April was a big month for the Boston HUB #27 Chapter and its members. On Sunday, April 18th, our Chapter and the Federation of American Hellenic Societies of New England coordinated and hosted a cultural evening in order to prepare and promote the 16th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Boston. The night was filled with dance performances from multiple groups followed by the Miss Greek Independence Day Pageant. We were fortunate enough to have been given this opportunity. We were allowed to help set up, distribute pamphlets, sell raffle tickets, recruit young women for the pageant and then help clean up. This was also a great opportunity to get our name out there, show that we are active in the local Greek community, and ultimately recruit new members. The highlight of the evening for us was the picture (BOTTOM) taken of a few SOP members and Spyridon Zagaris, the Mayor of the city of Marathon in Greece. This year marked the 2500th Anniversary of the running of the Marathon and we were proud to support the cause. The Mayor said after the picture that he was proud of the Greeks in America and he will take the pride and honor that he has seen here back to Marathon and show his constituents and fellow citizens what we are doing in order to support Greece.

Our other April event took place on Friday, April 23rd and it was our 3rd Annual Red Sox Outing. Years past proved successful and we were more than happy and willing to continue this event. Everyone showed up early to the Boston Annunciation Cathedral where we held a barbeque and gave out door prizes. Our $48 ticket price included the game, food and free parking. This was a great opportunity for a mixer between the Sons and AHEPANs. Besides our local Sons, the Waterbury, CT Sons were also in attendance.

That night, the Red Sox were facing the Baltimore Orioles. Despite our loyalty to the Red Sox, we all cheered for Baltimore’s right fielder and top player Nick Markakis, a fellow Greek and brother AHEPAN. Our section was directly behind the Red Sox bullpen and Markakis himself. We made sure that he was aware of our presence. It was a close game, but our home team pulled through with the victory. Keep a look out for this event next year!