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SUPPORT MADE ABUSE PROGRAM A SUCCESS
Glendale News Press, CA
Aug 20 2013
August 20, 2013 | 4:38 p.m.
On behalf of the Armenian Bar Assn., a warm thank you for the Aug. 13
Teen Alcohol and Substance Abuse Workshop presented by Homenetmen
(HMEM) Western Region.
I was honored to take part as a panelist on such an important topic.
They are to be commended for shedding light on a topic that
unfortunately remains a taboo in the minds of so many in the
Armenian-American community.
Also to be commended for their continued support and service to our
community are Mary Der Parseghian, Esq., Nora Chitilian Keleshian,
Arick Gevorkian, Officer Joe Allen and the Glendale Police Department
for their genuine support.
The presence at the event of GPD Chief Ron De Pompa, Capt. Todd Stokes
as well as Lt. Lola Abrahamian, speaks volumes for the depth of the
police department's partnership with our community and its premier
organization, Homenetmen.
It was a privilege and an honor to have been asked and participated in
Homenetmen's important initiative to raise awareness in our community
relative to teens and alcohol and substance abuse in their midst,
along with the consequences which await them and us all as families
and as a community. If we do not embrace the importance of our role in
the choices teenagers make and the corresponding consequences which
flow from such poor choices as described at the panel discussion, we
are sure to regret it.
Everyone should be congratulated and thanked for taking part in a very
critical, necessary and timely program.
Garo Ghazarian
Glendale
Editor's Note: The writer is president and chairman of the board of
governors, Armenian Bar Assn.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/opinion/tn-gnp-support-made-abuse-program-a-success-20130820,0,3191686.story
Glendale News Press, CA
Aug 20 2013
August 20, 2013 | 4:38 p.m.
On behalf of the Armenian Bar Assn., a warm thank you for the Aug. 13
Teen Alcohol and Substance Abuse Workshop presented by Homenetmen
(HMEM) Western Region.
I was honored to take part as a panelist on such an important topic.
They are to be commended for shedding light on a topic that
unfortunately remains a taboo in the minds of so many in the
Armenian-American community.
Also to be commended for their continued support and service to our
community are Mary Der Parseghian, Esq., Nora Chitilian Keleshian,
Arick Gevorkian, Officer Joe Allen and the Glendale Police Department
for their genuine support.
The presence at the event of GPD Chief Ron De Pompa, Capt. Todd Stokes
as well as Lt. Lola Abrahamian, speaks volumes for the depth of the
police department's partnership with our community and its premier
organization, Homenetmen.
It was a privilege and an honor to have been asked and participated in
Homenetmen's important initiative to raise awareness in our community
relative to teens and alcohol and substance abuse in their midst,
along with the consequences which await them and us all as families
and as a community. If we do not embrace the importance of our role in
the choices teenagers make and the corresponding consequences which
flow from such poor choices as described at the panel discussion, we
are sure to regret it.
Everyone should be congratulated and thanked for taking part in a very
critical, necessary and timely program.
Garo Ghazarian
Glendale
Editor's Note: The writer is president and chairman of the board of
governors, Armenian Bar Assn.
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/opinion/tn-gnp-support-made-abuse-program-a-success-20130820,0,3191686.story