It is with great pleasure that we invite you to Chicago for the upcoming
Pan-Pontian Federation of the USA and Canada Youth Awareness
Convention that will take place on Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 29
through Sunday August 31, 2014.
Please pre-register here
PROGRAM
Friday, August 29, 2014
3-7 pm – Registration at the Courtyard Chicago Hotel
7pm- 2am – Registration and Welcoming Glendi – Cultural
Center of Hellenic American Community
Saturday, August 30, 2014
8:30am-3:30pm – Genocide Teaching Guide Seminar for
Educators at Courtyard Hotel. Lunch – 12:30-1:30 pm
10am-3pm – Youth Workshops on Pontian culture and
history at Meridian Banquet Hall. Lunch – 12:30-1:30PM
(shuttle will be available to and from hotel)
12:00-4pm – Pan-Pontian Federation Meetings at
Courtyard Hotel
6pm-1am – Dinner Dance at the Meridian featuring
Kostas Fetfatsidis (vocals and lyra) and Peter Skoupas
(ntaouli) (shuttle will be available to and from hotel)
Sunday, August 31, 2014
9am -12pm – Church Service at St. John Greek Orthodox Church
2-5pm – Dance performances (Details TBA: This event will take place only if there is
sufficient interest to participate by member associations.)
CONTACTS: General information: [email protected]
Youth events:
Stavros Stergiou – [email protected] or (224) 715-1709 (224) 715-1709
Fotis Perizes – [email protected] or (224) 578-6801(224) 578-6801
Genocide Teaching Guide Seminar:
George Mavropoulos – [email protected] or (630) 303-4361(630) 303-4361
Hotel Information: Courtyard Chicago Arlington Heights/South
100 Algonquin Rd, Arlington Heights, IL (847) 437-3344(847) 437-3344
Room Rate:
$84 per night plus tax (King size bed)
$94 per night plus tax (Two queen size beds)
$104 per night plus tax (King suite or double suite)
*****Please be advised that you must book your rooms before August 15th
or room rates will increase.
***** Book your rooms under Pontian Youth Awareness. This room rate is applicable
for any combinations of dates of August 29th to August 31st.
Transportation options:
American Taxi: (847) 253-4411(847) 253-4411 .
Prices: $27 O’Hare, $54 Downtown, $57 Midway
Other addresses:
Welcome Glendi Night on Friday August 29th:
Cultural Center of Hellenic American Community 5941 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL
Youth events/Dinner Dance on Saturday August 30th:
Meridian Banquet Hall, 1701 Algonquin Rd, Rolling Meadows, IL
Church service on Sunday August 31st:
St. John Greek Orthodox Church 2350 E. Dempster Rd., Des Plaines, IL
Original link here – www.pontiangreeks.org
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