Award winners honour legacy of John Petropoulos

The John Petropoulos Memorial Fund is proud to announce the recent recipients of a pair of awards that serve as a fitting tribute to John Petropoulos.

The JPMF – in partnership with the Calgary Police Service (CPS) – recently handed out the District 6 John Petropoulos Leadership Award.

In addition to the leadership award, the JPMF also recently awarded the John Petropoulos Memorial Scholarship. {read more}

The Giving Season starts now

Giving Tuesday is here.

For those who don’t know what that means, Giving Tuesday is a new movement for giving and volunteering. It began in as a response to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which follow American Thanksgiving, and it takes place on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd.

This marks the opening of the giving season in Canada and the U.S. and it celebrates charitable donations and volunteering. Giving Tuesday partners encourage people to think about their favourite charities and non-profit organizations and consider supporting them by making a donation or by volunteering.

Online charitable donations made on Giving Tuesday through GivingTuesday.ca or CanadaHelps.org and paid using Interac Online will be matched. (Contributions will be matched up to $25 per donation and in order to be eligible, donations must be made between 12:01 ET on Dec. 3 and 11:59 ET on Dec. 4, 2013. Total donations will be matched up to a maximum of $5,000). {read more}

Charity basketball tourney benefits JPMF

It’s a slam dunk for the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund!

A charity basketball tournament – hosted by Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena – is taking place at Calgary’s St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on Saturday, Nov. 23rd and proceeds go to the JPMF.

The event, featuring three games and a slam dunk competition, starts at 1 pm, with the main game starting at 3 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased by emailing Yiannis at kanatas@telus.net or Kris at kriskyyc@gmail.com. {read more}