The 34th Navasartian Games Breaks All Time Attendance Record
Last Sunday saw the conclusion of the 34th Navasartian Games, but not without the frenzy and excitement that accompanied it. Armenians from across this state and neighboring states, such as Nevada and Arizona, were determined to take part and witness the 4th of July festivities, and under no uncertain terms were they going to miss the largest annual event their community has. Not when it was becoming abundantly clear that this would yet be another attendance record breaking year. Well it was, and it showed. As vendors scrambled to put their name up at this year’s 4-day festival, attendance matched and surpassed last year’s record, and that is a testament to Homenetmen’s followers and volunteers, who pledged excellence and at the same time discarded mediocrity into obscurity.
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Closing Weekend Collection #1 • Closing Weekend Collection #2
Parade Collection #1 • Parade Collection #2
Eluni.com Collection (Available for purchase)
The Navasartian Organizing Committee has made arrangements with Eluni.com to make the photographs from the closing weekend available for purchase. A generous portion of the overall sales will be donated back to Homenetmen.
As the 34th Navasartian Games come to a close, the Homenetmen Western USA Regional Executive Committee along with the 34th Navasartian Organizing Committee, would like to thank all the Homenetmen chapters, athletes, scouts, coaches, volunteers, parents, vendors, entertainers, sponsors, supporters and the entire community for helping in making this years Navasartian Games a success.
By striving to build the future for our youth,
we are building our youth for the future...
The Hype, the Glory, the Festival, the "Navasartian Games!"
The Navasartian Games Festival is upon us, and that has heightened the expectations of yet another spectacular finish to this year’s 4th of July games and festivities. With the tremendous success of the Victory Ball behind them, Homenetmen’s as well as the community’s focus has shifted to the four days of the festival which begins on Thursday, July 2nd and concludes on Sunday, July 5th... Homenetmen’s army of volunteers are gearing up to welcome the community to witness and....
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Victory Banquet - June 27, 2009
Collection #1 • Collection #2 • Eluni.com Collection (Available for purchase)
The Navasartian Banquet Committee has made arrangements with Eluni.com to make the photographs from that evening available for purchase. A generous portion of the overall sales will be donated back to Homenetmen.
JUNE 20, 2009
Past Honorary Presidents Come Together
for 34th Navasartian Games
The Homenetmen Regional Executive announced that past Honorary Presidents of the games have come together this year to preside over this year’s 34th Navasartian Games.
Armed with tradition, Homenetmen seems to find ways to surprise the community, "pleasantly that is!"
Cloaked in tradition for ninety-six years, Homenetmen has given tradition its permanent home. One of the many traditional aspects of...
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JUNE 20, 2009
Exemplary Homenetmenagan 2009
Yeghpayr Zakar Chorbajian
On Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, and at Homenetemen's 34rd annual kick-off party, the Western United States Regional Executive Committee announced this year's "Exemplary, or Dibar, Homenetmenagan." Yeghpayr Zakar Chorbajian was officially nominated as this year's exemplary Homenetmenagan.
On this occasion, we had pleasure of meeting Y. Chorbajian and got to know him better up close. His decades of involvement in Homenetmen left no doubt as to his value in this wonderful organization. His involvement which began in 1945 in Bourj Hammoud, as a scout leader, where his hands-on efforts and vast knowledge...
[Read Full Article]
The Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Festival... a Great Summer Staycation Destination for your Entire Family
In these tough economic times, most people are planning at-home vacations. From rising airfares and gasoline prices, to the hassle and stress of travel itself, many families are opting to create a vacation spot close to home. Dubbed a "staycation", this close to home retreat is characterized by finding rest, relaxation and the experience of a vacation without traveling.
The Navasartian organizers have recognized this and in anticipation of a greater attendance...
[Read Full Article]
Homenetmen and Metro Partner to Provide Easy Transportation to the Navasartian Games and Festival
In an effort to provide better service for those who plan to attend the Navasartian Games and Festival this year, Homenetmen, along with it's new sponsor Metro (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) is urging everyone to take the Metro to the games. By taking the Metro you can avoid parking hassles, traffic and enjoy a pleasant air-conditioned ride back and forth.
Metro has a stop right across the street from Birmingham High School at Victory and Balboa....
[Read Full Details]
JUNE 12, 2009
Navasartian Kids To Have A Blast!!!!!
Boy, I wish I was a kid! As if more needs to be said about the life blood of the Navasartian Games! The entire tournament revolves around kids! What better way to welcome the summer than to give kids what they crave most, even in their sleep; "To Play, Play, and Play! Well, that's exactly what's in store for those precious little people on "Kids Day", at this year's Navasartian Festival weekend.
The Festival weekend, which begins on Thursday, July 2nd and ends on Sunday, July 5th, will see....
[Read Full Article]
MAY 22, 2009
Celebrating Victory Under The Stars
Join us for an elegant evening full of fun, great food, friends and entertainment. After dinner, enjoy yourself at our patio lounge or dance the night away.
Homenetmen and traditions go hand in hand. One such tradition that's been an integral part of Homenetmen's fabric is the Victory Ball. It's a banquet that's always taken place during the Navasartian Games. A "Feel Good" party on a grand scale that has been billed as the highlight of the games, and has often been resolutely extolled as the classy affair befitting an organization of Homenetmen's stature. And why shouldn't it be? Homenetmen's Regional Executive Committee runs and manages many...
[Read Full Article]
MAY 13, 2009
Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Games Take Shape With The Opening Ceremony
Anticipation, is a good thing, especially, if that which we wait for impatiently brings a broad smile to our faces. Well, that's exactly what the 34th Navasartian Games Opening Ceremony brought to many faces when, on Sunday, May 9th, this year's inaugural took place at the Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Let's face it; The Navasartian Games is the "one" event, most, if not all Armenians in our community, covet the most. Why? You may ask! The answer to that question is self-explanatory, really.
[Read Full Article]
MAY 6, 2009
Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Games
Take-Off With An Impressive Party
On Sunday May 3rd, and at one of this year's Navasartian Games' Corporate Sponsor's eatery, Homentemen's Regional Executive Committee hosted a classy affair at the much hyped and lauded Katsuya Restaurant, in Glendale's marquee shopping site, Americana on Brand. Traditionally, the Navasartian Games have preceded the opening ceremony with a kick-off party, and it was only appropriate that this year the tradition...
[Read Full Article]
The Homenetmen Navasartian Games
This showcase event organized by Homenetmen Western USA are the Navasartian Games. Launched in East Los Angeles in 1975, now it boasts the participation of 300 teams, 6,000 athletes, 2000 scouts and attracts over 35,000 spectators over a period of eight weeks each year. The games culminate on the weekend of the Fourth of July, with a festival and an elaborate closing ceremony featuring the collective family of Homenetmen athletes, scouts, parents and volunteers from the 17 chapters in the Western US. With the participation of over fifty local businesses and organizations in the food and games booths of the festival, the Navasartian Games are more than just a Homenetmen event. These games have a special place in the heart of the community and feature all that is right with the community. After all, these activities are geared towards keeping the youth away from negative influences. By participating, they become involved in family and community oriented activities.
Last Sunday saw the conclusion of the 34th Navasartian Games, but not without the frenzy and excitement that accompanied it. Armenians from across this state and neighboring states, such as Nevada and Arizona, were determined to take part and witness the 4th of July festivities, and under no uncertain terms were they going to miss the largest annual event their community has. Not when it was becoming abundantly clear that this would yet be another attendance record breaking year. Well it was, and it showed. As vendors scrambled to put their name up at this year’s 4-day festival, attendance matched and surpassed last year’s record, and that is a testament to Homenetmen’s followers and volunteers, who pledged excellence and at the same time discarded mediocrity into obscurity.
[Read Full Article]
Closing Weekend Collection #1 • Closing Weekend Collection #2
Parade Collection #1 • Parade Collection #2
Eluni.com Collection (Available for purchase)
The Navasartian Organizing Committee has made arrangements with Eluni.com to make the photographs from the closing weekend available for purchase. A generous portion of the overall sales will be donated back to Homenetmen.
As the 34th Navasartian Games come to a close, the Homenetmen Western USA Regional Executive Committee along with the 34th Navasartian Organizing Committee, would like to thank all the Homenetmen chapters, athletes, scouts, coaches, volunteers, parents, vendors, entertainers, sponsors, supporters and the entire community for helping in making this years Navasartian Games a success.
By striving to build the future for our youth,
we are building our youth for the future...
The Hype, the Glory, the Festival, the "Navasartian Games!"
The Navasartian Games Festival is upon us, and that has heightened the expectations of yet another spectacular finish to this year’s 4th of July games and festivities. With the tremendous success of the Victory Ball behind them, Homenetmen’s as well as the community’s focus has shifted to the four days of the festival which begins on Thursday, July 2nd and concludes on Sunday, July 5th... Homenetmen’s army of volunteers are gearing up to welcome the community to witness and....
[Read Full Article]
Victory Banquet - June 27, 2009
Collection #1 • Collection #2 • Eluni.com Collection (Available for purchase)
The Navasartian Banquet Committee has made arrangements with Eluni.com to make the photographs from that evening available for purchase. A generous portion of the overall sales will be donated back to Homenetmen.
JUNE 20, 2009
Past Honorary Presidents Come Together
for 34th Navasartian Games
The Homenetmen Regional Executive announced that past Honorary Presidents of the games have come together this year to preside over this year’s 34th Navasartian Games.
Armed with tradition, Homenetmen seems to find ways to surprise the community, "pleasantly that is!"
Cloaked in tradition for ninety-six years, Homenetmen has given tradition its permanent home. One of the many traditional aspects of...
[Read Full Article]
JUNE 20, 2009
Exemplary Homenetmenagan 2009
Yeghpayr Zakar Chorbajian
On Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, and at Homenetemen's 34rd annual kick-off party, the Western United States Regional Executive Committee announced this year's "Exemplary, or Dibar, Homenetmenagan." Yeghpayr Zakar Chorbajian was officially nominated as this year's exemplary Homenetmenagan.
On this occasion, we had pleasure of meeting Y. Chorbajian and got to know him better up close. His decades of involvement in Homenetmen left no doubt as to his value in this wonderful organization. His involvement which began in 1945 in Bourj Hammoud, as a scout leader, where his hands-on efforts and vast knowledge...
[Read Full Article]
The Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Festival... a Great Summer Staycation Destination for your Entire Family
In these tough economic times, most people are planning at-home vacations. From rising airfares and gasoline prices, to the hassle and stress of travel itself, many families are opting to create a vacation spot close to home. Dubbed a "staycation", this close to home retreat is characterized by finding rest, relaxation and the experience of a vacation without traveling.
The Navasartian organizers have recognized this and in anticipation of a greater attendance...
[Read Full Article]
Homenetmen and Metro Partner to Provide Easy Transportation to the Navasartian Games and Festival
In an effort to provide better service for those who plan to attend the Navasartian Games and Festival this year, Homenetmen, along with it's new sponsor Metro (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) is urging everyone to take the Metro to the games. By taking the Metro you can avoid parking hassles, traffic and enjoy a pleasant air-conditioned ride back and forth.
Metro has a stop right across the street from Birmingham High School at Victory and Balboa....
[Read Full Details]
JUNE 12, 2009
Navasartian Kids To Have A Blast!!!!!
Boy, I wish I was a kid! As if more needs to be said about the life blood of the Navasartian Games! The entire tournament revolves around kids! What better way to welcome the summer than to give kids what they crave most, even in their sleep; "To Play, Play, and Play! Well, that's exactly what's in store for those precious little people on "Kids Day", at this year's Navasartian Festival weekend.
The Festival weekend, which begins on Thursday, July 2nd and ends on Sunday, July 5th, will see....
[Read Full Article]
MAY 22, 2009
Celebrating Victory Under The Stars
Join us for an elegant evening full of fun, great food, friends and entertainment. After dinner, enjoy yourself at our patio lounge or dance the night away.
Homenetmen and traditions go hand in hand. One such tradition that's been an integral part of Homenetmen's fabric is the Victory Ball. It's a banquet that's always taken place during the Navasartian Games. A "Feel Good" party on a grand scale that has been billed as the highlight of the games, and has often been resolutely extolled as the classy affair befitting an organization of Homenetmen's stature. And why shouldn't it be? Homenetmen's Regional Executive Committee runs and manages many...
[Read Full Article]
MAY 13, 2009
Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Games Take Shape With The Opening Ceremony
Anticipation, is a good thing, especially, if that which we wait for impatiently brings a broad smile to our faces. Well, that's exactly what the 34th Navasartian Games Opening Ceremony brought to many faces when, on Sunday, May 9th, this year's inaugural took place at the Rose & Alex Pilibos Armenian School. Let's face it; The Navasartian Games is the "one" event, most, if not all Armenians in our community, covet the most. Why? You may ask! The answer to that question is self-explanatory, really.
[Read Full Article]
MAY 6, 2009
Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Games
Take-Off With An Impressive Party
On Sunday May 3rd, and at one of this year's Navasartian Games' Corporate Sponsor's eatery, Homentemen's Regional Executive Committee hosted a classy affair at the much hyped and lauded Katsuya Restaurant, in Glendale's marquee shopping site, Americana on Brand. Traditionally, the Navasartian Games have preceded the opening ceremony with a kick-off party, and it was only appropriate that this year the tradition...
[Read Full Article]
The Homenetmen Navasartian Games
This showcase event organized by Homenetmen Western USA are the Navasartian Games. Launched in East Los Angeles in 1975, now it boasts the participation of 300 teams, 6,000 athletes, 2000 scouts and attracts over 35,000 spectators over a period of eight weeks each year. The games culminate on the weekend of the Fourth of July, with a festival and an elaborate closing ceremony featuring the collective family of Homenetmen athletes, scouts, parents and volunteers from the 17 chapters in the Western US. With the participation of over fifty local businesses and organizations in the food and games booths of the festival, the Navasartian Games are more than just a Homenetmen event. These games have a special place in the heart of the community and feature all that is right with the community. After all, these activities are geared towards keeping the youth away from negative influences. By participating, they become involved in family and community oriented activities.
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- The Homenetmen 34th Navasartian Festival... a Great Summer Staycation Destination for your Entire Family
- Homenetmen and Metro Partner to Provide Easy Transportation to the Navasartian Games and Festival
- Homenetmen Navasartian Kids To Have A Blast!!!!!
