{"id":296741,"date":"2026-07-15T16:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/296741\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:46:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:46:59","slug":"sylf-celebrates-20th-annual-memorial-golf-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/296741\/","title":{"rendered":"SYLF Celebrates 20th Annual Memorial Golf Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Foundation was also honored to receive a gen\u00aderous $2,500 donation from First Central Savings Bank, presented by Anna-Marie Sardarian Vallone and Maria Betzios, reaffirming the bank\u2019s long\u00adstanding commitment to supporting local charitable organizations and the mission of the Save a Young Life Foundation.<\/p>\n

The Save a Young Life Foundation (SYLF) proudly celebrated its 20th Annual Achilles & Mary Mavromatis Memorial Golf Clas\u00adsic on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Clearview Golf Course in Bayside. Held in honor of Achilles \u201cArchie\u201d and Mary Mavromatis, the an\u00adnual outing welcomed more than 100 golfers, community leaders, local businesses, and supporters for a day of fellowship and fundraising to benefit children and families facing serious medical challenges.<\/p>\n

Foundation President Lena Varis Tagliavia welcomed guests and thanked the many sponsors, golfers, volunteers, and supporters whose continued generosity has allowed the Foundation to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families in need. Under her leadership, the Foundation remains committed to providing financial and emotional support to pediatric patients, their families, and charitable programs dedicated to improving chil\u00addren\u2019s health and well-being.<\/p>\n

The 20th Annual Golf Classic was chaired by Nick Pavlou, with Vasoula Pavlou serving as Co-Chair. Together with the Golf Committee\u2014Salvatore Tagliavia, Mark Tsiames, Nick Tavantzis, and Chris Tavantzis\u2014they coordinated another outstanding and successful event, welcoming more than 100 golfers and numerous community supporters.<\/p>\n

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The Save a Young Life Foundation (SYLF) proudly celebrated its 20th Annual Achilles & Mary Mavro\u00admatis Memorial Golf Classic on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Clearview Golf Course in Bayside welcom\u00ading more than 100 golfers, community leaders, local businesses, and supporters for a day of fellowship and fundraising to benefit children and families fac\u00ading serious medical challenges.<\/p>\n

Each year, the Save a Young Life Foundation recognizes indi\u00adviduals and organizations whose commitment, generosity, and service have made a lasting impact on the Foundation and the com\u00admunity it serves. This year\u2019s Marcelo C. Viteri Award was pre\u00adsented to the Society of Kastorians \u201cOmonoia,\u201d with the award accepted by its President, Konstantinos Patsios. The Save a Young Life Foundation Merit Award was presented to Dillon Damiano De Pinto, President of Kiwanis Astoria\/Long Island City, in recog\u00adnition of his continued dedication to community service and char\u00aditable outreach, and to Spiro Levis, one of the original founders of the Save a Young Life Foundation, whose vision and unwavering commitment have helped guide the organization since its incep\u00adtion.<\/p>\n

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The Save a Young Life Foundation Merit Award was presented to Dillon Damiano De Pinto, President of Kiwanis Astoria\/Long Island City, in recognition of his continued dedication to community service and charitable outreach.<\/p>\n

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A memorable moment of the afternoon was a heartfelt rendi\u00adtion of \u201cGod Bless America\u201d performed by Lauren Schevchek, whose inspiring perseverance continues to touch the community. Lauren, an accomplished singer and advocate, has become a sym\u00adbol of resilience following a spinal cord injury. The Save a Young Life Foundation has proudly continued to support her charitable efforts, and her moving performance was met with a standing ova\u00adtion from those in attendance.<\/p>\n

The Foundation was also honored to receive a generous $2,500 donation from First Central Savings Bank, presented by Anna-Marie Sardarian Vallone and Maria Betzios, reaffirming the bank\u2019s longstanding commitment to supporting local charitable organiza\u00adtions and the mission of the Save a Young Life Foundation.<\/p>\n

The Foundation gratefully acknowledged its many corporate sponsors whose generosity helped make the event possible, includ\u00ading First Central Savings Bank, Mount Sinai Queens Hospital, Wells Fargo, Barrett Roofs, Fox Mountain Brokerage and Consult\u00ading, JEMCO Electrical Contractors, Pristine Property Solutions, Gold N Honey Loukoumades, AV Salvation, and many other busi\u00adnesses and community partners that continue to support the Foun\u00addation\u2019s mission year after year.<\/p>\n

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This year\u2019s Marcelo C. Viteri Award was presented to the Society of Kastorians \u201cOmonoia,\u201d with the award accepted by its President, Konstantinos Pat\u00adsios.<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes, the success of the outing reflected the ded\u00adication of the Save a Young Life Foundation\u2019s Board Members, Eleni Tsamblakos, Penny Gallis, Demi Varis, and Rita Papadogian\u00adnis, who were instrumental in coordinating the day\u2019s activities and organized the raffles, awards, and golf program. The event was professionally photographed by Nicole Gangi, who captured the many memorable moments throughout the day.<\/p>\n

As the Foundation celebrates two decades of its signature golf outing, the 20th Annual Achilles & Mary Mavromatis Memorial Golf Classic once again demonstrated the power of community, generosity, and volunteerism. Through the continued support of its sponsors, donors, golfers, volunteers, and community partners, the Save a Young Life Foundation remains committed to bringing hope, assistance, and brighter futures to children and families in need. The Foundation looks forward to continuing this tradition for many years to come while honoring the legacy of Achilles and Mary Mavromatis through service to others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Foundation was also honored to receive a gen\u00aderous $2,500 donation from First Central Savings Bank, presented by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296742,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-296741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}