January 25, 2010
A- A+
read

YP Chicago Holds Kick-off Event

  • Guests at the AGBU YP Chicago kick-off event on November 21,
    Guests at the AGBU YP Chicago kick-off event on November 21, 2009.

Chicago - The newly formed AGBU Young Professionals of Chicago (YP Chicago) held its inaugural event on November 21, 2009, at NAHA restaurant, which is owned by the Nahabedian family. With over 50 young Armenian professionals in attendance, the gathering galvanized the city's Armenian young professional community.

During the evening, guests mingled while enjoying seasonal hors d'œuvre prepared by NAHA restaurant. Those in attendance were excited that an established Armenian organization, AGBU, was actively working to bring together young professionals. Attendees were inspired by AGBU YP liason Kim Yacoubian, who attended the event and offered an overview of AGBU's mission and vision for Armenian communities across the globe. The evening also featured a raffle, which included prizes donated by local businesses, including NAHA, Great Business Websites, Chicago Apartment Seekers, Sayat Nova, TommyGun Motorsports, Edward Simonian, Inc. and V & O Style Jewelers. The committee chair, Arina Babajanian, addressed the guests and offered her thanks to AGBU and her organizing committee, and she spoke about the group's plans for 2010.

This past July, the biennial AGBU FOCUS networking weekend touched down in the Windy City and attracted hundreds of young Armenian professionals from across the globe. The excitement surrounding the FOCUS 2009 events encouraged several local Chicagoans to come together to form a local chapter of AGBU Young Professionals. The new YP Chicago committee met for the first time last August and began planning for a year of activities. YP Chicago committee members are Arina Babajanian, Susan Cholakian, Yuliya Dosova, Talin Hitik, Lorena Kurtjian, Harry Madanyan, Danny Mantis, Avo Mavilian, Arpi Paylan, Linda Sultanian and Georganna Yessaian.

YP Chicago is part of a growing network of YP groups and supporters around the world who are committed to preserving and promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs for young Armenians between the ages of 22 and 40. For additional information or to join YP Chicago's e-mail list, visit their website: yp.agbuchicago.org.

Please note that archived content may appear distorted as it has been stripped of formatting and original images.

What's New > News Archives > Press Release