San Francisco, California – Earlier today, the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) announced that the Board of Directors and staff would be taking a road trip to the Bay Area and Fresno to host several Town Halls.  On Friday, August 11 at 7:30 PM, the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) and ANCA San Francisco  Bay Area will host an ANCA Town Hall at Saroyan Hall 825 Brotherhood Way in San Francisco. A second Town Hall will take place at The Silicon Valley Armenian Community Center, 929 E. Duane Avenue, in Sunnyvale on Saturday, August 12 at 7:30 PM. The third, and final Town Hall of the series will be hosted  on Sunday, August 13 at 4:00 PM by ANCA-WR and ANCA-Central Valley Chapter at the Armenian Community Center, 2348 Ventura Street, in Fresno.

“The ANCA-WR Board and Staff are eager to go on our first Road Trip to Northern California to meet our communities there to discuss our priorities and engage in a healthy exchange of ideas,” remarked ANCA-WR Chair Nora Hovsepian. “Our vibrant Northern California communities are vital to our strength in the State, and we look forward to continued successes by our local ANCA chapters in those areas.”

“We are excited to have the ANCA-WR Board of Directors in San Francisco to inform the Community about ANCA initiatives.” noted Matt Senekerimian, ANCA-San Francisco Bay Area Chair. “We are excited to host the ANCA-WR Board and Staff for a Town Hall meeting in Fresno. It is important for ANCA-WR to hear about issues significant to Fresno Armenian-Americans,” added ANCA-Central California’s Sevag Tateosian

The ANCA-WR Town Hall series is an effort to activate and engage Armenian American communities throughout the Western United States. The meetings are led by ANCA-WR Board Members, who provide attendees with an overview of the organization, its priorities on the local, state, and federal levels, and recent developments affecting Armenian-Americans, Armenia, and Artsakh. During the townhalls, community members have an opportunity to ask questions, discuss local community needs, make recommendations, and learn about ways to get involved with ANCA

Further details about this and upcoming townhalls will be available on our website, as well as our social media channels. For additional information regarding the ANCA Town Halls in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, please call the ANCA-WR office at 818.500.1918 or email info@ancawr.org.

The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in the Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States and affiliated organizations around the country, the ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.