LINCY FOUNDATION OFFICIALS VISITED HOVSEPIAN SCHOOL AND WESTERN DIOCESE
Noyan Tapan
April 11, 2008
PASADENA, APRIL 11, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. The Lincy Foundation
Officials in the face of Jay Rakon and Harout Sasounian, visited the
Alfred and Marguerite Hovsepian School of St. Gregory the Illuminator
Armenian Church in Pasadena, on April 8. His Eminence Archbishop
Hovnan Derderian, Vicar General, and the Vice-Chair of the Diocesan
Council, lawyer Mr. Joseph Kanimian, Mr. Armen Hampar, the Chair
of the Cathedral Building Committee, Benefactor Shahe Shahbazian,
Architect Mr. Kaaren Khoudikian, and Mr. Raffi Kendirjian greeted The
Lincy Foundation new President Mr. Jay Rakow and Mr. Harut Sassounian,
Senior Vice-President of the Foundation.
During the meeting His Eminence congratulated Mr. Rakow for his
appointment to the presidency of The Lincy Foundation and praised The
Lincy Foundation for its enormous contribution to Armenia as well as
the interest shown by the leadership of the Foundation to the cause of
education in the Diaspora, especially the Armenian schools in Southern
California. His Eminence also gave information on the general programs
of the primacy and especially stressed that the construction work of
the Cathedral will start in May.
Mr. Jay Rakow in his remarks stressed the importance of education and
thanked the dedicated staff of the school for their diligent service.