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ANYTHING FOR HAI-TAHD: FROM PICKING UP THE TRASH TO RUNNING THE CAUSE OF A NATION
By Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian
asbarez
Friday, October 28th, 2011
At the ANC office, volunteers working on preparations
How broken is Washington? Thanks to the enormous bureaucracy,
congressional paralysis, systemic corruption with lobbyists spending
billions of dollars every year and disintegrating media-we are left
to our own resources at best.
But when our resources include true grassroots, there's nothing that
can stop us from pursuing our Cause.
With 30 days left to the ANC WR Banquet and Conference weekend (after
Thanksgiving Day), all hands are on deck.
Two past and two current banquet chairwomen, ANC WR Board Members,
Central Committee representative, Editor of Asbarez, Publisher of The
California Courier, banquet committee members, interns and employees
stuffed more than 1,500 invitations in less than two hours while in
meeting mode. Now, that's grassroots!
Sitting on the floor labeling invitations, I was overwhelmed with the
passion surrounding me. With a smile and childish tone, I started
teasing the professionals stuffing, sealing and labeling banquet
invitations with the same zeal and energy as a five year old mailing
out birthday invitations.
"Can you believe the things we do for the ANC?" I joked. "Couldn't
we hire this out?"
I was reminded of an article I read years ago where Jack Lindquist, a
Disney executive and legend said, "At Disney, Everyone Picks up Trash!
Of course, there are wonderful cast members assigned to emptying trash
receptacles and handling sweeper pans. But no cast member, whether
a Jungle Cruise skipper or an executive vice president should walk
by a leftover napkin, a park map, or an empty water bottle and not
pick it up."
I can't think of any other organization strong enough and passionate
enough to collect the best of the best around its cause and take
ownership of any project-from scheduling the extraordinary speakers
for the conference to editing the Year in Review Video for the banquet
to stuffing envelopes.
If this doesn't serve as a strong testament to the power of the
Armenian National Committee, see for yourself. Reserve your seat now
for the conference and annual banquet.
Be a part of the ANC WR Grassroots Weekend and spend your Thanksgiving
weekend with your ANCA family.
By Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian
asbarez
Friday, October 28th, 2011
At the ANC office, volunteers working on preparations
How broken is Washington? Thanks to the enormous bureaucracy,
congressional paralysis, systemic corruption with lobbyists spending
billions of dollars every year and disintegrating media-we are left
to our own resources at best.
But when our resources include true grassroots, there's nothing that
can stop us from pursuing our Cause.
With 30 days left to the ANC WR Banquet and Conference weekend (after
Thanksgiving Day), all hands are on deck.
Two past and two current banquet chairwomen, ANC WR Board Members,
Central Committee representative, Editor of Asbarez, Publisher of The
California Courier, banquet committee members, interns and employees
stuffed more than 1,500 invitations in less than two hours while in
meeting mode. Now, that's grassroots!
Sitting on the floor labeling invitations, I was overwhelmed with the
passion surrounding me. With a smile and childish tone, I started
teasing the professionals stuffing, sealing and labeling banquet
invitations with the same zeal and energy as a five year old mailing
out birthday invitations.
"Can you believe the things we do for the ANC?" I joked. "Couldn't
we hire this out?"
I was reminded of an article I read years ago where Jack Lindquist, a
Disney executive and legend said, "At Disney, Everyone Picks up Trash!
Of course, there are wonderful cast members assigned to emptying trash
receptacles and handling sweeper pans. But no cast member, whether
a Jungle Cruise skipper or an executive vice president should walk
by a leftover napkin, a park map, or an empty water bottle and not
pick it up."
I can't think of any other organization strong enough and passionate
enough to collect the best of the best around its cause and take
ownership of any project-from scheduling the extraordinary speakers
for the conference to editing the Year in Review Video for the banquet
to stuffing envelopes.
If this doesn't serve as a strong testament to the power of the
Armenian National Committee, see for yourself. Reserve your seat now
for the conference and annual banquet.
Be a part of the ANC WR Grassroots Weekend and spend your Thanksgiving
weekend with your ANCA family.