Why AYF Camp Haiastan is My Home By Talia Oknayan Every year around the month of July I look forward to going back to the place I call home, back to AYF Camp Haiastan. I count down the days and prepare myself for the best two weeks of my summer. Some people don't understand the reason for...
I am currently studying kinesiology and to my luck, have been placed with the Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), to help with planning activities for kids in the villages in order to get them up and active. I originally came to Armenia to work with the Fuller Center for two weeks, but I wanted to make...
My Beautiful Home: AYF Camp Haiastan By Lucille Barberian Home: A place where one lives permanently. AYF Camp Haiastan is my home, not physically but emotionally, because camp will be permanently engraved in my heart until the end of time. My years spent at camp have structured me into a more loving and hopeful person. I have learned...
AYF Camp Haiastan, Thank You for My Second Home By Sanan Malkadjian There aren't many words to describe the feeling of being "home" again. Emotions rise and smiles become the norm as you make the AYF Camp Haiastan grounds your home for two weeks. Right when you reach the steps of camp you realize that everything you need is...
The Philadelphia "Sebouh" AYF chapter will be hosting their Eternal Flame event the weekend of Aug. 21-24, 2014. The highlight of the weekend? The return of singer Karnig Sarkissian to the city of brotherly love. Sarkissian will put on a concert at St. Gregory's Church "Founders Hall." The weekend will also include a candlelight vigil featuring the...