H. Con. Res. 71
Agreed to May 14, 2007
One Hundred Tenth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven 
Concurrent Resolution
Whereas the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association 
(AHEPA) was founded July 26, 1922, in Atlanta, Georgia, by 
eight visionary Greek immigrants to help unify, organize, and 
protect against the bigotry, discrimination, and defamation faced 
by people of all ethnic, race, and religious backgrounds per-
petrated predominantly by the Ku Klux Klan;
Whereas the mission of AHEPA is to promote the ideals of ancient 
Greece, which include philanthropy, education, civic responsi-
bility, and family and individual excellence through community 
service and volunteerism;
Whereas since its inception, AHEPA has instilled in its members 
an understanding of their Hellenic heritage and an awareness 
of the contributions made to the development of democratic prin-
ciples 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 Hellenic legacy, and specifi-
cally 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 the 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 awarded $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 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 Diplomacy’’ 
to foster reconciliation and rapprochement in the Eastern Medi-
terranean, which is in the best interest of the United States;
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Whereas members of AHEPA raised $110,000 for the creation 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 outstanding Statesman and Philhellene, General 
Marshall;
Whereas AHEPA financially supports scholarships, educational 
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 commemora-
tion of the Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, 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 Olympic Bombing at Centennial Olympic 
Park;
Whereas members of AHEPA have been Presidents and Vice Presi-
dents of the United States, United States Senators and Represent-
atives, and United States Ambassadors, and have served honor-
ably as elected officials at the local and State levels throughout 
the United States; and
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 concur-
ring), 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 Progressive Association 
(AHEPA), applauds its mission, and commends the many chari-
table contributions of its members to communities around the 
world; and
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(3) requests the President of the United States to issue 
a proclamation acknowledging the 85th Anniversary of AHEPA 
and its many accomplishments. 
Attest:
Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Attest:
Secretary of the Senate.