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    AGBU Press Office
    55 East 59th Street
    New York, NY 10022-1112
    Phone: 212.319.6383, x118
    Fax: 212.319.6507
    Email: [email protected]
    Website: www.agbu.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    Monday, March 3, 2008

    Duzian Tours North America to Promote AGBU's Youthful Summer in Armenia

    During the month of January, AGBU's Armenia Youth Programs Coordinator,
    Hermine Duzian, traveled across North America to inform potential
    participants and their parents about the dynamic menu of AGBU programs
    in Armenia this and every summer. From Yerevan-based internships for
    college-aged students to a summer trip to Armenia and Karabakh, there is
    something for every young Armenian.

    This year, Duzian could include one more program, the AGBU Scout Camp in
    Dilijan-Vanadzor, in the full roster of programs AGBU offers. "We are so
    happy to add this wonderful program to our Armenia programs and everyone
    was impressed with the size and beauty of the campsite. We are already
    booked for this summer with hundreds of campers but people are already
    planning and preparing for next year," Duzian said.

    For its first year, the AGBU Armenia Scout Camp will be welcoming scouts
    >From Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and neighboring countries while, next
    year, the camp expects to add participants from Europe and the Americas.
    Like all scouts eager to experience the thrill of nature, campers will
    sleep in tents but the campsite will include modern facilities like
    washrooms, administrative offices and a mess hall.

    If the AGBU Armenia camp is the new kid on the block, one program
    established only last year continues to generate a lot of attention
    among potential college participants: the AGBU Yerevan Summer Intern
    Program (YSIP). "There was great excitement from students across the
    United States and Canada about YSIP. Like all college students, their
    biggest concern was budgetary. They also had practical concerns about
    facilities and the types of experiences the program could offer. The
    students were excited that YSIP exposed them to the city life of
    Yerevan, they were impressed by the dormitory facility, the types of
    trips we planned for them across Armenia and the support available to
    each of them during their stay," Duzian explained.

    To round out the programs, AGBU will also be welcoming Armenian youth
    aged 15 to 18 for another summer of volunteerism and tourism for the
    Youth Trip to Armenia. This trip seeks to instill pride in youth eager
    to learn more about their heritage and the wonders of Armenia.

    Across North America

    Beginning on January 9, 2008, Duzian landed in the Los Angeles area and
    spoke at Armenian schools across the region, including the AGBU Pasadena
    High School, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, the AGBU Orange County
    Saturday School, and the TCA Arshag Dickranian School. Duzian also spoke
    to local scout groups and members of the AGBU Generation Next Mentorship
    Program. She was also interviewed on the popular Horizon Armenian
    television channel and promoted the AGBU programs with parents across
    Southern California.

    On January 14, Duzian traveled to Michigan to speak to students and
    parents at the AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian School in Southfield, MI. The
    following day, she went north of the border to Toronto, Canada where she
    spoke to local Armenian television, students at the local AGBU Zaroukian
    school, and members of the AGBU Toronto chapter.

    On January 17, she traveled to Montreal where she was greeted by
    enthusiastic students at the AGBU Armen Quebec school, and over 200
    scouts from the local AGBU scout troop. She also hosted a special
    presentation for local university-aged youth, who learned not only about
    YSIP but also its sister internship programs in New York and Montreal.
    She was also interviewed by "Abaka" Armenian newspaper, which is
    headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

    Beginning March 25, Duzian will be travelling to Egypt, Lebanon and
    Syria to speak to local Armenian communities about AGBU's summer 2008
    programs in Armenia.

    For more information on all three summer programs in Armenia, please
    visit www.agbu.org/summer2008. For specific details on each program,
    please email [email protected] for the Yerevan Summer Internship Program,
    email Hermine Duzian at [email protected] for the Youth Trips to
    Armenia, and contact Kevork Santourian at [email protected] for
    the new AGBU Scout Camp in Armenia.

    Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
    non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City with an
    annual budget of $36 million, AGBU preserves and promotes the Armenian
    identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian
    programs, annually touching the lives of some 400,000 Armenians on six
    continents.
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