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April 5, 2019 5:35 PM<\/span><\/div>\n
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On Thursday April 4, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined with New York State Assembly Member Aravella Simotas to host the annual Bronx Greek Heritage Celebration at St. Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church in Kingsbridge.<\/div>\n
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Honorees at this year\u2019s program included George Manesis, owner of Billy\u2019s Sports Bar; Steve Zervoudis, owner of Galaxy General Construction; Anne Prokop, principal at the Greek American Institute; Costas Papavasilakis, founder of the Dale-Way Auto Body Center; Katherine Kapsis and Georgia Poulos, owners of Columbia Florist; and Merkourios Angeliades, president of M.A. Angeliades, Inc.<\/div>\n
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The program included Greek dancing and songs performed by students of the Evdoxia Levesanos School and a short lecture on Greek heritage by journalist-sociologist Despina Afentouli, PhD.<\/div>\n
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Students of the Evdoxia Levesanos School performed Greek dances and songs. Credit: Office of the Bronx Borough President\/Flickr)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe Greek culture gave us a template for democracy and the Greek diaspora are pillars of our community today with their strong focus on family and helping the community,\u201d said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. \u201cAs Borough President, I thank all the honorees for making The Bronx a better place.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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