CITY WILL SEND DELEGATES TO SISTER CITY GROUP LEAVING FOR ARMENIA.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE - An 18-member delegation from Glendale city government and schools will travel this week to Armenia - homeland of Glendale's largest immigrant group - in a first official sister city visit. City Manager Jim Starbird; Mayor Frank Quintero; Councilman Rafi Manoukian Rafi Manoukian is a former member of the city council in Glendale, California. He was recently notified that he has been selected by the Board of Directors and the Selection Committee of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations (NECO) as a recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island ; Glendale High School Glendale High School can refer to:
Planners hope the trip will spur an exchange of programs, employees, expertise and students between Glendale and Ghapan, one of Armenia's oldest cities, located about 200 miles southeast of the capital of Yerevan. ``It's the initial trip to get used to the culture and history of that country, which we think on a city and community level will resonate res·o·nate v. res·o·nat·ed, res·o·nat·ing, res·o·nates v.intr. 1. To exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects. 2. positively here in Glendale,'' said Artin Manoukian, president of the Glendale Ghapan Sister City Association. The delegation will meet with the mayor of Ghapan, the region's governor, Armenia's prime minister, the minister of social security and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ambassador to the country. Glendale officials will hand-deliver 56 new and refurbished computers to Ghapan schools. The Glendale Ghapan Sister City Association, a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. , will sponsor eight of the delegates, including city and school officials, for the nine-day trip. The remaining 11, including businessmen and community activists, will pay their own way. Glendale also exchanges equipment, training and information with its sister cities in Mexico This is a list of sister cities in Mexico. A searchable, interactive list is maintained by Sister Cities International. This is a subset of the worldwide list List of twin towns and sister cities.
Ghapan, with a population of about 55,000, is one of the main cultural centers in Armenia, with libraries, museums, theater companies and dozens of schools. It also has active agricultural and industrial centers. ``Hopefully, we will get more familiar with the culture of that city, their infrastructure, their form of government,'' Councilman Manoukian said. Glendale Unified School District The Glendale Unified School District is a school district based in Glendale, California, United States. The school district serves the city of Glendale, portions of the city of La Cañada and the unincorporated communities of Montrose and La Crescenta. board president Pam Ellis said she hopes the exchange of information will benefit both cities. ``We have so many students in our district of Armenian descent and many who have emigrated from Armenia, so I think that understanding our students and their cultural situation is only going to help us do a better job,'' Ellis said. Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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