Armenian National Committee – South Bay
Shant Baboujian, Chair
Lomita, CA 90717
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PRESS RELEASE
March 4, 2008
Contact: Shant Baboujian
Email: [email protected]
ANC Town Hall Meeting Held in South Bay, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA – On Thursday, February 28, 2008, the Armenian
National Committee of South Bay (ANC SB) hosted a community issues
briefing at the South Bay Armenian Center in Lomita, CA. Nearly 30
members of the South Bay Armenian Community attended the meeting which
focused on several current developments within the ANC including a
local, state and federal issues briefing, House Resolution 106, U.S.
foreign aid to Armenia, ongoing outreach to the state legislature and
the upcoming advocacy week in Washington, D.C. from March 12-14.
Speakers, Haig Hovsepian, ANC-WR Community Relations Director, and
Shant Baboujian, ANC South Bay Chairman, emphasized the importance of
active involvement of members of the Armenian community with respect
to increasing their involvement in public service as well as voting in
the upcoming presidential elections. Rolling Hills Estates Mayor,
Frank Zerunyan, who was present at the meeting, also stressed the
significance of Armenian American community engagement.
"This was a great opportunity to keep our South Bay Armenian community
informed of the latest developments on issues of concern to them,"
said Hovsepian. "More importantly, we had the chance to see activists
connecting with one another, raising issues and concerns, and
motivating one another to increase our presence in the public sphere
and serving the community at large."
Also present at the town hall meeting were former ANC-WR intern Taleen
Mardirossian and local community activist Ms. Azniv Goenjian who
traveled to Washington, D.C. in October 2007 to advocate Armenian
American issues with the ANC.
ANC-WR will continue its outreach program throughout the western
United States to keep Armenian Americans informed regarding current
programs and developments.
ANC of South Bay Los Angeles advocates for the social, economic,
cultural, and political rights of the area’s Armenian American
community and promotes increased Armenian American civic participation
at the grassroots and public policy levels.
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Photo caption: Members of ANC South Bay gather at Town Hall Meeting on
February 28, 2008.