The Ladies Philoptochos Society of St. Nektarios holds several fundraisers annually. You can read more about specific events and supported causes below.

February / March

Apokriatiko Glendi - A fun family night—we have a DJ, enjoy a light dinner, and dance the night away. - Outreach Revival Church Annual Easter Egg Hunt The Philoptochos organizes collection of plastic eggs, trinkets, and wrapped candy to be donated to the Outreach Revival Church’s Easter Egg Hunt. Then the Philoptochos and GOYA work together to fill more than 1,000 eggs plastic eggs for the hunt.

April

Palm Sunday Luncheon is served directly after the Divine Liturgy.

September

UNC Charlotte International Festival—we sell pastries and frappe, sponsor a cultural display and sometimes have dancers. This is a great one-day fundraiser for us!

October

- CROPWalk Philoptochos organizes the parish to participate in the walk, the largest CROPWalk in the country. We raise money (to be distributed by Church World Services) to feed the hungry here in Charlotte and across the world. 25% of the money stays in Charlotte to be distributed to Crisis Assistance Ministry, Loaves and Fishes, and Second Harvest Food Bank. More information is available at www.cws.org. - Junior CROPWalk Philoptochos works with our Catechism and Youth Ministry Programs to organize this walk for our JOY/Hope children. It’s a wonderful way to raise awareness about world hunger.

November

Angel Tree of Giving—The Philoptochos organizes the Angel Tree of Giving for our community. The tree goes up and “angel” ornaments (for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 14) go on the tree. Our parishioners shop for the children and gift wrap the items, then presents are taken to an urban outreach center located on Charlotte’s west side. Presents are distributed at the Outreach Revival Church “Saturday-Sunday School” program.

December

Christmas Brunch is held the first Saturday in December. Funds are donated to a charity selected by the Philoptochos.