NEW YORK –
George Logothetis, the Executive Chairman of Libra Group and Chairman of Libra Philanthropies will be the recipient of the FCAO “Philanthropic Award” as well as Savas C. Tsivicos, Supreme President of AHEPA, will receive the “Justice for Cyprus” Award at the Annual Testimonial Dinner of the Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO).
The event will be held on Friday, September 27, 2024, at Terrace on the Park in Queens, NY.
The Philanthropic Award “recognizes an individual with a proven record of exceptional generosity who, through direct financial support, demonstrated outstanding civic and charitable responsibility and whose generosity encourages others to take up philanthropic leadership roles in the community”, reads the invitation.
The Justice for Cyprus Award “recognizes an individual who advocates for the just and noble cause of the liberation and reunification of Cyprus and the restoration of human rights for all Cypriots”.
George Logothetis is the Executive Chairman of Libra Group, a privately owned, global business group with assets and operations in nearly 60 countries. He is based in New York City.
He is also Co-Chairman of the Leadership Council of Concordia, a member of the Board of Directors of President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Alliance, a Global Advisory Council Member of the Wilson Center, a member of the American Democracy Month Council’s Board of Directors, and an Advisory Board Member of the Genius 100 Foundation.
In 2013, George and Nitzia Logothetis founded the Seleni Institute, an independently run clinic and nonprofit supporting individuals and their families’ mental and emotional health during the family-building years.
Savas C. Tsivicos was re-elected this summer as Supreme President of AHEPA.
He was born and raised in a small farming community in the village of Innia. In 1982, Savas left Cyprus for America, drawn by educational and business opportunities, willing and determined to continue the hard work.
He is also the CEO of Cypreco Industries, Inc., a construction, consulting, engineering, and construction management company specializing in Government contracts and commercial projects. Tsivicos is married to Maria Gregos, and they have three children: Haralambos, Ellpetha, and Evangelos.
“He and a handful of others founded the Panpaphian Association of America in 1987. He has served two terms as the Association’s President” and served as Chairman of the American Hellenic Institute Public Affairs Committee from 1995 to 1998, according to the invitation.
The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) is a non-profit entity representing 28 Greek Cypriot American associations located throughout the United States. Its mission is to, develop good relations and solidarity amongst its chapters, to promote their goals, and represent their interests and the coordination of their social, educational, philanthropic, and cultural activities. The FCAO undertakes and promotes charitable activities primarily within the Cypriot and Greek-American communities; preserving and promoting the Greek language, as well as, the Greek and Cypriot history and cultural heritage in the United States. It also supports the leadership of the Greek Orthodox Church in the establishment and preservation of the Greek American identity and the Greek Orthodox faith in the United States.
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