ARS Gala 2015 Turns A New Page of Success for the ARS

UNIVERSAL CITY—On Friday, May 15, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Western USA’s Gala was held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel with the attendance of ARS Central Executive Board Chairperson Vicky Marashlian, ARS Central Executive Board Representative Annie Kechichian, official guests, supporters, guests, and ARS members. All were gathered in support of an organization that has served its people for over 105 years.
Welcoming remarks were delivered by Silva Poladian, Gala Committee Chairperson and Master of Ceremonies for the evening. The national and ARS anthems were sung by soloist Raffi Kerbabian, accompanied by pianist Armen Aharonian.
His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian led the invocation and expressed his congratulations. The Western Prelacy Prelate highly commended the service and dedication of ARS members, in particular those ARS volunteers who helped rescue orphans and survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
The Prelate recognized in particular the diligent service of the evening’s honoree, longtime ARS member Haigoush Kohler who “true to the oath she took long ago, has devoted herself to the sacred work of the ARS as a soldier of light and bearer of compassion,â€