Hellenic Bar Foundation Gala is next Saturday, November 21

Here's a chance to pull your tux out of mothballs: The Hellenic Bar Association's HBA Foundation will hold its annual Gala next Saturday, November 21, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont. Black tie is "invited."

Cocktails and a silent auction begin at 6:00 p.m.; dinner and dancing begin at 7:00 p.m. This year’s gala theme is Celebrating the Hellenic Contribution to the United States: to its Past and to the Future.

As part of the program, the HBA Foundation will confer the following awards:

• Lawyer of the Year - Peter D. Verros, the founding partner of Verros Berkshire, P.C.;


• Public Service Awrad - Mariyana Spyropoulos, the Clerk of the Circuit Court;


• Philanthropy Award - Susanna Wickham, the president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago; and


• Innovator of the Future Award - Anthos Chrysanthou, the founder and CEO of Sav.com.

To read more about these award winners, click here.

This year's HBA Foundation scholarship winners have been announced and will be recognized at the November 21 event. They are:

• Amanda Apostolopoulos,
• Paige Arvanitis,
• Demetri Dongas,
• Helen Georgitsos,
• Thano Hatzopoulos, and
• Evan Petropoulos.

For more about the scholarship winners, click here.

Tickets for the Gala are $285 apiece or $570 per couple. Couple tickets include the option to share a billing number for the silent auction. Tables of 10 may be purchased for $2850. Sponsorships are still available, and a complete list of sponsorships can be found here. Tickets and scholarships can be purchased from this link.