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PART-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE in Quebec, Canada, Oct 2011

The position is a half-time contract (possibility of full time) to teach in the Lester B. Pearson School Board's International Pre-Kindergarten Program. There are 6 languages taught in our building and children take 3 languages. The other specialty langauges are Greek, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin. There is a movie of our program at the following address: www.lbpsb.qc.ca. Click on the green International Studies Globe in the right hand corner of the site page and follow the site from there on in. Our children come from all areas of Montreal but mostly the West Island Region. English, French and one other. It is a very unique program as you will see from the website. The persons interested can contact myself at this Email address dphillips@lbpearson.qc.ca or Mr. Luc Cauchon at lcauchon@lbpsb.qc.ca .

Our address is 244 De La Presentation, Dorval Quebec Canada H9S-3L6 Telephone: 514 798-8787 5727

MEETING IN GREECE - July 25 to August 7 (13 nights)

Dear parents,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad (G. S. G.A.) organizes in the period from July 25 to August 7, 2011, a program: “Meeting in Greece 90 Youth of the Greek Diaspora, aged 15-17 years from five continents”.

For more information about this program and the application form please see attached documents.

Sincerely,

Voula Sellountos

Voula Sellountos Head of Schools Hellenic American Academy 1085 Lake Cook Road Deerfield IL 60015 Phone: 847-317-1063 www.hellenicamericanacademy.org



HOLD FOR PICKUP, Jan 2011

New for 2011, The Greek Bookstore offers the “Hold For Pickup” at no extra charge. Just indicate it on your email or when you place an order.

What is “Hold for Pickup”? It’s a convenience for those that work during the time USPS makes a delivery or can’t wait for the package. Packages with the Hold For Pickup endorsement are shipped directly to a Post Office, instead of being left at a recipient’s address. Packages are then held at the Post Office until picked up anytime during office hours, at a time convenient for the recipient.

BABY EINSTEIN SERIES DISCONTINUED, summer 2010

Our popular Baby Einstein Series (in Greek) was discontinued from the publisher in Greece. We appologize for the inconvenience.



CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT IN MODERN GREEK

Dear Parents of Students in Grades 6 through 12,

The Consulate General of Greece in Chicago along with the Consul for Educational Affairs will be hosting its annual EXAMINATION FOR THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE OF ATTAINMENT IN MODERN GREEK, "Ellinomatheia".

We strongly encourage all 6th-12th grade students to take their Greek Language Studies a step further and participate in the Ellinomatheia Certificate examination. Please be advised that this exam is available to ALL community members including adults. Minimum age requirement for applicants is 12 years of age.

Contact us for the application form, the testing schedule, and the examination fees.



IMPORTS FROM GREECE DELAYED, March 2008

Dear Customers,

Please note that due to the strike that takes place in Piraeus port for the past 2 months, some of our titles may not be available at this point. We apologize for the inconvenience but this is totally out of our control. We would like to inform you that we are researching alternative shipment routes in order to ensure uninterrupted transactions.

Sincerely,

The Greek Bookstore



ARCHBISHOP CHRISTODOULOS PASSES AWAY AT AGE 69, Feb 28, 2008

Greece's Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos, who eased centuries of tension with the Vatican but angered liberal critics who viewed him as an attention-seeking reactionary, died early Monday at his home of cancer, church officials said.

Christodoulos, who headed the church for a decade, was first hospitalized in Athens in June before being diagnosed with cancer of the liver and large intestine. He spent 10 weeks in a hospital in Miami but an October liver transplant operation was canceled when doctors discovered the cancer had spread.

He refused hospital treatment in the final weeks of his life and asked to stay in his home. He died at the age of 69.