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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
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Montevideo Chapter Looks Back on Decades of Work in Uruguay While
Celebrating AGBU's 106th Anniversary
This April, in celebration of AGBU's 106th anniversary, the AGBU
Montevideo Chapter brought together several distinguished guests to
its Center's Cristal Hall. There, they looked back on decades of the
organization's work in Uruguay, enjoying firsthand accounts of its
history as told by Verquine Bedikian, an Honorary Member and former
chapter chair, whose book, `Memories of AGBU in Uruguay: 1938-1998,'
was the central focus of the evening.
The event, which took place on Friday, April 20, 2012, was attended by
Lilian Kechichian, Uruguay's Minister of Tourism and Sports; Ruben
Aprahamian, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia; Archbishop
Hagop Kelendjian, Primate of the Diocese of Uruguay; and Ruben
Kechichian, AGBU Central Board member and Chairman of the AGBU Buenos
Aires Chapter, who was in town for the occasion.
Guests were welcomed by AGBU Montevideo Chapter Chairman Haigazun
Moumdjian, who highlighted AGBU's many successful programs both
worldwide and locally, before distributing grants from the AGBU
Scholarship Program to the local AGBU Alex Manoogian High School
alumni pursuing their college degrees. Following his remarks, Ruben
Kechichian addressed the audience of friends and supporters,
describing the warm relationship that the neighboring Chapters have
always shared.
Verquine Bedikian's publication was the main attraction of the
event. In a special presentation, Cristina Takessian, the English
coordinator of the local AGBU Nubarian School and an active member of
both the AGBU Youth Committee and scouts program, spoke of Verquine
Bedikian's various accomplishments, and roles she played in the
Armenian community as the daughter of immigrants, a mother, and a
working professional who contributed greatly to AGBU's growth over the
years. Carlos Hergatacorzian, the former Chairman and Honorary Member
of the Montevideo Chapter, then spoke, praising Bedikian's publication
for extensively documenting the history of the Chapter. His words were
echoed by Archbishop Kelendjian, who wrote the book's prologue and
commended Bedikian for her commitment to AGBU.
Ruben Topalian, the Chapter's Secretary, brought the event to a
close. He discussed the ways in which, since its founding, AGBU has
strengthened the Armenian diaspora, and how it continues to remain
flexible to meet the changing needs of its members today, while
anticipating changes it will experience in the years to come.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please
visit www.agbu.org.
From: A. Papazian
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
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Montevideo Chapter Looks Back on Decades of Work in Uruguay While
Celebrating AGBU's 106th Anniversary
This April, in celebration of AGBU's 106th anniversary, the AGBU
Montevideo Chapter brought together several distinguished guests to
its Center's Cristal Hall. There, they looked back on decades of the
organization's work in Uruguay, enjoying firsthand accounts of its
history as told by Verquine Bedikian, an Honorary Member and former
chapter chair, whose book, `Memories of AGBU in Uruguay: 1938-1998,'
was the central focus of the evening.
The event, which took place on Friday, April 20, 2012, was attended by
Lilian Kechichian, Uruguay's Minister of Tourism and Sports; Ruben
Aprahamian, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia; Archbishop
Hagop Kelendjian, Primate of the Diocese of Uruguay; and Ruben
Kechichian, AGBU Central Board member and Chairman of the AGBU Buenos
Aires Chapter, who was in town for the occasion.
Guests were welcomed by AGBU Montevideo Chapter Chairman Haigazun
Moumdjian, who highlighted AGBU's many successful programs both
worldwide and locally, before distributing grants from the AGBU
Scholarship Program to the local AGBU Alex Manoogian High School
alumni pursuing their college degrees. Following his remarks, Ruben
Kechichian addressed the audience of friends and supporters,
describing the warm relationship that the neighboring Chapters have
always shared.
Verquine Bedikian's publication was the main attraction of the
event. In a special presentation, Cristina Takessian, the English
coordinator of the local AGBU Nubarian School and an active member of
both the AGBU Youth Committee and scouts program, spoke of Verquine
Bedikian's various accomplishments, and roles she played in the
Armenian community as the daughter of immigrants, a mother, and a
working professional who contributed greatly to AGBU's growth over the
years. Carlos Hergatacorzian, the former Chairman and Honorary Member
of the Montevideo Chapter, then spoke, praising Bedikian's publication
for extensively documenting the history of the Chapter. His words were
echoed by Archbishop Kelendjian, who wrote the book's prologue and
commended Bedikian for her commitment to AGBU.
Ruben Topalian, the Chapter's Secretary, brought the event to a
close. He discussed the ways in which, since its founding, AGBU has
strengthened the Armenian diaspora, and how it continues to remain
flexible to meet the changing needs of its members today, while
anticipating changes it will experience in the years to come.
Established in 1906, AGBU (www.agbu.org) is the world's largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York City, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians around the world.
For more information about AGBU and its worldwide programs, please
visit www.agbu.org.
From: A. Papazian