16th Annual Leadership Awards Reception

Theme: “Light One Candle

The J. Luce Foundation, Orphans International & Global Leaders Lions Club
Thurs., March 10, 2016 (6-9pm); St. John’s University, 101 Astor Place, NYC
Red Carpet Step-and-Repeat Photo Op

Open Bar Featuring Selection of “Hellenic Spirits”+
(Ouzo, Mastiha & Samos Moscato Wine)
Vodka Tasting courtesy of Balls Vodka
Resalso from Vineyards of Bodegas Emilio Moro
Artist-in-Residence: Rohan Bhargava
Global Citizens: H.E. Amb. Katalin Bogyay of Hungary,
H.E. Amb. Catherine Boura of Greece
Humanitarians: Rita Cosby (Broadcaster),
Steve Killelea (Entrepreneur & Philanthropist)
Luce Leaders & Scholars: Sophie Alford, Thanh Dang, Francisco Donoso,
Jewels Harrison, Ramin Herath, Alexander Perruci, Rylie Wahl

Special Certificate from the
Hon. U.S Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
J. Luce Leadership Experience – Hellas (May 14-22)
The Bauer Fund (Dr. William Bauer)
The Hellenic Fund (Georgia Nomikos)
The Manjushree Fund (Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura)
The Sri Lanka Fund (Sunil Herath)
Rohan Bhargava/Rovaco Dance Company Presents
Committee: Gwendolen Cates, Thanh Dang, Susie de Rafelo, Michael Dotsikas, Sara Herbert-Galloway, Sameer Garg, Mary Harrison, Meera Kajendrakumar, Kevin Camacho, Isaac Kassin, Audrey Kitagawa, Hector Liang, Mathew Luce, Dino Malliaros, Hiten Manseta, Gregory Muller, Lynne-Marie Paquette, Pablo Povarchik, Matt Scott, Yoshiko Tamaki, Mangala Weerasekera – in formation
With Tomaczek Bednarek (Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter), Scott Eisenberg (Swap The Biz), Conor Grennan (Next Generation Nepal), Jitin Hingorani (JINGO Media), Hon. Ben Kallos (N.Y.C. Council), Dr. Judy Kuriansky (Columbia University), Gabi Lovve (Lovve Enterprises), Hon. Geneive Brown Metzger (Jamaica), Georgia Nomikos (Orpheus Luxury Collection), Guillermo Perez (Lions Clubs), Dr. Gama Perruci (Marietta College), Loraine Cancro Silvetz, MSW (Global Stress Initiative), Camille Tibaldeo (Fountain House), Vlada von Shats (Yasha Ramen), Paul Sladkus (Good News Broadcast) – in formation

Silent Auction Items & CharityBuzz On-Line – $75,315 total value
www.CharityBuzz.com/LuceFoundation
Onnetsuki Facial
Meet Peter Yarrow
Ideals of Hellas Trip
Dinner with Jim Luce
Hellenic Symposium Dinner
Stay in Jamaican Villa for Two
Lux Dream Trip to India for Two
TV Show Segment Featuring You
V.C. Pitch Coaching for Non-Profits
Socrates’ Philosophy 3-Day Seminar
Dinner with a Famous Tibetan Monk
Global Leadership & Self-Improvement
Benefit Table – Tibetan Orphan Benefit
Your Own Keynote Corporate Presentation
Trip to Tibetan Orphanage in Tawang, India
Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom Statue
Executive Presentation Skills Coaching for Ten
Networking Bootcamp for 20 Employees/Clients
Corporate Leadership Workshop for Your Company
World-Renowned Stand-Up Comedian Performance

Reception Chairs: Washington Garay, Stacee Mandeville & Jessy Moya
Facebook Invitation

Tickets at the Door – $150, Advance – $100; Student with I.D.,
Lions Advance – $75;
Global Adviser (Listed) & Student Advance – $50

‘Tickets’ may be purchased online at http://tinyurl.com/k7qa4wj. Checks payable to
The J. Luce Foundation may be sent to 540 Main Street #418, New York, N.Y. 10044. There are no actual tickets, but rather a Security List where ALL guests must be listed.

Thanks to Battery Dance Company, Business Systems Consulting NY, Drake Media Network, Fountain House, Gaia Holistic Inc., Global Peace Index, Habitat for Humanity, Incognito Bistro, Indo-American Arts Council, Linus Publications, Lovve Enterprises, Marietta College, New York on Tech, Operation Respect, Orpheus Luxury Collection, Red Leaf Coaching, RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation, St. John’s GLOBE Program, Swap the Biz, Tornado Media, TUSK Boutique, wOw Prezi, and Yasha Ramen!

Friends – with only one week to go before our 16th Annual Leadership Reception at St. John’s University on Astor Place in Manhattan, I wanted to share with you the Draft of the Event Program being typeset in Sri Lanka for us, and let you know that we have only 20 tickets left! You can see the advanced copy of it here. Thanks to you, we are supporting Young Global Leadership! – Jim

Contributions may be made online here: https://tinyurl.com/qyx6hlf

Contributions may be mailed to the J. Luce Foundation
540 Main Street #418, NY, NY 10044.
The Foundation is a 501(c)3 NYS-Registered Charity.
Contributions are fully tax-deductible.

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HELLENIC FUND

Wednesday, November 4, 6-9pm
Yefsi Estiatoria @1481 York Avenue
Upper East Side Manhattan
Between 78th & 79th Streets
New York, New York 10075

Part of the Orpheus “Symposiums in Support Campaign”
All Proceeds Benefit the J. Luce Foundation Hellenic Fund
The Orpheus Luxury Collection is Hosting & Underwriting Series
As part of Their Philanthropy Through Travel Initiative.

See the Jim Luce piece in today’s The Huffington Post
So Many In Need, it’s Hopeless? Quandary of Assisting Youth in Greece
$50 Contribution here: http://tinyurl.com/qyx6hlf

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“Hellenic Fund,” 540 Main Street #418, NY, NY 10044.
The Foundation is a 501(c)3 NYS-Registered Charity.
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HABA is pleased to provide the following information on these upcoming events:

Tues, April 1, 10am:  The 23^rd Annual Hermes Expo is taking place at the Concordville Inn & Best Western Conference Center in Concordville, PA. Please visit www.hermesexpo.com for details.

Thurs, April 3, 6pm:  The Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce Development, Design & Construction Committee presents a panel discussion on Residential Development, Design & Construction in NYC – 2015: Daedalu’s Labyrinth at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in NYC. Please RSVP to hellenicchamber-nyc@att.net

Thurs, April 3, 6pm:  The Kefalos Society of America Inc. presents a Benefit Concert for the Immediate Relief of the Kefalonia Earthquake Victims at the Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, NY. A unique musical program featuring famed piano soloist from Greece, Achilleas Wastor and the renowned vocalist and recording artist, Nikos Kouroupakis. $30 admission. Please contact (718) 204-8900 for tickets.

Mon, April 7, 6pm:  Hellenic Professional Women Inc. (HPW) presents “Branding Yourself or Your Company with Style,” a special presentation by award-winning PR executive Joannie C. Danielides, President & Founder, Danielides Communications Inc., at The Regus Meeting Room in NYC. Members: $25, Non-Members: $40. Please visit www.hellenicprofessionalwomen.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180&catid=40&Itemid=41 for details.

Mon, April 7, 6:30pm:  The Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation presents The Parthenon Enigma, a lecture and conversation with Joan Breton Connelly, at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC. Please visit www.hacfoundation.org for details.

Sat, April 12, 1:30pm:  The Hellenic Federation of New Jersey presents its Annual Career Fair at the Cretan House in Highland Park, NJ. Please contact Savas Tsivicos at (732) 299-1532 for details.

Sat, April 12, 10am:  The Panpaphian Association of America invites you to its 2^nd Annual Easter Event – how to make the perfect Cypriot flaouna for your Easter table – at Kopiaste Taverna in Astoria, NY. Please RSVP to debbie.riga@mhgc.com or (917) 576-1924 by April 7^th.

Mon, April 14, 5:30pm: The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) Business Network and the New York Chapter of AHI request the pleasure of your company at their Monthly Informal Networking Reception for members & guests at Avra Restaurant in NYC. Cash bar & complimentary hors d’ oeuvres. The reception always takes place on the second Monday of the month. Please RSVP to Col. Andonios Neroulias at andonis@att.net

Tues, April 15, 7pm:  The Onassis Cultural Center NY invites you to Courage as a Democratic Idea, a conversation with Ryan Balot on the occasion of his forthcoming publication Courage in the Democratic Polis: Ideology and Critique in Classical Athens, at The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in NYC. Please visit www.onassisusa.org/occ_view.php?id=209&m=3&h=3&tcid=19 for details.

Tues, April 22, 6pm:  The Association of Greek American Professional Women invites you to its Conversation with Women Leaders Series featuring Oscar and Golden Globe award winning actress Olympia Dukakis. Minimum suggested donation $75. Please visit http://agapw.org/site/events for details.

Thurs, April 24, 8am:  Capital Link, Inc. invites you to its 13^th Annual Closed-End Funds & Global ETFs Forum at The Metropolitan Club in NYC. Please visit http://forums.capitallink.com/cef/2014/index.html for details.

Thurs, April 24, 6:30pm:  The Hellenic Lawyers Association invites you to its Easter Celebration, an evening of wine, beer, champagne and appetizers, at Tonic Times Square in NYC. Please RSVP to liaison@hlany.org by April 17^th.

Wed, April 30, 4:30pm:  The Cyprus-U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with AHINYC, HABA, HLA & HOUGA, invites you to its 2014 Annual Career & Internship Fair at The Holy Trinity Cathedral Center Ballroom. Free admission. Please contact Despina Axiotakis at (201) 444-5609 or director@cyprususchamber.com for details.

Wed, April 30:  The Hellenic Medical Society of New York invites you to its Dr. Maria Kalopothakes Distinguished Female Physician of the Year Award Symposium, honoring Maria George Vogiatzi, M.D., at Lenox Hill Hospital. Please contact hellenicmed@gmail.com for details.

Fri, May 2, 6pm:  The Philo4Thought Hellenic Professional Mentoring Initiative invites you to its 2014 HYP Career & Business Development Conference at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Center Ballroom. Please visit http://Philo4Thought2014HYP.eventbrite.com for details. HABA members receive an online registration discount through April 23^rd.

We hope you are able to attend and enjoy these networking opportunities!

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6:00 P.M.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL
209 JORALEMON STREET

This evening at 6:00 PM, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will join the Hellenic community of Brooklyn, including the Honorable Georgios Illiopoulus, Consul General of Greece in New York, and the Honorable Vasilios Philippou, Consul General of Cyprus, for a Greek heritage reception at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Entertainment will be provided by a variety of Brooklyn community dance groups, including the Greek school of Plato Dance Group and members of the Hellenic Classical Charter School of Dance.

Borough President Adams will present citations to a group of community honorees, including Stellene Argyriou, Antonio Brgianos, Tony Grigos, Nick Karkas, Jimmy Kokotas, Dimitrios Mallas, Joanna Vassilas, John Vorvolakos, Dennis and Steven Vourderis and Peter Yiatrakis.

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