Armenian National Committee of America
Western Region
104 N. Belmont, Suite 208, Glendale, CA 91206 * Tel. (818) 500-1918
Fax. (818) 246-7353 * [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE ~ 2007-12-04
Contact: Haig Hovsepian ~ Tel: (818) 500-1918
PCC Intern Assists ANC-WR in Community Outreach
— Program Participant Assists ANC in Grassroots Efforts
Los Angeles, CA – Marie Ghanime has had her hands on a little bit of
everything while working as an intern with the Armenian National
Committee-Western Region (ANC) these past couple of months. An
Administration and Development Intern for the 2007 Autumn Session of
the ANC-WR’s Internship-Externship Program (ANC-WR IEP), Ghanime has
done everything from helping database articles about the Armenian
Genocide resolution to helping with the event logistics for the
ANC-WR’s annual banquet, one of the organization’s largest events of
the year.
A graduate of Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School in Hollywood,
Ghanime is also a longtime member of the Glendale AYF. She is very
proud of her Armenian roots and feels very passionately about the need
for the Armenian American community to increase their civic
engagement, particularly by getting involved in government and
politics. She is currently a student at PCC where she is studying
Political Science.
"By taking part in this program, I learned a great deal about what it
takes to run a nonprofit organization such as the ANC," said Ghanime.
"From the outsider’s view, the ANC does accomplish a lot for the
community, but it was really interesting learning about how the
regional organization helps support grassroots efforts across the
western United States," she added.
Her main internship project was the development of a blog space for
her fellow interns. The blog space, set to launch for the 2008 Spring
Session of the ANC-WR IEP, will feature blogs by current interns and
provide a forum through which they can share their internship
experience as well as discuss their thoughts on Armenian American
issues.
Established in June 2006, the ANC-WR IEP is a selective and intensive
program that provides student leaders and activists with an
opportunity to participate in an intensive internship designed to
provide an in-depth introduction to Armenian American issues as well
as advocacy efforts on the federal, state and local level. The program
hosts spring, summer and autumn sessions. You can find more
information about the IEP by visiting
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The Armenian National Committee – Western Region is the largest and
most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in
the Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of
offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States
and affiliated organizations around the country, the ANC-WR advances
the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of
issues.