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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

    Thursday, November 9, 2006

    AGBU Silicon Valley Launches Kids Club

    In May 2006, AGBU Silicon Valley launched its new Kids Club as part of
    the Chapter's Centennial activities. The AGBU Kids Club is a dedicated
    program for Armenian children aged 6-12 that focuses on connecting
    Armenian youth to their heritage and culture through activities that
    are both educational and enjoyable.

    Kids Club activities consist of monthly gatherings, learning games,
    field trips and pen pal communication with children of the same age in
    Armenia. The organizing committee, appointed by the Executive Board of
    the Silicon Valley Chapter, consists of parents of the Chapter's
    Students Committee. The Kids Club has already grown to include more
    than 30 children.

    For the kickoff event and first monthly gathering, a group of children
    along with their parents and Club leaders visited Stanford University
    in Palo Alto, California. Members of Stanford's Armenian Students
    Association (ASA) provided an interactive tour of the campus and spoke
    to the children about college admission processes and campus life.

    Another highlight of the Kids Club activities thus far was a trip to
    St. Andrew Armenian Apostolic Church in Cupertino, California that
    took place on September 16, 2006. During this event, AGBU youth
    participated in interactive science experiments with Anahit Yeramian,
    a leading scientist at Stanford.

    Following the science experiments, high school student Aline Zorian
    from the AGBU Students Committee gave a presentation about her summer
    visit to the SOS Village in Kotayk, Armenia, where the idea to arrange
    a Pen Pal exchange was born. The Kids Club members are now
    establishing ties with Armenian children in the village through
    letters.

    Other Kids Club activities include a visit to the Exploratorium Museum
    of Science and Art in San Francisco and a tour of the Stanford
    Accelerator facility and museum.

    For information on AGBU Silicon Valley and other AGBU worldwide
    chapters, please visit www.agbu.org.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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