Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
[email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, April 14, 2006
Contact: Armen Carapetian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
SOUTHERN NEVADA ARMENIANS TO COMMEMORATE THE 91ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
LAS VEGAS, NV – The Armenian American community of the Greater Las
Vegas Area will commemorate the 91st anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide of 1915-1923 on Sunday, April 23, 2006 at the Christ Lutheran
Church in Las Vegas.
`The Armenian Genocide – the first genocide of the twentieth century –
was a systematic, premeditated extermination of over 1.5 million
Armenian men, women and children beginning on April 24, 1915,’ stated
Hriyr Dadaian, Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of Las
Vegas. `We honor the memory of the victims of this crime against
humanity every year to remind the world of the lessons of what
happened to prevent future genocides from taking place.’
Joining the Las Vegas Armenian American community in commemorating the
Armenian Genocide will be Senator John Ensign (R-NV), Congresswoman
Shelley Berkley (NV-1), Congressman Jim Gibbons (NV-2), Las Vegas
Mayor Oscar Goodman, among other distinguished guests. The Armenian
Apostolic Churches of the Western Prelacy and Diocese, the Armenian
Evangelical Church – Las Vegas, the Armenian-American Cultural Society
of Las Vegas, the Armenian National Committee of Las Vegas, the
Armenian Relief Society – Las Vegas Shoushi Chapter, the Homenetmen –
Las Vegas Artsakh Chapter, and the UNLV Armenian Students Association
will be participating in the commemoration. Armenian National
Committee of America Board Member Raffi Hamparian will be the keynote
speaker of the commemoration.
The official program will begin at 1:30 pm on Sunday, April 23, 2006
at the Christ Lutheran Church located at 111 North Torrey Pines Drive
in Las Vegas. Requiem services will be conducted by clergy from the
Armenian Apostolic Churches of the Western Prelacy and Diocese and the
Armenian Evangelical Church of Las Vegas.
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and
most influential Armenian American grassroots political
organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices,
chapters, and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated
organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the
concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of
issues.