Armenians Come Together to Help Another

Four-year-old Charlotte Conybear, the great-granddaughter of Aram Jerrehian, Sr., cofounder and Godfather of St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Armenian Church in Wynnewood, PA, is suffering from Apalstic Anemia. She is in need of a bone marrow transplant.

Philadelphia area Armenian churches are inviting their members to be tested to determine if they might be an appropriate candidate as a bone marrow donor. Representatives from the National Bone Marrow Registry or Armenian Bone Marrow Registry will be at Holy Trinity Armenian Church, St. Sahag and St. Mesrob Armenian Church, St. Gregory’s Armenian Church, Armenian Martyr’s Congregational Church, and  St. Mark’s
Armenian Catholic Church on Easter Sunday, April 4 to register prospective donors.

Registration involves answering a few questions, completing a short form and a cheek swab. You will be contacted if you are found to be a match. You may be able to save Charlotte’s life ~ or the life of someone else. For more information on the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry, please visit http://www.abmdr.am. For more information on the National Bone Marrow Program, please visit http://www.marrow.org. If you would like to organize a registration drive in your area or would like to find a registration drive near you, please contact Charlotte’s uncle, Dean Jerrehian, at deanjerr@gmail.com .

Shish Kebab Night Sponsored by the Kzirian and Miller families with special online guest speaker, Unger Jirayr Beugekian – March 26, 2010

Come to the Agoump for our monthly Shish Kebab night.  This month the Shish Kebab dinner is sponsored by the Kzirian and Miller families.  Dinner will be served at 7:30pm.

There will also be a special online guest speaker, Unger Jirayr Beugekian, the Executive Director of the Armenian Relief Society.  This will be our second live lecture provided via the Internet.

Unger Jirayr will present the question, what can we do to assist the Armenians of Javakhk to stay in their ancestral lands?  Javakhk is  one of the poorest areas of the historic Armenian homeland.  With extremely difficult living conditions as a result of economic hardships faced by Georgia and also caused by a deliberate effort by the Georgian authorities for political ends, we are witnessing a repeat of Nakhichevan, a region which was emptied of its Armenian population.

Nawruz Night at the Seroonian Armenian Community Center March 19, 2010

Come to the Agoump for our 2nd annual Nawruz night.  Nawruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Persian calendar.  Come celebrate this Persian tradition with  Perisan/Iranian entrees.  For those practicing lent, vegetarian food will also be available.  Dinner will be served at 7:30pm.

See you there!

Philadelphia Armenian Community Kicks Off AYF Senior Olympics at Seroonian Armenian Community Center

The AYF Senior Olympics Steering Committee hosted dinner and a kick off meeting at the Seroonian Armenian Community Center on March 5, 2010.  AYF Members, Alumni, and Community Members gathered to learn more on how they can help out at the 2010 Philadelphia AYF Senior Olympics.  If you would like to sign up as a volunteer, e-mail the steering committee at phillysc@ayf.org.

Click below to view pictures from this night.

Dinner at the Seroonian Armenian Community Center Sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gider – March 12, 2010

Come to the Seroonian Armenian Community Center for our weekly Friday night Dinner.  This weeks dinner, sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gider, will be traditional Armenian food including, ghavurma with pilaf, green beans, cheese bureg, che kufte, mujetere and salad.  Dinner will be served at 7:30pm.

Also guest speaker Garo Manjikian, Armenian National Committee ER Director, will update the community about the Armenian Genocide Resolution and the Protocols via Skype.

Armeno-Turkish Relations: Pitfalls and Possibilities Public Forum in New York City Presented by ARF NY and NJ Committees

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation NY and NJ Committees

Present

Armeno-Turkish Relations:

Pitfalls and Possibilities

A public forum

Featuring

John Evans

Former US Ambassador to Armenia

Ken Hachikian

Chairman, ANCA

Richard Hovannisian

AEF Chair in Modern Armenian History, UCLA

Dennis Papazian

Emeritus Professor of History, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Sunday, March 7

4:30 pm

New York Hilton Hotel

1335 Ave. of the Americas (at 53^rd St)

Admission is Free

For more information, contact the ARF at (718) 651-1530 or (201) 945-0011

LIVE On March 4th: Watch the House Foreign Affairs Committee Consideration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution

Click on Read More to watch live Horizon Television’s broadcast of the the House Foreign Affairs Committee consideration of the Armenian Genocide resolution from your computer.

Broadcasting Live with Ustream.TV

Kebab Dinner and Kick-Off Meeting hosted by AYF Senior Olympics Steering Committee at the Seroonian Armenian Community Center on March 5, 2010

The AYF Senior Olympics Steering Committee will be hosting a Kebab Dinner and hold a kick off meeting at the Seroonian Armenian Community Center.  Non meat related options will also be available for those practicing lent.

AYF Members, AYF Alumni, Community Members, and Friends are invited to come Friday, March 5^th @ 8:00 p.m. to learn how you can help out at the 2010 Philadelphia AYF Senior Olympics and ensure its success.