Transcript Athletics
ATHLETICS Presented by Sandy Papadopoulos Supreme Governor Region 1 Atlanta, GA Why Athletics? • Athletics can be a very useful way to gain membership • We provide scholarships for our youth • Maximize youth involvement • There is something that everyone can participate in: – – – – – – Softball Golf Tennis Soccer Basketball Bowling Ahepa golf (Golf Director: Chris Atsaves, Chicago) • The most well attended sport of AHEPA Athletics! • 2 major National Tournaments including the Dr. Monthe Kofos Memorial Tournament (this year to be held at Innisbrook in Tarpon Springs, FL • Regional tournaments hosted throughout the year in all parts of the country • We encourage everyone to inform us if they would like to host a Regional Golf Tournament National Golf Tournament Talega Country Club San Clemente, CA AHEPA Basketball (Basketball Director: Costa Papademetriou, NY) • A long standing tradition throughout the Order of AHEPA • Maximum participation from Sons of Pericles and AHEPA • Most every district has a basketball tournament at some point of the year • Re-established the National AHEPA Invitational Basketball Tournament at this year’s Supreme Convention in Miami Regional Basketball Tournament hosted in New York AHEPA BOWLING & SOFTBALL (Bowling Director: George Karras, Indiana Softball Director: Alec Alexander, Atlanta) • 2 sports that are on the rise again! • Bowling tournament hosted in Hammond, IN was very well attended and we even had a brother with a perfect 300 game! (Chris Atsaves) • Softball once a widely supported sport, is now back on the rise after a small decline in attendence • We had 4 teams at this year’s Supreme Convention National Softball Tournament National Softball and Bowling Tournaments AHEPA Soccer (Soccer Director: Steve Mavronis, Maryland) • Slowly but surely developing this program and are gaining interest especially from the youth • We are making big strides in developing a curriculum for how to start and maintain an AHEPA Soccer Program in your respective communities • Should be finished and developed by the Supreme Convention in Las Vegas AHEPA Athletic Hall of Fame (Hall of Fame Director: Greg Stamos, CT) • We have amazing exposure through the establishment of the AHEPA Athletic Hall of Fame • Honorees range from former players in most major professional sports as well as local sports legends • Athletic Hall of Fame luncheon is ALWAYS well attended by everyone at the Supreme Convention 2009 AHEPA Athletic Hall of Fame Luncheon San Francisco, CA AHEPA Scholarships (Scholarship Director: John Tanionos, MA) • The most important aspect of AHEPA Athletics • Provide scholarships that are presented at the Hall of Fame Luncheon at the Supreme Convention • Incredibly gifted recipients that we hope will be potential members of respective AHEPA family orders • We encourage all members of AHEPA to promote the fact that Athletics gives out these scholarships Scholarship Recipients how does our district get started? • Contact your regional director to see if your district or chapter can host an event • If your first couple of events do not do as well, don’t be discouraged! People will come and participate eventually, ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH! • Make sure everyone is informed of our National events for every sport • Make sure everyone in your area, especially high school and college students and their parents, are informed about scholarship opportunities • Come and join us at a golf outing! You don’t have to participate to see what we’re all about. We encourage and welcome your participation! For more information…. • • • • • • • • • • • Supereme Athletic Director: Spiro Siaggas – [email protected] Special Events & Sport Development: Sandy Papadopoulos – [email protected] Booster Club Director: Likie Beleos – [email protected] Hall of Fame Director: Greg Stamos – [email protected] Basketball: Costa Papademetriou – [email protected] Bowling: George Karras – [email protected] Golf: Chris Atsaves – [email protected] Scholarships and Awards: John Tanionos – [email protected] Soccer: Steve Mavronis – [email protected] Softball: Alec Alexander – [email protected] Tennis: Arthur Anastasiou – [email protected] Regional Directors Mid-Atlantic: Likie Beleos (Camden, SC) [email protected] Northwestern: Terry Karis (Seattle, WA) [email protected] North Atlantic: John Levas (Plainview, NY) [email protected] Mid-Eastern: Charles Mardis (Fairlawn, OH) [email protected] Mid-Western: Chris Marinos (Kildeer, IL) [email protected] Southeast: Gus Pantelides (Clearwater, FL) [email protected] Western: Pete Marudas (Phoenix, AZ) [email protected] Mountain West: Jim Peros (Denver, CO) [email protected] International: Denny Rigas (Capo Beach, CA) [email protected] Southwest: Michael Spartalis (Houston, TX) [email protected] Canada: Andy Tzemis (Toronto, CA) [email protected]