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Leadership 100 Partners Establish Day of Service; Donate Health Kits

L100 executive director Paulette Poulos (fourth from left) with Justin Bozonelis and Leadership 100 Partners and volunteers at Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City.
L100 executive director Paulette Poulos (fourth from left) with Justin Bozonelis and Leadership 100 Partners and volunteers at Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City.

Leadership 100 Partners sent more than 600 IOCC hygiene kits to impoverished areas outside the United States. The kits were assembled by Leadership 100 members and volunteers of all ages during the inaugural Leadership 100 Partners Day of Service on March 22.

The multi-city event took place at participating Greek Orthodox parishes after liturgy, in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the participation of Archbishop Iakovos of Blessed Memory in the Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights Marches.

Leadership 100 members demonstrated that they give back to the community not only through financial contributions but also with their time and service.

Justin Bozonelis and George Soterakis, Co-Chairmen of Leadership 100 Partners and members of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees, reported that local Leadership 100 member volunteers helped coordinate a day of community service to help assemble International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) emergency health kits.

Inaugural participating parishes included the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, Saint Nicholas Church in Lexington, MA, the Church of Our Saviour in Rye, NY, and the Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington, NY.

Participants of all ages were afforded an opportunity to connect with others in the spirit of volunteering during the Lenten season. Bozonelis estimated that 100 kits were assembled at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, while Soterakis estimated that more than 100 kits were assembled at the Church of Our Saviour in Rye, NY, noting that “with the blessing and support of parish priest Fr. Elias Villis and the leadership of Youth Director George Hazlaris, the youth spearheaded the community’s efforts to make the Day of Service a success at the church of Archbishop Iakovos, a fitting tribute to his legacy and the ideals of Leadership 100.”

L100 Partners Day in Lexington, MA
Drake and Maria Behrakis (center) led the L100 Partners Day of Service at their home parish of Saint Nicholas Church in Lexington, MA.

Drake Behrakis, also a member of the Board of Trustees, reported that the Metropolis of Boston held its first Leadership Day of Service at St Nicholas Church in Lexington, MA, where more than 20 volunteers, hosted by Father Demetri Costarakis, assembled 224 IOCC emergency health kits. He gave special thanks to the Anton, Sideridis, Scrivanos, Titcomb and Toulopoulos families.

Michael N. Bapis, former Chairman of Leadership 100 Partners and a member of the Board of Trustees, reported that numerous volunteers participated in the Day of Service at Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington, NY, with the help and support of Fr. Nikolas P. Karloutsos.

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