Speech #1100019695

I rise today to submit with my colleague. Senator MENENDEZ. a concurrent resolution honoring AHEPAs history of service. not only to Americans of Greek descent. but to Americans of all backgrounds and to the United States itself. AHEPA was founded in 1922 to combat the bigotry encountered by Greek immigrants to this country. and to assist these new Americans with building and protecting their livelihoods in our great Nation. Eightyfive years laterdecades in which generations of GreekAmericans worked tirelessly in commerce and fought patriotically on the battlefield to make the United States the prosperous and peaceful land it is todayAHEPA continues its mission to promote the shared Hellenic and American values of education. philanthropy. civic responsibility. and family and individual excellence. This is more than a mission statement. it is a commitment to action that has been fulfilled time and again.