Did you know that three United States Presidents: #FranklinDRoosevelt, #HarrySTruman and #GeraldFord became brothers and members of AHEPA. I George Zouvelos am a proud #AHEPAN for over 25 years, but it all started back on July 26, 1922 when AHEPA was founded to fight for civil rights and against discrimination, bigotry, and hatred felt at the hands of the #KuKluxKlan. #KKK It is the largest and oldest grassroots association of American citizens of Greek heritage and #Philhellenes with more than 400 chapters across the United States, Canada, and Europe.
However, on February 3, 1929 with the first ever #Greek #Community meeting between AHEPA with the #President of the #UnitedStates #CalvinCoolidge
It was a cold windy day in the nation’s capital DC as representatives of the recently-formed #AmericanHellenicEducationalProgressiveAssociation (AHEPA) visited the #WhiteHouse to meet President Calvin Coolidge. February 3, 1929 was the first time a Greek organization in America had a sitting meeting with a U.S. President.
Join Your Local AHEPA chapter mine is #HERMES186 in #Astoria for more details go to
http://www.facebook.com/groups/AHEPAHERMES186/
https://ahepahistory.org/History-of-the-Order-of-AHEPA-1922-1972-George-Leber/index.html
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