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PAST EVENT COVERAGE...


GMC CHRISTMAS AT THE NEW "HUB OF GREEK AMERICA" More than 200 attended the GMC's 5th annual Christmas party on December 15, 2011 at the brand new, state-of-the-art National Hellenic Museum (NHM) in Greektown Chicago. Coverage and more photos below.

GMC Christmas party in the news...

Chicago Sun-Times (Stella Foster column)

Crain's Chicago Business (Shia Kapos column)



John and Stephanie Vlahakis (above). Thanks to you and our sponsors, we were able to raise approximately $3,000, which went directly to the National Hellenic Museum. Special thanks to our sponsors Earth Friendly Products (President/founder John Vlahakis) and Devanco Foods (principal Peter Bartzis), as well as Sam Napolitano of Arrow Electronics. Additionally, the GMC is grateful to Greektown restaurants the Parthenon, Mr. Greek Gyros, and Artopolis for their in-kind support, and also thanks Stephanie Anton Vlahakis (NHM executive director), Kyriakos Mellos, Toula Georgakopoulos, Zafe Zafer, George Kanavas, Janice Price, George Bliss Jr., Theo McClendon, and Cyndee Kaiser. More event details and photos below...


Newly appointed (2011) Consulate General for Greece in Chicago, Ioanna Efthymiadou (at right), takes the mic















Former Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings receiver Dwayne Bates, with guest












(L-R) Janice Price, Kelly Nottke, Cyndee Kaiser, Kathleen Bliss, June Podagrossi












December 15, 2011 - "Cousins" in the Museum crowd...John Vlahakis, founder/president of Earth Friendly Products, Green Bites author, and eco blogger at EarthyReport.com..Stephanie Anton Vlahakis, NHM Executive Director...Ioanna Efthymiadou, the newly-appointed Consulate General for Greece in Chicago...Dwayne Bates, former Chicago Bears receiver and current Chicago Public Schools teacher and coach...Andrea Darlas, WGN radio newscaster...Andy Gravilos, WGN TV morning news associate producer...Jane Monzures, WLUP radio morning co-host and host of "Living Healthy Chicago" on WGN TV...Irene Michaels, celebrity blogger at "I on the Scene" and former General Hospital actress...Andrea Dres (Harpo Studios associate producer)....Cathy Demetropoulos, Executive Editor of Chicago Bride magazine...Filmmaker Valerie Gobos...WLTH radio host.Theo McClendon...Ann Kostopanagiotou, the current President of the American Marketing Association...Kyriakos Mellos, co-founder of DailyFrappe.com...The Honorable Judge Anthony Kyriakopoulos of the Circuit Court of Cook County...Paul Lillios, Administrative Law Judge for the State of Illinois...Endy Zemenides, public policy attorney and chief political counsel to Alexi Giannoulias...Elias Matsakis, past GMC exclusive event sponsor and partner at the international law firm Holland & Knight...Chicago Film Fest associate Zafe Zafer...Theo McClendon, WLTH radio host (our mixmaster for the night)...Dr. Christine Mighion, chief Comcast Chicago region health consultant for on-air programming and host of the healthcare executive roundtable show on InTimeTv.com...Nikos Franghias (president of the Greek Chicago Film Fest)...Col. Ryan Yantis, retired of the U.S. Army...NHM curator Bethany Flemming, and NHM director of external affairs Toula Georgakopoulos...Special thanks to our friendly front-desk "cousins" Janice Price, Cyndee Kaiser, Kelly Nottke, and George Bliss Jr.