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The next Philoptochos meeting will be on Sunday, March 30th, following Divine Liturgy in the Conference Room.

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What we are currently working on!

Ionian Village: The Philoptochos Society is sponsoring a Scholarship for the Ionian Village Summer 2025 session.  To apply, please contact Pam Papas. Scholarship Committee:  Pam Papas, Mia Gziki, Iliana Radaios

Operation Classroom: Calling all teachers and educators in our community.  Let us know if  there is something you would love to have for your classroom, but budget is an issue.  At a teacher's request, last year our chapter purchased headphones for her classroom of 35 students.  We also bought a phone station for a teacher to collect phones from students and avoid distraction during class.   For more information, please contact Theodora at Theo.diolitsis@gmail.com

Ronald McDonald House:  Our chapter will be delivering a meal to families at the Ronald McDonald House of Comer Children’s Hospital on April 15th at 3:30 pm.  If you would like to join us, please contact Evelyn at enisbett@gmail.com

Philoptochos Mission Statement:
The Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc., is the duly accredited women’s philanthropic society of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. The mission of the Society shall be:

• To help the poor, the destitute, the hungry, the aged, the sick, the unemployed, the orphaned, the imprisoned, the widowed, the handicapped, the victims of disasters, to undertake the burial of impoverished persons and to offer assistance to anyone who may need the help of the Church through fund raising efforts; and

• To promote the charitable, benevolent, and philanthropic purposes of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, through instructional programs, presentations, lectures, seminars, and other educational resources;

• To preserve and perpetuate Orthodox Christian concepts and the Orthodox Christian Family, and through them, to promote the Greek Orthodox Faith and traditions, in accordance with its doctrines, canons, discipline, divine worship, usages, and customs;

• To promote participation in the activities of the Greek Orthodox community, with the cooperation of the Parish Priest and the Parish Council.

The charitable work of the Society shall be performed with discretion, courtesy, and kindness.

Ionian Village Scholarship Awarded in 2024!

Thank you to everyone who applied for our inaugural scholarship to Ionian Village. Congratulations to Sophia Gabuzzi and Alexandra Sepsis for receiving the award. Ladies, enjoy your time and tell us about your trip when you return!
Committee: Fr. Chrysanthos, Fr. Peter, Pam Papas, Mia Gziki, Iliana Radaios, Tammy Metropulos. 

Thank you for your donation to our “Shower of Kindness” Prison Ministry drive!

On behalf of Ladies Philoptochos of St George and the Prison Ministry, a heartfelt thank you to every one of you for donating clothes, feminine products, and books to the Fox Valley Women's Transition Center. With everyone’s support, we were able to donate 11 large boxes of clothing, 2 boxes of feminine products, 2 boxes of books, and one large bag of shoes.  It is gestures of kindness and generosity like these that make a difference in people’s lives.

A special Thank You to Dorian Abbott and his little daughter, Emma, for helping to package all donations, and to Theodora Diolitsis for helping to drop off the donations to the Women’s Center in Aurora.

Fox Valley Adult Transitional Center is a Transitional Security Adult Female facility that provides for a positive transition from the institution to life in the community through the use of a four-step level system. With the assistance of counselors and the use of programs, all residents are expected to seek full-time employment or attend educational or vocational training.  The facility can accommodate up to 128 female residents.

Roula Arceo, Event Chairperson

Shower of Kindness - Help us with our drive to help the women at Fox Valley Transitional Center.

Our Philoptochos Society Chapter together with Outreach Ministry will be collecting personal hygiene products and “ever so gently” used clothes for women to be donated to the Fox Valley Transitional Center located in Aurora.

We are asking for donations of the items listed below. Collection will start July 30th and will end September 30th. Collection boxes will be placed at St. George or you may call 847.721.9308 to make arrangements for a pickup.

Items needed: Personal Hygiene Products -  Sanitary Pads, Tampons, Liners, Adult Pads, - Personal Cleansing Products - “Ever so gently used” «Σαν Καινούργια» Women’s Clothing - “Like new” Children’s books for family visiting room.