35TH HAMAZKAYIN CONVENTION TO MARK YEAR OF SUCCESSES IN EASTERN U.S.
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Fri, Mar 19 2010
Armenian Government and Clergy Representatives to Join with Community
Leaders at Opening Ceremony on March 19
WASHINGTON-Representatives from the Hamazakayin Armenian Educational
and Cultural Association of the Eastern United States will gather
in Washington, D.C. this weekend to review a year of successes and
plan the future expansion of Armenian American cultural initiatives
at their 35th annual convention.
The weekend activities will be kicked off by a March 19 opening
reception, hosted at the home of long-time Hamazkayin members Grigor
and Arax Khachikian. A broad array of Armenian government and clergy
leaders will be present, including the ambassador of the Armenia to
the U.S., Tatul Markarian, and the Armenian ambassador to the United
Nations, Garen Nazarian. The evening cultural program will include
remarks by Hamazkayin Central Executive member Edward Misserlian and
Hamazkayin Eastern U.S. chairman Zarmair Setrakian, as well as message
from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Eastern Region.
Father Sarkis Aktavoukian will offer remarks on behalf of His
Eminence Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of the
Eastern United States. The evangelical community will be represented
by the Armenian Missionary Association of America. A special message
from Most Rev. Manuel Batakian, the Armenian Catholic Exarch in the
U.S. and Canada, will also be read.
Joining Hamazkayin international and regional leaders at the opening
reception will be representatives of the ARF, Armenian Relief Society,
Homenetmen Armenian Athletic and Scouting Association, and the
Armenian Youth Federation. The annual convention will bring together
local leaders from eight eastern U.S. chapters, including Illinois,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, and Washington, D.C.
The weekend convention will take place at the Soorp Khatch Armenian
Church Arabian Hall, 4906 Flint Drive in Bethesda, Md.