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May 21, 2007
Young Professionals Expanding By Leaps & Bounds
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AGBU YP Yerevan, March 2007. -
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AGBU YP Austria, March 2007. -
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AGBU YP Toronto, February 2007. -
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AGBU YPs, Centennial Celebration, Yerevan, Armenia, April 2007.
Three new YP Groups launched in Toronto, Vienna, Yerevan
Established in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, the AGBU Young Professionals (YPs) have swelled to an impressive 17 groups around the world with the most recent additions in Toronto, Canada; Vienna, Austria; and Yerevan, Armenia. In ongoing conversations to establish even more groups in South America and the Middle East, the universal appeal of AGBU YPs has young Armenians between the ages of 22 to 40 clamoring to join.
The only Armenian young professionals program with a worldwide network that spans four continents, AGBU YPs are civic-minded, career-oriented individuals bound by one common mission - to perpetuate the Armenian identity. Inspiring their peers to get involved and stay involved, the open-door policy of AGBU YPs has garnered them a worldwide reputation for promoting a sense of community and belonging for young Armenians from all walks of life.
Last year, the AGBU YPs doubled their number of events and tripled their fundraising to over $33,000 with 85% of donations earmarked for Armenia and Karabakh, through worthwhile programs sponsored by AGBU, such as the Children's Centers, Karabakh Repopulation Project, American University of Armenia (AUA), and Senior Citizens Assistance Centers (formerly known as the Soup Kitchens). Thanks to the benevolence of AGBU YP Groups, over $120,000 has been invested back into the homeland and their local communities since the network's inception.
Assuming a pivotal role during AGBU's Centennial Closing & Conference (www.agbu.org/armenia100) in Yerevan this April, AGBU YPs are leaders of a global movement that continues to embrace new programs that will strengthen its network and engage young Armenian professionals throughout the world.
2007 highlights include the YP Toronto Committee basking in the glory of their inaugural event, which drew 275 YPs to the Foundation Room in the city's hip downtown corridor; YP Yerevan's kickoff at the AUA Club Restaurant in the heart of Armenia's capital city with over 120 attendees; YP Austria's launch at Vienna's St. Hripsime Armenian Apostolic Church, where 30 locals attended a presentation on AGBU YPs and a musical performance; and worldwide YPs celebrating the conclusion of AGBU's yearlong Centennial celebrations at Nor Dzoraberd restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia.
To learn more about the AGBU YP network, please contact one of our 17 YP Groups worldwide in - ARMENIA: Yerevan (ypyerevan@agbu.am); AUSTRIA: Vienna (ypaustria@gmail.com); BULGARIA: Plovdiv (ypplovdiv_agbu@yahoo.com), Sofia (kmarashlyan@telelink.bg); CANADA: Toronto (info@ypto.ca); ENGLAND: London (yp@agbu.org.uk); FRANCE: Paris (yp@ugabfrance.org); IRAN: Tehran (agbu_yp_thr@yahoo.com); LEBANON: Beirut (antranik@agbu.org.lb); SWITZERLAND: Geneva (ypch@manaserian.com); USA: Boston, MA (ypboston@gmail.com), Detroit, MI (ypdetroit@gmail.com), Greater New York, NY (ypgny@agbuyp.org), Los Angeles, CA (www.agbuypla.org), Orange County, CA (www.agbuypoc.com), Philadelphia, PA (philly_agbuypg@yahoo.com), San Francisco, CA (www.agbuypnc.org).
The AGBU Young Professionals are committed to preserving and promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural, and humanitarian programs. For more information on the AGBU Young Professionals, please contact the AGBU YP Liaison at ypliaison@agbu.org or (212) 319-6383.
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