National Leadership 100 Sunday Observed for Fourteenth Year
National Leadership 100 Sunday was celebrated across the nation for the fourteenth consecutive year on Sunday, October 23, 2022, the Feast Day of Saint Iakovos.
Philoptochos and Leadership 100 Receive Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
On October 7, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria met with two of the Omogeneia’s champions of philanthropy: the Greek Orthodox Ladies’ Philoptochos Society and the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Fund.
Michael G. Psaros, Archon Ostiarios, Presented with The Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship
Michael G. Psaros, Archon Ostiarios, has received The Nicholas J. Bouras Award for Extraordinary Archon Stewardship for his outstanding service to the Orthodox Church as an Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
Archbishop Elpidophoros Awards Helen Carlos the Medal of Saint Paul
Archbishop Elpidophoros of America awarded Helen Carlos, a member of Leadership 100, with the Medal of Saint Paul, the highest commendation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, at the Great Vespers of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at Holy Cross Chapel – Hellenic College Holy Cross in Brookline, Massachusetts on September 13, 2022.
Archbishop Elpidophoros Visits Balikli Hospital Following Devastating Fire
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros visited the Balikli Greek Hospital in Istanbul on August 12, 2022, following a devastating fire and had the opportunity to hear from staff and residents about their experiences during the ordeal.
GOARCH Centennial Exhibit Comes to Maliotis Cultural Center
The Centennial Exhibit of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (GOARCH), which made its debut at the 2022 Clergy-Laity Congress in New York City in July, has been at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Brookline, MA on the campus of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology since August.
Michael and Katherine Johnson and Family Gift Chapel of Saint Basil the Great to Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral of Denver, Colorado
When Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver blessed the Chapel of Saint Basil the Great at Assumption of the Theotokos Cathedral, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis Cathedral of Denver, on May 21, 2022, the idea of Michael and Katherine Johnson to build a chapel in Denver became a reality. That idea began more than a decade ago, in July of 2010, when the Johnsons, active supporters of the Greek Orthodox Church for more than 60 years, took a trip to Columbus, Ohio to visit friends.
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Centennial Clergy-Laity Congress Concludes
The 46th Biennial Clergy-Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, meeting in New York, concluded on July 7, 2022, after a packed final Plenary Session, during which various institutional organizations shared their progress and their vision for the next 100 years.
“Responding to Racism: The Orthodox Witness in America” – Juneteenth
In celebration of Juneteenth, the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations released a video presented by Rev. Samuel Davis, acting rector of St. Simon of Cyrene Orthodox Mission in New Brunswick, NJ of the Orthodox Church in America.
Father Alex Karloutsos Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom
In a ceremony at the White House on Thursday, July 7, 2022, the Rev. Protopresbyter Alexander M. Karloutsos, formerly Executive Director of Leadership 100, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Joseph Biden.
Hellenic Hearts Honors Mike Manatos with First Philotimo Award
Hellenic Hearts held its 4th Annual Golf & Gala Event at the Waynesborough Country Club in Philadelphia on June 13 and presented its first Philotimo Award, granted “to honor someone who shared its vision and believed in making a difference”, to Mike Manatos, President of Manatos & Manatos in Washington, D.C.
New Beginnings
Dear Members,
Christos Anesti!
In beginning my term as Chairman, I anticipated that Leadership 100 would be making a transition in a new environment for both our Church and our Nation. Serving as Vice Chairman gave me the distinct advantage of collaborating with Chairman Argyris Vassiliou and Executive Director Paulette Poulos on several significant initiatives. I would like to take this opportunity to personally acknowledge and thank our most respected RJ who has faithfully devoted his time, talent and treasure to Leadership 100 and to the Church at large.
First, we began to reevaluate our communications strategy and decided that now was the time to redesign our website to create not only a more contemporary source of information, but also a multi-functional vehicle to upgrade our office operations, including accepting payments for membership contributions, for the first time. We engaged Dean Christopher of Dean Christopher Design, LLC, of Denver, Colorado, in February of this year to begin the intricate process of the redesign, in collaboration with our staff. Together, they produced new materials and new functions.
With this L100 In Action newsletter, we are proud to inaugurate the new www.L100.org website.
Ecumenical Patriarch meets with Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Poland on March 27, 2022, at the invitation of the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda. President Duda officially invited the Ecumenical Patriarch to visit and offer words of support, consolation and hope to the millions of refugees that have fled from Ukraine because of the ongoing invasion by Russia.
HCHC Announces 2022 Honorees
Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology announced on March 30, 2022, that honorary doctorates would be awarded to Paulette Poulos and Dean Triantafilou at the 2022 Commencement exercises on May 21.
Huffington Ecumenical Institute To Be Established at Hellenic College Holy Cross
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America announced on April 1, 2022, a gift to Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology by Michael Huffington, a faithful member of Leadership 100. The $2.5 million dollar gift, and a matching gift by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America for $2.5 million, will establish the Huffington Ecumenical Institute on the campus of HCHC in Brookline, MA.
HCHC Retires $5.3 Million Mortgage
Hellenic College Holy Cross announced on April 6, 2022, that it has paid off the $5.3 million mortgage on the Barletta property, a seven-acre parcel of land adjacent to the main campus that was acquired in 2006 to provide opportunities for expansion and to protect against encroaching development.
Michael Psaros Makes Transformative Gift to Georgetown University to Launch the Preeminent Center on Financial Markets and Policy
Michael G. and Robin Psaros have committed $11 million to the newly renamed Psaros Center for Financial Markets and Policy at Georgetown University, the preeminent destination for unbiased expertise at the intersection of finance and policy. Psaros, who is a Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP., is a member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees.
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Donates $15 Million to St. Michael’s Retirement Home
Andreas Dracopoulos, the Co-President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) announced on April 13, 2022, a major donation of $15 million by SNF to St. Michael’s Retirement Home, one of the preeminent facilities which cares for the Greek Orthodox elderly in America.
IOCC Announces Challenge Grant for Summer's Wildfires in Greece
The George and Judy Marcus Foundation and the Jaharis Family Foundation have together provided IOCC with a six-figure matching challenge grant to support IOCC’s long- term response to last summer’s wildfires in Greece.
Leadership 100 Approves $7,094,900 in New and Prior Year Grants, Total Since Founding Reaches $70 Million
The Executive Committee of Leadership 100, meeting at the 31st Annual Conference in Naples, Florida on February 9, 2022, approved 31 new and prior year grants, totaling $7,094,900,