
efforts, dedication and accomplishments to keep of
our Cretan heritage strong and vibrant.
Congratulations to our new PAA and PYA Presidents and to their board members. I wish them a
successful term.
I look forward to working closely with our members for the next two years, to share, exchange and
implement ideas with thoughtfulness, respect and
dignity. I welcome input from all the PAA women. K
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t is a great honor for me to
have been elected W.E.D. at
the 43rd National Convention.
I thank all participants, dignitaries, delegates, members
and friends for their involveZaharoula Marmatakis
ment, interest and donations
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during the Convention. Special
thanks to His Eminence Irineos, Archbishop of Crete,
and to Father Makarios, who traveled from Crete to
bless our efforts. Heartfelt thanks to the members of
the Cretan Association of Akron, Ohio, to Noula Kountis, to Demetri Kountis, to the organizing committees
and to all volunteers. Warm thanks to the sponsors,
musicians and dance troupes, and to the president of
the “Cretans of the World,” Antonis Tsourdalakis and
his wife Christina, who traveled from Australia. Congratulations to Helene Semanderes on her dynamic
fr o m t h e b o
Message from the W.E.D.
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