Through the Efforts of ARF Western US, the Shirvanian Youth Center Opens in Gyumri

Hacob and Mina Shirvanian cut the ribbon to the eponymous center
Benefactor Hacob Shirvanian addresses the gathering after the ribbon cutting
Benefactors Mina and Hacob Shirvanian on a guided tour by Neshan Peroomian of the "We are Gyumri" Committee
ARF Bureau member Armen Rustamyan
Dignitaries attending the event, among them ARF Bureau member Armen Rustamyan (second from left)
Neshan Peroomian presents the ARF Western US Central Committee message
ARF Supreme Body of Armenia representative Aghavan Vartanyan
A sampling of the hundreds who gathered for the Shirvanian Youth Center opening
Master of Ceremonies local radio personality Tigran Badalyan
"We are Gyumri" Committee member Shant Baboujian
Representative of the Aramast NGO and the ARF Bureau Youth office Sarkis Mkrtchyan
Hundreds gathered for the opening of the Shirvanian Youth Center
AYF Western US representative Hrache Novruzian addresses the gathering
Touring the facilities
Local youth at the center before the opening ceremony
ARF Juniors from Armenia dance during the opening ceremony
The center is equipped with a computer lab
Hrayrk Traditional Dance Troupe during a performance
2016 AYF Youth Corps participants. The program kicked off on Monday
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GYUMRI, Armenia—Hundreds of compatriots from Armenia and the Diaspora traveled to Armenia’s second largest city on July 11 to take part of the official grand opening of the Shirvanian Youth Center, a project led by the “We Are Gyumriâ€

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