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BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARTY MARKOWITZ HAILS TWO GREEK-AMERICANS SAILING FROM BROOKLYN TO GREECE FOR THE OLYMPICS

Borough President Markowitz joins the members of Brooklyn’s Greek community in wishing Andonis Prikas and Christos Katehis a safe and successful journey. Pictured from left to right: Andonis Prikas; Borough President Markowitz; Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church’s Father Eugene Pappas; Marathon Bank of New York Senior Vice President Zoe Koutsoupakis; Christos Katehis; and Marathon Bank of New York Senior Vice President Peter Krekoukis.

On Sunday May 30th, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz wished a “Kalo Taksidi” to Andonis Prikas and Christos Katehis as they set sail from the Brooklyn’s Miramar Yacht Club on a 10-week journey to Greece in honor of the 2004 Olympic Games.

Borough President Markowitz applauded the gentlemen’s spirit of adventure and presented them with proclamations wishing them well on their historic journey.

“Brooklyn and Greece have long been trans-Atlantic sisters,” said Borough President Markowitz. “So I’m thrilled to make our bonds even stronger with this historic trip between the place where democracy was born so many centuries ago and the borough that got democracy right today.”

Andonis Prikas and Christos Katehis are sailing to Kerkyra, a town in Corfu, Greece. Their plan is to travel across the Atlantic Ocean, through the Mediterranean Sea, and north to the Ionian Sea. They will sail on their 40-foot sailboat named “Adele.”