2016 GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE Commemorating the 195th Anniversary of Greek Independence 1821 – 2016
Sunday, April 10, 2016, 1:30 p.m.
ORDER OF PARADE BATTALIONS 1. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MOUNTED COLOR GUARD 2. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT CEREMONIAL BAND 3. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 4. HELLENIC AMERICAN EASTERN ORTHODOX OFFICERS – ST. PAULS SOCIETY 5. NEW YORK CITY CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT HELLENIC SOCIETY 6. FIRE DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK HELLENIC SOCIETY 7. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS 8. COLOR GUARD – BANNER OF THE FEDERATION AND THE GREEK AND AMERICAN FLAGS 9. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK 10. FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NY – PETROS GALATOULAS, PRESIDENT 11. 2016 PARADE GRAND MARSHALS:
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12. 2016 PARADE HONORARY MARSHALS
HONORABLE BILL DE BLASIO, MAYOR NEW YORK CITY HON. KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, MEMBER OF GREEK PARLIAMENT CONGRESSMAN JOHN SARBANES SPC. ALEK SKARLATOS DR. SPIROS SPIREAS MICHAEL E. SEREMETIS ANN GORDON CHANG
13. HONORARY PARADE CHAIRMAN –
HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS, PRIMATE OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF AMERICA
14. PARADE CHAIRMEN EMERITUS –
JOHN CATSIMATIDIS PHILIP CHRISTOPHER
15. PARADE CHAIRMEN –
VASILIOS GOURNELOS GEORGE KALERGIOS
16. PARADE CO-CHAIRS–
GEORGE PANTELIDIS MAMIE STATHATOS, ESQ. DR. MICHAEL KOKOLIS
17. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES 18. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE AND THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS 19. HONORED GUESTS AND OFFICIALS
HONORARY BATTALION 1)
63rd Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO MARCHING BAND HELLENIC COLLEGE OF THESSALONIKI PRESIDENTIAL GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF GREECE – EVZONES ACROPOLIS FLAG CARRIED BY ARISTA STUDENTS OF THE HELLENIC COMMUNITIES KALAVRYTAN, 1821 LAVARON OF ’21 – KALAVRYTAN FRATERNITY LAVARON OF KALAMATA SOCIETY “SAINT APOSTOLE” LAVARON OF MANI SOCIETY LAVARON GEROS TOU MOREA LAVARA EXODOS MESOLOGIOU, AETOLOAKARNANES & D.O.R.S. LAVARON CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA” LAVARON PONTION SOCIETY LAVARON RIGAS FERAIOS XANTHOS O FILIKOS PATMOS ASSOCIATION, INC. LAOGRAFIKOS OMILOS AMERIKIS- GREEK AMERICAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY
Band: #1 – Emerson High School Band 2)
FLOAT # 1 – MISS GREEK INDEPENDENCE
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CATHEDRAL OF HOLY TRINITY, NEW YORK, NY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL ST. BASIL ACADEMY
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HELLENIC MEDICAL SOCIETY HELLENIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
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FLOAT # 2 – HELLENIC TIMES SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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FLOAT # 3 – EPIROTES - Celebrating 100 Years Pyrrhus PANEPIROTIC FEDERATION, SOCIETY OF EPIROTES, ANAGENESIS, SOULIOTISSES, PYRRHUS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF EPIRUS
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FLOAT # 4 – MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING TWO FEATURING CELEBRITY GUEST ELENA KAMPOURIS FROM MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2
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FLOAT # 5 – AHEPA FAMILY AHEPA EMPIRE STATE DISTRICT 6, NJ DISTRICT 5, YANKEE DISTRICT 7 DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE, SONS OF PERICLES AND MAIDS OF ATHENA
9) 10)
FLOAT # 6 – ATLANTIC BANK FLOAT # 7 – CYPRUS FEDERATION Pan-Cyprian Band CYPRUS FEDERATION OF AMERICA PANCYPRIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, DIVISIONS: ATHLETIC, YOUTH ATHLETIC (ELEFTHERIA), WOMEN’S ISSUES NETWORK, DANCE, CHOIR, ASGATA ASSOCIATION “CYPRUS", CYPRUS YOUTH COMMITTEE AMERICA (CYCA), LAMPOUSA CYPRIOT-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION, ENOSIS LEFKARITON IN AMERICA, NJ CYPRIOT ASSOCIATION SALAMIS, KALAVASOS FRATERNITY, PANPAPHIAN ASSOCIATION, UNITED CYPRIANS OF AMERICA
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FLOAT # 8 – INVESTORS SAVINGS BANK
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HELLENIC COMMUNITY OF GREATER MONTREAL, CANADA
FIRST BATTALION
63rd Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
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PANAGHIA OF ISLAND PARK GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, ISLAND PARK, NY
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FLOAT # 9 - PAN-ARCADIAN PAN ARCADIAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA, EASTERN DISTRICT “GEROS TOU MORIA” EPARXIA KYNOURIAS
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FLOAT # 10 - ARMENIAN KNIGHTS OF VARTAN -ARMENIAN FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION
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FLOAT # 11 – ASSUMPTION CHURCH GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASSUMPTION, PORT JEFFERSON, NY
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FLOAT # 12 – HOLY CROSS OF WHITESTONE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY CROSS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WHITESTONE
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FLOAT # 13– KASTORIAN SOCIETY Band: # 2 – BSA Troop 234 Drum & Bell Corps SOCIETY OF KASTORIANS “OMONOIA” INC., PHILOPTOCHOS KASTORIA, YOUTH KASTORIA, PAN MACEDONIAN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, PAN-MACEDONIAN STUDY CENTER, HELLENIC AMERICAN LIBRARY ELIAS NEOFYTIDES, MACEDONIAN TV, PAN MACEDONIAN NY & NJ DISTRICT, ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI, GROUP OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, THESSALONIKI, KASTORIA, MAVROVON, ALIAKMON, HALKIDIKI, DRAMA, GIANNITSA, KAVALA, KILKIS, KOZANI, KORISOS, LITOHORO, KOSTARAZION, OINOE, THASSOS, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, KATERINI, NAOUSA
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FLOAT # 14 – FEDERATION OF LACONIAN SOCIETIES FEDERATION OF ASSOCIATED LACONIAN SOCIETIES NEW YORK SOCIETY “VRYSEON ANAVRYTIS”, ARCHODIKO SOCIETY, SOCIETY ARNIOTON “ST ATHANASIOS”, DAFNIOTON SOCIETY “SAINT GEORGE”, GYTHION ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES, Inc, KOUTOUMOU SOCIETY OF AMERICA, ASSOCIATION LACEDAEMONIANS, NY, LYKOYRGIAN –LACONIAN GUARD, ASSOCIATION MAGOULIOTON OF SPARTA, MYSTRAS SOCIETY OF PA AND DE, PANTANASSA ASSOCIATES OF MYSTRIOTES IN AMERICA, PETRINA, PROGRESSIVE, BROTHERHOOD, SPARTAN SOCIETY
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FLOAT # 15 - CRETAN SOCIETIES OF NY & NJ UNITED CULTURAL & EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF NY & NJ CRETANS CRETAN ASSOCIATION “OMONOIA”, CRETAN WOMEN’S ASSOCIATED “PASIFAE” LAVRYS CRETAN YOUTH ORGANIZATION OF NEW YORK, SYLLOGOS KRETON-MINOS, CRETAN SISTERHOOD OF BROOKLYN, CRETAN BROTHERHOOD OF BROOKLYN KAZANTZAKIS YOUTH, PHILOXENIA OF STATEN ISLAND, DICTAMOS OF WESTCHESTER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS & ARKADI OF NJ, EROTOKRITOS & ARETOYSA OF LONG ISLAND
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FLOAT # 16 – MESSINIAN MESSINIAN BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION “ARISTOMENIS
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FLOAT # 17 - ARCHANGEL MICHAEL CHURCH GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL, PT. WASHINGTON, NY
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FLOAT # 18 – ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU SACRED PATRIARCHAL MONASTERY OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, YOUTH, GREEK SCHOOL OF ST. IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU, PTA OF THE GREEK SCHOOL, ST. NECTARIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BROOKLYN, NY, EXECUTIVE ECCLESIASTICAL COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, GREEK SCHOOL OF ST. NECTARIOS PTO OF THE GREEK SCHOOL
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FLOAT # 19 - HELLENIC COMMUNITIES OF BROOKLYN & STATEN ISLAND STS CONSTANTINE & HELEN CATHEDRAL OF BROOKLYN, NY ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX NATIONAL SHRINE CHURCH
BAND: #3 – Park Ridge HS Band KIMISIS THEOTOKOU OF BROOKLYN HOLY CROSS – BROOKLYN THREE HIERARCHS – BROOKLYN HOLY TRINITY – ST. NICHOLAS – STATEN ISLAND 25)
FLOAT # 20 - ANDROS ANDROS SOCIETY OF USA, INC.
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FLOAT # 21- FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS FEDERATION OF STEREA HELLAS OF U.S.A. & CANADA NAFPAKTIAN BROTHERHOOD, DAUGHTERS ROUMELIS, ST. DEMETRIOS BROTHERHOOD, PLATANOS SOCIETY, VELOUHIO OF ATLANTA, AETOLPAKARNANIAN MUUAL, AGRINION SOCIETY, ANALYPSIS SOCIETY, ATHANASIOS DIAKOS, DIPLATANOS SOCIETY, GALAXIDI SOCIETY, KATAFIGION SOCIETY, KARPENISI SOCIETY, PERISTA SOCIETY, THERMOPYLES SOCIETY, ELEFTHERIANI SOCIETY, ENOSIS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS TO KARPENISI, SYLLOGOS EVRYTANON AMERIKIS-PANAGIA I PROUSSIOTISA
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FLOAT # 22– HOLY TRINITY OF HICKSVILLE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, HICKSVILLE, NY
28) PAN ELIAKOS SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC 29) KALAMATA SOCIETY 30)
FLOAT # 23 - ST. DEMETRIOS OF MERRICK GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, MERRICK, NY
31) HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF NEW ROCHELLE, NY Greek Afternoon School, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Philoptochos, AHEPA 32)
FLOAT # 24- UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES Band: #4- Saddle Brook HS Band CHIAN FEDERATION PAN CHIAKI SOCIETY, INC. “KORAIS” UNITED CHIOS SOCIETIES OF AMERICA & CANADA
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FLOAT # 25- PONTIAN OF NEW YORK & CONNECTICUT PAN PONTIAN FEDERATION OF USA & CANADA PONTION SOCIETY “KOMNINOI” PANAGIA SOUMELA PONTION AMERIKIS PONTIAN SOCIETY “PONTOS” OF NORWALK
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FLOAT #26 - CORONA TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST CHURCH OF CORONA, NEW YORK TRANSFIGURATION GREEK SCHOOL
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FLOAT #27 – ST. DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL, ASTORIA Band # 5 – Bloomfield Community Band G.O.C. ST DEMETRIOS CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA & STS CATHERINE & GEORGE CLERGY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DAY SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, AFTERNOON SCHOOL, PHILOPTOCHOS, G.O.Y.A., BOY & GIRL SCOUTS
36) GREEK ORTHODOX COUNCIL OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL #3 IBEW
37) GREEK SCHOOL OF PLATO, BROOKLYN, NY 38) PAN LEMNIAN PHILANTHROPIC ASSOCIATION “HEPHAESTUS” INC 39) ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ROCHESTER 40)
FLOAT # 28 – ST. NICHOLAS, FLUSHING Band # 6 – Yonkers Military Band ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH WILLIAM SPYROPOULOS SCHOOL GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL “STEFANOS & ARETI TSERPELIS” SUNDAY SCHOOL - P.T.A. CHOIR - PARISH COUNCIL
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ACADEMY OF HELLENIC PAIDEIA
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BRIDGE HOPE & SOLIDARITY ORGANIZATION
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FLOAT # 29 – PAN GREGORIAN BAND # 7 – Cathedral HS Band PAN GREGORIAN ENTERPRISES
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FLOAT # 30 – PAN KERKYRAIKOS PAN KERKYRAIKOS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA OTHONI SOCIETY OF USA
45) STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB BROOKLYN TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE HELLENIC CULTURAL SOCIETY 46)
FLOAT # 31 – OLYMPIACOS OLYMPIACOS FAN CLUB
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LOUPAKIS SCHOOL
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ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST BABYLON, NY GREEK AFTERNOON SCHOOL, GOYA, JOY, PARISH COUNCIL
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STS. CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WEST NYACK, NY
50) ST. MARKELLA CATHEDRAL OF ASTORIA, NY HOLY METROPOLIS OF G.O.C. OF AMERICA CATHEDRAL OF SAINT MARKELLA OF ASTORIA EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY, GREEK SCHOOL SAINT ISIDOROS CHURCH OF BETHPAGE L.I. PARISH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY
BAND # 8 – Tappan Zee Bridgemen 51) BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC SOCIETY FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL HELLENIC CLUB GREEK CLUB OF LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOL TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB 52)
FLOAT # 32 - SAMOS PANSAMIAN BROTHERHOOD “PYTHAGORAS” OF NY
SECOND BATTALION
64th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
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GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF NEW JERSEY
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FEDERATION OF HELLENIC AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS OF NEW JERSEY
BAND # 9 Passaic County Band 55)
SAINT ANDREW EASTERN ORTHODOX LAW ENFORCEMENT FEDERATION
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FLOAT # 33 – ST. GEORGE OF PISCATAWAY ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PISCATAWAY, NJ
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FLOAT # 34 – ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN OF TENAFLY GREEK ORTHODOX METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE THEOLOGIAN, TENAFLY, NJ
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RUTGERS UNVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY HELLENIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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MONTCLAIR UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY
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NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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WILLIAM PATTERSON UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CULTURAL ASSOCIATION
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ST. ANDREW GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF RANDOLPH, NJ
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ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OCEAN, NJ
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FLOAT # 35 – STS NICHOLAS OF ROSELAND ST. NICHOLAS, CONSTANTINE AND HELEN OF ROSELAND, NJ
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FLOAT # 36 – ST. GEORGE OF TRENTON ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF TRENTON, NJ
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HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WESTFIELD, NJ
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KIMISIS TIS THEOTOKOU GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF HOLMDEL, NJ
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ASCENSION OF FAIRVIEW, NJ
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ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF WYCKOFF, NJ
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ST. DEMETRIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF UNION, NJ
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FLOAT # 37 – ST. GEORGE OF CLIFTON ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF CLIFTON, NJ
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FLOAT # 38 – ST. ATHANASIUS OF PARAMUS ST. ATHANASIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF PARAMUS, NJ
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SAINT BARBARA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF TOMS RIVERS, NJ
THIRD BATTALION
65th Street, Fifth to Park Avenues
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ATHENIAN SOCIETY
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AESCULAPIAN THESSALIAN BROTHERHOOD
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FLOAT #39 - CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL, HEMPSTEAD GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF SAINT PAUL CATHEDRAL
BAND # 10- Emerson HS Band 78)
HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRIDGEPORT, CT
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FLOAT #40 - C. VOULKOUDIS GUARDIAN ANGEL THE CHRISTOS VOULKOUDIS GUARDIAN ANGEL FOUNDATION
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FLOAT # 41 – HOLY RESURRECTION OF BROOKVILLE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE HOLY RESURRECTION, BROOKVILLE, NY
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ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURH OF NEW YORK CITY
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BROTHERHOOD OF MANI, INC.
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF OUR SAVIOUR COMMUNITY, RYE, NY
BAND # 11- BSA Troop 234 Drum & Bell Corps. 84)
FLOAT # 42 – ST. PARASKEVI OF GREENLAWN ST. PARASKEVI GREEK ORTHODOX SHRINE CHURCH PARISH COUNCIL, PHILOPTOHOS, GREEK SCHOOL, SUNDAY SCHOOL, GREEK-AMERICAN PRE-SCHOOL, GIRL SCOUTS, GOYA, PTO, JOY, HOPE, YAL
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FLOAT # 43- ST MARKELLA - WANTAGH ST MARKELLA GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND SCHOOL OF WANTAGH, NY
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FEDERATION OF DODECANESE SOCIETIES OF USA AND THE YOUTH NISYRIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK RHODES, KOS, KALYMNOS, KARPATHOS, KASOS, SYMI, NISYROS, LEROS, ASTYPALEA, KASTELLORIZO, TILOS, HALKI, PATMOS, LIPSI
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ST. PETROS THE APOSTLE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF BRONX EVDOXIA LEVESANOS SCHOOL AGIA ELPIS PHILOPTOHOS
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FLOAT # 44- ST. DEMETRIOS OF JAMAICA Band: #12 – Park Ridge HS Band ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, JAMAICA, NY
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ZOODOHOS PEGHE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, BRONX, NY GREEK AMERICAN INSTITUTE
90)
FLOAT #45 – CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD CEPHALONIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK
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INTERCOLLEGIATE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY HELLENIC STUDENTS MANHATTAN COLLEGE HELLENIC SOCIETY OF ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK UNIVERSITY HELLENIC CLUB STONYBROOK GREEK & CYPRIOT STUDENTS COLLEGE OF CCNY- HELLENIC CLUB QUEENS COLLEGE ICAROS GREEK CLUB FORDHAM UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE & LAW SCHOOL GREEK CLUB HUNTER HELLENIC SOCIETY BINGHAMPTON GREEK CLUB COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HELLENIC SOCIETY
BAND # 13- Saddle Brooke HS Band 92)
FLOAT # 46- PAN-ICARIAN PAN-ICARIAN BROTHERHOOD OF NEW YORK
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CENTER FOR HELLENIC STUDIES PAIDEIA - UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
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ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB MANHASSET HIGH SCHOOL WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL GREEK CLUB
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ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY
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ST. GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF KINGSTON
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ST. ELEFTHERIOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY
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NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT HIGHWAY PATROL
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FEDERATION OF HELLENIC SOCIETIES OF GREATER NEW YORK MEMBERS AND 2016 PARADE COMMITTEE
Floats will be lined up on 62nd Street from Fifth to Park Avenues Parking for buses will be from 80th to 83rd Streets, Madison to Park Avenues All Guests with Seating Passes must enter 5th Avenue from 70th Street