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ÓPA!

5th Annual Greek / Serb Festival was a success!

What made this festival a success?

      God’s will

      Gracious benefactors & donors

      Good food & entertainment

      Dedicated parishioners!

While the weather threatened tornados, God was good to us and kept the rain at bay for the duration of the festival. Unfortunately, the threats of severe weather kept many of our potential patrons away, but we still managed to have a great time and raise money!  We met our objective to promote our heritage and culture across our Fox Valley community.

We were also blessed by a visit from the Chancellor at the Chicago Metropolis Office, Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, who also co-celebrated Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas on Sunday morning with Father John.  He enjoyed the festival, music, dancers, and made certain he sampled all the different foods we offered!

Our success is directly attributed to the continued support and generosity of our benefactors, donors, and dedicated volunteers.  Thanks to them, the quality of food was excellent; it was cooked to perfection and served with a smile. 

Here is a list of the generous donations from our blessed parishioners and friends of St. Nicholas:

      Elias & Georgia Dimitrakakis of Chicago donated 240 pounds of gyro meat, 12 cases pita and 100 hot dogs and buns

      Mark & Pam Schedler donated money to cover ½ of the entertainment costs

      Stavros & Jan Kodis from the Apollon Restaurant in Appleton donated the white wine

      Bernie & Dorothy (Dusanka) Olson donated money and the use of their truck and trailer which offset the need to rent a U-Haul

      Chris Apostolou donated money to offset the costs of the festival expenses.

      Cleo Venetos & Tina Herbeck made and donated 150 diples - which were a successful addition to the café menu!

      Irene Gamsky & Georgia Dimitrakakis once again made and donated over 100 packets of Koulouria cookies

      Pat & Debbie White donated food and supplies

      Tim & Snezana Wensits donated bread and chevapi

      Bob & Tania Phillips donated the cotton candy supplies – which was a profitable new introduction to our menu!

      Milica Madjun made 10 huge pans of gibanjica (tiropita) – including the phyllo from scratch!

      Mr. Drazen Dupor, the iconographer, donated 10% of his sales 

What’s a festival without entertainment?  We had that as well!

      Music was provided by the Neven Tamburitza Orchestra.  The group has played together for many years, but over time the musicians moved to different states. However, they came together for our festival, and it was a treat to see them play again, having come from as far away as Arizona. Thank you, Petar Plechas, for making this possible.

      The dancing was absolutely wonderful!  The St. Spyridon Dance Group from Sheboygan were first-time performers at our festival, and they were fabulous!  The group ranged in age from 5 years old to adults, and it was a special treat to see all age groups perform together and individually.   We look forward to their return in the coming years!

      And let’s not forget our very own Fox Valley Folk Dancers, who have been a part of our festival since its inception!  Thank you once again!

We had an unprecedented turnout of volunteers this year, which helped spread the work and enabled everyone to have time to partake in, and enjoy, the festivities with friends and family.  These volunteers worked long and hard contributing collectively over 300 volunteer hours (that’s equivalent to over 13 days of round-the-clock work). The parishioners who helped make our Greek/Serb Festival a success are: 

Please patronize the businesses of our donors and thank them for their continued support and generosity. Also, thank our volunteers!  Without them – none of this would be possible!

Save the date! We hope to see everyone back next year!

6th Annual Greek/Serb Fest

Saturday, June 6, 2009

11:00 am – 7:00 pm
Pierce Park Pavilion, Appleton
On Prospect just West of Richmond
Rain or Shine!

Authentic Greek and Serbian Food
(gyros – souvlaki – chevapi – gibanjica/tiropita – baklava & many pastries)
 
Music - Folk Dancing - Free Admission - Great Family Fun

2008 Entertainment Schedule

Here’s a look at some of the fun we had…

Sponsored by: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
3333 North French Road, Appleton WI
www.stnicholasgoc.com