National Philoptochos Winter Board Meeting Contributes $504.098 To Philanthropic Ministries
NATIONAL PHILOPTOCHOS WINTER BOARD MEETING
DISTRIBUTES $504,098 TO PHILANTHROPIC MINISTRIES
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios joined the National Philoptochos Board for its winter meeting on November 9, 2007 at Newport Beach, California, prior to the Eleventh National Children's Medical Fund Luncheon held on November 10, 2007. His Grace Bishop Andonios of Phasianae, the National Philoptochos Spiritual Advisor, was also present with National President Georgia Skeadas and the full national board.
President Skeadas addressed the board and stated that, "synergy has allowed the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society to become the dynamic, creative and inspirational force for worldwide philanthropy that it now represents. We have demonstrated the reality of the synergistic principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its individual components. Synergy is the combined actions of different agents: for us, these agents are the various levels of our organization, namely, the National, Metropolis and Chapter levels, producing significantly greater results with our combined efforts than can be accomplished individually."
As a result of this combined and dedicated commitment to the mission of Philoptochos by the Chapters throughout the United States, the National Board was able to approve the following distribution of $504,098 to its philanthropic ministries in America and other parts of the world:
- $52,500 - Saint Basil Academy Sisterhood Fund for new roofing on girls dorms
- $37,500 - Hellenic College Scholarship Fund for 25 scholarships to students in good academic standing who are members of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
- $40,000 - Retired Clergy Benevolent Fund
- $150,000 - Children's Medical Fund distribution for seven Metropolis of San Francisco Hospitals and special children's medical programs
- $30,000 - IOCC for its work with the Parktown Medical Clinic in the Archdiocese of Zimbabwe to serve children with HIV/AIDS
- $20,000 - Children's Medical Fund for the "Cure Autism Now" project
- $20,000 - Archdiocesan Missions
- $15,000 - IOCC
- $20,000 - Support A Mission Priest (SAMP)
- $25,000 - National Emergency Fund to assist Fire Victims in Southern California
- $94,098 - Proceeds
from the National Philoptochos Greek Fire Relief Fund to be presented
to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for distribution to
appropriate agencies.
The National Philoptochos continues to achieve record breaking levels of giving due to the tremendous support from the communities through the country.