2015 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE
ORDER OF PARADE BATTALIONS
Commemorating the 194thAnniversary of Greek Independence
1821 – 2015
Sunday, March 29, 2015, 1:45 p.m.
HONORARY BATTALION
1.NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MOUNTED COLOR GUARD
2.NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONIAL BAND
3.NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
4.HELLENIC AMERICAN EASTERN ORTHODOX OFFICERS – ST. PAULS SOCIETY
5.NEW YORK CITY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT HELLENIC SOCIETY
6.FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK HELLENIC SOCIETY
7.UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
8.COLOR GUARD – BANNER OF THE FEDERATION AND THE GREEK AND AMERICAN FLAGS
9.THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK
10.FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY – PETROS GALATOULAS, PRESIDENT
11.2015 PARADE GRAND MARSHALS: HONORABLE ANDREW M. CUOMO, GOVERNOR NEW YORK STATE
JOHN & HELEN PSARAS
JOHN P. CALAMOS, SR.
12.HONORARY PARADE CHAIRMAN– HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS,
PRIMATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICA
13.PARADE CHAIRMEN EMERITUS – JOHN CATSIMATIDIS
PHILIP CHRISTOPHER
14.PARADE FIRST CHAIRmAn – VASILIOS GOURNELOS
15.PARADE SECOND CHAIRmAn- GEORGE PANTELIDIS
16.REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
17.REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
HON. PANOS KAMMENOS, DEFENSE MINISTEROF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE
GENERAL MIKHAIL KOSTARAKOS, CHIEF HELLENIC NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS NIKOS CHRISTODOULIDES
18.HONORED GUESTS AND OFFICIALS
19.PRESIDENTIAL GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE – EVZONES
FIRST BATTALION64th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
1) ACROPOLIS FLAG CARRIED BY ARISTA STUDENTS OF THE HELLENIC COMMUNITIES
GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO MARCHING BAND
HELLENIC COLLEGE OF THESSALONIKI
KALAVRYTAN, 1821
LAVARON OF ’21 – KALAVRYTAN FRATERNITY
LAVARON OF KALAMATA SOCIETY “SAINT APOSTOLE”
LAVARON OF MANI SOCIETY
LAVARON GEROS TOU MOREA
LAVARA EXODOS MESOLOGIOU, AETOLOAKARNANES & D.O.R.S.
LAVARON CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA”
LAVARON PONTION SOCIETY
LAVARON RIGAS FERAIOS
XANTHOS O FILIKOS PATMOS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Band: #1 – Yonkers Military Band
LAOGRAFIKOS OMILOS AMERIKIS- GREEK AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY
GREEK WARRIORS - LIVING HISTORY GROUP
2)FLOAT # 1 – MISS GREEK INDEPENDENCE
3)CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY, NEW YORK, NY
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
ST. BASIL ACADEMY
YASA – YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL ABILITIES
4) HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY
HELLENIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
5) FLOAT # 2– HELLENIC TIMES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
6) FLOAT #3- FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS Celebrating 100 Years
FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS OF U.S.A. & CANADA
NAFPAKTIAN BROTHERHOOD, DAUGHTERS ROUMELIS, ST. DEMETRIOS BROTHERHOOD, PLATANOS SOCIETY,
VELOUHIO OF ATLANTA, AETOLPAKARNANIAN MUUAL, AGRINION SOCIETY, ANALYPSIS SOCIETY, ATHANASIOS
DIAKOS, DIPLATANOS SOCIETY, GALAXIDI SOCIETY, KATAFIGION SOCIETY, KARPENISI SOCIETY, PERISTA
SOCIETY, THERMOPYLES SOCIETY, ELEFTHERIANI SOCIETY, ENOSIS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS TO KARPENISI,
SYLLOGOS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS-PANAGIA I PROUSSIOTISA
7) FLOAT # 4– AHEPA FAMILY
Band: #2 Boy Scout Troop 236 Drum & Bell Corp
AHEPA EMPIRE STATE DISTRICT 6, NJ DISTRICT 5, YANKEE DISTRICT 7
DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE, SONS OF PERICLES AND MAIDS OF ATHENA
8) ZOODOHOS PEGHE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRONX, NY
GREEK AMERICAN INSTITUTE
9) PAN LEMNIAN PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION “HEPHAESTUS” INC
10) GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR COMMUNITY, RYE, NY
11) FLOAT # 5 - CYPRUS FEDERATION
Pan-Cyprian Band
CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA
PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, DIVISIONS: ATHLETIC, YOUTH ATHLETIC (ELEFTHERIA), WOMEN’S
ISSUES NETWORK, DANCE, CHOIR, ASGATA ASSOCIATION “CYPRUS", CYPRUS YOUTH COMMITTEE AMERICA
(CYCA), LAMPOUSA CYPRIOT-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, ENOSIS LEFKARITON IN AMERICA, NJ CYPRIOT
ASSOCIATION SALAMIS, KALAVASOS FRATERNITY, PANPAPHIAN ASSOCIATION, UNITED CYPRIANS OF
AMERICA
12) AESCULAPIAN THESSALIAN BROTHERHOOD
13) BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE HELLENIC CULTURAL SOCIETY
BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL- GREEK CLUB
STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL- GREEK CLUB
14) STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WEST NYACK, NY
15) FLOAT #6 - ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CHURCH
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, PT. WASHINGTON, NY
16) TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CORONA, NEW YORK
17) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF NEW ROCHELLE, NY
Greek Afternoon School, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Philoptochos, AHEPA
18) FLOAT # 7 – ST. PARASKEVI OF GREENLAWN
ST. PARASKEVI GREEK ORTHODOX SHRINE CHURCH
PARISH COUNCIL, PHILOPTOHOS, GREEK SCHOOL, SUNDAY SCHOOL,
GREEK-AMERICAN PRE-SCHOOL, GIRL SCOUTS, GOYA, PTO, JOY, HOPE, YAL
19) STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MARITIME COLLEGE GREEK CLUB**** THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BAND
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CLUB
COLLEGE OF CCNY- HELLENIC CLUB
TOURO LAW SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
20) FLOAT # 8 - ANDROS
ANDROS SOCIETY OF USA, INC.
21) FLOAT #9- UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES
Band: #3 Susan McKinney high school
CHIAN FEDERATION
PAN CHIAKI SOCIETY, INC. “KORAIS”
UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES OF AMERICA & CANADA
22) FLOAT # 10 - SAMOS- Celebrating 100 Years
PANSAMIAN BROTHERHOOD “PYTHAGORAS” OF NY
23) FLOAT # 11 – INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK
24) FLOAT # 12 – ATLANTIC BANK
25) OWN BAND
ALMA BANK
26) PAN ELIAKOS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC
27) FLOAT # 13– HOLY TRINITY OF HICKSVILLE
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, HICKSVILLE, NY
28) ANATOLIA COLLEGE
29) FLOAT #14 – MESSINIAN
MESSINIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION “ARISTOMENIS
30) FLOAT # 15– ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU
Band: #4- Tappan Zee Men Band
SACRED PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU
Executive Ecclesiastical Council
Philoptochos Society, Youth, Greek School of St. Irene Chrysovalantou,
PTA of the Greek School, ST. NECTARIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BROOKLYN, NY,
Executive Ecclesiastical Council, Philoptochos Society, Greek School of St. Nectarios
PTo of the Greek School
31) FLOAT # 16- CRETAN SOCIETIES OF NY & NJ
UNITED CULTURAL & EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF NY & NJ CRETANS
CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA”, CRETAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED “PASIFAE”
LAVRYS CRETAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION OF NEW YORK, SYLLOGOS KRETON-MINOS,
CRETAN SISTERHOOD OF BROOKLYN, CRETAN BROTHERHOOD OF BROOKLYN
KAZANTZAKIS YOUTH, PHILOXENIA OF STATEN ISLAND, DICTAMOS OF WESTCHESTER
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS & ARKADI OF NJ, EROTOKRITOS & ARETOYSA OF LONG ISLAND
32) FLOAT # 17 - HELLENIC COMMUNITIES OF BROOKLYN & STATEN ISLAND
STS CONSTANTINE & HELEN CATHEDRAL OF BROOKLYN NY
St. Nicholas GREEK ORTHODOX NATIONAL SHRINE CHURCH
BAND: #5 Park Ridge H.S. Band
KIMISIS THEOTOKOU OF BROOKLYN
HOLY CROSS – BROOKLYN
THREE HIERARCHS – BROOKLYN
HOLY TRINITY – ST. NICHOLAS – STATEN ISLAND
33a) GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO, BROOKLYN, NY
33b) FLOAT #18 – UKRANIAN AIRLINES
34) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CT
35) FLOAT # 19- ST MARKELLA - WANTAGH
ST MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND SCHOOL OF WANTAGH, NY
36a) St. Eleftherios Greek Orthodox Church, NEW YORK CITY
36b) ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY
37) GREEK AMERICAN ATLAS
37A) CEPHALONIAN ASSOCIATION AENOS
38) FLOAT # 20- PAN-ICARIAN
PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK
39) FEDERATION OF DODECANESE SOCIETIES OF USA AND THE YOUTH
NISYRIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Symi, Nisyros, Leros,
Astypalea, Kastellorizo, Tilos, Halki, PATMOS, LIPSI
40) FLOAT # 21 – THE CARNIVAL OF LOVE FOUNDATION
41) INTERCOLLEGIATE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY
HELLENIC STUDENTS MANHATTAN COLLEGE
HELLENIC SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CLUB
42) FLOAT # 22 - CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL, HEMPSTEAD
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL
43) FLOAT # 23 - QUEENS MEDALLION
GREEK AMERICAN TAXI DRIVERS
44) FLOAT # 24- ST. DEMETRIOS OF JAMAICA
Band: #6Saddle Brook High School Band
ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, JAMAICA, NY
45) ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURH OF NEW YORK CITY
46a) FLOAT # 25 – SAINT BARBARA OF ORANGE, CT.
SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ORANGE, CT
46b) HELLENIC SOCIETY PAIDEIA - UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT & RHODE ISLAND
47) FLOAT # 26– ERIKOUSSA
PAN ERIKOUSSA SOCIETY OF AMERICA
PAN KERKYRAIKOS ASSOCIATION
48) FLOAT # 27- PONTIAN FEDERATION
BAND # 7 Cathedral H.S. School Band
PAN PONTIAN FEDERATION OF USA & CANADA
PONTION SOCIETY “KOMNINOI”
PANAGIA SOUMELA PONTION AMERIKIS
PONTIAN SOCIETY “PONTOS”
49) FLOAT # 28 – ST. DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL, ASTORIA
G.O.C. ST DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA & STS CATHERINE &GEORGE CLERGY,
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DAY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AFTERNOON SCHOOL, PHILOPTOCHOS,
G.O.Y.A., BOY & GIRL SCOUTS
50) FLOAT # 29- ST. DEMETRIOS OF MERRICK
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, MERRICK, NY
51) FLOAT # 30- ARMENIAN
KNIGHTS OF VARTAN -ARMENIAN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION
52) ST. MARKELLA CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA, NY
HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF AMERICA
CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARKELLA OF ASTORIA
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, GREEK SCHOOL
SAINT ISIDOROS CHURCH OF BETHPAGE L.I.
PARISH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
53) FLOAT # 31- PAN-ARCADIAN
PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA, EASTERN DISTRICT
“GEROS TOU MORIA”
EPARXIA KYNOURIAS
54) FLOAT # 33 – PAN GREGORIAN
BAND # 8Passaic County Band
PAN GREGORIAN ENTERPRISES
SECOND BATTALION 65th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
55) GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY
56) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS OF NEW JERSEY
57) FLOAT # 32 – ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN (TENAFLY)
GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, TENAFLY, NJ
58) RUTGERS UNVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
59) MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY
60)WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
61)New Jersey Institute of Technology Hellenic Cultural ASSOCIATION
62)THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY HELLENIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION
63) FLOAT # 34 – ST. GEORGE (CLIFTON)
ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CLIFTON, NJ
64)FLOAT # 35– ST. GEORGE (PISCATAWAY)
ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PISCATAWAY, NJ
65)ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UNION, NJ
66)KIMISIS TIS THEOTOKOU GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLMDEL, NJ
67)ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OCEAN, NJ
68) Ascension church school of Fairview, nj
69) FLOAT # 36 – ST. ATHANASIUS OF PARAMUS
BAND # 9Boy Scout Troop 236 Drum & Bell Corps
ST. ATHANASIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PARAMUS, NJ
70) ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WYCKOFF, NJ
71) FLOAT # 37– STS NICHOLAS OF ROSELAND
ST. NICHOLAS, CONSTANTINE AND HELEN OF ROSELAND, NJ
72)ST. ANDREW GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF RANDOLPH, NJ
73) FLOAT # 38 – HOLY RESURRECTION OF BROOKVILLE
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION, BROOKVILLE, NY
74) LOUPAKIS SCHOOL
75)athenian society
76) St. Nicholas GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, West Babylon, NY
GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL, goya, joy, pARISH COUNCIL
THIRD BATTALION66th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
77) FLOAT # 39 – ST. NICHOLAS, FLUSHING
Band # 10Tappan Zee Men Band
ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
WILLIAM SPYROPOULOS SCHOOL
GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL “STEFANOS & ARETI TSERPELIS”
SUNDAY SCHOOL - P.T.A.
CHOIR - PARISH COUNCIL
78) FLOAT # 40 – MELROSE***** MUSIC
MELROSE
79)SAINT FRANCIS PREPATORY SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY GREEK CLUB
BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
BENJAMIN CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC CLUB
LIC HIGH SCHOOL –GREEK CLUB
THE MARY LOUIS ACADEMY HELLENIC SOCIETY
FORDHAM PREP HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC CLUB
80) ST. SPYRIDON GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH & SCHOOL OF NEW YORK, NY
81) PANTHRACIAN UNION OF AMERICA “ORPHEUS” INC.
82) FLOAT # 41– EPIROTES -
PANEPIROTIC FEDERATION, SOCIETY OF EPIROTES,
ANAGENESIS, SOULIOTISSES,
PYRRHUS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF EPIRUS
83) FLOAT # 42 – ASSUMPTION CHURCH
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION, PORT JEFFERSON, NY
84) FLOAT # 43 – OLYMPIACOS
OLYMPIACOS FAN CLUB
85) FLOAT # 44 – HOLY CROSS OF WHITESTONE
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WHITESTONE
86) PAN EVOIKOS SOCIETY OF AMERICA
87) FLOAT # 45– FEDERATION OF LACONIAN SOCIETIES
Band: #11Medgar Evers High School
FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATED LACONIAN SOCIETIES
NEW YORK SOCIETY “VRYSEON ANAVRYTIS”, ARCHODIKO SOCIETY, SOCIETY ARNIOTON “ST ATHANASIOS”,
DAFNIOTON SOCIETY “SAINT GEORGE”, GYTHION ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES, Inc, KOUTOUMOU
SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ASSOCIATION LACEDAEMONIANS, NY, LYKOYRGIAN –LACONIAN GUARD, ASSOCIATION
MAGOULIOTON OF SPARTA, MYSTRAS SOCIETY OF PA AND DE, PANTANASSA ASSOCIATES OF MYSTRIOTES
IN AMERICA, PETRINA,PROGRESSIVE, BROTHERHOOD, SPARTAN SOCIETY
88) FLOAT # 46 – PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK
PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, ISLAND PARK, NY
89) FLOAT # 47– KASTORIAN SOCIETY
Band: # 12 Park Ridge H.S. Band
SOCIETY OF KASTORIANS “OMONOIA” INC., PHILOPTOCHOS KASTORIA, YOUTH KASTORIA,
PAN MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, PAN-MACEDONIAN STUDY CENTER, HELLENIC AMERICAN
LIBRARY ELIAS NEOFYTIDES, MACEDONIAN TV, PAN MACEDONIAN NY & NJ DISTRICT, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY
OF THESSALONIKI , GROUP OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, THESSALONIKI, KASTORIA, MAVROVON, ALIAKMON,
HALKIDIKI, DRAMA, GIANNITSA, KAVALA, KILKIS, KOZANI, KORISOS, LITOHORO, KOSTARAZION, OINOE,
THASSOS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, KATERINI, NAOUSA
90) FLOAT # 48 –FEDERATION CEPHALONIAN
Bad: # 13 – Saddle Brook H.S. Band
“KEFALOS” CHEPHALONIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK
CEPHALONIAN ASSOCIATION “AGIOS GERASIMOS” OF NEW JERSEY
91) PAN MEGARIAN “BYZAS” SOCIETY
92) GREEK ORTHODOX COUNCIL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL #3 IBEW
93) NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HIGHWAY PATROL
94) FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK MEMBERS AND 2015 PARADE COMMITTEE
Parking for buses will be from
80thto 83rd Streets, Madison to Park Avenues