On October 5, 2018, Hamazkayin’s Artee (Contemporary) Committee registered a significant milestone in its annals. Artee is a special committee of Hamazkayin’s Western USA Executive Board. Its objective is to gather the new generation around the development and dissemination of Armenian culture, art, and science by organizing various events and concerts.
The first event that Artee organized was a friendly gathering at Satellite City featuring a musical performance. Armen Arush’s paintings were exhibited at the event.
The committee also recently organized a program titled “Trees in Armenia.”
The guest of the day was Armenia Tree Project (ATP) Community Outreach Manager for Southern California, Anahit Gharibyan, who spoke of ATP’s past activities, its successes, and its significance in Armenia, as well as its goals and future programs. She noted that ATP would be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. For twenty-five years this organization has been persistently planting trees to solve the problem of deforestation in Armenia and improve the climate and environment as a whole.
ATP’s West Coast Operations Manager, Sarah Hayes, spoke of her unforgettable experience living in the Syunik province of Armenia as a Peace Corps volunteer. The two of them taught those present about the organization’s activities.