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Centenary Gala BallOn October 22, close to 600 guests attended the Centenary Gala Ball held in the Members Dining Room at Melbourne's iconic MCG. Some guests attended from interstate and as far away as Greece.The night opened with an introduction by MC and fellow Ithacan Angela Pippos who told us a little bit about her own ancestral history from Ithaca. Our Vice President, Costa Kaimakamis, and Margarita Varigos, daughter of former President Nick Varigos and Rena Varigos also shared MC duties and it was wonderful to see our younger generation taking an active role in proceedings.
The Silent Auction was a fantastic success, raising close to $8000 for the primary school in North Ithaca.The Society would also like to thank the Iris Lucas family for their generosity in hosting the afterparty at The Spice Market where many continued the night of celebrations.An event this significant and with hundreds of people in attendance takes years to plan and a tremendous amount of work was poured into its organisation. A big congratulations to Anna Vlass, the Ball Committee and the Executive Committee for staging such an unforgettable evening. Last, but by no means least, we thank our major sponsors, supporters and Silent Auction donors whose generous support was very much appreciated.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of all our sponsorsMAJOR SPONSORS SUPPORTERSArmadale Pharmacy - Gerald Galatis Bagheera Enterprises - Andrew Black Hello World Oakleigh Joannides Funerals Kim Petalas Penny Stansfield TravelManagers Stradbroke Dental - Dr Anna Paxinos SILENT AUCTION DONORSA special thank you to all the businesses and friends of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society for their fantastic donations and support of our fundraiser. Andreas and Niki Anagnostou, Hotel Nostos, Frikes Ithaca Debbie Argyropoulos Bahari, The Hellenic Palate, Richmond Kristalenia Collins Fiorena Jewellery Tony and Peter Giannakis House of Pan, Brighton Leonard Janiszewski and Effy Alexakis Jurlique Kali Orexi George Keskerides, Terry White Chemist Camberwell Locomojo Dancing Richmond Geremy and Dean Lucas, Spice Market Marc Newson Odyssey Sea Taxi, Ithaca Professor George Paxinos Kim Petalas, Palace Cinemas James Razos, Christiaan Georgio Melbourne Grand Hyatt Darrin Smith and Anastasia Gabriel Rena Varigos, Attico Clothing and Accessories |