
Group photo of some of the community leaders present at the Emergency Preparedness Townhall Forum organized by ANCA Pasadena.
Critical Information is Imparted to Area Residents and the Community in Preparation of Potential Disasters and Emergencies
PASADENA – In preparation of the coming El Niño weather pattern, the Armenian National Committee of America – Pasadena Chapter, in collaboration with its Sister Organizations and several State, Local and Federal agencies, organized and hosted a community-wide emergency preparedness Townhall forum on Thursday, February 25 at the Pasadena Armenian Center. This one of a kind event, drew close to 100 community leaders and members, local residents, guests, volunteers and authorities in the areas of disaster preparedness and response, provided the community at large, with a unique opportunity to hear and learn from experts in the field and familiarize themselves with the various agencies they represent and the services they provide.
The forum, based on sentiments shared by attending residents and community members, proved to be a pleasant, engaging, memorable and informative affair and all in attendance, left pleased with the information imparted to them by the evening’s organizers, experts and presenters. For its part, the evening’s program was opened with remarks from Pasadena ANCA’s Chairman Vahe Majarian, who welcomed members and guests to the Pasadena Armenian Center and its Townhall and shared a brief background of the Pasadena ANCA’s mission, services and activities and expressed, on behalf of the Pasadena ANCA, the organization’s appreciation to the program’s panelists and organizers.
Following Majarian, Taleen Hindoyan, of the “Sosseâ€