tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35654950554606365122024-03-18T06:57:20.554-07:00Justine Frangouli A Metafeminist Novel!Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-72864026536532843262024-03-11T08:25:00.000-07:002024-03-11T08:25:34.055-07:003rd Greek Fashion Show with Vassilis Zoulias Featuring Soprano Soula Parassidis<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpkbt0il0PoYHYTNZi_6Za0bjGJ4RIDWUsUb_6lvb7CfZWDPp1Shjs0urss_q4ATXqQP5C1PBJH73SFEs9_GrHSSj8GKgbQlyojS3G7Je8Uo6wzU-YSPV3EN4VmtVczNyYFLcM2dIsBJL5sBJKM4kbMiwWGMuIUGE7Twc7BO7YI9aIu1NRJTk8zKrilyH/s1439/374194053_10224008007083746_145316526272179757_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1439" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpkbt0il0PoYHYTNZi_6Za0bjGJ4RIDWUsUb_6lvb7CfZWDPp1Shjs0urss_q4ATXqQP5C1PBJH73SFEs9_GrHSSj8GKgbQlyojS3G7Je8Uo6wzU-YSPV3EN4VmtVczNyYFLcM2dIsBJL5sBJKM4kbMiwWGMuIUGE7Twc7BO7YI9aIu1NRJTk8zKrilyH/s320/374194053_10224008007083746_145316526272179757_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3rd Greek Fashion Show with Vassilis
Zoulias<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And Pericles Kondylatos </span></b><b><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Featuring<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Opera soprano and cancer survivor Soula
Parassidis<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The internationally renowned Greek designer, <a href="https://vassiliszoulias.com/">Vassilis Zoulias</a>, has been
selected by the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal (LGWM) to present his summer
creations at their 3rd Annual Greek Fashion Show in Montreal, this April
16th, in support of the project for the very early diagnosis of ovarian
and endometrial cancer, the <a href="https://doveegene.com/">“DOvEEgene.”</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> "I am thrilled that, through my work, I can
contribute to such important medical research that has the potential to spare
millions of women from ovarian cancer, this insidious disease known as the
"silent killer.” I commend the LGWM for taking the lead in disseminating
the DOvEEgene research and supporting it financially while promoting Greek
fashion at the same time," said Vassilis Zoulias.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The fashion show will also showcase the talent of the well
known jewelry designer, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pericles-kondylatos-21318a66/?originalSubdomain=gr">Pericles
Kondylatos</a>, who will present his latest collection inspired by his love of
nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqiZ4BNOf9L2Ni20PtOsmachGaox5srk4Or0FXoIVH3iw9_akWQd7a3wT7ndTh28hT2C8QZk0KxjO5BVeNDP1K4Mdvg4lPpq5WJjUFpdHXCR5y4zU-27uYFFLol2oU2gPDcoJd6JWrPNST4nqiCqvvFqfZj1f_LX9kuH1Py9xB43ZCpjWEhLqud82mxo_/s2048/427124939_2674544179377409_4998778055052703836_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqiZ4BNOf9L2Ni20PtOsmachGaox5srk4Or0FXoIVH3iw9_akWQd7a3wT7ndTh28hT2C8QZk0KxjO5BVeNDP1K4Mdvg4lPpq5WJjUFpdHXCR5y4zU-27uYFFLol2oU2gPDcoJd6JWrPNST4nqiCqvvFqfZj1f_LX9kuH1Py9xB43ZCpjWEhLqud82mxo_/s320/427124939_2674544179377409_4998778055052703836_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The spectacle will be highlighted by the presence of
Zoulias’ muse, internationally acclaimed Canadian soprano, <a href="https://www.soulaparassidis.com/">Soula Parassidis</a>, who is a cancer
survivor herself and who will strut the catwalk in a special Zoulias’ gown
created expressly for the evening's live auction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Ambassador Robert Peck and his wife, Maria Pantazi,
will be the honorary hosts of the event which will be co-ordinated by
philanthropist Maria Fotopoulos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mr. Peck, the former Canadian ambassador to Greece, noted
that "it is a pleasure to serve, alongside my spouse Maria, as honorary
co-chair, of this fashion show in support of the DOvEEGene project that has
shown great promise for the very early detection of ovarian and endometrial
cancer.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“We admire both the mission and philanthropic endeavours of
the LGWM and would like to recognize the generous support of the Greek fashion
icon, Vasilios Zoulias. The participation of his friend and collaborator, Soula
Parassidis, will be memorable indeed."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> Five women, THE FABULOUS FIVE, who have survived
ovarian and breast cancer will also walk the runway: They are Amalia Markakis,
Yula Kiskiras, Ioanna Photiadis, Sheyda Senoglou, Josée Barbe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Frangouli-Argyris">Justine
Fragouli-Argyris</a>, president of the LGWM, stated that “we, the Greeks of
Canada, are grateful to the two renowned Greek designers, Vassilis Zoulias and
Pericles Kondylatos, for their participation in this event in support of the
DOvEEgene. a pioneering molecular detection test whose dissemination and
universal acceptance by the medical community will help save future generations
of women from ovarian and endometrial cancer.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“At the same time, we will be showcasing acclaimed Greek
fashion and I am very proud that the LGWM is in the forefront of the promotion
of Greek creativity abroad.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“This year we are blessed to have the participation of
world class soprano, Soula Parassidis, who will both highlight the allure of
Greek fashion as well as the storied history of Greek opera by enchanting us
with an aria or two sung by Maria Callas."</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Doveegene Project<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GLbZyV-XNs1r7D5ySCCGfGFzFVMTi9q6lD_rUuUp-CyRZVUdr_HNoEdkdRZfv7u6u-ftr8YsbQRkeg4Je7RtnbtL_h-kzrHnsr9f2vt1d8I2IQEFumza-eSjKHT5BxmmuEsJbwJZ9EhERdpQbo1E7fbvs_ncpKzRdvGPL_605ZLWJSpvYNb5wrwAXv0V/s960/Gilbert.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="960" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GLbZyV-XNs1r7D5ySCCGfGFzFVMTi9q6lD_rUuUp-CyRZVUdr_HNoEdkdRZfv7u6u-ftr8YsbQRkeg4Je7RtnbtL_h-kzrHnsr9f2vt1d8I2IQEFumza-eSjKHT5BxmmuEsJbwJZ9EhERdpQbo1E7fbvs_ncpKzRdvGPL_605ZLWJSpvYNb5wrwAXv0V/s320/Gilbert.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/obgyn/lucy-gilbert">Dr. Lucy
Gilbert</a> is in the final stages of the clinical research for the new
molecular “Pap-type” test that will detect ovarian and endometrial cancer very
early. Many LGWM female members have already taken the test and two
were diagnosed with pre-cancerous cells in their abdomen and underwent
hysterectomy, saving them from the silent killer that is ovarian cancer.</span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> While many
researchers are working on ovarian and endometrial cancers, Dr. Gilbert is the
only local researcher looking for an early detection test. She is uniquely
positioned to achieve this goal. While labs in the US may have more
funding, her expertise as a physician and her access to a diversity
of women within our public healthcare system are key to enabling her to finish
the clinical study needed to confirm her discovery. <b>This is historical
and it is happening right here, in Montreal! </b></span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal (LGWM)</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EYLnAGmhzZR95dNwHmJvNElDSBjEgMV0olmnF5SUF2zIk2EbZ7lYucRI5z-q1kzJA5NVd9MnvtlBcuLFLwOmnoeykqglfWAYHjHGpuxQ1CQ-DPaePBenUTIJ9H1RLH3ShaVZOiDyf1AXl2wOprgoRuSBRv5cF6CzGvOsCnh1y39Yg1-ESuOBGrae-n0n/s4288/_DSC4380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4288" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9EYLnAGmhzZR95dNwHmJvNElDSBjEgMV0olmnF5SUF2zIk2EbZ7lYucRI5z-q1kzJA5NVd9MnvtlBcuLFLwOmnoeykqglfWAYHjHGpuxQ1CQ-DPaePBenUTIJ9H1RLH3ShaVZOiDyf1AXl2wOprgoRuSBRv5cF6CzGvOsCnh1y39Yg1-ESuOBGrae-n0n/s320/_DSC4380.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://themontrealeronline.com/2023/12/women-helping-women-the-lyceum-of-greek-women-of-montreal-are-proud-supporters-of-womens-health-care/">The
Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal</a> is a foundation registered with CRA, a
non profit organization that promotes cultural and feminist issues among its
other activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The 15 women from various professions and
backgrounds who comprise the board of directors of the LGWM are Canadian ladies
of Hellenic origin with passion and dedication to various causes. From its
creation in 2016, the LGWM has promoted unique aspects of Greek culture
beginning with their first major undertaking, the “STATUE OF THE GREEK
IMMIGRANT,” a work by the esteemed international sculptor, Giorgos Houliaras,
that was donated to the City of Montreal on the occasion of its 375th
anniversary and has become one of the city’s major landmarks.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">With numerous successful events to its credit,
the LGWM has been a major force behind the research of the DOvEEgene Project
being carried out by Dr. Lucy Gilbert's team at McGill University
and which will soon become the (new) tool for the prevention of ovarian
and endometrial cancer. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Although its roots derive from traditional
Hellenic culture, the LGWM has influenced and continues to influence
Montreal’s macro-culture, leaving its mark on the modern cultural landscape of
the city.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A letter from Dr. Lucy Gilbert</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">D<i>ear Friends and Well-Wishers,</i></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On behalf of my clinical and research team and
all the women whose lives you have positively impacted, I would like to thank
the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal and the Greek community at large for your
wholehearted and generous support of the DOvEEgene project to Detect Ovarian
and Endometrial cancers Early using a genomic pap test.</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">This genomic pap test is the only one of its
kind in the world to be undergoing Phase 3 clinical trial testing in
healthy women. We began the clinical trial in May 2021, and, to date, we have
tested 2736 of the 3600 women we intend to test. So far, we have identified 27
cancers. The test also identifies women who are carrying a hereditary mutation
that substantially increases their risk of ovarian and breast cancer. As such,
the DOvEEgene test identifies current cancer as well as future risk. No other
test does this. The results have far exceeded our expectations. Buoyed by your
generous support and the fact that even small improvements have profound
consequences, we continue to make refinements to the test. </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The very first screening test for women’s
cancers--the pap test invented by a Greek Physician, Dr George
Papanicolaou--has saved millions of lives. It has driven cervical cancer
from the 2</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">nd</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> leading cause of cancer deaths among
Canadian women to 14</span><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">th</span></sup><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> place.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ovarian and endometrial cancer is currently the
third most common cause of cancer deaths in Canadian women. Your help has been
crucial in allowing us to get the DOvEEgene trial off the ground and your
continued support will help us make this test part of routine preventive health
care for women.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Thank you from the bottom of my heart.</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #242d39; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lucy Gilbert, MD, Chair, Gerald Bronfman Department of
Oncology (GBDO), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), McGill
University</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-14702957265517116432023-12-15T03:17:00.000-08:002023-12-15T03:17:56.466-08:00Glam and Fundraising for Foodies at the LGWM Christmas Gala!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7D_dEeyo3U1NGjY43_llL2f3Nhh0H9pZHi-W65Z8bY_c-D5PiNopJSaSbXRsO5H05XpO1Csqtu81SWVZXWRuBYLV2u820FugPxSDpRISG9avR2sHZYiu3UiaaBf8G6UmwKFBuRJuVGs98O3CP_O1WoEdAazdYe6V0RuFLaaKYbsGQFzCJGF63k441R3r/s1080/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1080" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7D_dEeyo3U1NGjY43_llL2f3Nhh0H9pZHi-W65Z8bY_c-D5PiNopJSaSbXRsO5H05XpO1Csqtu81SWVZXWRuBYLV2u820FugPxSDpRISG9avR2sHZYiu3UiaaBf8G6UmwKFBuRJuVGs98O3CP_O1WoEdAazdYe6V0RuFLaaKYbsGQFzCJGF63k441R3r/s320/thumbnail%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Glam, Fundraising
and Food at the LGWM Christmas Gala!</span></u></b><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Frangouli-Argyris">ByJustine Frangouli-Argyris</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> Author-Journalist</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Despite
the severe snowstorm that battered the city on Sunday, December 3rd, 400 guests
flocked to the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal's (LGWM) annual Christmas
gala, a culinary happening that was dedicated to the historic
"Afroditi" Greek bakery this time.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
profits of the event, which amounted to $50,000 this year, were given to the great
researcher,</span><b style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </b><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">professor and</span><b style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Director of Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology
at McGill, Dr. Lucy Gilbert</b><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, in order to support the completion of her
"DOvEEgene" project, the new preventive test for the detection of
ovarian and endometrial cancers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This
is a pioneering molecular test which takes fluid from the fallopian tubes in
order to ascertain, the existence of pre-cancerous or atypical cells since, as
Dr. Gilbert has published, ovarian cancer forms in the fallopian tubes,
circulates through the blood and lymphnotes and only reaches the ovaries at a
late stage with 75% of the instances resulting in death. In the clinical
research conducted by Dr. Gilbert on over 3000 women so far, 1% were found with
precancerous cells and proceeded to a hysterectomy while 7% were found with
atypical cells and have been enlisted for repeated checks every two years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dr.
Lucy Gilbert, who raved about Athens during her trip to Greece this summer,
revealed that she met with the then Chancellor of the University of Athens, Dr.
Thanos Dimopoulos, with whom she initiated contacts in order for Greece to
receive the DOvEEgene test once it has been approved and certified by
Health Canada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">"The
DOvEEgene test will be given to Greece as the LGWM has contributed greatly to
its clinical research, both monetarily and by disseminating the project, since
¼ of the women who have undergone the test come from the Greek-Canadian
community," announced the renowned researcher.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Personally,
as President of the LGWM who had the good fortune to accompany Dr. Gilbert to
Greece, a woman who has 7 sisters who are all distinguished doctors in their
own right in the United States, I am very proud of the LGWM's participation in
this research that has, not only a scientific value since it will save millions
of women's lives in the future, but is also imbued with the deep piety of the
research doctor herself who believes in the power of prayer!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">During
the course of the evening, the Secretary-General of the Canadian Ministry of
Tourism and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">MP for Vimy, </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Annie Koutrakis, and the
MP for Saint-Laurent, Emmanuela Lambropoulos, were honored for their promotion
of bilateral relations between Greece and Canada as was Archon Anestis
Karagiannidis for his entrepreneurship, phlotelism and long-standing support
for the Greek Orthodox Church of Canada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Delicious
hot appetizers with a nouveau Greek take were prepared by Chef Ted Dranias of
"Petros Taverna" while Chef Barbara of "Embassy Plaza"
offered up tasty bites influenced by the Mediterranean flavours of Greece and
Italy.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
dessert table that featured traditional Greek Christmas deserts as well as
modern confectionary masterpieces was created by the chefs of "Afroditi
Bakery" led by Christos Hatzimarkou.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The fundraising
gala was welcomed by the Consul-General of Greece in Montreal, Katerina
Varvarigou, and Marie-Hélène Laramée, president of the MUHC Foundation, a
fundraising institute of McGill University, who emphasized the important
contribution of the LGWM to the DOvEEgene Project.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
evening was hosted by the internatinally known journalist and Professor of
Journalism at Concordia University, Aphrodite Salas, while Artemis Lagopoulou
captivated everyone with the performance of her musical group . Co-chairs of
the event were the LGWM's treasurer, Vicky Georgiadou, and its secretary, Eleni
Drakopoulou.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Among
those present at the happening were the mayor of Pierrefonds, Dimitrios Beis,
the municipal councillors of Montreal, Mary Deros and Effie Giannou, the
municipal councillors of Laval, Sandra El Hallouh, Vassilis Karydogiannis and
Aglaia Revelakis, as well as the presidents of many women's organizations
including Melpa Kamateros (Shield of Athena), Ioanna Tsoumplekas
("Filia," the Friendship-organization of the Third Age), Belle
Grivakis (Hellenic Ladies Benevolent Society), Panagiota Tsitouras (St.
George's Philoptochos) and Denise Vourtzoumis (Pink in the City).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Food
and wine were plentiful in a Greek-centric evening with TV coverage from
Dimitris Papadopoulos' "Edo Montreal," Giorgos Giusmas'
"Kalimera Patrida" and Nasos Papanikolopoulos' "Zoume
Montreal.".</span></p>
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text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0hI_hqhbLllJHlvhr1lucb6NubFnXQsL1S0KCgXYxLP2Ih-9RnUq647putEyF2kqAFtgkwLVc46FbzqZWKXTH6Lj4CPsASXi0IjAyrvbYqPmsCdNB7cmSsji75bHrgkhEhZBnV8MLvP9D0jQsytqHJYl3yM23FpWcpBnsNm5ZePVhhEWDdOoYOKBOg/s595/Book%20cover.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0hI_hqhbLllJHlvhr1lucb6NubFnXQsL1S0KCgXYxLP2Ih-9RnUq647putEyF2kqAFtgkwLVc46FbzqZWKXTH6Lj4CPsASXi0IjAyrvbYqPmsCdNB7cmSsji75bHrgkhEhZBnV8MLvP9D0jQsytqHJYl3yM23FpWcpBnsNm5ZePVhhEWDdOoYOKBOg/s320/Book%20cover.webp" width="215" /></a></b></div><b><br />By author/journalist</b><p></p><p><b>Justine Frangouli-Argyris </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Like all
authors, I am a voracious reader. Recently, I packed my usual 3 or 4 titles for
a week of r&r down south. A couple of days prior to departure, however, I
encountered my dear friend, John Catsimatidis, for dinner at Milos. I have
known John since the turbulent days of Archbishop Spyridon when he was named
vice-chairman of the Archdiocesan council. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In the
years that were to follow, I would write Spyridon’s biography, </span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><i>The Lonely
Path of Integrity</i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">, and a novel based on the life of John’s mother, </span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><i>For
the Love of Others</i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">, both of which became bestsellers in Greece.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">That
evening, John gave me a signed copy of his recently published autobiography, “</span><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><i>How
Far do You Want to Go?—Lessons From a Common Sense Billionaire.</i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">” Upon
returning home, I quickly put it at the head of my trip’s reading list.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Well,
needless to say, I was not disappointed. Although I have known John for some 25
years, there was and is much to the man and his life that was completely new to
me. Such as the role he played in the Camp David church construction to his
West side street festival to his brilliant “buy North American oil” ads that
doubled sales in no time. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">John’s
intent may have been to pass on his business knowledge and advice to the reader
but it is much more than that. Written in a curt, direct tone that makes it a
very easy read, it delves into the deficiencies of the American political
system, the benefits of giving back to society, the love of family and even
America’s missteps in Iraq.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It is a
fascinating rags to riches story that begins in Nysiros, Greece and travels,
via Upper Harlem, to 5th Avenue. It gives us an inside look at what made the
man such an amazing success and how, even though he was earning $1M a year at
the tender age of 24, his ideals have remained steadfast to this day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Καλοτάξιδο,
my friend! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_p9bPNR964HDa6qh_53f5pn4JWHdHPRg9jBCBHkubvmuBZW2VgqzltguEmomGyM6bkOp3NeoEYKSVFAzx2Iyt6tzl2ODjV1TxnChz-CNazD6e6FjJjXjXS9ghYUjB344UN9hF5GWvM-Ppq9m14ZKUNG0XA_281tduCSbfAcCZiDx5HKPXNtJKT-1KJQ/s416/CatsimatidisFamily1962%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_p9bPNR964HDa6qh_53f5pn4JWHdHPRg9jBCBHkubvmuBZW2VgqzltguEmomGyM6bkOp3NeoEYKSVFAzx2Iyt6tzl2ODjV1TxnChz-CNazD6e6FjJjXjXS9ghYUjB344UN9hF5GWvM-Ppq9m14ZKUNG0XA_281tduCSbfAcCZiDx5HKPXNtJKT-1KJQ/s320/CatsimatidisFamily1962%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6ZtIabiJxT2IBVHInZ0M1_UUmVvW3ePKtM6nNQhOtEYdm_nEUrMNqzLqtq-9cWI7lwItPDqYMjYk8ImU5QxO7rywwpw2F2Zb4_2gdsrixYp2DWsP5CoBJS970323sKlJpS7e3eXsUookcrgkp_5DdHfsSgDwQTNZ586xq8DYNV_Y4GSj9DEwE9IobA/s480/Family%20Circa%201960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="474" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJoqf2Oii2aEwlpu8hmsKHkXQzrddcs1n_jlbRZtg-NJVf7YCBRFU0tBCes8ik029KwhfChUGA07AzA2IlimIT2Qezoff472AI3OvXXQaJ4l50OVhYN6o2p9qDhoDINfmKgbATfWwtBJwsoSaTHg38GYw9QzhoXTT_SZgvf99vr0Lkri-aJnTvrWA8Ow/s320/Archbishop%20Sotirios.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is an agreement that was voted by the General Assembly eight years ago. I found it in my archieves and I present it here, so there won't be any misunderstandings, gossip etc!</p><p>The agreement was altered during the COVID period as the Archdiocese accepted less contribution from the Community's churches when they were sealed because of COVID restrictions. </p><p><br /></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 101%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.1pt; margin-right: 33.15pt; margin-top: 3.75pt; margin: 3.75pt 33.15pt 0in 7.1pt; text-indent: 0.05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">AGREEMENT<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>ECCLESIASTICAL<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>CONTRIBUTIONS<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">(the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Agreement) </b>made<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>18<span style="mso-text-raise: 5.0pt; position: relative; top: -5pt;">th </span>day of
December 2018 at Montreal, Quebec and is made:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="tab-stops: 212.05pt 245.4pt 308.9pt 384.15pt 411.3pt;"><span style="color: #181818; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">BETWEEN:</span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">THE</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">HELLENIC</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">COMMUNITY</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">OF</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">GREATER</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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Registered<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt;"> </span>Charity<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>corporation<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt;"> </span>formed under the laws of Quebec</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.95pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.65pt; margin: 4.65pt 0in 0in 6.95pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">AND:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 7.15pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.65pt; margin: 4.65pt 0in 0in 7.15pt; tab-stops: 40.8pt 89.85pt 161.45pt 240.8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">THE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">GREEK</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">ORTHODOX</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">METROPOLIS</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">OF</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 101%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.95pt; margin-right: 29.05pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 29.05pt 0in 6.95pt; tab-stops: 69.35pt 145.95pt 162.8pt 223.45pt; text-indent: 0.15pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">TORONTO</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">(CANADA),</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">a</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Registered</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">Charity </span>corporation formed under the laws
of Ontario</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.35pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.35pt;"><span style="color: #181818; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">(Metropolis);</span></p><h1 style="margin-left: 7.1pt;"><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt;">each, a</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.55pt;"> </span><b style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Party,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.45pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt;">and</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt;">
</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt;">together,</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;"> </span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt;">the</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span><b style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Parties</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.45pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="color: #181818; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">RECITALS:</span></p><h1 style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.7pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.7pt; margin: 4.7pt 0in 0in 6.7pt;"><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.8pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.55pt; margin: 4.55pt 0in 0in 6.8pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">(A)</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">(B)</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">(C)</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">(D)</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">(E)</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">(F)</span></p>
<span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br clear="all" style="mso-column-break-before: always;" />
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.55pt; margin-right: 10.2pt; margin-top: 5.25pt; margin: 5.25pt 10.2pt 0in 6.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt;"><span style="color: #181818;">The HCGM is an organization<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>established<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>for the purpose<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>of
ensuring<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>the progress<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>and promotion of the culture of the
population of Greek origin in the greater metropolitan region of Montreal and,
more particularly,<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>to preserve and
promote the Greek language,<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>to set up
charitable, welfare, and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>educational
organizations for<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>benefit of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>population of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Greek origin, and to preserve and
perpetuate the Greek Orthodox faith and tradition promulgated by the authority
of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>Ecumenical Patriarchate of
Constantinople<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>according to the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>doctrine and the faith proclaimed and
applied by the Greek Orthodox Church.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.65pt; margin-right: 11.0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11pt 0in 6.65pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.1pt;"><span style="color: #181818;">The Metropolis is the Greek Orthodox
ecclesiastical authority in Canada under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of Constantinople.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>·</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.55pt; margin-right: 10.95pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 10.95pt 0in 6.55pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>HCGM owns<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>operates
six<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Greek Orthodox churches in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>greater
metropolitan region of Montreal, being St. George's Cathedral, Evangelismos tis<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Theotokou, Koimisis tis<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>Theotokou, St. Jean Baptiste, St. Nicholas
and Holy Cross (each</span><span style="color: #4d4d4d;">,<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #181818;">a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HCGM Church, </b>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>collectively, the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HCGM <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Churches).</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.35pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.3pt; margin-right: 11.0pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11pt 0in 6.3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25pt;"><span style="color: #181818;">The HCGM and the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>Metropolis desire to enter into an
agreement to define their respective rights and obligations in connection with
the provision of a financial support given by the HCGM to the Metropolis, and
the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>assignments of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>priests for the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>purpose of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>providing
religious services and the administration of holy sacrements by the Metropolis
for the benefit of the parishioners of the HCGM churches.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.35pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.3pt; margin-right: 11.4pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.4pt 0in 6.3pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818;">The HCGM's advisory board has recommended to
the HCGM's board of directors (the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HCGM
Board), </b>which has accepted and approved such recommendation, that the HCGM
enter into this <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Agreement.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.1pt;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 70%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.5pt; margin-right: 11.4pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.4pt 0in 6.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.2pt;"><span style="color: #181818;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>members of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>HCGM
have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>approved, by way of resolution
adopted by </span><span style="color: #333333;">a<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #181818;">2/3 </span><span style="color: #333333;">majority </span><span style="color: #181818;">at<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>the special<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>meetings<span style="letter-spacing: 0.1pt;"> </span>held<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.6pt;"> </span>9<span style="mso-text-raise: 5.0pt; position: relative; top: -5pt;">th</span>day<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>June<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>2014<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span>1?1h<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>day<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Juhe<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>2015,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span>respectively,<span style="letter-spacing: 0.5pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">for</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.65pt; margin-left: 6.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">such<span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt;"> </span>purpose<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>(the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">HCGM<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>Special<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt;"> </span>Meetings),<span style="letter-spacing: 1.75pt;"> </span></b>the<span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt;"> </span>terms<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 0.9pt;"> </span>conditions<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;"> </span>Agreement<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;">and</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 6.15pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .3pt; margin: 0.3pt 0in 0in 6.15pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #181818;">have<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>authorized<span style="letter-spacing: 0.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>HCGM<span style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt;"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.45pt;"> </span>enter<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"> </span>into<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: 0.2pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Agreement.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.1pt;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">NOW,
THEREFORE, </span></b><span style="color: #181818; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.1pt;">in consideration of the
foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and other good
and valuable consideration<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>(the
receipt and sufficiency of which are<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>acknowledged),
the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:</span></p></div><div class="WordSection6"><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.65pt; margin-right: 11.25pt; margin-top: 4.0pt; margin: 4pt 11.25pt 0in 5.65pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.1pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 216.2pt; margin-right: 221.15pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 221.15pt 0in 216.2pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 95%;">ARTICLE</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: 2.9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 150%;"> </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 95%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">I</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 151.9pt; margin-right: 157.15pt; margin-top: .45pt; margin: 0.45pt 157.15pt 0in 151.9pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u style="text-underline: #181818 thick;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">ECCLESTIASTICAL</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u style="text-underline: #181818 thick;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">CONTRIBUTIONS</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 46.5pt; margin-right: 11.4pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 11.4pt 0in 46.5pt; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: 46.7pt; text-indent: -36.3pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-font-width: 105%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Subject<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;">
</span>to the<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>terms<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>and conditions<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>of this Agreement</span><span style="color: #414141; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the
HCGM hereby<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>agrees<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>to make annual financial contributions to
the Metropolis in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>the amounts and in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>respect of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>time periods set forth below</span><span style="color: #414141; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">:</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 100%; margin-left: 106.3pt; mso-list: l4 level3 lfo5; tab-stops: 106.55pt; text-indent: -36.25pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 100%; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1.1<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">An amount of two hundred and forty
thousand dollars ($240,000) for the twelve month period commencing on January
1, 2019 and terminating on December 31, 2022, representing<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>an annual financial contribution<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>of $40,000 per HCGM Church in operation;</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.2pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 101%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 106.2pt; margin-right: 11.6pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.6pt 0in 106.2pt; mso-list: l4 level3 lfo5; tab-stops: 106.25pt; text-indent: -36.15pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 101%; mso-font-width: 99%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.1.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Upon renewal of this Agreement, the
annual financial contribution per HCGM Church in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>operation shall<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>equal to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>contribution paid to<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Metropolis
at<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>such time<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>by the other Greek Orthodox Churches in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"> </span>Canada under the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>jurisdiction
of the <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">Metropolis.</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.2pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 101%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 46.7pt; margin-right: 12.1pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 12.1pt 0in 46.7pt; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: 37.55pt; text-indent: -41.05pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-font-width: 105%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The amounts payable by the HCGM pursuant
to Section 1.1 shall be payable in equal monthly instalments starting on
January 2019.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 101%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.15pt; margin-right: 11.5pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.5pt 0in 42.15pt; mso-list: l4 level2 lfo5; tab-stops: 42.15pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-font-width: 105%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.3<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">All payments shall be made in Canadian
dollars and shall be made by way of delivery by the HCGM to the Metropolis,<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>on or before January<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>15 of each<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>year, of twelve<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>(12)
post-dated cheques representing<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>the
monthly contribution instalments in respect of such year.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 100%; mso-font-width: 104%; text-indent: -36.55pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.1<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-indent: -36.55pt;">In consideration for the financial
contributions the HCGM agrees to make to the Metropolis pursuant to<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>the Article I, the Metropolis shall
provide duly ordained priests, shall use its ecclesiastical and moral authority
to provide support to the HCGM and its Churches, and shall authorize the
administration and registration (where applicable) of sacraments to and for the
benefit of all HCHM Churches and their parishioners, including the sacraments
of baptism, Eucharist, confession, matrimony, unction, funeral and
commemorations</span><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-indent: -36.55pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.5pt; margin-right: 10.95pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 10.95pt 0in 42.5pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: 42.6pt; text-indent: -36.6pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; mso-font-width: 104%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Metropolis shall fulfill its obligations and provide
support to and for the benefit of the HCGM and its Churches in good faith and
with the same degree of care and diligence as the Metropolis provides similar
services<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt;"> </span>for the benefit of churches
and parishes which adhere to and comply with the Uniform Community Regulations
and Bylaws of the Metropolis, and shall use its best efforts within the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.4pt;"> </span>organization of the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>Greek Orthodox Church and<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>priests who are<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>employed in the HCGM Churches to ensure that this Agreement is<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>respected in its application.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 100%; margin-right: 11pt; mso-list: l3 level2 lfo4; tab-stops: 42.55pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 100%; mso-font-width: 104%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.3<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">During the term of this Agreement but
subject to Article IV herein</span><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">the Metropolis
covenants and agrees that it shall not, directly<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt;"> </span>or indirectly,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt;"> </span>and
shall cause every<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>person<span style="letter-spacing: 0.75pt;"> </span>under its authority<span style="letter-spacing: 0.95pt;"> </span>not to (directly or indirectly),<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>apply any fee, charge, commission,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>cost, or other amount in respect of the administration and
registration<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt;"> </span>sacraments<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>to and<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt;"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing: 1.45pt;"> </span>the benefit<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>of all HCHM Churches and their parishioners.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 151.9pt; margin-right: 155.9pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 155.9pt 0in 151.9pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ARTICLE<span style="letter-spacing: 2.15pt;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">Ill</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 151.9pt; margin-right: 155.65pt; margin-top: .35pt; margin: 0.35pt 155.65pt 0in 151.9pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u style="text-underline: #181818 thick;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.2pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">TERM</span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.55pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-right: 11.25pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: 42.6pt; text-indent: -36.4pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.1<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The obligations of the Parties to this Agreement shall
take effect immediately, provided that the HCGM's contribution obligations
shall commence as provided in Section 1</span><span style="color: #646464; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.35pt; margin-right: 11.3pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.3pt 0in 42.35pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; tab-stops: 42.35pt; text-indent: -36.55pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 107%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This Agreement<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>shall
terminate on December<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>31, 2022 (the
Term)</span><span style="color: #545454; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">.<span style="letter-spacing: 4pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The parties agree to negotiate<span style="letter-spacing: 1.55pt;"> </span>in good faith and conclude<span style="letter-spacing: 1.5pt;"> </span>by no later than<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>June 15, 2022,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.4pt;"> </span>a new
agreement<span style="letter-spacing: 1.3pt;"> </span>for the said four (4) years
("Renewal Term").</span><span style="color: #2f2f2f; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 15.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 167.1pt; margin-right: 171.9pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 171.9pt 0in 167.1pt; text-indent: 47.05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">ARTICLE
IV <u style="text-underline: #181818 thick;">TERMINATION<span style="letter-spacing: 0.15pt;"> </span>AND<span style="letter-spacing: -0.7pt;"> </span>REMEDIES</u></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.3pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 6pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.3pt; margin-right: 11.5pt; margin-top: 4.95pt; margin: 4.95pt 11.5pt 0in 42.3pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: 42.35pt; text-indent: -36.45pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.1<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>HCGM
may terminate this Agreement if<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>Metropolis defaults in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>any material respect in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>the performance or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>satisfaction<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>its<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>obligations<span style="letter-spacing: 0.7pt;"> </span>contained in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>Article<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>II of this
Agreement. In<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>event a Default occurs and is continuing,
the HCGM shall send a written notice of such Default to the Metropolis.<span style="letter-spacing: 4pt;"> </span>Unless the Metropolis<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>has cured the Default within sixty (60)
days of the date of receipt of such written notice, the HCGM may exercise any
rights and remedies the HCGM may have under law.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 100%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.25pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.05pt; margin-right: 11.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.75pt 0in 42.05pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: 42.35pt; text-indent: -36.45pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-text-raise: .5pt; position: relative; top: -0.5pt;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>Metropolis may terminate this Agreement if<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>HCGM
defaults in any material respect in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the
</span><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">performance
or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>satisfaction of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>agreement,
provision or<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>covenant<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>contained in<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing: -0.2pt;"> </span>Agreement. In the
event a Default occurs and is continuing, the Metropolis shall send a written
notice of such Default to the HCGM.<span style="letter-spacing: 4pt; mso-font-width: 150%;"> </span>Unless the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>HCGM
has<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;"> </span>cured the Default within sixty
(60) days of<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>the date of receipt of
such written notice, the Metropolis may exercise any rights and remedies the
Metropolis may have under law</span><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 103%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.0pt; margin-right: 10.95pt; margin-top: 3.95pt; margin: 3.95pt 10.95pt 0in 42pt; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo2; tab-stops: 41.95pt; text-indent: -36.6pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 113%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.3<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">In the event a
Payment Default (as defined below) occurs and is continuing, the Metropolis
shall send a written notice of such Payment Default to the HCGM.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>Unless the HCGM has cured the Payment
Default within sixty (60) days of the date of receipt of such written notice,
the Metropolis may exercise any rights and remedies the Metropolis may have
under law.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>For the purposes hereof, a
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">Payment
Default </span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">shall mean any past due
amounts owing by the HCGM pursuant to Section 1.1<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>which has not been paid in full within fifteen (15) days of the </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">initial </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">payment due date.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 103%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h3 style="margin: 6.45pt 203.6pt 0in 198.3pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.9pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">ARTICLE V <u style="text-underline: #1A1A1A thick;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">MISCELLANEOUS</span></u></span></h3><h1 align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 198.3pt; margin-right: 203.6pt; margin-top: 6.45pt; margin: 6.45pt 203.6pt 0in 198.3pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.9pt;"><o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 41.9pt; margin-right: 11.65pt; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 11.65pt 0in 41.9pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 42.15pt; text-indent: -36.3pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 109%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.1<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">The Metropolis will
be added as an additional insured under the HCGM's General Liability Insurance
Policy, but solely with regards to the HCGM Churches' premises, operations
and/or projects.<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>Upon request, a
Certificate of Insurance will be provided each year to the Metropolis.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.4pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 107%; margin-left: 42.25pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 42.15pt; text-indent: -36.65pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 109%;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.2<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">This Agreement<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>shall be governed<span style="letter-spacing: 1.35pt;"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing: 0.85pt;"> </span>and interpreted<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"> </span>enforced<span style="letter-spacing: 0.8pt;"> </span>in accordance<span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt;"> </span>with the laws of the Province of Quebec and the federal laws of
Canada applicable therein.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 42.2pt; margin-right: 11.05pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 11.05pt 0in 42.2pt; mso-list: l2 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: 42.15pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.05pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-width: 109%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.3<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">This Agreement may
be executed in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile)<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>and all such counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same<span style="letter-spacing: -0.05pt;">
</span>instrument.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.1pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 46.65pt; margin-right: 11.0pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 11pt 0in 46.65pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -40.95pt;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">5.</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">4<span style="letter-spacing: 4pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>Parties
acknowledge that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.15pt;"> </span>they<span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"> </span>have required that<span style="letter-spacing: -0.25pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"> </span>present Agreement
be<span style="letter-spacing: -0.5pt;"> </span>drafted in English. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">Les parties<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>reconnaissent<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>avoir exige la redaction<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>de
la presente convention<span style="letter-spacing: 2pt;"> </span>en <span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">anglais.</span></span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: 0.25pt;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.7pt; margin-right: 6.3pt; margin-top: .05pt; margin: 0.05pt 6.3pt 0in 5.7pt; text-indent: -0.15pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">IN
WITNESS<span style="letter-spacing: 1.2pt;"> </span>WHEREOF,<span style="letter-spacing: 1.9pt;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">each
of the parties hereto<span style="letter-spacing: 1.05pt;"> </span>has caused<span style="letter-spacing: 1.25pt;"> </span>this Agreement<span style="letter-spacing: 1.1pt;"> </span>to be executed<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing: 1pt;"> </span>its duly authorized officer</span><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; line-height: 105%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 10.65pt; margin-left: 256.5pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-font-width: 105%;">Title:<span style="letter-spacing: 0.05pt;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.1pt;">President</span></span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-70057002079264430542022-11-15T09:29:00.002-08:002022-11-15T11:22:07.438-08:00Greek Master Chef Dimitris Scarmoutsos Coming to Montreal!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KWKMNbbrGekEBCKe2pbDYqKD70OXtYkAZkvZfQhMfHOxYAzPRGkXnnlrswwvAWgJZBQ_sNq9NTU2u-A2tMDfvrVYf_sg8oHH8VCJaY1aZPtzHQ2tbYzSP8kzprdv6cXmmKzgnHcO0WdTRr3aVyYeUvVN6AeBui6iYDOgB4MAiEf1j6q-peiYPC1eUw/s2103/Lyceum_Christmas%20Gala_Ticket_Final-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="2103" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KWKMNbbrGekEBCKe2pbDYqKD70OXtYkAZkvZfQhMfHOxYAzPRGkXnnlrswwvAWgJZBQ_sNq9NTU2u-A2tMDfvrVYf_sg8oHH8VCJaY1aZPtzHQ2tbYzSP8kzprdv6cXmmKzgnHcO0WdTRr3aVyYeUvVN6AeBui6iYDOgB4MAiEf1j6q-peiYPC1eUw/s320/Lyceum_Christmas%20Gala_Ticket_Final-01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="s1"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Greek Master Chef Dimitris Scarmoutsos Coming
to Montreal!</span></b></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 14pt;">Top chef <a href="https://dimitrisskarmoutsos.gr/">Dimitris Scarmoutsos </a>will travel to Montreal to demonstrate
his culinary skills at the Christmas gala organized by the Lyceum of Greek
Women of Montreal (LGWM) Montreal on December 18th, 2022, 5.30 p.m. at Embassy
Plaza. The purpose of the event is to raise funds to support the clinical
research of the<a href="https://doveegene.com/"> “DovEEGene” Project </a>led by the renowned oncologist, <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/obgyn/lucy-gilbert">Dr. LucyGilbert of McGill University.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDyurg_GwNhEQnvj-PIcr13at7fAkcXHhtckwZ7yATeVkhrkrIueLmjnKu9FwEAOF3BCm59TMNYV7cM9mKaQrVMZDV5xo-ui1zNekUW9Lvwq9efyjkTja9R6MEtDHGOm2A2E-B4Vt1v18nhik1TtUnry_exfR3lKtOu6w8FLHUsg5p59smOH1Xt01BQ/s960/305447696_498363612288773_4146218354742513910_n.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="960" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDyurg_GwNhEQnvj-PIcr13at7fAkcXHhtckwZ7yATeVkhrkrIueLmjnKu9FwEAOF3BCm59TMNYV7cM9mKaQrVMZDV5xo-ui1zNekUW9Lvwq9efyjkTja9R6MEtDHGOm2A2E-B4Vt1v18nhik1TtUnry_exfR3lKtOu6w8FLHUsg5p59smOH1Xt01BQ/s320/305447696_498363612288773_4146218354742513910_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dr. Gilbert is in the midst of a pioneering clinical research
study which, when completed, aims to establish a new standard “Pap-type” test
for the early and timely diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial cancers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dimitris Scarmoutsos, with roots in Los Angeles, said he was
excited to participate in this expatriate event as he feels tremendous bonds
with the Hellenes of North America.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The president of the LGWM, Justine Fragouli-Argyris, noted:
"I am moved by the voluntary participation of the great Greek chef,
Dimitris Scarmoutsos, who will come to Montreal to display his art and to
contribute, <b>without remuneration</b>, to the pioneering research of Dr.
Gilbert.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The “DovEEGene” project has already detected pre-cancerous cells
in two women that were referred by the LGWM, two ladies who were saved from the
"silent killer" that is ovarian cancer by undergoing prompt
hysterectomy. It is hoped that this new test will catch millions of similar
cases once it becomes standardized.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The event will be emceed by Aphrodite Salas, Assistant
Professor and Graduate Diploma Program Director of Journalism of Concordia
University.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Live music will be provided by the Artemis Lago orchestra.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dimitris Scarmoutsos: Rocking the Greek
Cuisine!</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5x8Cnp50vwKZQBz-o_pCpKNe3rTTSDThpAtm-mbFS2gVAiftvPBEHHOC3lPMDS5WkunNTo9vhoapLaxfVYDCNyGBqiMnsSQnaIr9oc7u763diB1poCEUaN0zX8QdI1f6C-eubCkACu0dewImuIziOaqICeGAmQkA-cpwUGwIoMnVS9EO9Ecl6WBF_w/s576/dimitris-skarmoutsos.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="383" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz5x8Cnp50vwKZQBz-o_pCpKNe3rTTSDThpAtm-mbFS2gVAiftvPBEHHOC3lPMDS5WkunNTo9vhoapLaxfVYDCNyGBqiMnsSQnaIr9oc7u763diB1poCEUaN0zX8QdI1f6C-eubCkACu0dewImuIziOaqICeGAmQkA-cpwUGwIoMnVS9EO9Ecl6WBF_w/s320/dimitris-skarmoutsos.webp" width="213" /></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Master Chef Scarmoutsos, a pioneer of the new gastronomy that
Greece has to offer, went to America at the age of 18 where he studied
economics at UCLA and then at the Culinary Institute of America. His thesis was
on French and Japanese cuisine. From 1993, he took his first professional steps
alongside Thomas Keller and, in 1996, he began working in major hotels, such as
the Sheraton, where he was the executive chef, as well as in well-known
restaurants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In 2001, he returned to Greece, to Chania, in Crete, where he
immersed himself in Cretan cuisine and locally sourced products. Since 2005, he
has been a chef in a Cretan restaurant that has been awarded the Golden Chef
Cap Award and many other Gourmet distinctions.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In 2010, Chef Scarmoutsos was asked to be one of the three judges
(along with Lefteris Lazarou and Gianni Loukakos) on the initial “Greek Master
Chef” reality show which was won by Akis Petretzikis. He remained on Master Chef
for three years and went on to work on other well-known cooking shows such as
"Junior Master Chef,” "No Recipe” and “Joy," where he showcased
the delicacies of Greek cuisine. Concurrently, he was the executive chef of
ERGON restaurants in Greece and abroad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">For every famous chef, when it comes to the culinary arts, after
the knowledge and the astute application of the principles of
cooking, comes the "personal" creation, the moment when the master’s
temperaments are passionately channeled into flavors.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">They are few and far between, those chefs that, when you try one
of their dishes, you can perceive an entire philosophy in their creations.
Dimitris Scarmoutsos is one of those few whose plates are completely and
immediately recognizable with one bite.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Unconventional from adolescence, a lover of life and adventure,
Chef Scarmoutsos was and remains a kitchen “rocker.” From his beginnings in
America to his studies and apprenticeship with Thomas Keller, he has traveled
the world, indulging in the kitchens of many cultures. Upon his return,
enriched and mature but more content than ever with the blessings of
Mediterranean Crete, he has gone on to redefine Greek cuisine with its precious
ingredients but also the entire culture around Greek food and its social
function.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The event will be emceed by Aphrodite Salas, Assistant
Professor and Graduate Diploma Program Director of Journalism of Concordia
University.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Live music will be provided by the Artemis Lago orchestra.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpXtpWU66zaQh2DLDib6ImwRTzE7hLd8hgK0y7NIL2iJmeexX5jmwU3qJy7DgRRqAfLULxVXi4oTpQVOE2jCw6IpjUbRyXrnepJxseKSaBA5j1z1wj8MuGHYGEHwql4HhOBTqCCxRI2AqD3RD17zVfaqvnkqWl9qA_Q0aJB4lyq4ZdpT8TKomjWLc7Q/s867/skarmoutsos_21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="867" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpXtpWU66zaQh2DLDib6ImwRTzE7hLd8hgK0y7NIL2iJmeexX5jmwU3qJy7DgRRqAfLULxVXi4oTpQVOE2jCw6IpjUbRyXrnepJxseKSaBA5j1z1wj8MuGHYGEHwql4HhOBTqCCxRI2AqD3RD17zVfaqvnkqWl9qA_Q0aJB4lyq4ZdpT8TKomjWLc7Q/s320/skarmoutsos_21.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b><p></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-54858121254436398172022-01-17T07:18:00.003-08:002022-01-17T07:18:56.193-08:00“Leonidis,” A Man of Love and Courage!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJnWLR9CDR00zv13jfI973sRNPFs2YrHDhmNi5tZgnqolxC6rM7z0ZfD5zhrrGkqCzQ-6NOFu3EU6S7IwRMSdydzAbjO03zUXAymL65T8sOuoaCMX6KNA8sEnJeggVajLlcu1ZDobl_Kwuh5QSlg8uivqoDXAgFsQVHJLPtXhlg4-tPFmPQ_m8IT6xUg=s600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJnWLR9CDR00zv13jfI973sRNPFs2YrHDhmNi5tZgnqolxC6rM7z0ZfD5zhrrGkqCzQ-6NOFu3EU6S7IwRMSdydzAbjO03zUXAymL65T8sOuoaCMX6KNA8sEnJeggVajLlcu1ZDobl_Kwuh5QSlg8uivqoDXAgFsQVHJLPtXhlg4-tPFmPQ_m8IT6xUg=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By Justine
Frangouli-Argyris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Yesterday, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leonidas Frangoulis, my father’s last surviving
brother, passed away in Sydney, Australia. Uncle Leonidas, or “Leonidis” as he
was playfully called by our grandparents in Englouvi, left us after a long bout
with Alzheimer’s but with the cause of death officially listed as coronavirus.
He will now be able to meet up with his beloved wife</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Katina, who died</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> tragically</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> in a car accident </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">last year</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Uncle Leonidas was sensitive
man, reminiscent of someone who had descended form Scandinavia rather than </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">from </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">the isolated mountain village of Englouvi.
With white skin and transparent green eyes, he had the face of an aristocratic,
features that set him apart from his </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">other </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">brothers. I </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">believe</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> that his delicate look
was inherited by my sister, Konstantina, along with his beautiful cheekbones.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leonidis began life
as a shepherd, tending </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">to </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">the family flock of
grandfather Apostolis. The job was heavy and unsuited to his delicate nature
and my father would urge him to go abroad in search of a better life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">One day, his
opportunity came by way of a proposal from another isolated Lefkadian village.
His future wife, Aunt Katina Vlachou, had sent a photo to her brothers in
Exanthia requesting an eligible groom from the island.Uncle Leonidas
responded with a photo of his own and Katina, who had been in Australia for a
few years and put aside a little sum, said yes to the unknown beau.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">And so it happened.
Before we knew it, we found ourselves in Exanthia, at Aunt Katina’s brother's
house near the town square, bearing “European” macarons from the pastry shop
and my mother’s exceptional “ladopita,” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">the</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> traditional Lefkadian sweet made of oil, sugar and flour. Mom
had put everything on beautiful platters wrapped in colorful cellophane that
she had tied with bows together with a thousand wishes for Leonidis to love
Katina and for them to live happily ever after.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">We arrived in
Exanthia, along with our whole extended family, after a tortuous ride in the
local (KTEL) bus. We were the groom's procession and the whole village had come
out to welcome us while our in-laws to be were anxiously awaiting to begin the
celebrations. Uncle Leonidas danced first, followed closely by the rest of us,
to rejoice that he would soon be boarding an ocean liner to Australia. Leonidis
spun and twirled to “Amaranto,” his beloved tsamiko song, while being held up
by a white handkerchief clutched by the dancer next to him. And my mother cried
which seemed strange to me because it was a time of joy and not of tears.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">So</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">u</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ncle Leonidas,who had never travelled before outside of Lefkada,
emigrated to Australia where Aunt Katina was waiting. The wedding took place
quickly with great fanfare. He wore a splendid suit while she wore a cute
veiled wedding dress and held a bouquet. They sent us photos from the studio
and we boasted that they looked happy and radiant in a large picture that
grandmother put in the window of her commode and which we kept in our living
room dresser.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leonidis regularly
wrote long letters to my father describing every aspect of his life in
Australia. He worked in one of the restaurants owned by Katina's brother and
was very happy. He sent money he saved so my father could buy him a plot
of land in Lefkada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Shortly afterwards,
the happy couple welcomed their firstborn, Konstantina, but this was followed
by sadness as that they lost their second, another baby girl. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The years passed and
Konstantina was growing up. When she was 9, they decided to come to Lefkada for
summer vacation and to meet </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">u</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ncle Leonidas’
family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Konstantina was a
sweet little girl who stole everyone’s heart. She spoke Greek with a cute
Australian accent, catching everyone's attention. “Tyropitaman,” she would
shout out to the cheese pie seller on the beach and run to treat all the
children. My sister and I were jealous of her popularity and we could not wait
for her to return to Australia so we could re</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">claim</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> our place in the family. Aunt Katina was wonderful and we loved
her from the start. As for Uncle Leonidas, he bought us anything we desired and
I distinctly remember a nice girl’s pink purse from Gatzias’ store.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our uncle would call
during the Holidays and it was with great joy that my father would hear that he
was doing nicely, having opened a Fish ’n Chips restaurant of his own and built
a house in one of Sydney’s nice neighborhoods. When Konstantina graduated,
becoming a teacher, and married the love of her life, Giannis Kossivas,
Leonidis and Katina would visit frequently and my parents were very happy to
see them and be able to spend months with them in Lefkada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I really got to know
Uncle Leonidas and Aunt Katina when we visited Australia in 2012. He was
overjoyed, taking us everywhere, as was Konstantina, who pampered us to no end.
We bonded with Konstantina and Giannis and got to know their children, Katerina
and Christos, who have since begun their own travels to Greece.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leonidis had
prospered in Australia and lived a beautiful, loving life with his family. I
remember enjoying his company so much. He would caress my hands and tell me how
overjoyed he was that we had visited. He told me that he would not be able to
return to Greece</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> given his advanced
age</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> as his “legs would
not hold up.” I insisted that he would surely manage but he kept repeating,
"I will die with the pain that I will never again see my paternal home”
and that "I am grateful to Australia for my good life but it is not my land.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I left Australia with
a deep satisfaction that Uncle Leonidas had succeeded in life and family. It
pained me that he would never return to his homeland and I felt his alienation,
and the alienation of us all, deeply and inevitably.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leonidis suffered
from Alzheimers a few years after and was cared for by his faithful and devoted
Katina until he would require more professional help. Strong and capable, Aunt
Katina would visit him daily until she was tragically killed in a car accident
last year, so unjustly and unexpectedly. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Konstantina would
send me photos that showed uncle Leonidas had become a shadow of himself but
that he would smile when he saw her even though he could no longer speak or
communicate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">December 28 was the
last time Konstantina was allowed to see him as visitation was suspended
because of COVID, to which Leonidis would eventually succumb. It was time
to go and meet the woman he married from a photo and loved.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Have a good trip
where you are going,my beloved </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">u</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ncle! Υou were a man of LOVE and COURAGE!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Konstantina, rejoice
that he lived a wonderful life abroad, that he dared leave his homeland for the
unknown. Feel content that you cared for him </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">'</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">til the end. You are a worthy daughter and a wonderful cousin and
our arms will always be open for you and your family. May uncle Leonidas’ soul
be blessed and his memory never forgotten!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-1262654934471687452021-12-19T07:09:00.001-08:002021-12-19T07:09:24.916-08:00Classical Greek: A Fondamental Language!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbyHZv6Apt5yN1zOGwZREwy3oCq3qgpQdLmW7zT_s0n0cD_s2tY3JRxeyUp01B5oPBuPj1EMaWjPuL5QgJ3yDBjeJtaaPkgfg2Z3MLhcER6u7o_iHtRC8tmkToVuwbIEFwEpGgRAI239HFoGYiOTYZU4nx1RXv_lyI024JMjqfqdgvorxuvbhvKXCKww=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbyHZv6Apt5yN1zOGwZREwy3oCq3qgpQdLmW7zT_s0n0cD_s2tY3JRxeyUp01B5oPBuPj1EMaWjPuL5QgJ3yDBjeJtaaPkgfg2Z3MLhcER6u7o_iHtRC8tmkToVuwbIEFwEpGgRAI239HFoGYiOTYZU4nx1RXv_lyI024JMjqfqdgvorxuvbhvKXCKww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 15.25pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">“Classical
Greek: When the Past blends with the<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>Future</b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">” is a very important conference about Greek
Classic Studies that will be realized virtually <span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>20<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>December,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>17:00EE.</span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 6.65pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The symposium
is taking place in celebration of a series of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">successful initiatives, spearheaded by<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">
</span>PeopleCert </b>throughout 2021, which ignited renewed excitement around
Classical Greek. Starting back<span style="letter-spacing: -2.9pt;"> </span>in
May 2021, PeopleCert presented the launch of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Global First Certification of Classical Greek<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span></b>and all exams were offered free of charge throughout 2021,
in recognition of the Bicentennial of the<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>Greek
Revolution. Following this launch, the Certification of Classical Greek
portfolio has been further<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>enriched<span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt;"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>a
new<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>certification level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top: .6pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>symposium<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>focus<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>universal,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>timeless<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">
</span>nature<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Classical<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt;">
</span>Greek<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>challenges<span style="letter-spacing: -2.85pt;"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>opportunities
involved<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>in teaching<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>internationally.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: .05pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 55.55pt; margin-top: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Five world-leading Classical Greek professors
</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">will come together online, to present their<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>experiences in teaching Classical Greek
and will explore with attendees’ opinions around the<span style="letter-spacing: -2.9pt;"> </span>applications<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>of
Classical<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Greek in<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>everyday<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;">
</span>life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 55.55pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.6pt; margin-right: 55.55pt; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">We asked <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prof.<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Gerardo<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Guzmàn</b>,<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>who teaches<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Ancient<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Greek<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>Accademia<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>Vivarium<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;">
</span>Novum a few key questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">1.According to the symposium's title, The
Past Blends with the Future. Is this really feasible? Could
literacy of Classical Greece truly blend with an uncertain future? </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">“By seeing
that the future is always uncertain and unpredictable, we find ourselves in the
need of getting acquainted with our past in order to learn from the
vicissitudes, experiences, and ideas of those who came before us that can help
us understand the present while also being able to look forward to things to
come. Classical literature, therefore, is an opened door through which we can
have access to these treasures full of wisdom and examples. Yet, the key that
opens that door is the active and direct reading of the classics in the
original language. Anyone that goes as far as suggesting that this collection
of knowledge should be better off forgotten or “cancelled” incurs in the danger
of forgetting not only the mistakes previously made by others but also
solutions already found to some of our current problems and difficulties. As
Isocrates says, “When you are about to make a decision, take a look to the
past, lay hold of examples, for uncertain things can be clarified by situations
already made clear”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">2.How would you visualize a world in which
Classical Greek were abolished? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">“If we were to
take the decision of abolishing the study of Ancient Greek, we would condemn
all future generations to obey preestablished opinions. It is through language
that we have the means to talk face to face with an author through an exchange
of views, as well as way of comparing our modern ideas with the thoughts of
writers from classical times. Without this capacity, it is impossible to go
freely on the quest for truth, for we must only passively receive and repeat
doctrines handed down by others through the narrow frame which is translation.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">3. How do you envision the future of
Classical Studies Internationally?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">“If “specialists” were the only to take care
of these studies, we would be creating the notion that Classical Studies only
pertain to a small, reduced and elite group despite that it is in fact a
discipline that concerns the whole human race. By being able to renovate the
pedagocgical methodologies, we shall be able to enrich the generations to come
with the treasures that this language has to offer. Thus, in the spirit of
every young person, the desire of studying the Classics which subsequently
paves the way to many other fields of human knowledge, will be sowed.<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> “</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Keynote<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>speakers will be :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-themecolor: text1;">Prof. Georgia Xanthaki-Karamanou</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 105%; mso-themecolor: text1;">, Professor Emerita of Ancient Greek
Literature at the<span style="letter-spacing: -2.9pt;"> </span>Faculties<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>of Philology,<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>Universities<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>of
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keynote speeches, a Committee of Experts in the ways and methods of learning
Classical<span style="letter-spacing: -2.9pt;"> </span>Greek will discuss
universal views and their day-to-day own experiences with their Classical Greek<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>students.<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;">
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& Kapodistrian<span style="letter-spacing: -2.9pt;"> </span>University<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt;"> </span>of Athens,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt;"> </span>School<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;"> </span>of Philosophy,
Faculty<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt;"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt;"> </span>Philology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-20414611602297655862021-12-08T06:44:00.003-08:002021-12-08T06:49:12.602-08:00A Fabulous Introduction to Romanian Wines!<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO4Pdndvom5PWk1AuF8J3hSg6uLGCJ7upmMXiwo3CYfiUM_RAld1BH8WKf4V9pWhP1Cv0LDOjdwK34SHMQqKc9kJsi8K8dO5N-jaHyM2IhSZjwKbX2MYeqJMF7_R-DuX_N6y_Nsn02sn0/s1153/winery-tasting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1153" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKO4Pdndvom5PWk1AuF8J3hSg6uLGCJ7upmMXiwo3CYfiUM_RAld1BH8WKf4V9pWhP1Cv0LDOjdwK34SHMQqKc9kJsi8K8dO5N-jaHyM2IhSZjwKbX2MYeqJMF7_R-DuX_N6y_Nsn02sn0/s320/winery-tasting.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Justine Frangouli-Argyris</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">A wine tasting event
for journalists, oenologists and wine importers featuring top notch Romanian
wines as part of Carrefour's "Open The Romanian Wine" program, was
co-organized by <a href="https://theiconicestate.com/">The Iconic Estate winery,</a> a member of the Alexandrion Group, at
Avra Madison Restaurant in Manhattan.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The wines were
presented by wine critic-author, Marinella Ardelean, who guided the attendees
not only through their distinct flavors and aromas but also to the areas of
Romania where vineyards sprouted rapidly after the end of the Ceausescu era and
have now gained a prominent position in Europe. Marinella Ardelean noted that
Romanian wines, which now rank 6th in European production and have won numerous
awards from European and world organizations, have not</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">, however,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> yet gained the place they deserve in
the all important U.S. market.</span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">“<span class="xn-location"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Romania</span></span> is truly a hidden gem
when it comes to wine and some of its finest, most valuable varieties are
little known. In this program we took on the mission to change that. I am
proud and excited to host our industry leaders in <span class="xn-location"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">New York</span></span> to
taste a small sampling of <span class="xn-location"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">Romania’s</span></span> winemaking
history. This event coincides with our celebration of the upcoming National
Romania Day which was on <span class="xn-chron"><span style="box-sizing: inherit;">December
1</span></span><sup style="box-sizing: inherit;">st</sup>,”</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0a0a0a; font-size: 14pt; word-spacing: 0.001em;">stated Ms. Ardelean.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The event, organized
in part by the Alexandrion Group under the co-ordination of its American
director, Greta Kamaterou, was attended by group CEO, Stelios Savva. Mr. Savva
referred to the development of Romania over the course of the last 14 years,
emphasizing that wine production has grown rapidly not only due to the
cultivation of vineyards in fertile areas with their many grape varieties but
also because of the perfection and standardization of the production process
itself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">It should be noted
that oenologists and journalists alike tasted the wines and were impressed by
the quality of all the products presented including ”The Iconic Estate Rhein
Extra Magnifique Brut,” "The Iconic Estate Hyperion Feteasca Neagra,”
"The Iconic Estate Hyperion Rose,” "La Sapata Babeasca Neagra,”
“Avincis Olt de Vie Negru de Dragasani,” and the “Domeniile Averesti
Busuioaca de Bohotin.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">An important element
of the Alexandrion Group is the fact that President Nawaf Salameh, born in
Syria in 1966, has already begun to expand its distillery activities to Greece,
in the region of Kavala. Mr. Salameh, who studied medicine in Greece and speaks
Greek fluently, began his medical career at the Tzanio Hospital in Piraeus
before founding his first company in Crete.in Kavala, the Alexandrion group
intends to produce whisky, thereby marking Greece’s foray into whisky
production. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Alexandrion Group
is headquartered in Romania where its winery and distillery is located. There,
workers work feverishly in the vineyards to gather the must to be fermented in
huge metal containers. In the cellars, the wines are aged in wooden barrels one
level below the cauldrons with the spirits. When ready, the bottles go by the
thousands to be labeled before being put in boxes for shipping.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">"We are
currently exporting to about 60 countries,” said Stelios Savva, who divides his
time between Cyprus, Greece and Romania."We wanted to invest in Greece for
many years and now is the right time as the government is supportive of
investments and provides us with whatever help we require.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">With its eye on
Kavala for whisky production and the promotion of its Romanian Iconic Estate
wines in the U.S.A., the Alexandrion group hopes to soon be</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">come</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> one of the major players in the
international market</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt;"> for wines and
spirits</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", serif; font-size: 14pt;">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGlrlpIW7i7V2s7C07WQdUr21caQfzHoWhrkolOGiSalGL5wU5TLkG0BQK7uxVkuW6B4uXXjz1dwfkmA83denkJ8u5f58cRy_mJax7qfeHAS3ixE4otXpbmZW5fs2GTO0BMFiFSzgGLVt/s960/260252116_10220454536613157_8045526131903717435_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyGlrlpIW7i7V2s7C07WQdUr21caQfzHoWhrkolOGiSalGL5wU5TLkG0BQK7uxVkuW6B4uXXjz1dwfkmA83denkJ8u5f58cRy_mJax7qfeHAS3ixE4otXpbmZW5fs2GTO0BMFiFSzgGLVt/s320/260252116_10220454536613157_8045526131903717435_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Author-Journalist Justine Frangouli -Argyris
between </span> <span style="font-size: medium;">oenologist-author, Marinella Ardelean and Alexandrion Group Director in
USA Greta Kamaterou. Below: Ceo of Alexandrion Group Stelios Savva with Publisher Paul Kotrotsios.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB5zhcmqRohr1XQqN4TmGpt-C7513wfWNpO-jCs_N-1saY667F11ZeKAk21SMTnS1YBWuT1j0A_syZvQV70wE8nHtOR9fB2ckldjquUIFj-SxAXR3uLbuPx3fXOm-qGm5Hdw5ErbvlyfX/s593/263663480_1638977823106493_7436441154861048573_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="593" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgB5zhcmqRohr1XQqN4TmGpt-C7513wfWNpO-jCs_N-1saY667F11ZeKAk21SMTnS1YBWuT1j0A_syZvQV70wE8nHtOR9fB2ckldjquUIFj-SxAXR3uLbuPx3fXOm-qGm5Hdw5ErbvlyfX/s320/263663480_1638977823106493_7436441154861048573_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span>C</span><span>eo of Alexandrion Group Stelios Savva with </span></span><span><span style="font-weight: normal;">oenologist<br />-author, Marinella Ardelean</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs687bU5l3FlMXr1xzEmQcyNOcGQmA4Nz1oaOrP0OwbfEIIGRkLc0BS1YKZwFP-syPA3uFR_3vvUoEVKvGwKTdnsfFY0Oa5YpZw__6-0Jbesm_ZrAm_epqAaVb1wLYGdqdhdK2TBp57-Mm/s2015/Maria+Pantazis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="2013" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs687bU5l3FlMXr1xzEmQcyNOcGQmA4Nz1oaOrP0OwbfEIIGRkLc0BS1YKZwFP-syPA3uFR_3vvUoEVKvGwKTdnsfFY0Oa5YpZw__6-0Jbesm_ZrAm_epqAaVb1wLYGdqdhdK2TBp57-Mm/s320/Maria+Pantazis.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Written by Maria Pantazis</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I thought I would summarize some of
the discussion that took place this week on a Zoom call organized by ICCWH. The
call took place on July 7 at 18:00pm Athens times (11:00 am Canada EST)
and close to 50 people were on the call with some dropping out due to other
commitments. The objective was to introduce cluster members to each other and
to outline the ICCWH Strategic Plan for the coming year including seeking input
from all clusters. The ICC President Petros Doukas also joined the call while
driving fresh from the </span><a href="https://upm.genderequalityconference2020.com/" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">EU XI Gender
Equality Meeting in Higher education</a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> held in Madrid. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each cluster introduced themselves
and their members - Washington, New York, Paris, Canada together with new
clusters Australia, London, UK and Dubai, UAE and presented the list of
activities undertaken successfully and to support the program of ICCWH.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ioustini Frangouli presented the
Canada Cluster list outlined in her earlier message and highlighted the list of
Canadian Programs in support of women developed by the federal government that
piqued the interest of the Greek government. Also of special interest to the
ICCWH was the participation of Melissa Kargiannaki in a virtual webinar on <a href="https://webinar2.icc-women-hellas-virtual-events.gr/en/">Female
Leadership for a Sustainable Growth in Greece: The New Digital era</a>. They
would like to include her in future speaking events. Bravo Melissa!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On Future Strategy, The ICCWH
adopted the new branding strategy for Vodafone whose slogan "<a href="https://politiko.al/english/e-tjera/together-we-can-pozicionimi-i-ri-i-markes-vodafone-simbol-i-fuqise-qe-bu-i433038">Together We
Can</a>" the power that comes from combining human ambition with
technology. The ICCWH which has seen its membership grow from 25 to 200 members
with the inclusion of many new clusters and is an excellent example of global
collaboration in support of Greek women in the diaspora and very much
appreciated and supported by ICC Hellas. On July 1st, they signed an MOU
with the Ministry of Agriculture to deepen collaboration in the Agri-Food
sector. They have also become official partners of <a href="https://elevategreece.gov.gr/">Elevate Greece</a>, an initiative
launched by the Greek Government, intended to identify promising startups and
support their growth using a digital gate through which Greek startups can
apply for official accreditation. Priority sectors of focus are -
Agri-Food, Tourism, Information Technology and Climate Change. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Other notable projects include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- the <a href="https://www.vamvakourevival.org/en/">Vamvaka Revival</a> which aims
to commemorate the birthplace of Vamvaka Village in Laconia of notable Greek
Philanthropist Stavros Niarchos (1873-1955), <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- as dictated by the EU
regulations, ensure that Greece adheres to 25% women CEOs in public and private
sectors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- in November organize an event
to celebrate world renowned Greek lawyers and their contributions to
enhance the Legal Field and Profession.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">- offer to host the next European
Meeting on Global Gender Equality in Higher Education 2023 in Greece.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-creation of a female Olympic
Athletes group under ICCWH.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-Government lobbying initiatives
such as meet next week with the Minister of Diaspora Greeks and Kyriakos
Pierrakakis, computer and political scientist and Minister of State and Digital
Governance in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis to bring to his attention the
work of ICCWH.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-create a Platform to permit
all Greek ICC Women to upload their personal profiles and interests with a view
to fostering collaboration within the Global ICC Network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The ICCWH will host a networking
event on Wednesday, September 15 in Athens at the St George Lycabettus Hotel
and any ICC members who will be in Athens on that date are invited. More
Information will follow.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I invite both Ioustini and
Aphroditi Salas to add any details that I may have missed.Overall the
group is quite dynamic and active and is striving to make its mark. We
have many accomplished women here in Canada that could benefit from further
collaboration with the ICCWH however we need to make them aware of our
cluster and its benefits and get them to join.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maria Pantazi Peck<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-54089758452808065542021-05-27T19:38:00.008-07:002021-05-27T19:38:40.547-07:00So Long Aunt Katina !<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="s1"><b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></i></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd79YbJaSh_JcEg2ZN_QzTAwpduKhyphenhyphenvEkCekJE-yiQLeR4loLuFwJG06oo6AFRQEDfK5C5gybU5pXAemlloxrQlMGismTIi_Jx3DSnVRlDkHpb4Knn9QkevsAUtVyZc_X2PTllycCXo5e/s320/DSC03224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd79YbJaSh_JcEg2ZN_QzTAwpduKhyphenhyphenvEkCekJE-yiQLeR4loLuFwJG06oo6AFRQEDfK5C5gybU5pXAemlloxrQlMGismTIi_Jx3DSnVRlDkHpb4Knn9QkevsAUtVyZc_X2PTllycCXo5e/s0/DSC03224.JPG" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br />So
Long Aunt Katina !</i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">by Justine Frangouli-Argyris<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My aunt Katina was </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">a</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> girl among the many children born </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">to the</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Vlachos family, in the mountainous village of
Exanthia,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> in</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Lefkada. This did not bode well for
the youngsters, especially for the girls, as the village and its surrounding
area were </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">located </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">in a barren
region of the island.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In her early youth, however, she
received an invitation from her siblings who had immigrated to Sydney and,
thus, happily found herself in Australia. There, she began to work for her own
well-being, to build her dowry, as well as for that of her family back home.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Voyaging by ocean liner to Australia,
she followed the fate of thousands of Greek immigrants who sought a better life
abroad. With her brothers’ support</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">with her youth and desire for work, she had reached thirty
by the time she was ready to wed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">As most of her compatriots, she desired
to wed a 'man from her </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">home</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">town' and, thus, uncle Leonidas
Frangoulis, the youngest of my respected father's brothers, came into the
picture. “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">U</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ncle Leonidis,” as he was called back
home in Englouvi where he was destined to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">a life </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">graz</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">ing</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> the family’s sheep, was a delicate
creature who did not take to agricultural work. When </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">a</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> marriage proposal with Katina’s picture arrived depicting
her black hair and dark, glowing look, he instantly decided to depart for
Sydney, to marry her and start a family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I remember, there in her paternal
house, in the middle of Exanthia, at the engagement party that was held, the
groom dancing with the photo of the bride he had received and impatiently
waiting to meet her upon his arrival in the distant world down under. The guests
danced the “tsamiko” and the “kalamatiano” and they sang and played the violins
while uncle Leonidis was full of emotion as he would be off to a better life in
Australia but leaving his family and homeland behind.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Aunt Katina welcomed him there. He fell
in love with her warm personality and liveliness and they soon became a couple
before God. They sent us the very large wedding photos that showed Katina
wearing a beautiful wedding dress with a white tulle. I remember this photo
that sat on the buffet in my grandmother Konstantia's house in Englouvi.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As children, we had never met aunt
Katina but we learned to love her from afar because uncle Leonidis would send
letters every month that my father would read aloud to us.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Katina helped Leonid</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">a</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">s start out and, together, they worked hard to make a good
home. Soon, their only child, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">the beautiful Konstantina</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">,(Kossy) was born</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> who </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">took the colors of her mother and the “Frangoulis” features
of her father.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">After 12 years, along with 10-year old Konstantina,
they finally returned to Greece for the first time. And they brought goodies
from Australia, I do not remember what and how, only that a set of “formal”
cutlery was given to my Mother </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">who </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">was
always </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">quick to </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">mention</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> this</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> at our special family gatherings.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Aunt Katina was a sweet yet dynamic
woman, a quiet force, who stood strongly by her family but never failed to
support her extended family in Lefkada. They visited their homeland many times
over the years and my Mom was happy with her sister-in-law , for her kindness,
immediacy and honesty. Although separated by continents and oceans, whenever
they got together they spoke like sisters who had never been apart.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Aunt Katina was happy to see her
daughter Konstantina graduate from Univeristy, marry her love, John, and have
two exceptional children, Chris and Katerina,( who took her grandma’s name).
She was very active, an excellent cook and housewife and, when we visited them
in 2012, she opened her big arms and welcomed us lovingly. She organized a big
feast with all the Greek specialties and treated us as if we were her own. Our
unforgettable moments in Australia with uncle Leonidis and aunt Katina are
recorded forever in my memory and my heart.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">In her final years, Aunt Katina
suffered as her beloved Leonidis was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and was unable
to recognize her. As such, perhaps it's better that she left, and he will not
realize it. However she departed tragically and abruptly hit by a car in the
middle of the road.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Have a good trip to heaven Aunt Katina.
We will remember you with a lot of love for what you were to all of us. Warm
greetings to my grandparents, your brothers-in-law and cousins. And a special
hug to our “Butterfly.” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I
promise you will be in the best company!<span class="apple-converted-space"> Until
we meet again!</span></span></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-40949669483128125492021-05-19T06:53:00.002-07:002021-05-19T06:53:14.044-07:00Recipes and Stories from Athena's Kitchen!<p> <b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">A beautiful cook book with
personal narratives from battered women who have found shelter in the SHIELD OF
ATHENA has recently been published with the proceeds going towards the new
shelter in Laval that is currently under construction.</span></b></p>
<p class="ydp22dd64feyiv6257170176msonormal"><b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The
book comprises recipes from women of many origins who have been the victims of
domestic violence. Their journey, from being battered to attaining their
freedom, is a worthy read and the recipes from their countries of origin and
are truly interesting.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp22dd64feyiv6257170176msonormal"><b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><a href="https://shield-of-athenas-art-sale-more.myshopify.com/products/recipes-and-stories-from-athenas-kitchen">Buy it now to become a partof a collective memory and to help women free themselves from conjugalviolence!</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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compilation of recipes and messages of strength and courage<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">from
survivors of intimate partner violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SOPHIE GRÉGOIRE
TRUDEAU </span></b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">opens The Shield’s
cookbook with a forward dedicated to the women of Athena’s House, in
recognition of their inspirational journey towards a life free of
violence. <i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><b><i><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Throughout history,
the kitchen has been a friendly and joyful place to gather and to share our
stories and our sorrows. But if our potential and talent is to continue to
spread in different spheres of society over time, the work for equity and
social justice must continue.” Sophie Grégoire Trudeau</span></i></b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Available in both
English and French, the Shield of Athena’s cookbook offers readers an insight
on the women who have stayed at our shelter, <i>Athena’s House, </i>and
their journey towards a life free of violence. <i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The book is comprised
of</span></b><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <b>34 recipes</b> <b>of
appetizers, main dishes and desserts.</b> Twenty different countries are
represented! Amongst these delicacies, the reader will be inspired by the
women’s stories as they share their struggles and their triumphs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 14.6pt;"><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These recipes were
shared during our therapeutic cooking activities and helped foster a sense of
normalcy and safety to the participants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #333232; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We dedicate this book to the women of Athena’s
house and to the universal language of food that transcends our differences and
connects us all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>Buy it here!</p><p><a href="https://shield-of-athenas-art-sale-more.myshopify.com/products/recipes-and-stories-from-athenas-kitchen">Recipes and Stories From Athena's Kitchen – Shield of Athena's Art Sale (myshopify.com)</a></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-44135908172206848992021-05-13T08:48:00.004-07:002021-05-13T08:48:56.085-07:00The “Doveegene” Genomic Pap Test: Not a Cause but, Rather, a Destination!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQQErpIemWz-wrrZW4xXqj-QzOhbTknEDM-pLAuYWuNqiJPBWcbfBxU0bVI1YAMV8frj86FzSfjFCPCXlu2gc3uJuvMAqV2iFYzBs-44u-FgWtgrySJnHBsSfA6GfM6AZOzyIVkulIkpE/s1362/185776375_4352429251455174_7987001094359340318_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="1201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQQErpIemWz-wrrZW4xXqj-QzOhbTknEDM-pLAuYWuNqiJPBWcbfBxU0bVI1YAMV8frj86FzSfjFCPCXlu2gc3uJuvMAqV2iFYzBs-44u-FgWtgrySJnHBsSfA6GfM6AZOzyIVkulIkpE/s320/185776375_4352429251455174_7987001094359340318_n.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The “Doveegene” Genomic Pap Test:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Not a Cause but, Rather, a Destination!</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">On May 12th, with the participation of more than 200 registrants,
the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal (LGWM), in co-operation with the MUHC
Foundation, organized the “Joanne and Melina Virtual Event” that focused on the
clinical trials of the “Doveegene” genomic pap test under renowned
oncologist/gynecologist of MUHC/McGill, Dr. Lucy Gilbert.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Aphrodite Salas, professor of Journalism at Concordia University,
graciously hosted the event which was enriched by the presence of Dr. Pierre
Gfeller, President and CEO of the MUHC. Dr. Gfeller began by introducing the
Canadian Minister of Health, the Honorable Patty Hajdu, who noted the
government’s efforts to fund medical research projects, some of which focus on
gender equality. Patty Hajdu emphasized the importance of the “Doveegene”
clinical trials and an end result that will save millions of women’s lives in
the future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">This was the third year that </span><a href="https://justinefrangouli.blogspot.com/2019/04/all-7-were-fabulous.html"><span class="s1"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> organized
an event dedicated to fundraising for the </span><a href="https://mcgill.ca/dovee/new-doveegene"><span class="s1"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">"DOvEEgene
Project"</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> which focuses on the early detection of ovarian and endometrial
cancers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The LGWM has already contributed $100,000.00 to the project to
date. With this fundraising event, the goal is to collect </span><a href="https://muhcf.akaraisin.com/ui/pledge/participant/6745608?Lang=en-CA" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">an
additional $50.000.00.</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The audience was captivated by the narratives of the event’s main
figures, Melina Tsagaropoulos, a 31-year old mother, and Joanne Photiades,
vice-president of the “Doveegene” Genomic Pap Test fundraising campaign, who
related their experiences with ovarian cancer, bringing tears to people’s eyes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Justine Frangouli-Argyris, President of the LGWM, said that as a
journalist and woman who lost her younger sister to ovarian cancer, she feels
the need to help in the prevention of this silent killer. She said that
“Doveegene” is not a cause but, rather, a destination.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dr. Lucy Gilbert, named one of Canada's "Top 25 Women of
Influence for 2021" and a global expert in gynecology/oncology and
genomics at the MUHC, presented the “DOvEEgene” test which aims to make a
significant scientific breakthrough for the early diagnosis of ovarian and
endometrial cancers. She invited all women aged 45 to 70 years to participate
in the “Doveegene” clinical trials by registering with her team.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">To get this project from the research laboratory to a
clinical-grade test, the MUHC Foundation is raising $2M with its “Stop the
Silent Killer” campaign. The plan is to leverage public funding to triple this
amount.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">While many researchers are working on ovarian and endometrial
cancers, Dr. Gilbert is the sole researcher developing an early detection test
and she is uniquely positioned to achieve this goal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Even though laboratories in the U.S. may have superior funding,
Dr. Gilbert’s expertise as a physician and her access to a diverse group of
women given our public healthcare system will enable her to finish the clinical
study required to confirm her discovery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">In her closing remarks, Julie Quenneville, CEO of the MUHC
Foundation, reiterated how important it is to have the “Doveegene” Genomic pap
test become a tool for every woman in order to prevent endometrial and ovarian
cancers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Messages of praise and good wishes were delivered to Dr. Gilbert
and the LGWM from the following local female politicians:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">Emmanuella Lambropoulos, M.P. for Saint
Laurent;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Annie Koutrakis, M.P.for Vimy;<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sandra El-Helou, City Councillor for Souvenir-Labelle;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mary Deros, City Councillor for Villeray, St-Michel-Park
Extension;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Aglaia Revelakis, City Councillor for Chomedey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">A song by well known Greek-Canadian singer, Maro Lytras, was
aired, soothing the audience.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> The LGWM would like to thank its major sponsors: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">1) the City of Laval and Municipal Councillor for
Souvenir-Labelle, Sandra El-Helou; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">2) Ernst and Young; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">3) real estate agents Vicky Georgiadou and Nancy Zentefis of Les
Immeubles Charisma;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">4) Gestion Immobiliere Provision; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">5) Thalia Greek wines; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">6) Global Imperial;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">7) radio station CFMB; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Many thanks to all our donors and especially to Dr. Athena
Diamandis and Dr. Andre Shenouda for their very generous contribution.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: .5in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Mary Arvanitis and Lisa
Mastroianni for co-ordinating the virtual event on behalf of the MUHC
Foundation!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Click
here to donate now </span><a href="https://muhcf.akaraisin.com/ui/pledge/participant/6745608?Lang=en-CA"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lyceum of
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font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Frangouli-Argyris">By Justine Frangouli-Argyris</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Progressive Canada, a member of the seven most developed
countries in the world, is proving, after 10 months of the pandemic, that it
has been unable to handle the crisis, registering thousands of deaths while
continuously moving towards harsher and harsher lockdown measures.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">With 708,619 cases and 18,014 deaths at the time of
writing, the country is constantly teetering between an economic
catastrophe and an explosive spread of the virus which remains impervious to
the ever stricter measures of confinement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The popular Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has reached an
impasse, constantly printing money to distribute to the unemployed and
shuttered businesses, with seemingly no plans to revive the economy and an
inability to promptly secure a vaccine for its 38 million inhabitants. The
government plans to spend $322.3 billion on business and population relief of
which, according to the national broadcaster, CBC, it had already dispersed
$240 billion as of the end of November.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">To complicate matters, in the midst of the crisis, Justin
Trudeau was implicated in the infamous “WE” scandal when his government
approved a $900 million contract to the aforementioned NGO whose
co-presidents were personal friends of the Prime Minister and had paid large
sums to his mother Margaret for public speaking engagements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Trudeau’s Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, was forced to
resign as a result of the scandal as he partook in approving the contract while
having accepted free travel from the organization, contrary to Canada’s code of
conduct.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Currently, another scandal is haunting the
internationally popular prime minister given that his government decided to
order vaccines from China—orders that have been neither approved nor
fulfilled—leaving behind potential supplies from major U.S. and European
manufacturers. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">To date, the country has vaccinated only 1.55% of the
population, far behind other western countries, leaving frontline doctors
and hospital staff indignant and nursing homes taking court action over
the delay.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Regardless, the Prime Minister continues to reassure the
population that all is well and that all those who want a vaccine will get
one by the end of September.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the meantime, Canada is teetering on the limits of the
absurd. Its borders have been closed since March with all non-Canadians barred
from entering the country. Returning citizens are still leaving its
airports without their temperature being taken nor being subjected to any
rapid testing for the diagnosis of the virus. A strict 14-day quarantine
continues to be imposed on those entering the country regardless of their
condition while the land border with the U.S. has remained closed since last April.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Passport renewal offices as well as the issuance of diplomatic
visas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remain dormant resulting in citizens
without valid passports having to wait until the end of the crisis before being
able to travel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">All restaurants and retail have been locked down in Ontario
and Quebec, Canada's most populous provinces. Only grocery stores, pharmacies
and banks remain open. Indoor gatherings are strictly forbidden with only one
visitor allowed in houses with only one resident.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">At the same time, huge queues form outside the
government-run monopolies that sell alcohol and cannabis. Citizens are outraged
that retail shops suffer while young people are permitted to buy booze and hash
that are consumed in secret parties that are major sources of transmission of
the virus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The chaos is worsening with Justin Trudeau now threatening
to ban all flights leaving Canada. The country’s main carriers, Air Canada and
WestJet, continue to protest, pointing out that the government’s policies are
“incoherent and inconsistent” to no avail. Left with little choice, they
continue to lay off thousands. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Restaurants, a large majority of which are Greek-owned, are
dying with modelling showing that 30% may never re-open once public money stops
flowing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">And all this chaotic, untenable dependence on public
money has created an environment that has Justin Trudeau smiling smugly, anxiously
waiting for the earliest opportunity to call a snap election and improve his
government’s standing to a majority.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-21079505706699770752020-11-24T15:12:00.002-08:002020-11-24T15:12:31.732-08:00A Sexist Slap in the Face to Canadian MP, Emmanuella Lambropoulos <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xoqfSiDQZfIr2lH4z8NNqJNy3Hv7SU2PdffGO3wDeyTNqtIKokoCRNoLqOKI6gPUIlo0Tzs_mKh8rlYFgq3gNe1zImViEQU8liGtaKAVzDLJhN-aim8j-ba9nmFFS_oyGTaNMxo5XA0e/s742/Violence+against+women.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="742" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xoqfSiDQZfIr2lH4z8NNqJNy3Hv7SU2PdffGO3wDeyTNqtIKokoCRNoLqOKI6gPUIlo0Tzs_mKh8rlYFgq3gNe1zImViEQU8liGtaKAVzDLJhN-aim8j-ba9nmFFS_oyGTaNMxo5XA0e/s320/Violence+against+women.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Frangouli-Argyris">By Justine Frangouli-Argyris</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I followed the conversation with Ville Saint-Laurent MP,
Emmanuella Lambropoulos, and Commissioner of the Official Languages, Raymond
Théberge, which took place virtually a few days ago.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Emmanuella Lambropoulos, a Greek-origin MP in her early 30’s
currently serving her second term in Parliament as a member of the ruling
Liberal Party, is there defending the rights of the English-speaking minority
of Quebec. In this capacity, she conveyed certain questions to Théberge, noting
that unilingual anglophones in Quebec are experiencing difficulties
in the workplace due to a lack of knowledge of French where it is very difficult
for all non-French speakers to secure employment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Emmanuella Lambropoulos did not make any statement, but, rather,
asked the following question to the Commissioner for Official Languages:</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">"I
have another question along the same lines. We hear that the French
language is declining in Quebec. I don't want to call it a myth; I'll give it
the benefit of the doubt. I've heard that on several occasions. I have to see
proof in order to believe that."</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">It is at this point that Conservative MP, Alain Rayes, and Bloc
Québécois MP, Stéphane Bergeron, stood up and demanded her expulsion from the
Commission. In fact, similar remarks were made in Parliament by other MPs from
the New Democratic Party and the Conservative Party. How could Emmanuela
Lambropoulos dare challenge the concept of the use of the French language in
Quebec, they intended?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Of course, without any valid reason, the knives were out for the ethnic
MP Lambropoulos in the French media. The result being that some MPs from the
Liberal Party attacked Lambropoulos (</span><a href="https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/2020-11-17/propos-d-emmanuella-lambropoulos-sur-le-francais/j-etais-vraiment-abasourdie.php">Propos
d’Emmanuella Lambropoulos sur le français | « J’étais vraiment abasourdie »
(lapresse.ca)</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">It should be noted that the attack on Emmanuella Lambropoulos
culminated in an ugly sketch published in the vaunted Montreal French-language
newspaper, “La Presse,” where she appears to be slapped by a Liberal colleague
while others await their turn in line to do likewise.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Needless to say, the sketch had Canada’s Greek community up in
arms. The Hellenic Community of Greater Montreal, the Hellenic Congress of
Quebec and the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal addressed statements to the
Prime Minister's Office, the Inter-Party Committee for Official Languages and
to “La Presse” condemning the sexist and misogynistic depiction of the
young Lambropoulos being subjected to violence by men in a country of
democracy and equality such as Canada.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p>T</o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">he falsification of Emmanuela Lambropoulos' question by
opposition MPs, but also by those of her own party, clearly shows that it is
fodder for any politician of any faction to try and take advantage of the
sensitive issue of the French language in Quebec. It can offer political
benefits and all sides are eyeing the many seats in Canada’s French-speaking
province, knowing full well that an election could be around the corner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Quebec’s anglophones often do not dare ask the obvious questions
about the use of the English language and the difficult realities of their
monolingualism.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Those belonging to e</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">thnic
communities, even though often trilingual, continue to be bullied and made to
feel like second class citizens by those allegedly cut from the French-speaking
cloth of Quebec society.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">The Greek community of Quebec and Canada </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">is fully supportive of Ms. Lambropoulos and
may end up being indifferent for the Liberals in the next federal election, especially
in Justin Trudeau's Greek-heavy riding of Papineau.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"><b>It is noteworthy that, although this shameful sketch should have
been a rallying point for an “egalitarian” party like the Liberals, neither the
Prime Minister nor anyone in his parliamentary caucus has come out with an
official condemnation!</b></span></p>
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Three months after the enforcement of the
“lockdown” in Canada (which began March 15), the country continues to count
cases and casualties at a steady rate with their numbers reaching 90,947 and
7,295, respectively. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The province of Quebec has been hit
the hardest, with 51,059 cases and 4,641 deaths from COVID-19.</span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The weak links in this pandemic, especially in
the populous provinces of Quebec and Ontario, have been nursing homes,
where the elderly and the weak were left abandoned by fleeing employees and
left to suffer a tragic fate. As much as provincial governments have tried to
alleviate the problem by recruiting, among others, Canadian army personnel,
nursing homes continue to account for two-thirds of deaths across the country.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with the support
of all the opposition parties, has launched massive, large-scale aid
packages for those financially affected, which, along with with announced tax
breaks and deferrals, amount to some $300 billion or 15% of GDP.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The government has been generous from the
start, offering $2,000 monthly emergency wage replacement for
workers, $40,000 loans to small and medium-sized businesses as well as rent
relief and increased pension and child care benefits.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Everything was done quickly and hurriedly so
that those in need would be able to cope. An emphasis was placed on strengthening
small and medium-sized businesses that were shuttered as a result of the abrupt
cessation of the flow of the economy. The country was bleeding and the
government rushed to provide first aid and build a protective shield.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">However, three months after the shutdown, Justin Trudeau's federal
government and Canada’s provincial governments are still doling out public
money on a daily basis (which will be added to the Canada's deficit
tomorrow) with minimal control over where and how the funds are distributed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Workers, including many who have the opportunity to return to
work, continue to stay home as they have become accustomed to their government
benefits. Still others, such as the country’s teachers, for example, have
fiercely resisted returning to school, feigning the health risks involved while
continuing to draw their normal salary.</span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The vast majority of airline flights have been
suspended indefinitely with no planned restart given the worldwide situation.
The border with the United States has been closed for months with the
governments of Quebec and Ontario continuing to request it remain sealed.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">From the outset, the restaurant sector has
borne the brunt of this policy of inaction. The summer terraces that could
offer Montreal and Toronto the beginnings of a restart of everyday life remain
closed without any plan or perspective for reopening.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Restaurant owners in Montreal staged a
demonstration last week demanding the opening of their eateries so they do not
completely lose the summer season but to no avail. It should be noted that the
vast majority are owned by Greek-Canadians with many facing dire consequences.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">In general, the federal and local governments
are taking a phobic stance when it comes to a resumption of the economy even
though they are well aware that 2/3 of the victims were confined to nursing
homes.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This stance is highly disappointing and,
unfortunately, demonstrates that Canada, a great and prosperous country, has
found itself:</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">1) completely “naked” in terms of its health system;</span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">2) incapable of handling matters of nursing
home operation;</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">3) led by officials with no strategy as how to
reopen its economy. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Unfortunately, this crisis has proven and
continues to prove that a lack of leadership exists at all levels. The country,
which has been generous to its citizens but lacks any vision for a return to
normalcy, will pay dearly, and very soon.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It only takes one to love the melancholy of Holy Week to enjoy the requiems of Johann Sebastian Bach and <span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">his son </span>Wilhelm Friedemann Bach performed by the <span lang="EN-CA" style="background: white; color: black;"><b>Canadian bass‐baritone Joel Allison </b>in a concert organized by<b> the Thirteen Strings </b>chamber orchestra of Ottawa.</span></span></div>
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Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre </b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "times new roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">(355 Cooper St., Ottawa) at 7:30 pm. </span></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span></div>
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March 4, 2020:</span></u><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> Ottawa’s premier chamber orchestra, <b>Thirteen Strings</b> is
delighted to present rising star <b>Joel Allison</b> bass and <b>Choeur De la
Salle</b> at its <b>Good Friday</b> concert featuring the works of <b>Johann
Sebastian</b> and his son <b>Wilhelm Friedemann Bach</b> on <b>April 10</b> at<b>
Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre </b>(355 Cooper St., Ottawa) at 7:30 pm. <i><span style="background: white; color: #454545;"></span></i></span></div>
<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Canadian bass‐baritone Joel Allison</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;"> has earned
praised for his “rich, ringing tone” (Ludwig Van Toronto). Currently a member
of the elite Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Joel was awarded Second
Place in the Christina and Louis Quilico Competition in 2019 as well as Second
Prize at the 2018 Metropolitan National Council Auditions in the Great Lakes
Region. A committed soloist since childhood, Joel’s solo debut was at the age
of twelve as the treble soloist in Howard Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony”
with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He performs </span></strong><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cantata: Ich habe
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BWV 118</i>. The <i>Orchestral Suite no 1 BWV166 </i>and<i> Overture BWV 1070 </i>will
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Melina and Joanne
Fashion Show for the DOvEEgene Project</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">For a second year, </span><a href="https://justinefrangouli.blogspot.com/2019/04/all-7-were-fabulous.html"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> (LGWM) is organizing a fashion show, featuring
Greek and Canadian designers, dedicated to the </span><a href="https://mcgill.ca/dovee/new-doveegene"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">"DOvEEgene
Project"</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> for the early diagnosis
of ovarian and endometrial cancers, led by </span><a href="https://www.muhcfoundation.com/dr-lucy-gilbert/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dr.
Lucy Gilbert at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC).</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The LGWM began its support
of the initiative last year by holding its inaugural “Greek Fashion Show”
fundraiser in April. Currently, </span><a href="https://www.muhcfoundation.com/current-projects/dovee/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">an MUHC fundraising committee</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> co-chaired by Micol Haimson, Matthew Marchand,
and Joanne Photiades is in the midst of raising $2,000,000.00 to fund the
clinical trial stage of this ground-breaking research.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This year, the LGWM, our
local chapter of the historic feminist cultural organization </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_Club_of_Greek_Women"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">that was established in Greece in 1911</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">, will be presenting the “Melina and Joanne
Fashion Show” on April 7th at 6.30 p.m. at the Palace Convention Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Melina Tsagaropoulos, a
brave 30-year old currently battling ovarian cancer, and Joanne
Photiades-Vellopoulos, an ovarian cancer survivor, are both patients of Dr.
Lucy Gilbert’s team at the MUHC.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">With this endeavour, The
LGWM is hoping to contribute $100,000 to abet Dr. Gilbert in her ongoing quest
to complete the clinical research of her test that aims to detect ovarian and
endometrial cancer early.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">After 10 years of hard
work, Dr. Gilbert has made a scientific breakthrough for the early diagnosis of
ovarian and endometrial cancers. Cure rates for these cancers are over 80% when
diagnosed early, but, sadly, some 75% are diagnosed at a late stage. Dr.
Gilbert has developed a genomic intra-uterine test, the “DOvEEgene,” to detect
these cancers early enough to cure them. This is ground breaking as there have
been no significant advances with respect to these cancers in over 30 years.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To get this project from
the research laboratory to a clinical-grade test, the MUHC is in the midst of
raising $2M in order to leverage public funding that will triple this amount.
While many researchers are working on ovarian and endometrial cancers, Dr.
Gilbert, the sole researcher in Montreal seeking an early detection test, is
uniquely positioned to achieve this goal. While labs in the US may sport
superior funding, Dr. Gilbert’s expertise as a physician and her access to a
diversity of women given our public healthcare system should enable her to
finish the clinical study needed to confirm her discovery. This is historical
and it is happening right here, in Montreal!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The LGWM wants to contribute
to this research with a further $100,000.00 so the clinical trials of the
"Genomic Pap Test" can succeed and women around the world can be
saved from the silent killer that is ovarian cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To find out more about
the DOvEEgene project and donate online, please visit the website: </span><a href="http://www.muhcfoundation.com/dreambig/dovee/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">www.muhcfoundation.com/dreambig/dovee/</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">To donate to the LGWM, a
cheque may be made payable to the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal (charitable
CRA/Business/Registration number:759448889 RR 0001).</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The "Melina and
Joanne Fashion Show" will feature Greek and Canadian designers, showcasing
their newest spring collections from Europe and Canada, respectively.</span><br />
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by prominent CTV journalist, Rob Lurie, and will be co-ordinated by Maria
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">For tickets, please
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">April 7, 6.30p.m. at the
Palace Convention Centre,</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">1717 boul Le Corbusier,
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Odyssey Showcase presents its </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y52np5aj"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">“Ultimate
Valentine to Jazz”</span></a></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> in “<i>The Gift of Jazz</i>”, a tribute to
Black History Month showcasing music from Africa to New Orleans to The True
North Strong and Free. The concert takes place in the National Gallery of
Canada Theatre (380 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, K1N 9N4) on Thursday, February 13, at
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incredible challenges and reflects the history, impact and contributions of
these performers on the world of Jazz. Some of the iconic works you’ll hear
include <i>Night in Tunisia, Joint is Jumping, Jump Jive and Wail, Miss Otis
Regrets, Hymn To Freedom</i> from jazz greats <b>Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Waller,
Louis Prima, Cole Porter, Oscar Peterson</b> as well as a medley tribute to <b>Motown</b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>His Eminence Archbishop Elpidoforos was the recipient of the humanity award</i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Frangouli-Argyris">Justine Frangouli-Argyris</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The “<a href="https://www.fundatia-alexandrion.ro/en/">Alexandrion Foundation</a>” payed homage to individual
excellence in the fields of science, culture and society at their annual gala
at Gotham Hall last Tuesday night. It was an amazing event with distinguished
guests and esteemed personalities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The Alexandrion Foundation first organized “The Constantin
Brâncoveanu Awards” in 2014 to honor the values of Romanian culture and related
personalities who have achieved universal recognition. The recipients are selected
from the realms of culture, art and science, in general, and, in particular, from
the fields of literature, history, music, theatre, film, social science,
architecture, medicine, religion, politics and economics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This year’s winners were: Mariela Shaker (Music), Adriana
Călin (Architecture), Alexandra Nechita (Arts), Baroukh El Kodsi (Medicine),
Daniela Rus (Science), Archbishop Elpidophoros (Cults) and Carolyn Maloney
(Politics). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In his inaugural address, Nawaf Salameh, founder and
president of the Alexandrion Foundation and the Alexandrion Group, outlined the
reasons for establishing the Constantin Brancoveanu Awards in New York and
remarked, "…tonight we honor Syria, we honor Romania, Greece and the USA.
We honor their culture and human values…”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Alexandrion Group chief executive, Stelios Savva, cited the
group's activities, stressing that it is the largest spirits producer in
Romania. Mr. Savva proudly announced that the company is currently in the
process of undertaking an investment of $100M in a distillery in Putnam, New
York and has plans to expand its production of whiskey, bourbon, gin, brandy
and vodka to other parts of the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The organizers of this spectacular event were Greta
Kamaterou, USA Director, Yannis Horozoglou, Alexandrion Group advisor
(Athens) and Angela Giannopoulou, Studio3 NYC. Anthoula Katsimatidis was the mc of the fabulous event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Among the distinguished guests spotted were Consul General
of Greece, Konstantinos Koutras, Metropolitan Joseph of Antiochia, fr. Alex Karloutsos
Vicar General of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Greek Orthodox
Archdiocese of America, archimandrite fr Vassilios Drossos from the GOA, bankers,
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Famous Greek chef,<b> Elias
Mamalakis, i</b>s the guest star at the Lyceum of Greek Women of Montreal's (LGWM)
2019 Christmas Gala that will be dedicated, this year, to the "Doveegene
project" for the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, led by Dr. Lucy
Gilbert at McGill University (MUHC).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">On December 15th, at 6p.m.,
Elias Mamalakis, with his historic mastery and knowledge of Greek gastronomy,
will cook "live" for the guests of the LGWM gala in the ornate
"open kitchen" of the Embassy Plaza. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The evening's menu will be
based on the recipes of the renowned Greek chef who will impress with his
engaging personality and deep grasp of Hellenic culinary art. He will cook also live for the audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There will be traditional
dances by the "Syrtaki Folkloric Group" and the evening's music will
feature "DJ" Manolis Sgourakis as well as the live sounds of
"Artemis and Co.," with Artemis Lagopoulou and Petros Plarinos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Aprodite Salas, CTV reporter
and Professor of Journalism at Concordia University will mcee the event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Oncologist dr. Lucy Gilbert's "Doveegene project" that is developing
a "Pap-type" test for the early diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial
cancers is currently in its final stages at the MUHC. When completed, it has
the potential to save the lives of millions of women that are currently being
diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 ovarian cancer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The LGWM hopes to raise
$100,000 to significantly contribute to the MUHC's $2,000,000 grand campaign
and to be able to name one of the project's rooms, <b>"Melina's
Room!", a room dedicated to the 30year old Melina Tsagkaropoulos who is
fighting ovarian cancer now. It will also be devoted to the late Greek Minister of Culture and internationally acclaimed star Melina Mercouri! </b></span><br />
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Justine's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09637611134209261950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3565495055460636512.post-60337335685572574712019-05-31T06:38:00.001-07:002019-05-31T06:38:50.951-07:00The Hellenic Initiative Canada, a hopeful project!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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organized by <b><a href="https://ca.thehellenicinitiative.org/">the Hellenic Initiative Canada</a></b> under the leadership of Anna
Antonopoulos (member of the Antonopoulos group) as well as other professional young
Greek Canadians from the new generation at the fabulous William Grey hotel in Montreal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">The guest speaker was </span><a href="https://www.livemedia.com/video/233140">Dr. Hara Tziouvara ,Pediatrician –Neonatologist, </a><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">President of "Doctors of the World Greece" who
described the ten year economic crisis consequences to the young Greek generation and their massive immigration to other countries for a better life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">The event was presented by the tv hostess <a href="https://www.btmontreal.ca/bios/">Joanne Vrakas</a>.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">Investing in the future of Greece through direct philanthropy.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;">We empower people to provide direct crisis relief.</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;">We are the Hellenic
Initiative Canada (THI-C) - a part of The Hellenic Initiative (THI) global
movement of the Greek Diaspora!</span></b><br />
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<b><i>With his Eminence Elpidoforos, the newly elect Archbishop of America in the premises of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2010 when he was serving as the Chief Secretary to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b>Elpidoforos Lambriniadis</b>, a distinguished member of the
patriarchal family of the Phanar, was unanimously elected to the ecclesiastical
throne of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America May 11 2019, carving a new
day in the relations of the Patriarchate with its more powerful Province.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The selection of the Metropolitan of Bursa by Patriarch
Bartholomew demonstrates that the need to strengthen the bonds of the
Ecumenical Patriarchate with its Church in America was above any other
consideration when it came to which candidate would inhabit the Archdiocese’s
mansion on Manhattan’s 79th street.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In the days previous, circles in America feared that the
election of the aforementioned, Turkish-born, abbot of the Monastery of Holy Trinity
in Halki could negatively impact the already tense relationship of the Ecumenical
Patriarchate’s strongman, Rev. Fr. Alex Karloutsos, with the Turkish government
given the longstanding Gulen affair. However, it appears that the pressing need
of the reunification of the Greek-American diaspora with its Mother Church in
Constantinople prevailed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Indeed, the Metropolitan of Brousa, Lambriniadis, equipped with
brilliant theological studies from Thessaloniki and Bonn and with his
multilingualism (given his fluency in Turkish, Greek, English, German and
Arabic) may be the last opportunity of the Ecumenical Throne to solidify its
relationship with the Church of America. Since 2011, he has held the position
of associate professor of Theology at the Theological School of the University
of Thessaloniki, specializing in inter-Orthodox and inter-Christian relations
and demonstrating his passion for teaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Very polite and approachable, the former Metropolitan of Bursa
enjoys a very close relationship with Patriarch Bartholomew for whom he served
as Chief Secretary for many years. The upgrading of the Theological School of
Halki under his direction is proof of his administrative capabilities and the
re-opening of this storied institution will be a major topic on his agenda upon
his arrival in America.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The newly appointed Archbishop is not simply an
ecclesiastical man who has rested on the laurels of his academic success. On
the contrary, versatile and brilliant, he has made a point of cultivating his
relations with the major powerbrokers of the Greek-American diaspora that he originally
developed during his six month sabbatical at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School
of Theology in Brookline in 2004. At the same time, he has been reaching out to
the priesthood in America, tightening his contacts with key individuals in its
ecclesiastical hierarchy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">The election of Metropolitan Elpidoforos as Archbishop of
America sends a strong message from Patriarch Bartholomew to both friends and doubters
and indicates that:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>1) he did not succumb to the pressures of certain “insiders”
who desired to see the appointment of an American born leader who could become
subservient to the few;</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>2) he had been preparing his own leader for the Church of America
for quite some time;</i></b></span></div>
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voices of “autocephalism” must be nipped in the bud;</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>4) the Phanar must have direct contact with the leader of its
largest and strongest Province of the Throne without the intermediation of
vested third parties.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">On the other hand, newly elected Archbishop Elpidoforos has
many outstanding issues to settle which must be undertaken immediately including:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>1) the raising of 40 million dollars required for the
completion of Saint Nicholas National Shrine at the World Trade Center with New
York Mayor de Blasio strongly pressing for its inauguration before the end of
his term;</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>2) the creation of a climate of peace between the pro and
anti-patriarchal factions in America;</i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">3) the economic and theological consolidation of Holy Cross
College as the institution finds itself on the verge of being forced to cease
operations;</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;"><b><i>4) the fomenting of the Patriarchate’s bilateral relations with
Washington in its quest to bring about the re-opening of the theological school
of Halki.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">At the same time, the newly elected Archbishop of America
will have an opportunity to promote the vital issues of the Greek Orthodox
Patriarchate of Jerusalem which is in danger of having its properties expropriated
by the newly re-elected conservative Government of Israel. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">In all these endeavours, his Eminence Elpidoforos will be assisted by the
powerful priest Fr. Alex Karloutsos, who enjoys a tremendously close
relationship with all the political circles in Washington, in Athens and in Constantinople.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; margin: 0px;">Many challenges, yes, but many attributes as well, for our
new American Archbishop.<b> Worthy, or “Axios,” is Elpidoforos from Constantinople!</b></span></div>
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diagnosis of ovarian and endometrial cancers, a glamorous fashion show
featuring designers from Greece was held in Palace Reception Halls Laval by the Lyceum of Greek
Women of Montreal (LGWM).</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Gilbert, who, with her research team at McGill's Glen University Hospital
(MUHC), is attempting to develop a smear test to diagnose endometrial and ovarian
cancer cells in their precancerous stage, before they turn deadly. As she
noted, ovarian cancer, known as a "silent killer," is usually
diagnosed at an advanced state, requiring aggressive treatments for patients
and frequently resulting in the loss of human life.</span></span></div>
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who showed parts of her summer collection emphasizing silk and cotton sets
designed by David Dowton, an internationally renowned fashion artist. Parthenis’s
clothes brought the breeze of the Greek islands to Montreal, a city still
dealing with the remnants of a long winter.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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modern young swimwear</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;">draw inspiration from Greece’s turquoise seas and landscapes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Some fur pieces from Starlight Furs completed the Blue Blue Beachwear giving the swimsuits a sexy Canadian flavor!</span><br />
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the <b>“Fabulous 7,</b>” seven distinguished Montreal Greek Canadian who managed to
beat cancer despite an often tortuous ordeal. Dressed in Orsalia Parthenis’
garments that were specifically chosen for each one of them, strutting on the runaway,
handsome, dynamic and sending the message that even if a part of the female
body, be it the womb or the chest, is missing, femininity remains an integral
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;">All seven were admired for their courage and
proud demonstration of their victorious existence.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; margin: 0px;">Corporate lawyer, Aikaterina
Tsimperis, English teacher, Christina Ozarapoglou, Greece’s representative to
the International Civil Aviation Organization, Elpida Koryfidou,
philanthropist, Yula Kiskira, Greek teacher and medical employee, Amalia
Markakis, retired Greek teacher, Evangelia Tsalkidou, and young kindergarten
teacher, Melina Tsagaropoulos. Melina, aged 30, faced her ovarian cancer
bravely, struggling tooth and nail for her life, but also for her welfare.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span><br />
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Greece to Montreal, the Honorable Michael Gavriilidis, stressed the importance
of the Dovee project for the detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers and
congratulated the LGWM for its initiative to financially support this
groundbreaking research.</span></span></div>
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award-winning Canadian (CTV) television reporter, <b>Rob Lurie, </b>while the
main sponsor was Air Canada, enhancing the prestige of the endeavor. Many other
corporations provided financial assistance for the undertaking as well.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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Montreal at an event to prevent women's cancers that will be etched
indelibly in the memory of those of Hellenic and non-Hellenic origin who
attended this historic event at the Palace Congress Center in Laval.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b>Organizing Committee</b><br />
Co Chairs: Athena Kyriakou, Dimitra Argyropoulos<br />
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Peggy Vrettis<br />
Elizabeth Scoufaras<br />
Tina Kalogrias<br />
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DOvEE project of the Women’s Health Research Unit’s Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic
Centre (MUHC)</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> t<span style="margin: 0px;">o support preventive care in
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one-of-a-kind fashion show, hosted by CTV News Reporter </span></span></span><a href="https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/more/bios/rob-lurie-1.372789"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Rob Lurie</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">. All profits from this event will go towards
women’s cancer research and </span></span><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/obgyn/lucy-gilbert"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Dr. Lucy Gilbert</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">, head of the DOvEE project, will be a
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the clothes of the world-renowned Greek designer, </span></span><a href="https://orsalia-parthenis.gr/el/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Orsalia Parthenis</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">,<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> who will travel from Greece to
present her Spring and Fall collections of clothing and accessories. Orsalia
Parthenis' pieces are known for their geometrical and symmetrical
lines, inspired by ancient Greek clothing. </span></span><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;">Models from </span></span><a href="http://newwavemodels.ca/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">NewWave</span></span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> Agency along with cancer survivors will be strutting the runway.</span></div>
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show. Women’s cancer prevention and treatment is something I hold very close to
my heart. I also think that this event will be a great opportunity to create
awareness for Parthenis, a historic Greek fashion house, and to show the
Montreal community the level of creativity and quality that the Greek fashion industry
offers”, says <span style="background: white; margin: 0px;">Orsalia Parthenis.</span></span></div>
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the famous </span></span><a href="https://blueblue.gr/"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">BlueBlue</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> swimsuits<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; margin: 0px;"> of young Greek
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The Lyceum Club of Greek Women was founded in
1911 by the pioneer of the Greek feminist movement Kalliroi Parren, who through
her militant literature, through the pages of the Newspaper of the Ladies gave
her own battle against the illiteracy of Greek women. She founded Sunday
schools, evening schools and training schools through which she supported Greek
women’s rights to education and work. Today, the Lyceum<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>of Greek Women preserves its dynamic
presence, fights for the promotion of Greek tradition as well as volunteering
in an attempt to connect its long experience in social activity and the
management of cultural heritage with scientific knowledge. It organizes lessons
of traditional dances, percussion, choir, painting, Greek language for Greek
women who live abroad or foreign women who live and work in Greece.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">The DOvEE project is a specialized
clinical study for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer. Since 2008, eligible
women have been invited for specialized medical tests to diagnose ovarian
cancer as early as possible. In this way, diagnosis improves the chances of
survival and decreases invasive treatments.</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">It was a rainy morning on November 1st when I
awoke at the crack of dawn for my laparoscopic cholecystectomy at
the McGill University Hospital Centre’s (MUHC) General Hospital of
Montreal. I was told to</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">arrive at 7:30 am.sharp in order to be prepped for my surgery that
was scheduled for 9:30 am.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">My case could have been an easy one were it a
simple bout of discomfort, but, unfortunately, a major attack in May showed
that I had a gallbladder full of sand with an imminent risk of complications.
As such, my amazing surgeon, tried to fix a date for my surgery in the two
months prior to my departure for Greece in July but to no avail. She warned me
that if I had another attack during my three-month absence, I would have to
undergo the procedure in Greece.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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discomfort and crises of indigestion, the episodes were not so severe as to
require emergency surgery.</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">My doctor’s secretary contacted us in early
September and, after much discussion, I was finally given an appointment for my
cholecystectomy for November 1st, a full five months after my initial
gallbladder attack.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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the day before my surgery, to tell me that the procedure had been
postponed to November 12th. I objected, explaining that the discomfort in my
abdomen had become unbearable with severe episodes of indigestion and pain, not
to mention the ever-present danger of me developing pancreatitis.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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November 1st, at the Montreal General. And there I waited. As the hours passed,
the staff would come to inform me, every now and again, that:</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">my doctor's team had been rushed into cranial
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</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">the Montreal General Hospital is a first
response trauma centre and, as such, planned operations are often postponed; </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">that after two emergency procedures for surgeon,
my turn would come. </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Patiently, and without a frenzy, I waited and
waited, constantly being told that my surgery would take place. The time had
reached 5:00p.m. and, knowing that “planned” surgeries ended at 2.30, I began
to worry whether I would ever survive the system, given that my doctor had
told me about the danger of any further delay. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">In the end, as a result of my physician’s</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">insistence, the surgery was finally
performed at 6p.m., a full 9 hours late. Thanks to her professionalism, she
managed to overcome a dysfunctional system that could have ended in tragedy.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">There, in the anteroom, waiting for a surgery
that was constantly in doubt, I realized that the country in which I have lived
over the past 30 years, and especially the province of Quebec, has allowed its
health system to deteriorate dangerously. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">I was told
that the cutbacks made by Prime Minister Philip Couillard's outgoing government
were devastating the operations of the MUHC, with others noting that orders had
been given to refrain from administering all but urgently needed medical tests
to the elderly <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-orders-hospitals-to-cut-150-million-in-direct-care-to-patients">in order to save 150 million dollars. </a></span></div>
<a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-orders-hospitals-to-cut-150-million-in-direct-care-to-patients">https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-orders-hospitals-to-cut-150-million-in-direct-care-to-patients</a><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">The cuts were deep, I was told, as well, at the new Mega Hospital
that houses the former Royal Victoria Hospital, the Children's Hospital and the
General Hospital of Montreal. Nurses are in short supply and underpaid, making
for much, long overtime and forcing them to leave the service prematurely. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">The Children's Hospital emergency ward is forced to operate with a
single pediatrician through its overnight hours. Parents are desperate, dealing
with a system that puts their children's lives at risk. The First Aid
Clinic at the brand new Glen functions with a minimal medical and hospital
staff, forcing people to wait for endless hours to cope with urgent medical
problems.</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Personally, I was hit by the cuts. In
pre-operative testing, the attending physician decided against doing a blood
test on the basis of other good blood tests I had undergone in October of 2017,
risking, of course, any possible consequences. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">At the same
time, I experienced the cuts at the Montreal General Hospital where I saw many
planned surgeries being postponed. In order to procede, my doctor was forced to
treat me as a high danger incident since I had been waiting for months with the
attacks increasing in their persistence.</span></div>
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reluctant, eventually left the MUHC to work in the US,</span></span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">“the staff follow the rules, they can not
perform surgery without the necessary personnel, without an anesthesiologist.
Unfortunately, McGill has limited the number of doctors who can work full
shifts in its clinics and in surgery. Τhe Staff follow the Rules, they can
not just open another operating room without proper staffing.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">He goes on explaining : “this was probably a result of a lack of
anesthesiologist availability as the government limits the number of full-time
staff McGill can employ as a way of controlling the number of procedures being
performed.”</span></div>
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of the resources are used to pay the medical specialists and the wages of its
nurses are frozen, the hospital system is in a stalemate. We pay taxes to fund
a medical system that does not reward patients properly."</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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unfortunately, often reminiscent of what one would expect to find in
the third world. People wait endlessly for appointments with specialists,
procedures are not performed because there is no staff and surgeons scramble
unsuccessfully to find nurses and anesthesiologists that are unavailable.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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urgent need of surgery to repair its political and functional deficiencies!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
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<b>PS. I would like to ask my readers to share their stories with the medical system long waits so se can show the governments where they stand re the medical system...</b></div>
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