110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 71
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Whereas the American Hellenic Educational Progressive As-
sociation (AHEPA) was founded July 26, 1922, in At-
lanta, Georgia, by eight visionary Greek immigrants to 
help unify, organize, and protect against the bigotry, dis-
crimination, and defamation faced by people of all ethnic, 
race, and religious backgrounds perpetrated predomi-
nantly by the Ku Klux Klan;
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Whereas the mission of AHEPA is to promote the ideals of 
ancient Greece, which include philanthropy, education, 
civic responsibility, and family and individual excellence 
through community service and volunteerism; 
Whereas since its inception, AHEPA has instilled in its mem-
bers an understanding of their Hellenic heritage and an 
awareness of the contributions made to the development 
of democratic principles and governance in the United 
States and throughout the world; 
Whereas AHEPA has done much throughout its history to 
foster American patriotism; 
Whereas members of AHEPA served in the Armed Forces of 
the United States to protect American freedom and to 
preserve those democratic ideals that are part of the Hel-
lenic legacy, and specifically in World War II, were 
parachuted behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Greece 
to help liberate it; 
Whereas AHEPA raised more than $253 million for United 
States War Bonds during World War II, for which 
AHEPA was named an official Issuing Agent for United 
States War Bonds by the Department of Treasury, an 
honor that no other civic organization was able to achieve 
at the time; 
Whereas the members of AHEPA donated $612,000 toward 
the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, 
New York, for which AHEPA received special recognition 
by the Department of the Interior; 
Whereas the AHEPA National Housing Program was award-
ed $500 million by the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development for its Section 202 Program that has 
yielded 4,370 units in 80 properties across 21 states and
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49 cities which has provided dignified, affordable housing 
to senior citizens; 
Whereas AHEPA was recognized by the Department of State 
as an organization that has engaged in ‘‘Track Two Di-
plomacy’’ to foster reconciliation and rapprochement in 
the Eastern Mediterranean, which is in the best interest 
of the United States; 
Whereas members of AHEPA raised $110,000 for the cre-
ation of the George C. Marshall Statue erected on the 
grounds of the United States Embassy in Athens, Greece 
in celebration of the historic relationship between the 
United States and Greece, and in tribute to an out-
standing Statesman and Philhellene, General Marshall; 
Whereas AHEPA financially supports scholarships, edu-
cational chairs, medical research, and countless other 
charitable and philanthropic causes by contributing more 
than $2,000,000 annually from its national, district, and 
local levels collectively; 
Whereas in the spirit of their Hellenic heritage and in com-
memoration of the Centennial Olympic Games held in At-
lanta, Georgia, members of AHEPA raised $775,000 for 
the ‘‘Tribute’’ to Olympism Sculpture, the ‘‘fan-like’’ 
structure of which helped to save lives during the Olym-
pic Bombing at Centennial Olympic Park; 
Whereas members of AHEPA have been Presidents and Vice 
Presidents of the United States, United States Senators 
and Representatives, and United States Ambassadors, 
and have served honorably as elected officials at the local 
and State levels throughout the United States; and
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Whereas President George H.W. Bush cited AHEPA as one 
of America’s ‘‘thousand points of light’’: Now, therefore, 
be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That the Congress—
(1) recognizes the significant contributions of 
American citizens of Hellenic heritage to the United 
States, 
(2) commemorates the 85th Anniversary of the 
founding of the American Hellenic Educational Pro-
gressive Association (AHEPA), applauds its mission, 
and commends the many charitable contributions of 
its members to communities around the world, and 
(3) requests the President of the United States 
to issue a proclamation acknowledging the 85th An-
niversary of AHEPA and its many accomplishments. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2007. 
Attest:
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 71
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of the found-
ing of the American Hellenic Educational Pro-
gressive Association (AHEPA), a leading associa-
tion for the Nation’s 1.3 million American citi-
zens of Greek ancestry, and Philhellenes.