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| 13:53:07 | 04-07-2005 | Social |
ARMENIANS FROM USA TAKING CARE OF OUR NATURE
Every year in October the delegation of Trustees of the Armenian Assembly of
America arrives in Armenia. «This year we decided to give the young Armenian
of America the possibility to come to their mother land», says the regional
head of t he ACA in Armenia Arpi Vardanyan.
The program started on June 29 and it will last 12 days. The period of
school vacations (June-July) has been chosen for the visit.
Visits to the historical and cultural places of Armenia are organized for
the guests. They have already been to St. Echmiadzin and Sevan.
Today 22 young Armenians from America of about 5-18 years cleaned the area
of the Tsitsernakaberd together with the program «Planting Trees in
Armenia». «This was the main aim of our program: they were not only to visit
their mother land but also to make their own contribution to it», said Arpi
Vardanyan.
On July 7 the delegation from 6 US states will take part in the event
organized by the program «Planting Trees in Armenia» in the village Karin.