Navasartian Honorary President Mr. and Mrs Hamlet and Greta Chraghchian are joined by Prelate Moushegh Mardirossian and 2018 Exemplary Homenetmen member Koko Balian to kick off the parade of athletes and scouts
Homenetmen Western Region’s 43rd Annual Navasartian Games came to an end on Saturday, July 7, 2018 with the traditional parade of scouts and athletes before thousands of spectators.
Official guests in attendance during the closing ceremony included His Eminence Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian; Consul Armella Shakaryan; California State Senator Anthony Portantino; Glendale City Mayor Zareh Sinanyan and Councilmember Vrej Agajanian; Homenetmen Central Executive Member Vicken Tavitian; Regional Executive members; ARF Central Committee member Garo Ispendjian; Honorary Presidents Mr. & Mrs. Hamlet and Greta Chraghchian; Exemplary Homenetmen Member Koko Balian; representatives of sister organizations including ARS, Hamazkayin, the Western Prelacy Executive Council, and ANCA Western Region; alongside previous honorary presidents, exemplary members, and supporters. Also present was 91-year-old Homenetmen member Zakar Chorbajian, who despite his health condition, wanted to ensure that he was present during the Navasartian closing ceremony on the year of the organization’s 100th anniversary.
The field was decorated with large-scale photos of Homenetmen founders Shavarsh Krisian, Krikor Hagopian, and Hovhannes Hintlian, as well as the American, Armenian, and Homenetmen flags.
Prior to the start of the parade, the “Heqiatn e Kanchumâ€
