District Governor Message
Dear District 16 AHEPAns,
Thank you for electing me as your new District 16 Governor for 2025/2026.
I will do my best to be a good leader; however, I will also need your support.
As you all know, about loss of life and devastation in Kerrville Texas. May their memories be eternal.
I want to thank the San Antonio chapter for being there and leading the AHEPA efforts. Also at that time AHEPA Supreme Vice President, Now AHEPA Supreme President Chris Kaitson delivered a $10,000 check from AHEPA National to support the recovery and food efforts. Many AHEPAns including myself and Daughters were present.
If not already done, I ask that all chapters and individuals please make a donation in continuing support for the Kerrville Flooding recovery efforts.
Donate for Flood Victims: Ahepa Chapter 311
Make check payable to:
St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church
2504 N. St. Mary’s Street
San Antonio, TX 78212-3799
Notation: TX Flood
As chapters, please send articles of your activities to the Skepsou as well as to national for the AHEPA Magazine.
Have a great year, and I plan to visit all the chapters in the district.
Best regards,
Jimmy Horiates
District 16 Governor
Jimmy_eliz@icloud.com
214-478-2003
2025 Welcome Message
At this year’s joint 16/17 District convention in Albuquerque, NM, I, Dori Smallwood, was beyond honored and excited to be elected your District 16 Governor! The icing on the cake was the election of a very capable sisters that make up the rest of my lodge; Lt. Gov. – Jeanette Papadopoulos, Secretary – Nichole Gambulos, and Treasurer – Cathy Paraschos. With them on board I look forward to a year of increased growth steering the daughters toward a more progressive and dynamic future!
My first event attending as a District Governor was at the AHEPA National Convention at Disney in Orlando Florida. It is always fun and inspiring being around such active and influential leaders from around the country and internationally! It makes me proud to be a part of this organization and I encourage all my sisters to attend a national convention to experience this for themselves. I promise, it will open your eyes to the power and benevolence of the Daughters of Penelope.
The weekend of September 19-21, I attended the District Governors Leadership Conference held in Washinton, DC. Once again, I got to be around wonderful sister leadership mentors. The information provided by the National Lodge was invaluable but the team activities provided even deeper avenue for building a stronger sisterhood! For anyone interested in the information provided at the conference, I encourage you to go to the Daughters Website and look under the Webinars and Presentation Materials.
As my term progresses, I look forward to being with all my sisters at as many chapter events as possible. To spread the word to all our sister chapters, I encourage your corresponding secretary’s or other designee, to contribute articles to our District Skepsou Newsletter (bi-monthly) and to the National Penelope Scroll Newsletter (bi-annually). In this way all our sisters around the country and Canada can see what wonderful things everyone is doing and give each other ideas for their own chapters. In the meantime, if anyone of you should need any assistance, please feel to contact me.
Yours in theta pi,
Dori Smallwood
District Governor
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