Members of EOK

The Hellenic Women’s Club, Inc. (EOK) was established in Boston in 1936 by seven women of Greek descent and is believed to be the oldest Greek American organization of its kind in the United States. The original purpose of the Club was to raise money for orphans as part of the Greek War Relief effort. Today, its 40 dedicated members offer their talent, energy and spirit to the continued mission of charity. continued...

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EOK Supports the MFA

The Hellenic Women’s Club, as part of its cultural outreach, was pleased to fund a portion of the restoration of an ancient Greco-Roman work at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts: a 3rd century courtyard mosaic from a seaside home owned by Greeks in ancient Antioch.

In the photographs, EOK member Christine Kondoleon, who is the George and Margo Behrakis Curator of Greek and Roman art at the MFA, stands beside the restored mosaic, with dolphins, fish, and other marine life readily visible. The ballroom-size floor mosaic is now on glorious display in the museum’s second floor Classical gallery.

EOK Makes $100,000 Gift to Fight Breast Cancer

Helen P O'Leary DMD established the fund in loving memory of her sister Demetra “Toulie” Samellas

The Hellenic Women’s Club funded the EOK Demetra Fund for Breast Cancer Research at Dana Farber with a $100,000 gift.

Managed by Judy Garber, MD, MPH, director of the Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic, the fund will support her studies of women with known genetic mutations in collaboration with molecular biologist Katia Karalis, PhD, at Hygeia Hospital Athens, Greece, as well as Garbers investigations into the impact bone-strengthening medications have in further reducing breast cancer risk.

“It is absolutely inspirational to see what a group of dedicated women can do”, said Garber.

Featured in IMPACT, Fall 2009 issue.
Learn more about the Demetra Fund.