HELLENIC WOMEN’S CLUB of NORTH SHORE

Founded 1977

May the New Year bring you an abundance of happiness, success, love and blessings! We wish you a remarkable and blissful 2023! Happy New Year to you and your family!

-From the HWC Board Members

GENERAL MEETING

We will be cutting the Vasilopita on Wednesday January 18, at 12 noon,

at the Archangel Michael Church in Port Washington.

Please join us to share an afternoon with friends and a chance to win the coin for good luck for the year 2023.

Members of the Board visited St. Basil’s Academy on December 10 and presented a donation in the amount of $7,500 from the Philanthropic Luncheon to Fr. Costa Sitaras.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023   CLUB ACTIVITIES

BOOK CLUB I Jennie Pappas  516-921-7075	Will resume meetings on Wednesday, March 29, at Jonathan’s Restaurant at 12 noon. Book recommendations will be made for the year at that time.
BOOK CLUB II   Louise Zuvekas  516-627-7204	Where the Wandering Ends, by Yvette Manessis-Corporan. They will be meeting January 24th, at Café Gardini in Garden City at 1pm.
DAYTRIPS/MUSEUMS Stella Thymius  516-883-5479	A trip will be arranged for the early spring.
GARDEN CLUB Electra Gaglia 516-801-1619	Another garden trip will be scheduled for the Spring.Announcement will be made at a later time.
LUNCH BUNCH     Mary Lamb  516-365-5559 Terri Canaras  516-460-7670	Thursday, February 16, at 12 noon, together with Needlecraft.Valentine’s Luncheon at Jonathan’s Restaurant in New Hyde Park.
NEEDLECRAFT Betty Vontas 516-822-3958	Thursday, February 16, at 12 noon, together with Lunch BunchValentine’s Luncheon at Jonathan’s Restaurant in New Hyde Park.
THEATER Penny Nikolakakos 516-294-9024	Penny is looking organizing another theater outing coming soon in spring.
WALKING GROUP Andria Stylianou 917-865-4243	Tuesdays at 9:30 am to walk and talk; meet at The Americana, Manhasset.  Please call Andria for details or if you would like to join the group.
WRITERS GROUP Harriet George 718-544-2301	If you would like to join the writer’s group, or you have any questions about the meetings please call Alex Papas 516-365-8351

BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, January 3, at 10:30 AM, at the Greenvale Diner 49 Glen Cove Road, Glen Cove.  

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Eleni Germanakos

57 Fieldstone Drive

Syosset, NY 11791

516-496-9758

The story of the Vasilopita coin

This age-old tradition commenced in the fourth century, when Saint Basil the Great, who was a Bishop, wanted to distribute money to the poor in his diocese. He wanted to preserve their dignity, so it would not look like charity, he commissioned some women to bake sweetened bread, in which he arranged to have gold coins placed.