Hello Ka Rassia,

With your help the Paideia Preschool of Saint Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church in Falls Church, VA opened its doors this past Monday the 15th of September.  The Preschool has started operations with 11 children enrolled and is offering Full-day and Half-day Bilingual instruction for children 3-5 years of age.  We could not have afforded to operate this program were it not for your help in securing a J-1 Visa Teacher from Greece under the funding and auspices of the Greek Government.  We are grateful for your help in our obtaining theTeacher from Greece and thankful that the Greek Government is providing this invaluable assistance to our Church community so we can educate our children while preserving and promoting their Hellenic cultural identity. 

On Wednesday the 24th of September Father Costas of the Saint Katherine's Church will be blessing our program with an 'Agiasmos' service at 11:30 am.

On behalf of the Director, Ka Marilena Tsirigotakis and the Preschool Organizing Committee, we would be very pleased to invite you as well as your colleagues from the Greek Embassy Office of Education to visit our classroom and see our Paideia Preschool Program first-hand.   

We look forward to seeing all of you at the 'Agiasmos' service and thanking you in person. 

Sincerely,

Tony

Tony Alexis

Organizing Committee

Saint Katherine Greek Orthodox Church

Paideia Bilingual Preschool

www.gopaideia.org