The Hellenic Initiative’s 7th Annual Gala is slated for Friday, September 27, 2019, in New York, according to greekreporter.com.
The festive annual gala is one of the principal fundraising events for the New York City-based foundation, which benefits a range of charities and programs in Greece.
The Hellenic Initiative (THI), which leads the Greek Diaspora community globally in raising awareness and capital for Greece, raised more than $2 million at last year’s event.
Peter Poulos, the Executive Director of THI, spoke to the Greek Reporter about what they aim to attain with this year’s gala event.
“The Hellenic Initiative’s Gala, which takes place every year in New York, is the largest fundraising event in all of the global Greek Diaspora,” he notes. The director estimates that this year, the charity “will raise close to $2.5 million in one night.”
Poulos underlined that “All of the money is raised to support our programs on the ground in Greece that are helping Greeks through the challenges of the financial crisis, supporting entrepreneurs and supporting economic development projects in order to create jobs.”
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