The leading American Satellite Television broadcasting company DirecTV in conjunction with marketing company IOUniversal Media and MEGA Cosmos, ALPHA Sat, ALTER Globe and GMTV held the 1st Annual Greek Heritage Essay Contest in the USA in order to award Educational Scholarships totaling $18,000.
The Scholarships will be used to assist the recipients with their Greek Language Program Tuition.
The contestants were students grades 4th through 7th. The Scholarships were awarded on the basis of 25% Creativity/ Uniqueness, 25% Cultural Insight to the Greek American Culture/Community, 25% Grammar/Style, 25% Overall Presentation. The candidates composed a 750 word essay with the theme: “Greek Children growing up in America: How can TV bring us closer to our homeland”
The winners are:
P. Patapis of Scarsdale, NY
V. Martine of Zionsville, NJ
E. Kakadiaris of Bellaire, TX
N. Naselaris of Rochester, NY &
S. Logothetis of Woodcliff Lake, NJ
On behalf of IOUniversal Media and MEGA Cosmos, ALPHA Sat, ALTER Globe and GMTV, we congratulate them for this achievement and wish them the very best for a successful career in their lives ahead.
We want to thank DirecTV for their support and instrumental role in making this Contest a success.
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