January 22, 2007
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New York Special Events Committee Wraps Up a Successful 2006

  • NYSEC Committee members pose with the First Lady of Karabakh
    NYSEC Committee members pose with the First Lady of Karabakh, Inna Ghoukassian (center) at Le Jardin restaurant on November 7, 2006. Committee members pictured (left to right): Betty Cherkezian, Nila Festekjian, Sossy Setrakian, Maral Jebejian, Mrs. Ghoukassian, Vesna Markarian, Maral Hajjar and Vera Setrakian. Committee members not pictured: Carol Aslanian, Hilda Hartounian and Gacia Mangassarian.

AGBU's New York Special Events Committee (NYSEC) concluded another productive year in 2006 with a series of benefit events that raised over $15,000 for AGBU programs.

In support of the AGBU Karabakh Repopulation Project, NYSEC will donate $10,000 to the construction of a home in the new village of Jrakn in the Republic of Karabakh. This endeavor is helping to repopulate previously war-torn and abandoned Armenian villages in the southeastern Hadrut region, while also providing humanitarian relief and agricultural support to needy families. To show her appreciation for NYSEC's efforts, the First Lady of Karabakh, Inna Ghoukassian, attended a lecture and lunch hosted by NYSEC during an official visit to New York in November 2006.

Other NYSEC highlights of 2006 included a backstage tour of New York's illustrious Metropolitan Opera House; a visit to the official residence of the New York City Mayor, Gracie Mansion; lectures by Dr. George Bournoutian and Dr. Sylvie Der Khorenian; and personal tours of Chelsea art galleries, the privately-owned Onassis Museum and the world-renowned Museum of Modern Art (MOMA).

NYSEC's next event, an Off-Broadway presentation of William Saroyan's last play, "Cave Dwellers," will take place on February 28, 2007.

Established in 2003, NYSEC is committed to upholding AGBU's mission to preserve and promote the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs. For more information about NYSEC, please contact the Committee Co-Chairwomen, Nila Festekjian at nilanf@msn.com or Gacia Mangassarian at tamaga53@optonline.net.

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