Demetra Rassia - Counselor of the Education Office - Embassy of Greece, Washington DC.

“Goneis” magazine, the only global Greek family publication, provides its reading community with a wide variety of subjects.

First of all, it gives valuable information in Child Psychology, which helps parents to better understand their children and have an optimistic outlook in their future development. There is no doubt that happy parents can raise happy children.

Additionally, “Goneis” magazine sheds light on Greek traditions and history with articles written in a comprehensive language.

A few of these articles are written in Greek, which gives the opportunity to Greek speakers maintain or improve their fluency in a language that is very significant historically.

Apart from these, it provides extensive information on Music Education and Sports for the children. It helps understand how important it is for a child to have a musical experience in the first years of his/her life.

Therefore, we strongly recommend it to families all over the world, especially to those of Greek origin.

His Eminence Alexios Metropolitan of Atlanta
Dear Mrs. Teka-Efstathiou,
I was delighted to receive a copy of Goneis. The magazine is well done, with many fascinating and informative articles which I am sure will be of interest to all parents. I am sure that many parents and grandparents will look forward to each issue and I wish you every success with this worthy endeavor.

Mary A. Daiopulos
I am very excited that such a magazine is in print regarding Greek ethnicity. It is timely for the new generation.

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
A Dormition of the Theotokos, Greensboro, NC parishioner Dina Teka-Efstathiou is publishing an online magazine called Goneis (Parents), a new and exciting publication for Greek-Americans and admirers of Hellenism. The articles in the magazine deal with interesting and diverse family-oriented subjects on Culture, Language and Travel to Health, Spirituality, Book Reviews and Food.

Special Article at News and Record Newspaper, Greensboro, NC
New Web magazine aims to help strengthen tradition, family ties!
Greensboro’s Dina Teka-Efstathiou wants her sons — Elias and Symeon — to know their Greek heritage and celebrate their family values and traditions throughout their lives. To fulfill those desires and continue the strong family tradition in the entire Greek Orthodox society, Teka-Efstathiou set out on a mission two years ago to create her own magazine. Her hard work paid off last month, as she launched the inaugural issue of Goneis, or Parents, to a global audience via the Internet. The magazine has found success through networking with other Greek Orthodox Web sites and by word of mouth, garnering more than 20,000 hits in its first month.

“We want to keep traditions alive,” said Teka-Efstathiou, who moved to the United States 10 years ago. “Our ancestors over the past century have built strong communities. But still in our individual families, we didn’t have a modern publication that reflected the family of the 21st century”.

Teka-Efstathiou describes her magazine as being based on family-oriented values, but in a “cosmopolitan” way. She aims to have something for everyone in her Web-based publication, including features on culture, education, language, travel, health, interviews, spiritual wisdom, and fun and games. And it’s not aimed just at Greeks, either. All articles are written in English. “I wanted to reach people beyond cities and national borders,” Teka-Efstathiou said. “We want to bring people closer together. Family is the most important institution for all Greeks; we feel we owe the continuation of our values to our ancestors because we have a very rich history. Having a family publication puts all of these values in one forum. It gives us a place to pass our values down to our children.”

Father C. Metropulos
Dear Editor and Publisher,
You are to be commended for a fine, articulate and genuinely professional yet reader friendly new global magazine. Again, BRAVO SAS.

Dr. A. Margaritis
Dear Mrs. Teka-Efstathiou,
After perusal of the Spring/Summer issue of “Goneis”, I wish to congratulate you for your vision and initiative for this much needed magazine for the Greek families of Diaspora. I am pleased to be one of your first subscribers. Excellent work and I am looking forward to reading the coming issues.