Sosé and Allen’s Legacy Foundation Continues Support of Volunteerism in Armenia

2016 Sosé & Allen’s Legacy Foundation Fellowship recipients in front of their memorial at Lover’s Park in Yerevan, Armenia.

GLENDALE””Last week, 29 volunteers from the United States arrived in Armenia to participate in the 2016 AYF Youth Corps summer program. Among them are this year’s four recipients of Sosé and Allen’s Legacy Foundation Fellowship supporting volunteerism in Armenia. For three years, financial assistance has gone to deserving diasporan youth who strive to bridge connections between the youth of Armenia and the diaspora. This year’s Fellowship recipients are Vana Bashian, a sophomore at College of the Canyons, Van Der Megerdichian, a sophomore at UCLA, Betty Markarian, a freshman at UCLA, and Alique Cherchian, a junior at CSULB.

Cherchian said, “I never realized what an impactful vehicle the Youth Corps program was in doing so until my first day in Gyumri. I will forever be grateful for the drive and motivation Sosé instilled in me at a young age to continue such a beautiful legacy””to unite the Armenian nation. Receiving this grant is nothing less than a great honor. Because of the inspiration from the beautiful, passionate power-couple, we are the fools who are crossing the river.”