Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Καλά Χριστούγεννα! Merry Christmas!

Hellenism & Christmas- Classic & Bling
Athens International Airport
Christmas 2012


Ευχόμαστε σε όλους Καλά Χριστούγεννα & Καλή Χρονιά!

Ας είναι το 2013 η χρονιά που θα σηματοδοτήσει την  ανάπτυξη και την αλλαγή  προς το καλύτερο για την Ελλάδα μας

Wishing everyone in our Global Greek World a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful and Successful New Year!

For our beautiful Greece, may 2013 be the turning point for a new and positive beginning!



At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows! 

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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Let's Give our Children the Real Meaning of Christmas: Father Alex Karloutsos




We liked what we read in one of Gregory Pappas Status updates on Facebook earlier and thought we would share with you the rest of Father Alex Karloutsos' Christmas address. 

For all our good intentions we really do need to heed the warning bells and step on the brakes.In the mad rush to give our children the best of everything, we often forget what's important, really important. Let's all think about what we can offer our children to equip them for living and becoming the best possible citizens.

Thank you Father Alex. 

Merry Christmas!

2012 Christmas Letter of Father Alex

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Dear Friends,

I greet you in the name of the Prince of Peace Whose name these days is so purposefully overlooked that the very celebration of His birth, the Christmas Advent, now begins on a Black Friday shrouded by empty salutations of happy holidays and season’s greetings. We are so caught up in our consume-or-be-consumed society of self-indulgence, as Dostoyevsky points out, that we actually “judge others and ourselves by the quantity and quality” of the Christmas gifts we give and are given. Rather than following the star to adore “the King of Angels” as did the wise men before us, we have foolishly become like Pontius Pilate, as we wash away any reference of Christ’s birth as Messiah, Lord and Savior. (Please read Mark 8:38)

Why is it, I ask, that we insist on giving our children everything our parents could not afford to give us and yet desist from giving them the priceless things of value that our parents did give us – - – our faith, culture and legacy? We buy them apps, but not aptitude for living; we give them toys, but neglect to give them life’s tools; and we give them the best of cars, but without giving them the best road to travel through life. Surprisingly and sadly, out of our abounding love we’ve given our children an entitlement mentality as opposed to a gratitude mindset!

Speaking the truth in love, and in light of tragedies like Sandy, I ask you to make the time to tell the people you love that you truly love them. Tell them that God’s blessing of health is the greatest wealth and that everything else is fool’s gold. Tell them the real story of Christ’s birth and the Season’s reason for Santa Claus, bright lights and wrapped presents under Christmas trees. Take them and yourself to Church for Christmas and at home read Luke 2:1-20 around your dinner table or fireplace.

Xanthi, Yiayia, our children and 8 ½ grandchildren join me in offering you this simple Christmas prayer: May the Bethlehem Child increase in you His grace; and multiply your days with many, many years; and bless you throughout those years with a joyous and happy life.

Christ is born — glorify Him,

Fr. Alex Karloutsos

Active and dynamic, Global Greek Father Alex Karloutsos, Protopresbyter at Kimisis tis Theotokou, Hamptons, New York, is former Executive Director of Leadership 100, an endowment fund established under the guidance of the late Archbishop Iakovos,  spiritual advisor of the Order of St. AndrewPublic Affairs Officer of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and acting Executive Advisor of Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism - a national organization, whose sole purpose is to fund the National Ministries and Institutions of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.



 At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows!

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Global Greek Families - Bringing them Home for Christmas - Greek Style!


The Greek father calls his son a couple of days before Christmas, really upset, and says, 

"Niko, I hate to ruin your day, but I must tell you that your mother and I are divorcing - forty-five years of misery is enough."

"Baba, what are you talking about?" Niko screams.

"We can't stand the sight of each other any longer, We're sick of each other, and I'm sick of talking about this, so you call your sister Toula and let her know."

Frantic, the son calls Toula, who explodes on the phone.

"No way are my loving parents getting divorced!" she shouts.

She calls her Dad immediately and screams at him -

"Patera, No way are you getting divorced! Don't do anything until we get there. I'm calling Niko back and we'll be there tomorrow. Do you hear me?" and hangs up.

The old man hangs up his phone and turns to his wife. "Endaxi, he says, they will be home for Christmas and what's more they will be paying their own way." 

That's Global Greek Families for you! 



At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows!

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Rediscovering the Best of Athens with Athens Daily Secret

 Athens' Acropolis isn't secret but it is magical...

Wondering what to do for Christmas and the New year? 

How about rediscovering Athens, beautiful, enchanting and full of secret charms?

Thanks to our friends at Daily Secret for sharing this amazing video
  

Check out all 685 Athens Secrets here 


At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows!
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Monday, December 10, 2012

Support Greece-Buy GREEK for Christmas this year! Στηρίζω την Ελλάδα! Φέτος στις Γιορτές Επιμένω ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ!

 
Design by Sophia Georgaki
Many thanks for the great design, Sophia!


Welcome to the 2nd year of our Buy GREEK for Christmas Campaign on Facebook!

After last year's successful beginning, we decided to make this an annual 'event'.

One of our traditional sayings goes 'If you don't praise your home it will fall and crush you...' what else is Greece but our collective home and one of the most beautiful in the world?

By Buying GREEK wherever in the world you are over the holidays...you are actively adding your support and solidarity to the efforts of the people in this beautiful country to start the economic recovery process from the grass roots level, by helping sustain Greek jobs and businesses.

Being part of our campaign does not imply that you need to be anywhere on any particular date... all it means is that you too are going to buy or maybe make something Greek - kourambiedes, taramosalata, olives, feta, yoghurt, a piece of chocolate, eat at a Greek restaurant, download a Greek song, buy a book, a theatre ticket, a DVD or CD, buy a bottle of Greek wine, olive oil or ouzo, visit a Museum, or an on-line Museum Shop, book your holiday in Greece, take the Metro to Monastiraki and have a souvlaki or catch a ferryboat to one of Greece's beautiful islands.

If you or your company gives corporate or client gifts, include some of Greece's great wines, olive oil or unique handmade silver items.

Even if you cannot buy something GREEK, you can still support our campaign!

Just click on the link and share, share, share - tell your friends, tell the world, that you are proud to be one of those who support Greece - proud to be part of the Buy GREEK movement!

We really liked what one of our friends, John Lewis, wrote this on the event wall:  


Western Christmas shopping is about 1 trillion USD and if one in 100 people bought something made in Greece this X-mas, that would add 10 billion to our GDP pulling Greece out of recession and into marginal growth. It would add 100,000 manufacturing jobs which would ripple out to a 5% reduction in unemployment. 1 in 100.  

Will you be one?

Let's go! Let's show our solidarity with Greece!


Στηρίζουμε Ελλάδα! Φέτος στις Γιορτές Επιμένω ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ! 

Αν δεν παινέψεις το σπίτι σου, θα πέσει να σε πλακώσει... Η Ελλάδα δεν είναι παρά ένα συλλογικό σπίτι και ένα από τα πιο όμορφα του κόσμου!

Φέτος για δεύτερη χρονιά συνεχίζουμε την εκστρατεία μας Buy GREEK for Christmas - Φέτος στις Γιορτές Επιμένω ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ! 

Με την δική σας βοήθεια βεβαίως, λέμε να το καθιερώσουμε.

Δεν χρειάζετε να είμαστε κάπου συγκεκριμένα, η συμμετοχή είναι απλή... δίνουμε το παρών και λέμε ΝΑΙ στα Ελληνικά προϊόντα!

Πολλά μπορείτε να κάνετε. Αγοράστε μιά σοκολατίτσα, ένα βιβλίο, ένα CD, ένα σουβλάκι, επίσκεφτείτε κάποιο από τα καταπληκτικά μουσεία της Ελλάδας. Εάν δίνετε επιχειρηματικά δώρα διαλέξτε από τα καλύτερα της Ελλάδας, Ελληνικο κρασί και ελαιόλαδο, χειροποίητα Ελληνικά γούρια σε ασήμι... πολλά μπορείτε να βρείτε.

Μοιραστείτε την εκστρατεία μας με τους φίλους σας.

Στηρίζουμε τα Ελληνικά προΐόντα για να διατηρήθούν θέσεις εργασίας και να στηρίξουμε την οικονομία της Ελλάδας.

Πείτε στους φίλους και γνωστούς ότι αγοράζοντας Ελληνικά, στηρίζουμε όλοι την Ελλάδα μας και τους δικούς μας ανθρώπους - ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΑΞΗ!
 
Πάμε! Αγαπάμε την Ελλάδα και το δείχνουμε!




 At Global Greek World, We ♥ Greece...and it shows!

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Global Greek Andrew Liveris, Founder of the Hellenic Initiative Awarded Capital Link Leadership Award 2012

 Capital Link President Nicholas Bornozis with
Andrew Liveris
Founder of The Hellenic Initiative
President, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company and Greek Ambassador to the USA, Christos P Panagopoulos,

New York's prestigious Harvard Club was recently the venue for a very special event for Hellenism.

Prominent Global Greek Andrew Liveris, President and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company and co founder of The Hellenic Initiative, was honoured with The Capital Link Leadership Award for 2012 at the dinner marking Capital Link's 14th New York Investor Forum 'Building a New Greece'.

In a moving and inspiring speech from the heart, Andrew Liveris stressed the pivotal role the diaspora can play if we all come together to help Greece, the main concept behind The Hellenic Initiative's Oloi Mazi Campaign... All Together.

Andrew Liveris emphasised the need for the everyone in the diaspora to join together to help Greece rebuild, echoing what we have been saying for a long time - the same concept that is behind  Global Greek World and our project Global Greeks for Greece .

Greece's dynamic and resourceful diaspora, a pretty well untapped and underutilised asset, coming through for our homeland... 

Greece needs every single one of us right now, and every little bit that we can do to help counts -  no matter how small it is and from whichever part of the world that that help comes.


The Hellenic Initiative is a global non-profit, non-governmental secular organization that aims to provide critical funding to inspire entrepreneurship, business development and investment in Greece. By mobilizing and engaging Greek diaspora and philhellenes from around the world, they hope to make a lasting impact and to help empower the Greek people toward long-term prosperity.

The Hellenic Initiative  was officially launched on July 22 in Athens, at an event attended by President Bill Clinton, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, members of the Greek government, and representatives of the global Greek diaspora and philhellenic community. 

Recently, The Hellenic Initiative founded the annual Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award in partnership with The Libra Group,  to provide interest-free start-up funding, expert mentoring, and business support services to experienced and budding entrepreneurs in Greece. Read more about how the award works and how to apply.


 
 Andrew Liveris
Founder of The Hellenic Initiative
President, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company

About Andrew Liveris

Born in Darwin, Australia, to Greek immigrant parents, Andrew N. Liveris currently serves as President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Dow Chemical Company, a $60 billion global specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics company based in Midland, Michigan.. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Liveris guided the company through the widespread economic crisis in addition to creating unprecedented periods of progress and expansion.

Liveris' 37-year Dow career has spanned roles in manufacturing, engineering, sales, marketing, business and general management. He began his Dow career in 1976 in Australia, and has spent a large proportion of his career in Asia where his formative roles included 14 years in Hong Kong, general manager for the company's operations in Thailand, and president of all Asia-Pacific operations. Liveris became a member of Dow's Board of Directors in February 2004, and was named CEO in November 2004. He was elected as Chairman of the Board effective April 1, 2006.

An advocate for the criticality of manufacturing to the long-term health of a nation's economy, Liveris is the author of Make It in America, a book which presents a comprehensive set of practical policy solutions and business strategies that outlines the Company's vision for an 'Advanced Manufacturing' economy (updated in paperback January 2012), and served as co-chair of U.S. President Obama's Advanced Manufacturing Partnership in the United States. In recognition of his efforts in this area, Liveris has been honored with the Distinguished Performance Award for Excellence in Public Policy from the Committee for Economic Development (2011), and the International Leadership Award from the United States Council for International Business (2011).

In addition to his work at Dow, Liveris’ breadth of experience and expertise is broadly represented across business, government, academic and non-profit sectors. He sits on the board of directors of IBM and the Special Olympics, is chairman of the U.S. Business Council, vice chair of the Business Roundtable, a member of the U.S. President's Export Council, and was a foreign co-chair of the 2012 China Development Forum. Liveris is a member of the US-India CEO Forum, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the American Australian Association. He is a founder and chairman of the Board of The Hellenic Initiative and serves on the board of trustees for The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, USCIB, and Tufts University.

An established thought leader in his field, Liveris has been honored with the International Palladium Medal from the Société de Chimie Industrielle (2013), the Inspired Leadership Award from The Performance Theater (2012), the Aristeio Award in Business from the American Hellenic Council (2012), and the Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Excellence (2012. He was named a BOSS True Leader by the Australian Financial Review (2012),), a “Legend in Leadership” by the Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute (2011), Platts Global Energy Awards CEO of the Year (2011) and as one of the most influential people in the global chemical markets (ICIS Chemical Business magazine (December 2010/2011).


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