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Aug 1, 20192 min read

FAR Partner AAHPO Conducts Medical Mission to Armenia’s Berd

The Armenian American Health Professionals Organization’s (AAHPO) recent medical mission to the Berd Region has led to a new...

FAR Supports the Strengthening of Science Education in Berd Schools

Jul 29, 20192 min read

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FAR Supports the Strengthening of Science Education in Berd Schools

When Ruzanna Tumanyan, 62, was a student she thought constantly about the sky. She wanted to be an aviator, specifically a flight tester,...

Supply Drive Creates Kinship Between Armenians.

Feb 1, 20112 min read

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Supply Drive Creates Kinship Between Armenians.

The FAR drive was led by our ACYOA Seniors of The Armenian Church of Holy Translators (ACHT), located in Framingham, MA. In early...

Dec 22, 20102 min read

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Hand in Hand: Building relationships. Bridging a gap.

ACYOA and FAR are thinking out of the box. Over the past few weeks the organizations have joined forces, producing a unique initiative...

New York Church Has Success in Gift Drive.

Dec 21, 20101 min read

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New York Church Has Success in Gift Drive.

The senior ACYOA of St. Gregory the Enlightener in White Plains, NY, has participated in the Hand in Hand art supply drive since November...

Aug 7, 20102 min read

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Profile - Katrina Shakarian.

Although she was born in New York, Katrina Shakarian, 24, has visited Armenia and Nagorno-Karabagh three times. Her mother is from...

Aug 3, 20102 min read

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Profile - James Balakian.

James Balakian, son of the famous American writer Peter Balakian, visited the land of his ancestral roots for the first time during the...

Trip to Armenia Becomes a Character Building Experience.

Jul 27, 20102 min read

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Trip to Armenia Becomes a Character Building Experience.

When Archbishop Tiran Nersoyan, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern) established the American Church Youth...

Jul 25, 20101 min read

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Khachkars

Our week in Gyumri is behind us. We've since visited the Haghpat and Sanahin monasteries in Lori Marz. We continued onto the town of...

Jul 22, 20101 min read

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Vernissage.

Vernissage is an open air market near Yerevan's Republic Square. It's open for business on Saturday and Sunday. ASP-ers spent their last...

Jul 21, 20101 min read

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Lake Sevan.

Nothing on this three-week trip has topped the excitement of climbing the mountains around Lake Sevan. Together our group scaled the...

Jul 20, 20102 min read

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Visit to Khor Virab.

On July 18, we visited Khor Virab, the pit where St. Gregory resided for 13 years before healing King Drtad through prayer. Khor Virab...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 9 – Temporary Shelters in Gyumri.

Jul 19, 20102 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 9 – Temporary Shelters in Gyumri.

The earthquake that struck Armenia in 1988 left 25,000 people dead, and thousands homeless. Today, 22 years after the disaster, many...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 6 - FAR's Soup Kitchen.

Jul 12, 20102 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 6 - FAR's Soup Kitchen.

ASP-ers divided their time in Gyumri between assisting with renovations at the Ounjian school and FAR's soup kitchen. Everyday four...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - FAR's Ounjian School and Soup Kitchen.

Jul 11, 20102 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - FAR's Ounjian School and Soup Kitchen.

Like every day in Gyumri, today was incredibly busy. Apart from our work at both the Ounjian School and the soup kitchen, we partook in...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - Gyumri Youth Center.

Jul 11, 20101 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 5 - Gyumri Youth Center.

Do as the locals do. That has been my credo as I have toured and worked in Armenia over the past week and a half. When the group visited...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 4 - Gyumri & FAR's Octet Music School.

Jul 8, 20103 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 4 - Gyumri & FAR's Octet Music School.

Gyumri is known throughout Armenia as a city of artists. Its old city, for example, boasts a unique style of architecture that you'll see...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 3 – Gyumri.

Jul 7, 20101 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 3 – Gyumri.

Today we began the service portion of our trip. We've divided ourselves into four groups that will be rotating between FAR's soup kitchen...

Mathevosian Medical Residents To Be Selected Later This Month.

Jul 7, 20101 min read

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Mathevosian Medical Residents To Be Selected Later This Month.

Students graduating from Yerevan State Medical University convened in the university’s main conference hall last week to learn about how...

The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 2 - Gyumri.

Jul 6, 20102 min read

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The 2010 ACYOA Armenia Service Program Day 2 - Gyumri.

We hit the road Monday morning, and made the 2-hour trip to Gyumri, Armenia’s second largest city. It’s located in northwestern Armenia,...