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Entries from January 2009
Christmas Festivites Cordoba (Argentina) Style
January 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
We received these photographs recently that depict some of the Christmastime festivities at the AGBU Center in Cordoba, Argentina. They offer a snapshot of Armenian life in Argentina’s second-largest city.
Armenia News Bulletin 01-29-09
January 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Join Us on Twitter!
January 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
AGBU’s family of online services is growing and we hope you’ll join us in the twittervse.
Twitter is the hottest online service and we’d love if you check us out to stay up to date on the latest and greatest about our work around the world.
Follow us at http://twitter.com/agbu
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Pasadena Star News Profiles High School Pasadena’s Sports Teams
January 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Pasadena Star News has published a story, “AGBU in first year of CIF competition,” that profiles AGBU’s newest Californian high school and their various sports teams:
The four-year high school, located just east of Victory Park, is in its third year. It has 104 students and is affiliated with the Canoga Park AGBU, which has more than 1,000 students enrolled in grades kindergarten through 12th grade and also participates in varsity sports at the CIF-SS level.
In addition to the boys and girls basketball teams:
The school also is fielding teams in boys and girls volleyball (which went 6-4), and boys soccer. There also is a boys JV basketball team.
The newspaper also mentions that, “roughly 40 percent of the student body is taking part in athletics.”
Read the whole article here.
Armenia News Bulletin 01-26-09
January 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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2009 Philadelphia Cotillion Set for June 20
January 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The Philadelphia community is abuzz with talk of the 2009 AGBU Cotillion, set to take place on Saturday, June 20, 2009, at the Sheraton-University City.
Dozens of Armenian men and women, ages 18 to 27, have been meeting and planning receptions, parties and a coffeehouse mixer, as a string of events leading to the June formal. The next party is an Armenian-style dinner at a local Armenian American home (Sunday, Feb. 15, 4-8 p.m). Guests are asked to RSVP to ftorcomian [at] aol [dot] com by Feb. 10.
The Cotillion is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet people from throughout Philadelphia’s Armenian American community while forming social and even professional relationships that you’ll value for years to come. Don’t miss out! Registration extends through January!
Read the FACT SHEET for details and download the REGISTRATION FORM.
For more information, visit the “2009 Philly Armenian Cotillion” Facebook group or email melissaselverian [at] comcast [dot] net.
Armenia News Bulletin 01-23-09
January 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Scholarship Event Takes Place in Sofia, Bulgaria
January 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
On January 11, 2009, AGBU Sofia organized a small event for 2008/2009 AGBU scholarship recepients. The gathering took place at the renowned Tea House in downtown Sofia, Bulgaria.
Sonia Bedrosian, Chairwoman of AGBU Sofia, introduced special guest, Violina Marinova, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Director of DSK Bank, who was invited to hand out the scholarships to the eight young Bulgarian Armenian recipients. Marinova thanked the organizers for the opportunity to be part of the ceremony and she spoke about hard work and consistency as the keys to success not only in the banking industry but in every field.
Each of the recipients made a brief statement about their motivation to take part in the benevolent activities of AGBU and career aspirations. The event was attend by many prominent members of the city’s Armenian community, all of whom had the opportunity to meet and chat with scholarship recipients and AGBU members.
New Photos from YPGNY Ellen Mary Gerard Photo Archive Uploaded
January 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The caption for this vintage photo (c.1919) is: “No. 13. Girls 11-13 years of ages in the orphanage hospital.”
Check out some of the new orphanage photos we’ve uploaded here, here, here, here and finally here. There is also a very majestic photo of Aleppo’s Citadel from the same period here.
Feel free to comment and share the photos with family and friends.
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