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Kero Mantzouras Foundation Awards 2003 Ionian Village Scholarship

March 03, 2003

New York, NY -- The Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries announces the 2003 Ionian Village Scholarship. The Kero Mantzouras Foundation located in New York, has awarded a $30,000 grant to be used for scholarships for the 2003 Ionian Village program. As a result of this generous grant, families who need financial assistance will be able to send their children to participate in Ionian Village 2003.

Both full and partial scholarships in grades 7 through 12, will be awarded to applicant’s who complete the Scholarship Registration process. Scholarship applications are available at www.ionianvillage.org. Applicants must be Orthodox Christians and first-time participants in the Ionian Village program. Only one scholarship per family will be awarded. The application deadline is April 1, 2003.

On hearing of the Foundation’s grant, Deacon Constantine Lazarakis, the Ionian Village Director stated, “The Kero Mantzouras Foundation should be praised for their efforts in assisting young people who otherwise could not afford the cost of the program”. He also stressed the importance for parishes and local Philoptochos chapters to continue to offer assistance and scholarships for young people from their parishes.

Ionian Village has been in existence for more than thirty years. Ionian Village offers three programs: Summer Travel Camp (grades 7th through 9th), Byzantine Venture (grades 10th through 12th) and Spiritual Odyssey (ages 18 to 30).

Since 1970, 15,000 faithful have participated in the above programs. Fr. Mark Leondis, the Director of the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries stated, “Every child in our Archdiocese should be given the opportunity to participate in this wonderful program which allows young people to learn about their Faith and Culture in a unique way.”

For scholarship and application information,contact

the Office of Ionian Village at: (646) 519 - 6190

or by e-mail: ionianvillage@goarch.org.