As students gear up to go back to school, we look at how this past summer's activities helped Armenian youth and young professionals stay in touch. Over 700 young Armenian professionals from 15 countries touched down in New York last month for FOCUS 2007. Over $85,000 in donations for a special NY Summer Intern Program scholarship was collected during this smashingly successful four-day event (click here to donate). Photos from the four-day event can be viewed here. The New York, Paris & Yerevan Summer Intern Programs concluded this month, as happy college students returned home filled with real world experience, while summer camps in Bulgaria, France, Lebanon, New York State & Syria wrapped up another fun-filled season. This summer, AGBU launched a series of blogs, including the organization’s official one, AGBU Blog. Designed to keep you informed and educated, the site will offer interesting material that you most likely won’t find elsewhere. Other new additions to the growing blogosphere are the Yerevan Summer Intern Program (YSIP) Blog, which allowed interns to share stories and photos with friends and family everywhere, and the AGBU France summer camp, which is filled with snapshots of camp events. Click here to subscribe via email to AGBU Blog and stay up to date. |
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Over 700 Young Armenians Participate in Sold-Out FOCUS 2007 in New York Weekend Celebrates 20 Years of New York Summer Intern Program (NYSIP) & Honors Mr. and Mrs. Vartkess and Rita Balian AGBU FOCUS has wrapped up its fourth and largest biennial affair with over 700 participants, from 15 countries and more than 150 US cities, coming together in the city where it all began back in 2001. The four-day event was hosted at the Hudson Hotel near Columbus Circle, and included networking, fundraising and social activities throughout Manhattan, and exposing guests to the city's unique neighborhoods and culture. Through the tireless efforts of FOCUS Co-Chairpersons, Arda Berberian and Ani Manoukian, the weekend also raised over $85,000, which will go toward a special scholarship endowment fund for the New York Summer Intern Program. NYSIP is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary and was selected by the FOCUS Committee as the "focus" of its special tribute in 2007. >> |
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Hye Geen Sponsors Conference on 'The Status of Armenian Communities Living in the United States' On Saturday, April 28, 2007, the Kennedy Library of California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA) was teeming with Armenian academics, who had come to exchange ideas ...>> |
Baroness Cox, Champion of Karabakh, Feted by Montreal & High-Ranking Canadians AGBU Montreal launched a series of special programs, receptions, and exciting events during the weekend of May 18-21 in connection with its sponsorship of Nor Jraberd...>> |
Alexis Govciyan Receives France's Highest Honor, Legion d'Honneur On June 9, 2007, longtime AGBU member Alexis Govciyan was awarded the prestigious Legion d'Honneur medal by French Senate President M. Christian Poncelet. Govciyan was President of the ... >> |
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