Your participation in the Novogodny Ball over the last 80+ years has raised over $250,000 in support of the following deserving charities or special needs:

  • International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC)
  • Various appeals of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)
  • Various Disaster Relief Efforts via the American Red Cross
  • Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America/ United Fund
  • The Seminaries of the Orthodox Church in America
  • The Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards (FOS)
  • FOCA “Gifts of Love” – recipient designated annually
  • FOCA “Heartbeat Sunday” – medical apparatus fund
  • St. Stephen Orthodox Catholic Cathedral – Philadelphia, PA
  • Father Alexander Fedoronko Memorial Seminarian Scholarship
  • Christmas Gifts for Seminarian Children
  • Philabundance Food Bank – SuperBowl of Caring
  • Covenant House
  • OCA Christmas Stocking Project for children abroad
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • YMCA Holiday Fund for the Needy
  • Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Elwood City, PA
  • St. Vladimir’s Camp & Retreat Center
  • Colonial District FOCA Support a Seminarian Project
  • FOCA Married Seminarian Student Housing Project
  • Local Philadelphia Area Charitable Organizations
  • St. Tikhon’s Summer Camp

The Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America (FOCA), the national organization of which your hosts are a part, is all about giving of yourself and to others through fellowship like we enjoy at the annual Novogodny Ball.

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We would welcome your inquiry regarding membership in our chapter, St. Stephen’s O. C. F., #82.

Thank you for attending the Novogodny Ball!