GREEK HERITAGE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
EIN 77-0085586 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
to ORGANIZE, PLAN and EXECUTE VARIOUS MEANS of PRESERVING and MAKING AVAILABLE THE HISTORY of GREEK IMMIGRANTS and THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE USE of VARIOUS METHODS INCLUDING ORAL and VIDEO HISTORIES and WRITTEN TRANSCRIPTS. PHOTOGRAPHS and OTHER IMPORTANT DATA SUCH AS ARTIFACTS, LETTERS, and DOCUMENTS WILL BE COLLECTED and PRESERVED for THE ARCHIVES. MEDIA PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS DOCUMENTARIES and OTHER FORMS of COMMUNICATING THIS INFORMATION WILL BE DEVELOPED for USE IN THE CLASSROOM. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE DEVELOPED for TELEVISION. WRITTEN and AUDIO VISUAL MATERIAL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE to ORGANIZATIONS and INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT and PRESERVING THE CULTURAL and TRADITIONAL HISTORY of SUCH GREEK IMMIGRANTS.
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ContactBessie Karras-Lazaris
In care of% SHELLY PAPADOPOULOS
Mailing address2177 GLASTONBURY RD, WESTLAKE VLG, CA 91361-3519
Main phone(310) 528-8214 WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailgreekheritage@hotmail.comSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
Represent this organization?Claim this nonprofit to change contact informationAbout this charity
- Recognized since
- February 1986
- County
- Ventura
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