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We hope that you will enjoy this issue of ARARATLINK. We look forward to hearing from you. Please send us all your questions, comments and suggestions. You can e-mail your correspondence to the editor at araratnewsletter@yahoo.com.
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2010 AYF Basketball Camp
The 2010 Basketball Educational Camp was held during the weekend of September 24 to 26, at AYF camp site. The camp activities were diligently designed, carefully administered and successfully executed.
This weekend is usually packed with activities and this year was no exception. An Educational Seminar by Arick Gevorgian titled "LOVE IT, LIVE IT and FEEL IT" kept the campers interested and engaged while discussing Homenetmen family and history of Ararat Chapter for the last 32 years.
 Chief among the goals of this particular camp are teaching the kids team work during their daily activities and creating long lasting friendships between young team members. This was achieved by conducting various individual and team competitions such as Ararat Fear Factor, Duck Contest, Round Ribbon, and Hetakhozakan. The campers entertained themselves by performing in a talent show "Ararat Got Talent", and a number of skit performances and of course singing and dancing around the campfire.
In another seminar Greg Gharib, a veteran member of Basketball Division, shared his story of 30 years of involvement with the Division. Greg Gharib encouraged the kids to wear the Ararat Blue with pride, be involved in Ararat, and always, always make healthy choices in life.
 2010 Basketball Camp highlighted the leadership of Fred Babajanian as the head organizer, the commitment of our volunteer parents and coaches, and the dedication of our young counselors. Fulfilling the program's objectives, this weekend brought much joy and happiness to our young participants and indeed provided outstanding opportunities for learning and growth to our young counselors, on the way to become our future leaders.
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Art Class Appreciation Night
On Friday September 24, Ararat Cultural Division had an appreciation evening in Ararat Center. All twenty-one students of Art class were invited along with their parents to showcase their artwork and to be recognized by their peers and the Division Board members. Among them, were the first and second prize winners and several Honorary Mention recipients from the Allied Arts Competition that was held earlier, this year.
Ms. Ani Esgandari, art teacher, and Ms. Eileen Khodadadi, assistant teacher were recognized as well, for their outstanding and hard work and their continued dedication to their students.
The Cultural Division Board thanks the teachers and the students along with their parents for taking part in this event and wishes them more success and achievements in the coming year.
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New Addition to Ararat Martial Arts Program
We are glad to announce the addition of Sevak Ohanjanian to our team of coaches as Martial Arts Instructor.
Martial Arts is fun and beneficial to any child. It provides health, fitness, self-defense, self-cultivation (meditation), and mental discipline. It promotes character development and self-confidence. Ararat Martial Arts Program, in addition to teaching the sport, offers a place where kids can be independent, disciplined, make new friends and get to know their community.
Training and progress in sport of martial arts materializes only when practicing under supervision of a qualified instructor. Sevak Ohanjanian has a wealth of experience at the junior level and understands what it takes to be successful.
He started the sport when he was 14 years old. He has numerous black belt students with great portfolio of achievements in national tournaments. Enjoying a solid success, Sevak is black belt in Shotokan Karate and has a long resume of championships.
Our Vision in Ararat is to serve our community at large and our youth in particular by providing a safe environment and fun programs that enrich our members' lives and help them become better citizens of our community. We strongly believe that Sevak can be a great component of this vision. He is responsible, hardworking, and self motivated. He maintains a positive attitude, and is a great mentor and motivator.
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Ararat 2 Ararat
A group of eleven Ararat Chapter members and friends, eight men and three women, reached the summit of Mount Ararat on August 5 of this year. They continued their journey through Western Armenia (in Turkey today), stayed in Van and swam in Lake Van. Many continued their journey and further summited Mount Sipan. The group's entire journey took ten days and they came back with a treasure box of memories, photos and films.
The team members were (in alphabetical order): Harmik Baghdassarian, Baghdik Der Grigorian, Mineh Der-Grigorian, Petros Keshishian, Roubina Manouchehri, Roubik Mardirossian, Armen Norhadian, Melineh Saginian, Jora Sarkissian, Greg Sookasian and Vachik Zakarian.
 We at Homenetmen Ararat are very proud to have such an amazing group of pioneers amongst us and congratulate the team wholeheartedly.
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And The Winners Are......
2010 marks the 10th year of Ararat's Scholarship Program. This year's recepients are Katherine Biglarian, Ani Ebrahimian and Carineh Ghafafian, who are amongst our most active scouts and athletes. The mission of Ararat Scholarship is to encourage academic, as well as civic qualities in the younger ranks of our membership. The awards will be presented during Chapter's annual Volunteer Appreciation event. We congratulate the winners and wish them much success in their future studies and careers.
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Fashion Show
TheFundraising Division Presents the 14th Annual Fashion Show Featuring World Famous Designer Lourdes Chaves.
Sunday October 24th, 2010, will be a great opportunity for fashionable ladies to get together and have a great time.in the beautiful and prestigious Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa (Pasadena's Former Ritz Carlton). The show will highlight 70 beautiful dresses as well as a collection of menswear by P.M. Jacoy.
Lourdes Chaves
HOLLYWOOD COUTURE
Lourdes is a filling heir to the legacy of fabled Hollywood designer Bill Travills-the man who made glamorous movie stars look even lovlier. Lourdes joined Travilla in 1993 and now creates three collections a year for the company. Her evolution of the Travilla tradition of sophistication has created excitement at the company and sales in stores. Her talent and energy are a declaration of a new era of Travilla. She began her career of designing for the stars by winning the Nolan Miller "Dynasty" Contest and creating an outfit worn by Linda Evans on the blockbuster TV series.
More Magnificent News
There will be an auction for:
* Fur Coat
** One Beautiful Evening Dress by Ms. Chaves
*** 2 Nights Stay at Langham Hotel + A Jaguar Rental
**** John Vartanian Gift Certificate for $5,000.
SEE YOU THERE! MARK YOUR CALENDARS 11/24/10 @ 11:00A.M.
For tickets you may contact Ararat office at (323)256-2564 or Arlet at (818) 244-4748.
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Tigran G. Martirosyan
World Weightlifting Champion
 The 2010 World Weightlifting Championships took place in Turkey's Antalya City on October 7th, 2010 with men and women lifters from around the world competing in 15 categories. Altogether 561 athletes from 81 countries took part in the competition, which is the first qualification round for the 2012 London Olympics. The lifters not only compete for medals and Olympic qualification but also for contributing to world peace and friendship.
Armenia's Tigran G. Martirosyan claimed double gold in both clean and jerk in men's 77kg category. Martirosyan combined 173kg in the snatch and 200kg in the clean and jerk to win his golds with a total weight of 373kg.
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ABMA Walk of Life
Armenian Bone Marrow Donor registery will hold its fundraiser 3-6 K walk on Saturday November 13, 2010, from Glendale Memorial hospital to verdugo Park in Glendale. This event is sponsored by the Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center. See the event flyer for route information.
Registration starts at 7:30 A.M. and the walkers will hit the road at 9:00 A.M. For those who make it to Verdugo Park, there will be food and music to celebrate everyone's great effort.
For more information please call (323)663-3609 or visit www.abmdr.am.
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Calendar of Events
1) 9/23/10 - 12/19/10: Fall D-League: Registration for Fall D-League has started.Spaces are limited and membership is on first come first served basis. For more information please visit: www.webhawk.net:7020/d-league .
2) 10/7/10 - 12/9/10: Jr. NBA: The Fall season starts on 10/7/10. For more information please visit: http://www.webhawk.net:7020/d-league 3) 10/16/10: Khouzestan Night: In view of last year's success, once again we will hold this annual gala at Hilton Glendale. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/khouzestan-night.pdf 4)10/17/10: Quiz Bowl: Organized by Programs & Cultural Divisions, this is a general knowledge competition between different teams from all Divisions. Open to all. 5) 10/23-24/10: Glendale Friendship Games: This year we will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the games. The competition will be amongst teams and individuals from local and surrounding public schools, organizations and Homenetmen in basketball, soccer, tennis, volleyball and table tennis. The Games that are sponsored and endorsed by City of Glendale and Glendale School District, attract more than 700 athletes. 6) 10/24/10: Fashion Show: 14th Annual Fashion Show featuring Designer, LOUTDES CHAVEZ will be held in Langham Huntington Hotel. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/fashion-show-2010.pdf 7) 10/30/10: Halloween Bash: Organized by Ararat Alumni Group at Brandview Collection. Dress up and join the party. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/halloween-invitation-2010.pdf 8) 10/31/10: Halloween Carnival:For up to 13 years old kids will be held at Ararat Center. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/Halloween-flyer-2010-2.pdf 9) 11/4/10: Book Club: Each month a book is selected and on the first Thursday of the month, the readers join in a rousing discussion. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/bookclub.pdf 10) 11/6/10: Basketball Night: Organized by Basketball Division. If you have ever played basketball, if your kid is in a basketball team, if you dreamt of becoming a basketball player, you should attend this gala to support ARARAT BASKETBALL PROGRAM. For more information please visit: http://www.ararat.org/pdf/2010basketballnight.pdf 11) 11/7/10: Theatrical Performance "I don't need a shrink" : By popular artist, Vahik Pirhamzei and his group at Ararat Center. Before the show, wine and cheese will be served. For more information please call us at 323-256-2564.
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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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