In April 2013, the Knights of Vartan Ararat Lodge team completed its 9th 40-foot container of medical equipment and supplies for shipment to hospitals in Armenia. This container is destined for a hospital in the remote village of Artsvaberd, located in the northeastern corner of …
Carolyn Mugar Receives Honorary Degree on Behalf of Farm Aid and Armenia Tree Project WORCESTER, Mass.—Clark University held its 109th commencement on Sun., May 19. Carolyn Mugar, the executive director of Farm Aid, and founder of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP), delivered the commencement address …
Armenian Memorial Church members participating in preparations for the Annual Fair to be held on May 31 and June 1, are (back row, L-R) Roberta Vanderkeyl, Susan Parseghian, Carol Trio, Steve Sabounjian, Bette Ohanian, Wayne Parseghian, and (front row, L-R) Angel Parseghian, Pastor Rev. Dr. …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA) hosted a delegation of young NGO professionals from Armenia this spring, sponsored by the Open World exchange program of the U.S. Congress. Five young women and a male facilitator took part in a whirlwind week of meetings and …
WORCESTER, Mass.—On Monday evening, April 29, Vladimir Tshagharyan, the director of the Shengavit Historical and Archaeological Culture Preserve in Yerevan, was hosted at a joint dinner meeting of the Knights of Vartan Arshavir Lodge No.2 and the Daughters of Vartan Santoukht Otyag No. 5. About …
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—On April 5, the American Cancer Society hosted its annual 24-hour “Relay for Life” event at Harvard University. Participants formed their own teams, which tried to raise $1,000 for cancer research. Throughout the night, the teams walked on the indoor track, and occasionally engaged …
BOSTON, Mass.—On April 25, the Boston University Armenian Students’ Association (ASA) hosted a discussion about what it means to be an Armenian in the diaspora. The panelists were Anita Postaljian, a 2012 Birthright Armenia volunteer; Stephen Kurkjian, a retired Boston Globe editor/reporter; and Judy Norsigian, …
The Armenian Church of the Holy Translators (ACHT) of Framingham, Mass., hosts its 13th Annual Golf Tournament at the Sandy Burr Country Club in Wayland on Mon., June 10, 2013. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., and tee-off is at 10 a.m. This year’s tournament …
FRANKLIN, Mass.—The spark that ignited Camp Haiastan in the mid-1940’s is turning into an inferno these days, thanks to a group of aficionados determined to bring credit where it’s due. Joined in the construction phase were, from left, Vasken Toomajanian, Shant Chebookjian and Astor Guzelian. …
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Wed., May 22, illustrator and printmaker Talleen Hacikyan will give an informal talk about her work at the opening of her exhibit at the Armenian Museum of America (ALMA). The exhibit will feature prints and illustrations, including monotype, woodcut, and linocut printing. Collography …
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