Armenian National Committee – Orange County
5315 W. McFadden
Garden Grove, CA 92704
Phone: (949) 246-4449

Press Release

April 14, 2008

Contact: Aline Der Alexanian

ANC-OC hosts the second annual Walk for Remembrance

Orange County, CA – The Armenian National Committee of Orange County
(ANC-OC) will host the second annual Walk for Remembrance on Sunday
April 20, 2008. The event is organized in collaboration with Saint
Mary’s Armenian Apostolic church and with the participation of over 20
organizations from Orange County.

The event will begin at Saint Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church in
Costa Mesa, CA with church services and hokehankisd. The 8 mile walk
will begin at 1:00pm heading towards Forty Martyr’s Apostolic Church
in Garden Grove, CA. Upon completion of the walk, refreshments will
be provided to the participants and a commemorative program will
follow. The event will feature Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
as the keynote speaker. The program will also include other speeches
and performances by local community representatives.

The first annual ANC-OC Walk for Remembrance last year was an
overwhelming success with over 300 individuals who participated in the
walk, and over 200 who attended to show their support for the
participants. In a heartwarming scene, the last mile was led by
Father Moushegh Tashjian and Father Hrant Yeretzian into the Forty
Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church, with the Armenian and American
flags waving behind them to honor the memories of the 1.5 million
victims lost during the genocide.

To register for the walk and for more information please visit

The ANC of Orange County 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.