District Governor Message
Dear AHEPANS, Daughters of Penelope and all AHEPA Family members of Delta District #16:
Χριστός ἀνέστη!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter celebrating the glorious resurrection of our Lord. New Orleans had the wonderful opportunity to have a visit by Archbishop Elpidoforos of America, who was inspiring to the New Orleans Community as he spoke of the importance of community, that importance of working together to help others.
This also is part of the mission of our AHEPA Family and in our many projects as the
AHEPA Dogs for Warriors, which I am pleased to report District #16 has provide support for our third dog to support a veteran.
It is now time to focus on preparations to attend the District Convention,
June 27-29 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. If you have not already done so, please make your travel plans and hotel reservations. All information for the Convention is listed here on the website. Please just select the “Access District Convention Info” button above. I hope to see all of you in Albuquerque so we can discuss our activities of the past year , set plans in motion for the coming year, elect District Officers for the next year, meet friends that have not been seen in a while and make new and lasting friendships. It will be a wonderful weekend and I hope all of you will make every effort to attend this very special Combined Convention of Districts #16 and #17.
For AHEPA CHAPTERS, please be sure dues for all members are collected and required dues sent in to Headquarters and to District Treasurer James Cargas.
In addition please elect delegates for the District Convention and send in the Delegate form included on this website, to District Secretary and District Governor. The Chapter report form and AHEPAN of the Year Form as well as Chapter election Return forms are all available on this website so that these forms can be sent in prior to the District Convention. Each chapter should be planning for AHEPA Sunday on May 18, and setting up the date for their chapter elections. If you have any questions about these processes or forms, please email me at my contact information below.
Chapters should all be selling the District Scholarship Raffle tickets. All funds from sale of the tickets are to be turned in to District Lt. Governor Jimmy Horiates no later than June 14 – but earlier is better! Please make every effort to sell all tickets you received and if you can sell more, contact Jimmy. These funds support the District Annual Scholarship Program. Please be generous and purchase tickets for this Scholarship Raffle, and in addition, you may win money back, as the raffle is for cash prices.
Wishing you all a wonderful Spring and Summer,
Fraternally,
Lance Wm von Uhde III
AHEPA District Governor
Delta District #16
(504) 621-6692
lwuhdeiii@gmail.com
Welcome to 2024!
It is an honor to be elected as your District Governor for a second term. Thanks to you, WE have made our presence known throughout the Daughters of Penelope that WE are alive and well in District #16. I was blessed to have a wonderful group of women serving on the District Lodge – Lt. Governor Dori Smallwood, Treasurer Cathy Paraschos, and Advisor Elizabeth Horiates. I expect this year to be even better with the addition of Jeannette Papadopoulos as District Secretary.
The Daughters of Penelope Delta District #16 Lodge had a busy year as we were asked by the Grand Lodge to host the Western Conference. As things turned out, Delta District #16 would be the site for sisters from Districts 17, 20, 21, and 22 to join us for a day of sisterhood. What an honor and yet what a task to take on. The Sisters of Delta District #16 enthusiastically responded to my call for help. We came together and poured out our Texas Hospitality. It was a memorable event with those coming from out of state leaving with a bit of Texas in their hearts.
Three months later, the AHEPA and Daughters District Lodges hosted the District Convention held in The Woodlands, Texas. I am pleased to say that the Daughters District Lodge played an integral part in the decision-making for this event. Thanks to this collaboration, the result was an impressive event as recounted by all those that attended. I hope this relationship continues this year as new opportunities arise for us to work together for the betterment of our respective organizations.
In theta pi.
Paulette Pastor
District Governor
Delta District #16
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