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Hellenic
Studies Center on Tap for the Univ. of Rhode Island |
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Ground
has already been broken for the $5,000,000, 22,000 square
foot building which is scheduled for opening in 2011.. More
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Raptakis
asks RI's US Senators to Push for Timely Action to
Include
Greece in Visa Waiver Program |
Coventry, RI 4/16/09 Rhode
Island Senator Leonidas Raptakis is calling on United
States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse to work
with their colleagues to strengthen American security and
enhance our economic, cultural and political ties with
Greece by allowing our Mediterranean ally to join the Visa
Waiver Program. More
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Greek
Independence Day Celebrated at Rhode Island State Capitol |
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World
War II vessel en route to Athens for use as Hellas Liberty
Greek Maritime History Museum |
Liberty Ship Arthur M.
Huddell, now
named Hellas Liberty, under tow to Athens, Greece to be
converted into a Greek Maritime History Museum. |
Sen. Raptakis instrumental in launching "Liberty
Ship" Project in 2005
Coventry, RI.- It has been called a “ghost ship” and a
“maritime Lazarus”. The Arthur M. Huddell is the last
of the Liberty Ships, vessels which played a vital role in
the efforts of the United States to aid European allies
during World War II and during the Cold War years. For
years, the Huddell had been anchored off Fort Eustis in
Newport News Virginia and managed by the United States
Maritime Administration.
Today, the Huddell is en route to Athens, thanks to
an ambitious public/private partnership involving
government officials and private citizens from both Greece
and the United States who shared of a vision of using the
last Liberty Ship as a floating museum to commemorate
Greeceʼs maritime history and its strong ties to the
United States. The Liberty Ship Project confirmed the
existence of the Huddell and worked to facilitate its
donation to Greece, raising funds to conduct necessary
renovations and complete environmental tests necessary to
finalize the donation. Details. |
Raptakis
Travels to Athens to Finalize Liberty Ship Project |
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(Coventry,
RI 5/30/08) After years of working to build support for the plan
in United States Congress, in the Greek
government and among Greek ship owners, State Senator Leonidas
Raptakis will travel to Greece tomorrow to finalize the Liberty
Project. Details |
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Raptakis
marks visit to Rhode Island by Greek Ambassador |
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Dec. 3, 2007 “It
was an honor to have the Greek Ambassador to the United States
Mallias visit Rhode Island,” said Senator Raptakis. “He has
established himself as a leader who is reaching out to
Greek-American communities all over the United States as a means
of strengthening the ties between these two countries.” Details. |
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Church
of the Annunciation donates $19,100 for Greek wildfire victims |
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Sept.21, 2007 RI State Sen.
Leonidas P. Raptakis, presented checks totaling $19,100 to the
Hellenic Red Cross in Athens, Greece, yesterday. The funds were
raised by parishioners of the Church of the Annunciation, a Greek
Orthodox Church in Cranston. Details. |
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Greek Community lends relief to charred homeland. |
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Sept. 10, 2007 Three Greek Orthodox
Chuches in RI, Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Pawtucket, Saint
Spyridon in
Newport and Church of the Annunciation in Cranston hold
fundraisers. Raptakis heads effort at Church of the
Annunciation. Details. |
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Raptakis cited in Greek News for efforts in fire relief
fund-raising. |
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Sept. 3, 2007.
RI State Senator Leonidas Raptakis spearheaded fund-raising
efforts at the Church of the Annunciation's 22nd-annual festival,
in Cranston, RI as well as other venues. Raptakis said he had
already planned a family trip to Greece
and he will raise as much money as he can before he departs on
Sept. 15th. Details. |
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Raptakis
Meets With Key Officials to Ensure U.S. Support in
Finalizing Liberty Ship Project.
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May 23, 2007 Coventry, RI - RI
Senator Leonidas Raptakis met last week with key congressional and
administration officials in his continuing efforts to see the
Liberty Ship Museum project through to a successful conclusion.
"I emphasized the broad support for this project both at home
and in Greece. U.S. support will further strengthen the strong
ties between the two countries." Details |
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Liberty Ship Project at Crucial
Stage - RI Sen. Raptakis to Meet
With Key U.S. Officials |
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May 7, 2007 Coventry, RI
- State Senator Leonidas Raptakis (Rhode Island), who has
been leading an effort to secure the donation of the last
remaining Liberty Ship, the Arthur M. Huddell to Greece for use as
a floating museum, said that the project is at a crucial stage. Details |
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Senate
Passed Bill Supports Rights and Religious Freedoms of Ecumenical
Patriarchate
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Mar. 27, 2007 Providence, RI - The RI
Senate, as it has done in previous sessions, has again passed a
resolution by Senator Raptakis urging Turkey to respect the rights
of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Christian
Church. Details
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RI
Senate Passes Resolution Celebrating Mar. 25, 2007 as the
185th Anniversary of Greek Independence day |
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Mar. 14, 2007 Providence, RI. - The
RI Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Sen. Leonidas
Raptakis, celebrating the 185th Anniversary of Greek Independence
Day. For over a decade, the RI Legislature has approved
resolutions, made Sen. Raptakis, intended to re-emphasize the
important contributions of the Greek community and acknowledging
Greece as the "Cradle of Democracy" Details |
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