Dear Friend,

 

Here in Washington, DC’s Union Station – across town, off in a quiet corner of this iconic train station – stands a statue of A. Philip Randolph.

 

Inscribed there are words – as true for us today as when this great civil rights leader first spoke them in 1944:

“At the banquet table of nature, there are no reserved seats. You get what you can take, and you keep what you can hold.

 

If you can’t take anything, you won’t get anything; and if you can’t hold anything, you won’t keep anything.

 

And you can’t take anything without organization.”

We are – for our people – that organization.

 

The one that takes. The one that holds.

 

The incarnation of a determined nation – one that will not bow.

 

Will not bend.

 

Will never break.

 

A network of Armenian National Committees from Maine to Florida, California to the Carolinas.

  • A pillar of Armenian viability.

 

  • An engine of Armenian identity.

 

  • A second army of the Armenian nation.

A grassroots movement with a moral compass – aligned always with our North Star:

 

The security and long-term viability of the Armenian nation.

 

An authentically American movement with more influence in Washington than most foreign nations. We are, because of you, a state-level player on the geopolitical chessboard.

 

We are today a force that has been tested by time – yet endures.

 

That has gone toe-to-toe with empires, some now long gone – yet survives.

 

That has roots reaching back more than a century – yet remains forever young.

 

That has been written off, declared dead countless times – yet rises, again and again and again.

 

That has witnessed radical change on the global stage – yet renews and reinvents the sacred cause of our ancient nation for each new generation.

 

A force that is attacked relentlessly by our enemies – yet grows stronger.

 

That takes every blow, withstands every assault – yet summons, from the deep wellspring of our national spirit – mer Azkayin Vokin – the power to stand up, to speak out, to fight back.

 

We are that organization – for our community, for our cause.

 

We stand today – with your support – as the sword and shield of our community – forged in shared struggle, sustained by your generosity, and strengthened by your sacrifice.

 

So please, in our uniquely Armenian spirit of service, join with us today with a donation large or small.

 

Sirov,

PS – Whether you can donate today or not, please share any suggestions or questions, compliments or criticisms.

 

I warmly welcome your feedback and appreciate your input, so feel free to call me at (202) 742-8700 or email me at aram@anca.org.

Your generosity empowers our advocacy, inspires our work, and sustains our momentum.
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