DIAZ CELEBRATES GREEK AMERICAN
HERITAGE MONTH
Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; Senator Michael Gianaris; Assemblyman Aravella Simotas;
Councilman Costa Constantinides and the Hellenic Orthodox Community of the Bronx
co-hosted the Greek American Heritage Month Celebration on Thursday, April 4 at St. Peter
the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church. This year’s honorees included George Manesis, Billy’s
Sports Bar owner; Steve Zervoidis, Galaxy General Construction; Anne Prokop, Greek American
Institute principal; Costas Papavasilakis, Dale-Way Auto Body Center founder; Katherine
Kapsis, Columbia Florist owner and Merkourios Angeliades, M.A. Angeliades, Inc. president.
(l-r) Honorees George Manesis, Steve Zervoidis and Anne Prokop; Rev. Maximos Politis;
Borough President Diaz; Senator Gianaris; Assemblywoman Simotas; honorees Costas Papavasilakis,
Katherine Kapsis and Merkourios Angeliades. Photo by Fernando Justiniano
Honoree George Manesis (c) proudly accepted his citations from Simotas (l) and Diaz.
Photo by Fernando Justiniano
Teachers Sophia Sofi llas (back, c) and Eva Aspras (back, r) with Evdoxia Levesanos Greek
Afternoon School students. Photo by Fernando Justiniano
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, A 30 PRIL 19-25, 2019 BTR
MELROSE SENIOR CENTER BINGO DAY
The East Side House Settlement Melrose Senior Center elders enjoyed playing bingo on
Wednesday, April 10.
(l-r) Sonia Perez, Conchita Basora and Carmen Camacho enjoyed a fun-fi lled Bingo Day.
Photo by Edwin Soto
MELROSE SENIOR CENTER ADVISORY
COUNCIL INSTALLED
The East Side House Settlement installed its newly elected Melrose Senior Center Advisory
Council members on Thursday, April 4.
(l-r) The Advisory Council of Melrose Senior Center’s Alba Quinn, president; Yolanda Rivera,
vice president; Rosa Maridueña, treasurer and Angela Burgos, secretary.
Photo by Edwin Soto