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Oxi Day Foundation Establishes New Global Courage Awards

The Washington Oxi Day Foundation has established new global awards to “celebrate everyday acts of courage by unsung heroes across the globe.” Titled “It Takes Courage,” in partnership with Libra Philanthropies, the awards celebrate everyday acts of courage, seen and...

Greek Striker Giakoumakis Outshines Messi to Win MLS Newcomer of the Year Award

Greek striker Giorgos Giakoumakis has taken the MLS by storm, emerging as the unexpected recipient of the prestigious Newcomer of the Year Award. Giakoumakis outshined Lionel Messi who has just secured his unprecedented eighth Ballon d'Or award, thanks to his...

John Calamos Honors Vietnam Veteran Harris Pappas at Oxi Day Foundation Awards

John Calamos Sr. presented the Calamos Service Award to Vietnam veteran Harris Pappas at the Washington Oxi Day Foundation's 13th Annual Oxi Service Awards held at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. last week. Calamos, the Chairman...

Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation 2023 Awards Ceremony & Gala

The Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation awarded 51 scholarships to Greek American students at the 2023 Awards Ceremony and Gala Weekend earlier in June at Hilton Chicago. Metropolitan Nathanael, and Ambassador of Greece to the U.S., Alexandra Papadopoulou, joined the award recipients...

Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins the PBWA Magic Johnson Award

Giannis Antetokounmpo has earned another award, as the Professional Basketball Writers Association voted him as the 2022-23 Magic Johnson Award winner on Tuesday. The award “honors the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation and dignity...

PanHellenic Foundation to Award Scholarships to 45 Greek American Students in Annual Gala

Forty-five young Greek American students who have the potential to become life-long significant achievers will be awarded scholarships by the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation at a ceremony and gala slated for June 17th at Hilton Chicago. Dedicated to promoting education and...

Philanthropist Drake Behrakis Honored with Philotimo Award

Drake G. Behrakis, the Chairman of the National Hellenic Society (NHS), was recently awarded the Philotimo Award by Hellenic Hearts, a non-profit created to establish a need-based safety net for Hellenes in the Greater Philadelphia area. The Award was presented...

Greek-Australian Singer VASSY Wins EDMA ICON Award

On Friday, Greek-Australian singer Vassy Karagiorgos, better known by her stage name VASSY, won the Electronic Dance Music Awards (EDMA) in the "Icon" category. She is the first woman ever to have won the accolade. The award win comes shortly...

Greek American Frank Axiotes Awarded Carnegie Medal for Heroism

Greek American Frank Axiotes from Nebraska, credited with saving a family from a fiery crash, was recently awarded the Carnegie Medal, the highest honor for civilian heroism in the U.S. Axiotes of Elkhorn was presented with the award by Nebraska...

Oxi Day Foundation Honors Zelensky With Courage Award

The Washington Oxi Day Foundation honored men and women who have contributed to the preservation of freedom and democracy on Thursday in Washington D.C. The Foundation commemorated the day Greece refused to surrender when faced with a demand to allow...

Father Alex Karloutsos Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Father Alex Karloutsos, a Greek American priest and former Vicar General for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has been awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work as a spiritual leader by US President Joe Biden during...

Fr. Alex Karloutsos to be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

Father Alex Karloutsos, former Vicar General for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, will be receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work as a spiritual leader, according to a statement released by the White House on Friday. Karloutsos...

NYPD Awards Fallen Officer Anastasios Tsakos With Medal of Honor

Anastasios Tsakos, a New York City highway police officer killed last year by an alleged drunk driver, was posthumously awarded the NYPD Medal of Honor. Tsakos, a 43-year-old Greek-American, was fatally struck on April 27, 2021 while on duty on...

LA Chargers’ Dean Spanos to Receive Loukoumi Foundation Award

Dean Spanos, owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Chargers, will receive the Inspiration Award by the Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation at an event to be held on Friday, June 17th. Held at the Lake Isle Country Club in...

ECOS Honored for Green Strategy at Corporate Growth Awards

ECOS, the maker of safer, plant-powered laundry detergents and household cleaners, recently received the Green Sustainability Award at the Association of Corporate Growth Awards. The Award was given for the company's commitment to stewarding long-term consumer and employee value by...