WASHINGTON, DC — Award-winning Actor John Aniston will introduce his colleague and friend, Actor Michael Constantine, at the American Hellenic Institute’s (AHI’s) 36th Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and Public Service Awards Dinner on March 12, 2011, 7 p.m., The Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C.

Constantine, who starred in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” will be honored by AHI along with:

• The American College of Greece,
• U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley, Nevada’s First Congressional District,
• Dr. Takey Crist, Leader in Women’s Healthcare and Community Activist, and
• Larry Michael, The “Voice of the Washington Redskins.”

Jane Monzures, host, WGN’s “Living Healthy Chicago” will be the evening’s emcee.

“We are thrilled John Aniston has agreed to participate in honoring Michael Constantine at our awards dinner,” said AHI President Nick Larigakis.

Last year, Aniston received the AHI Hellenic Heritage Achievement Award for his unparalleled achievements and excellence in his field. In his remarks he spoke about his pride in his Greek heritage.

To find out more information and to order tickets for the weekend’s events, please click here.

The American Hellenic Institute is a non-profit Greek American public policy center that works to strengthen relations between the United States and Greece and Cyprus, and within the Greek American community.

John Aniston.

The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, tax-exempt educational and research organization, and the first “think tank” devoted to Greek American issues.

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For additional information, please contact Demetra Atsaloglou at (202) 785-8430 or at pr@ahiworld.org. For general information about the activities of AHI, please see our website at https://www.ahiworld.org.