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On September 17, 2006, AGBU Montreal honored former Chairman Viken Attarian and his wife Datevik with a special dinner held at the local AGBU Alex Manoogian Center. Nearly 300 AGBU members, friends and distinguished guests attended the event to pay...

On September 1, 2006, Gyumri Boarding School #3 for students with special needs, in the northern Armenian province of Shirak, welcomed this year’s student body to its newly renovated and refurbished building. Funded by AGBU London and with the...

September 29, 2006 marked an important milestone in the history of the Republic of Armenia and the friendship between the French and Armenian people, as President Jacques Chirac of France became the first Western head of state to visit Armenia since...

At the behest of AGBU Honorary Life President Alex Manoogian in the early 1990’s, Edward Levoni Melkonian accepted the task of recording the history of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), the world’s largest non-profit Armenian...

 In tribute to AGBU’s upcoming Centennial in 2006, the Buenos Aires Chapter sponsored its inaugural “Megaevento Cultural,” a massive cultural festival, this September, attracting over 4,000 spectators to the city’s Exhibition Center, and 1000...

Investing in the future of the “next generation” since the 1920’s, the AGBU Scholarship Program has championed the higher education of thousands of promising young Armenians enrolled in leading colleges and universities around the world. Through the...

After 20 years of devoted service as Principal of the AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School (www.manoogian.org) in Southfield, Michigan, Dr. Nadya Sarafian announced her retirement this past spring. Thanks to her unwavering commitment to quality...

On December 13, 2005, American Red Cross Senior Major Gifts Officer Barbara O’Reilly paid a personal visit to AGBU Central Office in New York to thank the organization for its generous $100,000 donation in support of Hurricane Katrina relief...

Plovdiv, Bulgaria – A fundraising campaign coordinated by Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s Council of Armenian Organizations, initiated by AGBU Plovdiv, and administered by Edouard Arsenian, raised thousands of dollars for victims of the August and September...

With a very successful 2005 summer season behind them, the AGBU Camp Nubar Committee is already gearing up for the summer of 2006 with capital improvements that will make your head spin. With cabins, tennis courts and outdoor basketball courts...