FAITH: AN ENDOWMENT FOR ORTHODOXY & HELLENISM In 2011, Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism, continued to underwrite several programs to preserve and promote Orthodoxy and Hellenism to young people. In 2011, through the Birthright Hellas Program, Faith sponsored 54 financial aid scholarships for young people to travel to Greece through the Ionian Village program to learn more about their heritage by exploring the ancient sites, monasteries, and cultural institutions. Additionally, FAITH continued its support of the FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence and also scholarship awards to the winners of
the St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival to be contributed towards their college tuition. In 2011, FAITH partnered with the Fulbright Foundation of Greece to support relevant graduate and professional research scholarships in academia. FAITH also continued to promote curriculum enrichment programs by underwriting the production and distribution of DVD’s, new language textbooks, Ta Ellinika Mou, and youth Bibles for young children studying the Greek Language and culture in classrooms throughout the Archdiocese.
FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism members attend a San Diego Chargers football game during a break in the FAITH meetings which were hosted by the Spanos family. Participants include (l to r) Dean Metropoulos, Dr. Michael Johnson, Peter Vlahos, John Calamos, Michael Spanos, Angelo Tsakopoulos, Zoe Moshovitis, Peggy Sotirhos, Presbytera Xanthi Karloutsos, Jim Moshovitis, George Marcus, Natalia Orfanos, Fr. Alex Karloutsos and George Demos.
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