Homenetmen Ararat to Award Arick Gevorkian as Lifetime Honorary Member

Arick Gevorkian

GLENDALE””Each year Homenetmen Glendale Ararat Chapter selects an exemplary individual as their Lifetime Honorary Member and introduces them to the community for recognition and acknowledgement. This year Ararat chapter is celebrating its 38th anniversary and they have selected their long time member, leader, volunteer and community activist Arick Gevorkian who for more than 38 years has contributed not only to the Ararat chapter, but to the worldwide Homenetmen family, ARF, AYF, ARS, Hamazkayin, ANCA, Armenian schools and local city and municipalities.

Arick Gevorkian is an exemplary and humble individual with many virtues and is known not only for his selfless and charismatic character, but also as a musician, composer of many original songs and lyrics, educator, professional trainer, community organizer and a man of many talents who unconditionally gives and donates his time to our youth, community and wherever he’s needed.

Gevorkian started his activism in London, UK as a student and first joined the ranks of Homenetmen family in England in 1978. Soon after immigrating to the US in 82; he was assigned by Homenetmen Western Region to reestablish scouting movement at the Pasadena Azadamard chapter where he served as the Scout Master and executive board member till 1984. In 1984 he joined Homenetmen Ararat chapter and has held countless leadership roles from being a Scout master, troop leader, Youth division chair, chapter’s executive committee vice chair, scouting choir director, advisor to cultural division, mentor to various divisions, Navasartian games liaison and he’s currently the director of communication.

Gevorkian was one of the founding members of Homenetmen London where he embraced the ideology and mission of Homenetmen and has lived by the motto of “Elevate yourself and other with you”