201810.26
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Message from the President – October 2018

Dear friends, The last week of October marks the anniversaries of “OXI” Day, on the 28th, as well as Thessaloniki’s liberation from the Ottomans, on the 26th. Both anniversaries are days of remembrance and honour to the heroes who wrote momentous pages of Greek history, struggling with self-sacrifice, to preserve the supreme ideals of freedom,…

201810.26
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Magic Mission’s Luncheon of Love and Solidarity

Dear friends of Magic Mission, Once more the time has come for the volunteer workers of Magic Mission to appeal to our supporters to declare via their presence that they steadfastly continue their solidarity for our work in support of needy children in our homeland. On Sunday, 11 November at 1:00 p.m., we shall be…

201810.26
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Dealing With an Elderly Loved One Who Has Alzheimer’s

Commentary and advice by Eleni Fakotakis, Director of SSHQ Before I really understood Alzheimer’s, I used to think that it could probably be a good way to go when one’s time came. Afterall, one would not remember anything, therefore, it must be easy to let go, no grudges, no memory, total oblivion and perhaps, even…

201810.20
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Des salles de toilette de toute beauté pour Démosthène

Le campus Démosthène a officiellement inauguré ses nouvelles toilettes. Les invités comprenaient M. Pagonis, M. Adamopoulos, M. Nikopoulos ainsi que des membres du comité de collecte de fonds. Ce projet n’aurait pas été possible sans les généreuses contributions du Comité de collectes de fonds de la CHGM (100 000$) et le Comité de parents du…

201810.20
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Meeting the new Canadian Ambassador to Greece, Mark Allen

The new Canadian Ambassador to Greece Mark Allen attended the meet and greet organized by Consul General of Greece in Montreal Michalis Gavriilidis and HCGM President Nicholas T. Pagonis, a few days before assuming his post in Athens. The Canadian Ambassador stressed his personal and diplomatic ties with Greece in his speech and underlined that…

201810.09
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C’est le moment crucial… c’est maintenant ou…

Salutations à tous, C’est le moment crucial… c’est maintenant ou… Beaucoup de choses ont été dites et entendues ces dernières semaines sur les ondes, dans les journaux, les médias sociaux et même les cafés sur ce que la CHGM devrait faire pour assurer son avenir… toutes sortes de choses, allant de la vente de chacun…