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    Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
    Glendale, California 91206
    Phone: 818.500.1918
    Fax: 818.246.7353
    [email protected]
    www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    February 20, 2008
    Contact: Haig Hovsepian
    Tel: (818) 500-1918


    ANC-WR Starts Off 2008 with Major Outreach to Student Groups


    Los Angeles, CA - The Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    (ANC-WR) continues to reach out to students throughout the western
    United States in the new year, presenting to nearly two dozen student
    groups and campuses in the past month. Since mid-January, ANC-WR
    Community Relations Director Haig Hovsepian has visited several
    campuses including CSU Northridge, CSU Pomona, Los Angeles Valley
    College, Loyola Marymount University, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC
    San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, USC, and
    Woodbury University.

    "I thought it was a great visit, and the meeting was great as well. I
    found it very educational, as well as the rest of the ASA members. We
    were also able to meet and become familiar with the San Diego ANC
    chapter," remarked Narek Amirbekian, president of UC San Diego's
    Armenian Student Association (ASA).

    Lusine Harutyunyan, CSUN Northridge ASA Vice President appreciated the
    campus visit and noted that this has helped build strong working
    relationships between the ANC and the ASAs on several campuses.

    "Even though I have heard Haig speak many times before, I always learn
    something new each time," said Harutyunyan.

    "It was great that the ANC came to campus all the way from Los
    Angeles," said UC Berkley's ASA President Arbi Vartan. "Our members
    got a much better understanding of what the ANC advocates from the
    special video presentation, and it was a great experience for the
    students, since a lot of them are interested in community activism and
    Armenian-American issues."

    In the past month, Hovsepian has also met with the Arizona, Glendale,
    Hollywood, Montebello, Orange County, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley,
    and South Bay Armenian Youth Federation chapters in addition to
    presenting at a recent youth leadership luncheon hosted by the
    Committee for Armenian Students in Public High Schools. He discussed
    the internship program with students at Rose & Alex Pilibos High
    School in Hollywood, CA. In the coming months, Hovsepian will visit
    more college campuses and youth groups as well as Los Angeles area
    high schools to raise awareness of ANC internship and volunteer
    opportunities.

    "This outreach is key to making sure that high school and college
    students are up-to-date on the issues and lets them know that we value
    their active participation in the community," said Hovsepian. "They
    are highly motivated and interested in learning how they can make a
    difference. We look forward to working with them as student leaders
    and as participants in our internship programs," he added.

    Applications for the upcoming 2008 Summer Session of the ANC-WR's
    Internship-Externship Program are now available online at www.anca.org
    in the Capital Gateway Program section. The deadline, March 1st is
    fast approaching and those interested in learning more about the
    program are encouraged to contact the ANC-WR office.

    The Armenian National Committee - Western Region is the largest and
    most influential Armenian American grassroots public affairs
    organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination
    with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the
    Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country,
    the ANC-WR promotes awareness of issues of concern to the Armenian
    American community.
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