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Table Tennis Tournament
 The Homenetmen Glendale Ararat
Chapter's Third Annual Sanctioned Table Tennis Tournament was held on Sunday,
April 18 at the Chapter's North Campus. 65 players from across California as
well as Nevada and Arizona took part in this exciting and high-level event. The games were held in 7 categories
based on skill levels and age groups. Due to the popularity of Ararat Open
Tournament most categories were full and some even had waiting lists. The tournament was conducted by Kraig
Krum, Robert Shahnazari and Certified Referee Linda Hsing who are all well
known in the table Tennis community. Overall we had 65 players from 10 different clubs.
Final Results:
Open
Singles: 1-Zaman
Molla*2-Thilina Piyadasa*3-4 Tuan Dai Li - Konstantine
Chernomorskiy
U-2350:1-Brana
Vlasic*2-Robert Shahnazari*3-4 Tuan Dai Li - Theodore Tran
U-2100:1-Ellen
Hwang*2-Paul Corpuz*3-4 Theodore Tran - Sang Lien
U-1800:1-Andrew
Huynh*2-George Yang*3-4 Jonathan Lin - Jorge
Puchulutegui
U-1600:1-George
Yang*2-Derou Biglari*3-4 Vardan Taroyan - Andrew Huynh
JuniorsU-17:1-Theodore
Tran*2-Ellen Hwang*3-4 Erick Shahnazari - Sam
Bernstein.
Here are comments made by some of
participants:
Earl Alto (Player): I like the
facility. It is well run tournament. I would like to see more people
participate in such events.
Dayo Mukuola (Player): Very good
tournament. Relaxing environment. Look forward to coming back next year.
Linda Hsing (Referee): This is a new
facility, it is very nice. Happy to see many people from San Diego, Nevada and
Arizona. Two junior participant girls are wonderful. They are challenging even
some of the male top players. Brenda as well as Ellen Hoang took the top seat
players to 5th match before losing. Very impressive.Nick Mintseveras (Player): This is a
great benefit to the community. You have a great facility here. Nice people. Well
organized.
 Cathrin Graff (Player's Mom): I love
the new facility. I like this flooring with the multi-purpose surface.
You have great mix of players. My son
William Griff is playing in the tournament.Le Tuan (Player, San Diego, CA): It is
beautiful and first class place. Well lighting. Enjoyable place.Vartan Taroyan (Player, Glendale, CA): I
enjoyed this tournament. Great flooring and perfect lighting. Coordinators are
very friendly. Would love to come back again for the next tournament.Daryl Sterling (Player, San Diego, CA):
Really like the flooring. It is very important for my foot to have a good grip.
This flooring is great. There are no dark spots. Everyone is nice and friendly.
It is run very efficiently. Definitely will come back again. |
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Ararat Choir Concert 
The
Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter's choir, conducted by Alenoush Yeghnazar,
held its 4th annual concert on May 2nd, 2010 at the First Congregational Church
of Glendale. The night began with classical piano played by guest musician
Vatche Mankrian, who ended his set with his original composition, "Suite After
Komitas".
After
a brief intermission, the 35 member choir, accompanied by Victoria Simonian on
piano, took the stage to perform 14 Armenian folk songs, including well known
pieces by Komitas and Altounian. The choir wrapped up the night with "Yaman
Yar", a song by Altounian.
The
concert was another success for Ararat's Cultural Division, whose mission is to
educate our youth about our cultural heritage and promote high quality cultural
events.
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Scouts' Dinner Dance
On May 1, 2010 Homenetmen Ararat Chapter's Scouting Division held its annual Dinner Dance. The Shahinian-Baghdassarian Hall was filled with over 280 guests who were there to have a good time and support our scouts at the same time. The Master of Ceremonies was Marina Manoukian, a ranking scout in the past and mother of two scouts, now. The presence of over 90 scouts made the evening into a fun-filled sensation. The organizing committee for the event consisted of 22 of our devoted and energetic scout parents, some alumni scouts themselves.
The proceeds from this event will support funding the Scouting Division's annual programs. One such program is the Pan Armenian Jamboree held in Armenia. This year 16 of our scouts will participate in the 9th Jamboree which takes place once every four years. They will be joined by Armenian scouts from all over the world in July 2010 for two weeks in this wonderful and unforgettable gathering in our homeland.
On behalf of the Committee and Scouting Division we thank everyone for attending the Dinner Dance, and their unconditional support and encouragement, always. |
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Ararat Scholarship
"Ararat" Chapter's annual scholarship packages have already
been mailed to all of our members who would be graduating high-school in 2010.
Those who apply for scholarship must be a current member of our
Chapter, have a high grade-point-average, and be able to demonstrate leadership qualities.
The application deadline is Saturday, July 31, 2010. Three
scholarships will be granted to the top three winners and the awards will be
presented during Chapter's Appreciation Event in fall.
Interested members who are eligible and have not received an application package by
mail can download the application from our website. |
 Inovative Method to Teach Coversational English
A new method of teaching English has been introduced at Glendale Community College at the request of ESL students. Roxanne Rafii, an Equal Opportunity Placement Services counselor, has created the Conversation Club. Students are allowed to join any time to learn or better their conversation skills speaking with other students. This open style of teaching takes the edge off of an intimidating classroom and allows for free flowing debate. Classroom curriculum is composed mostly of debates on subjects decided by Rafii and GCC professor and club facilitator Hoover Zariani. Students are then able to practice their English skills and learn from one another.
The club prides itself in creating not only a place to learn a language, but to learn about different cultures. The students are encouraged to use personal experiences within debates thus creating a ripple affect of knowledge being shared.
There are only a handful of participants currently in the club, but the club has set out to have enough participants to branch out into separate debate groups. |
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Calendar of Events
5/14/10: Teen Dance: Organized by General Athletics Division for youngsters ages 13-16. For more information, please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/dance-party.pdf.
5/14-16/10: Scouts Ari 4 Camp at Lake Sabrina Basin Campgrounds.
5/15-16/10: Allen Volleyball Tournament: For the 13th year, in memory of Allen Hovagimian, General Athletics Division will hold this tournament. For more information, please contact our athletic office at: 323-256-0651
5/16/10: Celebrating Hambartsum: Organized by Fundraising Division, including Jangulum and other surprises at Honolulu Park. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/hambartsum-2010.pdf.
5/21/10: Tennis Tournament Medal Ceremony: The tournament which started on May 1st , concluded on May 9th and the medal ceremony will be held on May 21.
5/21-23/10: Scouts Arenoush 4 camp at Castaic Lake.
5/22/10: Great American Clean up Day: The event starts at 9am on the 100th block of N. Isabel Street with continental breakfast and a rally. As a volunteer, you will be teamed with City staff and other volunteers to help clean up litter and graffiti in our community. All participants will receive Ararat's coveted "Get Involved" T-shirt, free barbecue lunch and free commemorative T-shirt from City of Glendale. For more information please visit: http://www.CleanUpGlendale.org.
5/22/10: Football Night: As always, this fundraising event, will benefit our soccer program. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/football-night-2010.pdf.
5/29-31/10: Scouts Patrol Leaders trip to Santa Barbara. |
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Contact Information
Homenetmen Glendale "Ararat" Chapter
3347 N. San Fernando Road
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Homenetmen Glendale "Ararat" Chapter
3628 San fernando Road
Glendale, CA 91204
Main Office:
Tel: (323) 256-2564
Fax: (323) 256-0639
E-mail: info@ararat.org
Executive Director: Armond Gorgorian
Athletics Office:
Tel: (323) 256-0651
Fax: (323) 256-0639
E-mail: athletics@ararat.org
Athletics Director: Housik Gukasyan
Associate Athletics Director: Siamanto Avakian
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Adult Enrichment Programs
.Choir
.Dance Classes
.Fitness Center (free)
.Circle of Friends Book Club (free) | |
Our Sponsors
Starting in June we will display our sponsor information in this section. If you are interested to join our sponsors please contact Ararat office at (323) 256-2564.
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On April 16 through 18, 2010, 19 of our Ararat Basketball E
and D division teams participated in an exciting and fun tournament at Fresno.
Our young players joined other Homenetmen Chapters in an accelerating, exciting
and fun tournament. Our boys and girls not only enjoyed the weekend with other
young Armenian players, they also competed and played their hearts out. 
