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ANC BURBANK'S GALA TO BENEFIT EXPANDED COMMUNITY ROLE IN PUBLIC SERVICE
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Friday, March 23rd, 2012
ANCA's Elizabeth Chouldjian will be the keynote speaker at the event
ANCA's Elizabeth Chouldjian to discuss Washington DC Efforts to
Educate Legislators; Increase Armenian American Civic Participation
BURBANK-The Armenian National Committee of Burbank has taken community
calls for broader Armenian American participation in the public policy
sector to heart, placing this year's May 4 Banquet spotlight on the
ANCA Endowment Fund's civic education and youth empowerment programs.
The gala event will take place at the Arbat Banquet Hall, located
at 711 South San Fernando Boulevard Burbank, CA 91502. Opportunities
to purchase special pre-sale reduced Banquet tickets will be coming
to end on April 6th, after which tickets for the annual dinner and
dance will return to their regular prices.
ANCA Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian will be joining with
the Burbank community on that evening to discuss the successes of the
ANCA Capital Gateway Program and the Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship
program in expanding Armenian American youth participation in the
American civic and public policy arena. In support of these and other
efforts to educate elected officials and media about Armenian American
concerns, the ANC Burbank designated the ANCA Endowment Fund as the
beneficiary of this year's banquet proceeds.
"For over 25 years - through our annual Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship
Program in Washington, DC and now the Capital Gateway Program -
the ANCA has trained a generation of Armenian grassroots advocates,
opening doors to countless new opportunities for recent graduates in
DC's public policy world," said Chouldjian. "I look forward to sharing
our successes, and together with the Burbank community, exploring
innovative ways we can expand Armenian American civic participation."
Chouldjian, a graduate of UCLA with a Bachelors in Materials
Engineering, is a 16-year veteran of the ANCA Washington office. She
will be joining Burbank's own Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), who
will be the guest of honor at this year's ANC Burbank Annual Banquet.
As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Schiff has been
a consistent supporter of high levels of U.S. assistance to Armenia and
Karabakh, and most recently, in a meeting with Republic of Georgia
President Mikheil Saakashvili, advocated for targeted economic
assistance for Georgia's Armenian populated Samtskhe-Javakheti
(Javakhk) region. Rep. Schiff offered hard-hitting questioning
of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a House Appropriations
Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations hearing, during which
he urged her to clarify the Obama Administration's position on
the Armenian Genocide. A Congressional letter to the Secretary of
State, spearheaded by Rep. Schiff and Rep. Robert Dold (R-Il), urging
Secretary Clinton to stop misrepresenting the Armenian Genocide as a
"historical debate," was signed by over 60 Members of Congress.
Following the dinner program, Burbank's local singing sensation
Koko Hayitian will be entertaining guests with his Armenian and
international music repertoire. Hayitian has turned down engagements
in the East Coast and Canada to lend his support to the ANC Burbank's
efforts.
For more information about the banquet and to secure reservations,
please contact Silva Kechichian at [email protected] or visit the ANCA
Burbank Facebook page - facebook.com/ancaburbank
asbarez
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
ANCA's Elizabeth Chouldjian will be the keynote speaker at the event
ANCA's Elizabeth Chouldjian to discuss Washington DC Efforts to
Educate Legislators; Increase Armenian American Civic Participation
BURBANK-The Armenian National Committee of Burbank has taken community
calls for broader Armenian American participation in the public policy
sector to heart, placing this year's May 4 Banquet spotlight on the
ANCA Endowment Fund's civic education and youth empowerment programs.
The gala event will take place at the Arbat Banquet Hall, located
at 711 South San Fernando Boulevard Burbank, CA 91502. Opportunities
to purchase special pre-sale reduced Banquet tickets will be coming
to end on April 6th, after which tickets for the annual dinner and
dance will return to their regular prices.
ANCA Communications Director Elizabeth Chouldjian will be joining with
the Burbank community on that evening to discuss the successes of the
ANCA Capital Gateway Program and the Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship
program in expanding Armenian American youth participation in the
American civic and public policy arena. In support of these and other
efforts to educate elected officials and media about Armenian American
concerns, the ANC Burbank designated the ANCA Endowment Fund as the
beneficiary of this year's banquet proceeds.
"For over 25 years - through our annual Leo Sarkisian Summer Internship
Program in Washington, DC and now the Capital Gateway Program -
the ANCA has trained a generation of Armenian grassroots advocates,
opening doors to countless new opportunities for recent graduates in
DC's public policy world," said Chouldjian. "I look forward to sharing
our successes, and together with the Burbank community, exploring
innovative ways we can expand Armenian American civic participation."
Chouldjian, a graduate of UCLA with a Bachelors in Materials
Engineering, is a 16-year veteran of the ANCA Washington office. She
will be joining Burbank's own Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), who
will be the guest of honor at this year's ANC Burbank Annual Banquet.
As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Schiff has been
a consistent supporter of high levels of U.S. assistance to Armenia and
Karabakh, and most recently, in a meeting with Republic of Georgia
President Mikheil Saakashvili, advocated for targeted economic
assistance for Georgia's Armenian populated Samtskhe-Javakheti
(Javakhk) region. Rep. Schiff offered hard-hitting questioning
of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a House Appropriations
Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations hearing, during which
he urged her to clarify the Obama Administration's position on
the Armenian Genocide. A Congressional letter to the Secretary of
State, spearheaded by Rep. Schiff and Rep. Robert Dold (R-Il), urging
Secretary Clinton to stop misrepresenting the Armenian Genocide as a
"historical debate," was signed by over 60 Members of Congress.
Following the dinner program, Burbank's local singing sensation
Koko Hayitian will be entertaining guests with his Armenian and
international music repertoire. Hayitian has turned down engagements
in the East Coast and Canada to lend his support to the ANC Burbank's
efforts.
For more information about the banquet and to secure reservations,
please contact Silva Kechichian at [email protected] or visit the ANCA
Burbank Facebook page - facebook.com/ancaburbank