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The 40th Anniversary Historical Album Project to release  The Greek Community of Niagara is pleased to announce an important initiative celebrating its historical and cultural achievements covering the past four decades. The "40th Anniversary Historical Album Project" has been established to preserve and commemorate the efforts of individuals, past & present, as well as record landmark highlights for future generations. A general overview will be included in the final product centered on the early pioneers who immigrated to the area from Greece in the beginning of the 1900's and 1950's respectively. The Special Project Committee intends to publish its research in the form of a book to be entitled, The Greeks of the Niagara Region, which is scheduled for release in June 2010. This project was made possible by the generous financial support from the following funding partners: the City of St. Catharines through the Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) and the Hellenic Heritage Foundation. [Full press release...] Lecture: The Acropolis Museum in Athens: HHF honours Her Excellency Renata Elisabeth Wielgosz, Ambassador of Canada to Greece The Consul General of Greece in Toronto, The Hellenic Heritage Foundation, The AHEPA Toronto Family, The Hellenic Canadian Lawyers' Association and The Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade hosted a reception at Spirale Banquet and Conference Centre on November 17, 2009 to welcome H.E. Wielgosz. [Full details...]Hellenic Heritage Foundation presents $300,000 to the Greek Community of Toronto for the Theatre of the New Hellenic Cultural Centre  On Saturday, March 29, 2008, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation delivered a cheque for $300,000 to the Greek Community of Toronto for the Theatre of the new Hellenic Cultural Centre now being built. The formal cheque presentation ceremony took place at the Greek National Independence Gala Dance at the Crystal Fountain Banquet Hall. John Sotos, HHF President, presented the 3rd installment of HHF's $1 million dollar pledge to Costas Menegakis, President of the Greek Community of Toronto. To our Directors, sustaining Members and our Supporters and Friends who attend and support our fundraising events, the HHF extends gratitude and offer congratulations for the hard work and generosity that allowed this donation to take place. UN/Diaspora relief in a famine-stricken country: the case of Greece, c.1945-7 by Dr. Flora Tsilaga On Sunday, April 13, 2008, Dr. Tsilaga held a public lecture at the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto Inc. in Toronto, discussing the case mentioned in the headline above. This was a free lecture open to anyone interested in participating. The event was followed by a reception with light refreshments courtesy of Mr. Greek Restaurants. Dr. Tsilaga is a visiting professor who has been delivering the programme in Modern Greek Studies in History at York University while an international search is conducted for a new Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Modern Greek Studies. [Full story...] York University Hellenic Heritage Foundation Professor Gallant (Past Hellenic Heritage Foundation Chair in Hellenic Studies at York University) has published a paper on the State of Hellenic Studies in Canada.Click here for a copy. |
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