Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society
January 1 - December 31, 2010 Donations
A total of $ 1,373,333 was donated in the 2010 calendar year from the following National Philoptochos Commitments/Programs and Special Collections:
Saint Basil Academy
Vasilopita $350,000 For operational expenses at $25,000 per month and
an additional $50,000 donation.
Sisterhood Fund $56,187 $50,000 for sewer system repairs.
$2,950 for graduation awards and Christmas gifts.
$3,237 for graduation expenses.
Zoe Cavalaris Education Fund $ 14,079 For tutors.
Hellenic College Holy Cross
Scholarship Fund $65,600 $61,600 for spring and fall scholarships for 28 students.
$ 4,000 special merit award scholarships to 4 students .
Lenten Event $83,000
$60,000 for carpeting in the Polemanakos Dormitory.
$23,000 for a new freezer in the cafeteria.
Administration $3,500 To the Orthodox Christian Network to purchase a camera and
computer equipment to record and broadcast the Religious
Freedom Conference of the Ecumenical Patriarchate held in
Brussels, Belgium.
HIV/AIDS Walkathon $ 2,238 To IOCC for the orphans in Ethiopia.
Autism Assistance Fund $33,600 $15,000 to the Marcus Autism Center, Atlanta, GA.
$15,000 to Autism Society of Middle Tennessee, Nashville,
towards the School Family Partnership Program to support
children and their parents.
$3,600 Assistance to individuals.
Social Services $82,948 $67,948 For assistance to individuals.
$10,000 to Blessings in a Backpack in honor of Stan Curtis,
Director and Founder and 2010 National Philoptochos
Biennial Convention guest speaker.
$5,000 to Family Promise, Stroudsburg, PA towards food,
shelter and support services for homeless families and advice
and advocacy for at-risk families to prevent homelessness.
Cancer Fund $ 61,727 $31,727 for assistance to individuals.
$15,000 to Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research, Inc.
Hartford, CT towards the financial assistance of 10 pediatric patients affected by leukemia and similar blood related diseases.
$15,000 to Banner Health Foundation, Cardon Children’s Medical Center, Mesa, AZ towards the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Dept. to help with the medical care of the poor, uninsured and for the young adult room for support sessions and lectures.
Children’s Medical Fund $ 28,967 $15,000 to the University of Illinois Rush Stroger Hospitals,
Chicago, IL towards the continuing support of the Dept. of Pediatrics and for the Pediatric Oncology Social Work
Program.
$10,000 to Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH for the Psychiatric Intake Response Center towards
psychiatric/psychological help for abused children.
$3,967 to Laine’s Angels Foundation, Edison, NJ towards
the ongoing support to families of children with cancer
and blood disorders.
Children’s Medical Fund 2009 $ 26,067 $15,000 Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
towards the Giraffe Omnibed for Newborn ICU.
$5,000 Ronald McDonald House of Charities of Norfolk, VA
to provide support for families with children facing medical challenges and programs that directly improve the health and well being of children who are receiving treatment in area hospitals.
$1,033 to Laine’s Angels Foundation, Edison, NJ towards the ongoing support to families of children with cancer and blood disorders.
$5,034 assistance to individuals.
Ecumenical Patriarchate $100,000 General donation for Patriarchal ministries.
General Medical Fund $15,000 To the University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO towards
the purchase of 300 blood pressure units to be distributed to
heart patients in need, throughout Colorado.
Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund $83,420 To IOCC Haiti Relief Fund for education and
environmental programs.
International Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC) $57,500 $40,000 general donation.
$10,000 for the pilot program of Podoconiosis, supplying
Shoes in partnership with Tom’s shoes for women and children in Ethiopia.
$7,500 to cover 2 shipments of cholera kits with pharmaceuticals and supplies to treat the victims of cholera and dysentery due to the Pakistani floods.
National Emergency Fund $42,500 $20,000 to IOCC for the victims of the Haiti earthquake in
need of safe drinking water and shelter.
$15,000 to the Metropolis of Detroit for the Nashville
Flood Relief efforts.
$7,500 to IOCC to cover 2 shipments of cholera kits to
treat the victims of cholera and dysentery due to the
Pakistani floods.
National Sisterhood of Presbyteres
Benevolent Fund (NSP) $35,000 For assistance to Priests, Presbyteres and their families.
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) $15,000 General donation.
Orthodox Christian Mission
Center (OCMC) $40,000 $35,000 General donation.
$5,000 in honor of Nathan Hoppe, OCMC missionary
Serving in Albania and guest speaker at the 2010 National
Philoptochos Biennial Convention.
Support a Mission Priest $40,000 General donation.
Retired Clergy and Widowed Presbyteres
Benevolent Fund $12,000 General donation.
75th Anniversary Founders Fund $65,000 $20,000 to the Hellenic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center,
Canton, MA to refurbish two rooms in Unit B.
$20,000 to the Greek American Rehabilitation and Care Center, Wheeling, IL for their memory loss program.
$20,000 to Holy Trinity Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Worcester, MA to renovate their tub room as part of their culture change for more resident or person centered care.
$5,000 to St. John the Baptist Orthodox Adult Medical Day Care Center, Hunt Valley, MD to provide financial assistance to Orthodox Christians who are unable to pay.
St. Photios Shrine $35,000 General donation.
UNICEF $25,000 For the Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
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