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    Armenian National Committee of Burbank
    361 East Magnolia Boulevard # C

    Burbank, California 91502
    Telephone: (818) 562-1918
    Web: www.ancburbank.org

    PRESS RELEASE

    December 13, 2009
    Contact: Michael Kiaman
    Tel: (818) 562-1918

    ANC BURBANK BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY IN ADVANCE OF US CENSUS

    BURBANK, CA - Nearly 50 residents of Burbank braved inclement weather to
    join the Armenian National Committee of Burbank (ANC Burbank) at their
    final community issues briefing of the year this past Saturday. Hosted
    at the new Ovrom Park community center on San Fernando Road, local and
    regional ANC leaders briefly updated the community regarding Armenian
    American issues at the local, state, and federal level. The event took
    the opportunity to raise awareness of the upcoming 2010 US Census.


    "After a successful first event, we look forward to continuing our
    outreach to Burbank's Armenian community to assure everyone gets counted
    come spring and the census," noted Garen Yegparian, chairman of the ANC
    Burbank.

    The event featured Natalie Osgood from the City of Burbank's Complete
    Count Committee who discussed the importance of the Census and how
    getting an accurate count will affect the community and quality of life
    issues. Yegparian provided information about the Census in Armenian and
    joined Osgood in providing a bilingual review of the Census
    questionnaire form that every American will receive in March of 2010.
    They noted the importance of everyone completing the census, regardless
    of citizenship status. They also fielded questions from the audience
    regarding how to fill out the form and how the information is kept
    secure.

    Participants in the briefing ranged from high school and college
    students to senior citizens. The organizing committee was pleased with
    the first event and emphasized that they looked forward to future events
    with more community partners to spread awareness about the 2010 US
    Census.

    The Armenian National Committee of Burbank advocates social, economic,
    cultural, and political activism by promoting a stronger civic
    participation of a dense Armenian American population through grassroots
    efforts.




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    PHOTO CAPTION # 01: Emcees Karo Aydindzhyan and Nanneh Chehras, members
    of the ANC Burbank's Census Committee, open the program

    PHOTO CAPTION # 02: ANC Burbank Census Committee Co-Chairperson, Silva
    Kechichian, interviews Burbank resident Ara Boyajian after the census
    event

    PDF File: Armenian Translation of Press Release

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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