Armenian National Committee of Orange County
5035 West McFadden Avenue
Santa Ana, California 92704
PRESS RELEASE
March 25, 2010
Contact: Armen Garabedian
ANC ORANGE COUNTY HOSTS FOURTH ANNUAL WALK FOR REMEMBRANCE
SANTA ANA, CA—The Armenian National Committee of Orange County (ANC
OC) will host its 4th annual Walk for Remembrance on Saturday April
17, 2010. The Walk serves as a reminder of the treacherous forced
deportation of 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide as they
walked from their ancestral homes, through a gauntlet of depredations,
to the Syrian desert.
The day’s event will begin at Forty Martyr’s Armenian Apostolic Church
in Santa Ana, CA with a requiem service. The five mile Walk commences
at 1:00 pm passing through portions of Santa Ana, Garden Grove,
Westminster, and Fountain Valley. The Walk will conclude with a short
commemorative program featuring local community leaders at Forty
Martyr’s Armenian Apostolic Church’s Genocide Memorial. Light
refreshments will be provided.
To register for the Walk and for more information please visit
ANC of Orange County advances 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. The ANC OC has been active in the
county for over 25 years, working with other community organizations
in Orange County and local ANCs throughout the United States to
promote greater understanding of Armenian American issues.