SOUTHAMPTON, NY – The Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons is in the process of building a magnificent new sanctuary and community center, so unlike most, the community does not shut down in July and August. The Church will have a party this summer, however, hosting an event called The Blue Dream. It is always for a good cause, and the members are working hard to make it the Greek-American community’s party of the year in New York.

The second annual Blue Dream will be held on August 25. It is “A Summer Gala celebrating the achievements of Wounded Warriors Through Sports.” All of the proceeds will be donated to Warfighter Sports, a program of Disabled Sports in support of programs devoted to enriching the lives of the men and women who return from military service in need of healing and rehabilitation.

Blue Dream will be a star-studded affair, with Rosanna Scotto, Journalist for Fox News and popular anchor of Good Day New York, as Master of Ceremonies, and a special performance by Greek-Cypriot singing sensation Anna Vissi.

Father Constantine Lazarakis reports that the organizers, who includes co-chairs Olga Karloutsos-Palladino, Angela Giannopoulos and Bruce Mosler, with the assistance of Father Alexander Karloutsos and his wife Presbytera Xanthi, “are putting it together with a lot of love.”

Currently Chairman of Global Brokerage at Cushman and Wakefield, Mosler suggested Warfighter Sports, a program of Disabled Sports USA. Its general mission “is to provide national leadership and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence, and fitness through participation in community sports, recreation and educational programs.” Warfighter Sports is dedicated to working with veterans.

Father Lazarakis said that “the more you learn about how difficult it is for many of our vets to plug back into society, and about the sacrifice, bravery, dedication, and love for their country with which they served, we have to respond to their service with our service, and that’s what we are doing with Blue Dream this year.

“They have come back, physically, emotionally and spiritually wounded and they need the support of the people they have defended and made sacrifices for, he said, and we are responding to the call of the Gospel because there is a need for mercy and for love. With so many veterans returning to the US,” he said, “you cannot name a more timely cause.”

The Blue Dream will unfold at the beautiful Sharing Grounds Estate, 281 Hayground Road in Bridgehampton, NY. The reception will begin at 6:30PM. For more information visit www.DormitionHamptons.org/bluedream, and for tickets, contact Sandy Tsamutalis at 201-248-7012.