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Armenian National Committee Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Contact: William Bairamian
Phone: 818.500.1918
[email protected]
www.ancwr.org
PRESS RELEASE
December 21, 2011
ANC-HOLLYWOOD HELPS NEEDY FAMILIES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
The Armenian National Committee of Hollywood, in partnership with the
Armenian Student Association at UCLA, the Bravo Medical Magnet High
School Armenian Student Association, and the Hollywood Chapters of the
Armenian Youth Federation, the Armenian Relief Society, and
Homenetmen, is hosting its first Holiday Food Drive through December
23 in the spirit of the Christmas season.
`We wish to raise a little bit of holiday cheer and bring families of
the Hollywood community together with this food drive,' said
ANC-Hollywood volunteer, Sona Gichyan. "[I]t actually feels really
good to give back to a community we grew up in."
"We began this project with a simple dedication to provide families in
need with food. Since then, we have seen so many community members try
their best to help us collect food, and their efforts have only
encouraged us to try harder and do more," said Hayk Stepanyan, another
ANC-Hollywood volunteer.
The ANC-Hollywood has been grateful for the active participation of
quite an unprecedented number of community organizations in this
project.
"Not only have we received donations from university organizations
like the UCLA and USC Armenian Student Associations, but from local
Hollywood businesses like Zeytun Grocery & Deli and Carousel
Restaurant as well as non-Armenian community members such as the
Rotary Club of Thai Town. Such caring, diversified, and active
engagement on the part of our community is what a collaborative effort
should look like," said ANC-Hollywood board member, Srbui Karapetian.
The ANC-Hollywood volunteers will distribute these food donations from
to low-income families in the Hollywood community.
In the meantime, the team calls on the community to continue donating
to the cause one "can" at a time.
For more information about the Holiday Food Drive you may contact the
ANC-Hollywood by phone at (323) 642-8561, or via email at
[email protected]. Below you can find a list of drop-off locations
and needed food items.
The ANC-Hollywood Chapter promotes greater understanding of issues of
concern to the area's Armenian American community and strives to
increase Armenian American civic participation at the grassroots and
public policy levels.
Drop-off locations and needed items:
Anyone near the Hollywood neighborhood is encouraged to take part in
the season of giving and drop off nonperishable food items in one of
the remaining food donation drop off locations, where a festively
colored box has been placed:
- St. John Armenian Church (1201 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90038)-
Rose and Alex Pilibos Preschool (1611 N. Kenmore Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90027)- ANCA-Western Region Office (104 N. Belmont St. Second
Floor, Glendale, CA 91205)- Armenian Youth Center of Hollywood (1559
N. Kenmore St., Los Angeles, CA 90027)- Panos Pastry (5150 Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027)- Taslakian Market (4906 Santa Monica
Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90029)- Sedrak's Produce (1045 N. Edgemont St.,
Hollywood, CA 90029)
Donations from the following food groups are welcome:
- Fruits and Vegetables: canned vegetables, vegetable juice, diced
tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, canned fruit,
fruit juice, dried fruit
- Protein: canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, canned bean
soup, canned baked beans, dried and canned beans/peas, canned chili,
canned beef stew, peanut butter, nuts
- Grains: oatmeal, whole grain crackers, all types of pasta, cereal,
cream of wheat, whole grain rice
- Oils: corn, olive, vegetables
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Attached: Photos with captions
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Contact: William Bairamian
Phone: 818.500.1918
[email protected]
www.ancwr.org
PRESS RELEASE
December 21, 2011
ANC-HOLLYWOOD HELPS NEEDY FAMILIES DURING HOLIDAY SEASON
The Armenian National Committee of Hollywood, in partnership with the
Armenian Student Association at UCLA, the Bravo Medical Magnet High
School Armenian Student Association, and the Hollywood Chapters of the
Armenian Youth Federation, the Armenian Relief Society, and
Homenetmen, is hosting its first Holiday Food Drive through December
23 in the spirit of the Christmas season.
`We wish to raise a little bit of holiday cheer and bring families of
the Hollywood community together with this food drive,' said
ANC-Hollywood volunteer, Sona Gichyan. "[I]t actually feels really
good to give back to a community we grew up in."
"We began this project with a simple dedication to provide families in
need with food. Since then, we have seen so many community members try
their best to help us collect food, and their efforts have only
encouraged us to try harder and do more," said Hayk Stepanyan, another
ANC-Hollywood volunteer.
The ANC-Hollywood has been grateful for the active participation of
quite an unprecedented number of community organizations in this
project.
"Not only have we received donations from university organizations
like the UCLA and USC Armenian Student Associations, but from local
Hollywood businesses like Zeytun Grocery & Deli and Carousel
Restaurant as well as non-Armenian community members such as the
Rotary Club of Thai Town. Such caring, diversified, and active
engagement on the part of our community is what a collaborative effort
should look like," said ANC-Hollywood board member, Srbui Karapetian.
The ANC-Hollywood volunteers will distribute these food donations from
to low-income families in the Hollywood community.
In the meantime, the team calls on the community to continue donating
to the cause one "can" at a time.
For more information about the Holiday Food Drive you may contact the
ANC-Hollywood by phone at (323) 642-8561, or via email at
[email protected]. Below you can find a list of drop-off locations
and needed food items.
The ANC-Hollywood Chapter promotes greater understanding of issues of
concern to the area's Armenian American community and strives to
increase Armenian American civic participation at the grassroots and
public policy levels.
Drop-off locations and needed items:
Anyone near the Hollywood neighborhood is encouraged to take part in
the season of giving and drop off nonperishable food items in one of
the remaining food donation drop off locations, where a festively
colored box has been placed:
- St. John Armenian Church (1201 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA 90038)-
Rose and Alex Pilibos Preschool (1611 N. Kenmore Avenue, Los Angeles,
CA 90027)- ANCA-Western Region Office (104 N. Belmont St. Second
Floor, Glendale, CA 91205)- Armenian Youth Center of Hollywood (1559
N. Kenmore St., Los Angeles, CA 90027)- Panos Pastry (5150 Hollywood
Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027)- Taslakian Market (4906 Santa Monica
Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90029)- Sedrak's Produce (1045 N. Edgemont St.,
Hollywood, CA 90029)
Donations from the following food groups are welcome:
- Fruits and Vegetables: canned vegetables, vegetable juice, diced
tomatoes, tomato juice, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce, canned fruit,
fruit juice, dried fruit
- Protein: canned tuna, canned salmon, canned chicken, canned bean
soup, canned baked beans, dried and canned beans/peas, canned chili,
canned beef stew, peanut butter, nuts
- Grains: oatmeal, whole grain crackers, all types of pasta, cereal,
cream of wheat, whole grain rice
- Oils: corn, olive, vegetables
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Attached: Photos with captions