Camp Arev Breaks Ground on Expansion Project

FRAZER PARK, Calif.--More than 150 friends from Los Angeles and Fresno gathered on a crisp spring day for the April 12 groundbreaking ceremony of the expansion project at Camp AREV. The new facilities will include an Infirmary, a Chapel, and a Dining Hall.
As the bulldozer moved the earth signifying the beginning of the project, everyone rejoiced in God's goodness and mercies for the prospect of a facility that will accommodate more campers. Also, there now will be separate quarters for a fulltime nurse to attend to medical situations that may arise. This expansion will also be utilized by many organizations wishing to use the facilities. The Camp committee hosted a delicious kebab lunch enjoyed by all.
The Celebration Banquet of the expansion of Camp AREV will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2008, at the United Armenian Congregational Church Paul Avazian Hall at 6 p.m. This year's theme is “Building on the Foundation of Our Lord.”
The Camp AREV banquets are always a relaxed time of Christian fellowship. Come and be updated on the new expansion, and hear about how God is continuing to change lives for His glory through the Camp AREV ministries. Young people gather together in both summer and winter camps to worship God and learn of His life-changing message.
For banquet information, please call Arsine Phillips (213) 509-4337

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Two New Armenian Radio Stations

It seems that the Armenian radio stations are establishing in various places in Armenia and specially in the diaspora, where many are making use of the broadband cables to launch their online radio stations...
  • AZAD-HYE Radio Station, an online radio station launched in April 24. It is broadcasted and administered in the United Arab Emirates. http://www.azad-hye.com/radio/
  • RADIO SEVAN, a new radio station that was newly established in Lebanon:

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    *101.5 եւ 90.8 mhz ալիքներու վրայ,
    24 ժամի վրայ 24։
    * cable vision-ի վրայ 11880 ghz digital.
    * Կայքէջ։ www.radiosevan.com
    Հասցէ։ Քարաքօլ Ըլ-Տրուզ, Նաժահ շէնք,
    13րդ յարկ, Պէյրութ-Լիμանան։
    Հեռաձայն։ (01) 37 30 04 fax։ (01) 37 30 04
    Բջիջային։ (70) 16 60 60

Visiting Camp Armen in Tuzla, Turkey

More than 100 Armenians in Turkey visited the Camp Armen or Badanegan Doun in Tuzla, Turkey, with Mr. Garabet Orunoz leading the group.

The late Mr. Hrant Guzelian had the vision of this camp and Hrant Dink lived here and married here.
However, the Turkish government took the land back in 1980's, claiming that they had bought it illegally.
This case is not yet over, and many believe that the rightful owners will get it back.


Rev. Krikor AghabalOghlu, in FAPC, USA

An Armenian pastor whose ministry is based in the Republic of Turkey will speak at the oldest Armenian Church in the State of California.
Reverend Krikor Aghabaloghlu will keynote the Spring 2008 Dinner of the First Armenian Presbyterian Church Men’s Fellowship.
The dinner event, honoring the faith and sacrifices of the Armenian Martyrs of 1915, will take place on Tuesday evening, April 29, 2008, at the church campus, 430 South First Street at Huntington Boulevard in Fresno.
The evening will begin with ethnic appetizers at 6:30 p.m. and continue with a barbecue steak and chicken dinner at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and reservations, at $10 per person, may be made by calling George Karkazian at (559) 434-9009.

The keynote speaker was born in 1957 in Arapkir, Turkey near the confluence of the Eastern and Western branches of the Euphrates Rivers. After receiving his early education in his native city and Malatya Province, Aghabaloghlu matriculated at the University of Istanbul, a state institution dating to A.D. 1453. He majored in the history of Turkey as an undergraduate and received a Bachelors of Education Degree in 1979.