GOAA - FAITH FUNDS FELLOWSHIPS FOR IONIAN VILLAGE

[Worldwide Faith News]

FAITH FUNDS FELLOWSHIPS FOR IONIAN VILLAGE

NEW YORK – Ioonian Village, the travel abroad 
summer camp program of the Greek Orthodox 
Archdiocese of America, announced today that 
FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism 
will generously fund a limited number of 
Archdiocese travel fellowships for high school 
students to participate in the Ionian Village 
program this summer. As part of the 
Archdiocese’s ongoing effort to make Ionian 
Village accessible to more families, FAITH will 
be offering both partial and full fellowships for 
deserving teens who demonstrate financial need.

The Ionian Village program aims to provide a 
vibrant, first hand experience of Orthodox 
Christianity and Hellenism to its participants. 
Participants spend three weeks at the Ionian 
Village camp site, making guided excursions to 
some of the most important cultural and religious 
sites of Greece. Ionian Village destinations 
include the church of St. Dionysios on the island 
of Zakynthos, Ancient Olympia, the monastery of 
Ossios Lukas, and Delphi. In addition to 
excursions, participants are offered an 
educational program that includes athletic 
events, catechetical discussions, and sessions 
focusing on Greek culture. The last three days of 
the program are spent in Athens, where 
participants stay at an Athenian hotel, have the 
opportunity to get to know the city and take 
excursions to the Acropolis and the nearby island of Aegina.

Those wishing to apply for a FAITH/Ionian Village 
fellowship may download and print an application 
packet from the Ionian Village web site, 
www.ionianvillage.org. Applications must be 
received by Ionian Village no later than June 30, 
2008. Fellowship recipients will be responsible 
to meet the group at JFK International Airport in New York on July 26.

For details or questions, please call the Ionian 
Village office at (646) 483-5378.


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