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MEDIA ALERT
July 20, 2005
CONTACT: Christine Kojoian
Email: [email protected]
RE: Assembly Great Lakes Regional Council Hosts Annual Summer Picnic
Farmington Hills, MI – More than 100 supporters of the Assembly’s Great
Lakes Regional Council came together for the third annual community
picnic at Heritage Park on July 10. Assembly Grassroots Director
Nancy Yerian Hiteshue was on hand to provide a legislative update
and answer questions about the Terjenian-Thomas Assembly Internship
Program in Washington, DC. Anahid Derbabian, a 1982 alumni of the
program, discussed her experiences as an Assembly intern. The picnic
also featured an Armenian rug auction with items donated by Suzanne
Hagopian, as well as psychic readings by Ilene Hagopian Blackman.
The Assembly congratulated Council members including Robert and
Margaret Benian, Edgar Hagopian, Paul Kulhanjian, Natalie Mosher,
Shirley Sarkisian, David Terzibashian, Madeline Thomasian and Robert
Thomasian for organizing another successful summer picnic.
In related news, Assembly Board of Directors Chairman Anthony Barsamian
and State Chair for Maine Gerard Kiladjian attended a picnic with
more 250 community supporters including Congressman Tom Allen (D-ME)
in Freeport, Maine. The annual event was organized by Kiladjian and
local activists.
Photographs available on the Assembly’s Web site at the following link:
CAPTION: Clockwise from top left: David Terzibashian, Madeline and
Robert Thomasian, Assembly Grassroots Director Nancy Yerian Hiteshue,
Edgar Hagopian, Shirley Sarkisian and Paul Kulhanjian.
CAPTION: Congressman Tim Allen (D-ME), a member of the Congressional
Caucus on Armenian Issues, flanked by Assembly Board of Directors
Chairman Anthony Barsamian, right, and Assembly State Chair for Maine
Gerard Kiladjian during a community picnic in Freeport, Maine.
The Armenian Assembly of America is the largest Washington-based
nationwide organization promoting public understanding and awareness
of Armenian issues. It is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt membership
organization.
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