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Armenian Youth Federation
104 N. Belmont St. #206 -- Glendale, CA 91206
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ September 26, 2005
Contact: Razmig Haroun (818) 507-1933
3rd Annual AYF Little Armenia Cleanup Gathers Hundreds for Volunteer Service
(Little Armenia, CA September 25, 2005) - Well over two-hundred Armenian
youth gathered in the "Little Armenia" district of Los Angeles Sunday
providing their volunteer service to the AYF's 3rd Annual Little Armenia
Cleanup. Volunteers from all over Northern and Southern California;
including Fresno and San Francisco, helped remove thousands of pounds of
trash from major streets in Little Armenia, bringing the three year total to
over 23.5 tons of trash removed by the AYF.
Organized by the Armenian Youth Federation and cosponsored by Los Angeles
City Council member Eric Garcetti's Office, the cleanup attracted volunteers
from the public at large and community organizations such as the AYF,
Homenetmen Los Angeles Chapter, and the ARF Badanegan Organization.
Before the clean up began Nora Ounjian relayed the AYF Central Executive's
message to the youth. "The AYF will remain at the forefront of serving our
community and, in particular, will continue to provide our youth with
opportunities of social service," said Ounjian. Reverend Father Vicken
Vassilian representing his Grace Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate
of the Western Prelacy Armenian Church, blessed both the effort of the AYF
and the volunteers' willingness to serve the community.
Los Angeles City 13th District Council member Eric Garcetti thanked the
volunteers for their efforts and welcomed the initiative of both the
volunteers and the AYF. The Council member awarded the AYF with a desktop
plaque that carries the seal of the city of Los Angeles and reads Little
Armenia.
In the coming weeks many "Welcome to Little Armenia" light-post banners will
be added to the existing 63 erected from past years. Depicting the
Tri-color, Sardarabad Monument, and Mount Ararat, the banners have added a
touch of Armenia to the community.
The Armenian Youth Federation would like to thank the volunteers and the
official sponsors of the Little Armenia Clean Up, without whom the event
would not have been the success that it was. Adin of California, Asbarez
Daily Armenian Newspaper, Horizon Armenian Television, Nor Hayastan Daily
Newspaper, USA Armenian Life Magazine, Closet World, Color Depot, Donoyan
Insurance Agency, Sylvie's Costumes, Carpet Show, Sun Work's Tanning, Eric
Garcetti's Office and staff, and the A.R.F. Hollywood Karekin Njteh Gomideh,
played a fundamental role in the success of this public service effort.
The Armenian Youth Federation of Western United States strives to serve
Armenian American Communities west of the Mississippi through education,
athletics, political activism, cultural activities and social settings. To
learn more about the Armenian Youth Federation please log on to
www.AYFwest.org.
104 N. Belmont St. #206 -- Glendale, CA 91206
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release ~ September 26, 2005
Contact: Razmig Haroun (818) 507-1933
3rd Annual AYF Little Armenia Cleanup Gathers Hundreds for Volunteer Service
(Little Armenia, CA September 25, 2005) - Well over two-hundred Armenian
youth gathered in the "Little Armenia" district of Los Angeles Sunday
providing their volunteer service to the AYF's 3rd Annual Little Armenia
Cleanup. Volunteers from all over Northern and Southern California;
including Fresno and San Francisco, helped remove thousands of pounds of
trash from major streets in Little Armenia, bringing the three year total to
over 23.5 tons of trash removed by the AYF.
Organized by the Armenian Youth Federation and cosponsored by Los Angeles
City Council member Eric Garcetti's Office, the cleanup attracted volunteers
from the public at large and community organizations such as the AYF,
Homenetmen Los Angeles Chapter, and the ARF Badanegan Organization.
Before the clean up began Nora Ounjian relayed the AYF Central Executive's
message to the youth. "The AYF will remain at the forefront of serving our
community and, in particular, will continue to provide our youth with
opportunities of social service," said Ounjian. Reverend Father Vicken
Vassilian representing his Grace Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate
of the Western Prelacy Armenian Church, blessed both the effort of the AYF
and the volunteers' willingness to serve the community.
Los Angeles City 13th District Council member Eric Garcetti thanked the
volunteers for their efforts and welcomed the initiative of both the
volunteers and the AYF. The Council member awarded the AYF with a desktop
plaque that carries the seal of the city of Los Angeles and reads Little
Armenia.
In the coming weeks many "Welcome to Little Armenia" light-post banners will
be added to the existing 63 erected from past years. Depicting the
Tri-color, Sardarabad Monument, and Mount Ararat, the banners have added a
touch of Armenia to the community.
The Armenian Youth Federation would like to thank the volunteers and the
official sponsors of the Little Armenia Clean Up, without whom the event
would not have been the success that it was. Adin of California, Asbarez
Daily Armenian Newspaper, Horizon Armenian Television, Nor Hayastan Daily
Newspaper, USA Armenian Life Magazine, Closet World, Color Depot, Donoyan
Insurance Agency, Sylvie's Costumes, Carpet Show, Sun Work's Tanning, Eric
Garcetti's Office and staff, and the A.R.F. Hollywood Karekin Njteh Gomideh,
played a fundamental role in the success of this public service effort.
The Armenian Youth Federation of Western United States strives to serve
Armenian American Communities west of the Mississippi through education,
athletics, political activism, cultural activities and social settings. To
learn more about the Armenian Youth Federation please log on to
www.AYFwest.org.