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Entrepreneur Varant Melkonian to receive ANCA-WR award
October 20, 2012 - 13:38 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Entrepreneur, philanthropist and long-time ANCA
activist Varant Melkonian will be honored with the ANCA-Western Region
Legacy Award at its already sold out Annual Banquet on October 28 at
the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Asbarez reports.
Melkonian is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Home Organizers
Corporation - the parent company of seven operating subsidiaries and
three nationally recognized brand names; Closet World, Closets by
Design and Home Closets. Along with its national franchise network and
35 large regional franchises serving 28 U.S. States and Canada, Home
Organizers is the largest independent home organizing company in North
America. At its peak, his company operated out of 16 corporate
facilities and employed over 1,800 people.
Melkonian has been recognized for his service, commitment and
professionalism. In 2005, Closet World was named Business of the Year
by the Armenian-American Chamber of Commerce. Later that year, he
received the very prestigious `Knight of Cilicia' medal by His
Holiness Aram I Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. In 2006,
Melkonian was honored as Man of the Year by the Armenian Bone Marrow
Donor Registry. In 2010, Melkonian was also honored by the Armenian
Cultural Foundation for his ongoing support and contribution. In
addition, he has also received awards and commendations from the State
of California, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, California
State Assembly, California State Board of Equalization, California
Department of Insurance, Los Angeles County Sheriffs and the Cities of
Los Angeles, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge.
October 20, 2012 - 13:38 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Entrepreneur, philanthropist and long-time ANCA
activist Varant Melkonian will be honored with the ANCA-Western Region
Legacy Award at its already sold out Annual Banquet on October 28 at
the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, Asbarez reports.
Melkonian is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Home Organizers
Corporation - the parent company of seven operating subsidiaries and
three nationally recognized brand names; Closet World, Closets by
Design and Home Closets. Along with its national franchise network and
35 large regional franchises serving 28 U.S. States and Canada, Home
Organizers is the largest independent home organizing company in North
America. At its peak, his company operated out of 16 corporate
facilities and employed over 1,800 people.
Melkonian has been recognized for his service, commitment and
professionalism. In 2005, Closet World was named Business of the Year
by the Armenian-American Chamber of Commerce. Later that year, he
received the very prestigious `Knight of Cilicia' medal by His
Holiness Aram I Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia. In 2006,
Melkonian was honored as Man of the Year by the Armenian Bone Marrow
Donor Registry. In 2010, Melkonian was also honored by the Armenian
Cultural Foundation for his ongoing support and contribution. In
addition, he has also received awards and commendations from the State
of California, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, California
State Assembly, California State Board of Equalization, California
Department of Insurance, Los Angeles County Sheriffs and the Cities of
Los Angeles, Glendale and La Canada Flintridge.