NEW YORK – The Association of Greek American Professional Women (A.G.A.P.W.) will be hosting a Celebration of Women’s History Month, in the presence of the Consul General of Greece Hon. Georgios Iliopoulos and the Consul General of Cyprus Hon. Koula Sophianou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We are proud to announce that AGAPW’s 2013 Greek American Woman of the Year honoree is Assemblymember Aravella Simotas<\/strong>. Assemblymember Simotas will be awarded AGAPW’s signature Greek American Woman of the Year Award in acknowledgement of her contributions to our State, to women’s rights, and to our community.<\/p>\n An Excellence Tuition Scholarship of $3,000 will be awarded in honor of Assemblymember Simotas. The 2013 Scholarship winner is Ms. Vaia Trittas of New York University.<\/strong> Ms. Trittas will speak on “The Contributions of Greek American Women to Our Country and the Greek American Community.”<\/p>\n Vocalist Flora Kirou<\/strong> will perform songs by Greek composers Theodorakis and Hadjidakis.<\/p>\n Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Alexandra Kavouras<\/strong> of Queens College, CUNY, AGAPW’s 2012 Excellence Tuition Scholarship recipient.<\/p>\n Reception with mezedes, especially prepared by Zenon Taverna, and a selection of fine Greek Wines by Ωmega Wines. We would like to thank our sponsors, including LivEthnic for their support.<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> March 26th 2013, 6:00-8:30 p.m. Preregistration is required. $50 suggested donation.<\/p>\n To RSVP and for further information, please visit www.agapw.org\/site\/events<\/a> or contact Dr. Olga Alexakos at oalexakos@nyc.rr.com<\/a> \/ 917-405-6833.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Press Release – March 15th, 2013 NEW YORK – The Association of Greek American Professional Women (A.G.A.P.W.) will be hosting a Celebration of Women’s History Month, in the presence of the Consul General of Greece Hon. Georgios Iliopoulos and the … Continue reading
\nLocation:<\/strong> The Penthouse of Dr. Virginia Davies at 299 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014.<\/p>\n